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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 899 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order 

to focus on career readiness, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 13, 2015 

Ms. BALDWIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

of 1965 in order to focus on career readiness, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Afterschool and Work5 force Readiness Act’’. 

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1 TITLE I—PREPARING, TRAINING, 

2 AND RECRUITING HIGH3 QUALITY TEACHERS AND 

4 PRINCIPALS 

5 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 

6 Section 2102 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu7 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6602) is amended by add8 ing at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(7) WORKFORCE CRITICAL SUBJECT.—The 

10 term ‘workforce critical subject’ means an academic 

11 or career and technical education subject, such as— 

12 ‘‘(A) any subject found in the science, 

13 technology, engineering, and mathematics 

14 fields; or 

15 ‘‘(B) any other subject that has been iden16 tified by the State educational agency, in con17 sultation with the State workforce development 

18 board established under section 101 of the 

19 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

20 U.S.C. 3111), as being critical to the State’s 

21 current and emerging workforce needs.’’. 

22 SEC. 102. STATE APPLICATIONS. 

23 Section 2112(b) of the Elementary and Secondary 

24 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6612(b)) is amended— 

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1 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through 

2 (12), as paragraphs (7) through (13), respectively; 

3 and 

4 (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(6) A description of all subjects identified by 

7 the State as workforce critical subjects.’’. 

8 TITLE II—21ST CENTURY COM9 MUNITY LEARNING CENTERS 

10 SEC. 201. PURPOSES. 

11 Section 4201(a)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 

12 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171(a)(2)) is amended 

13 by striking ‘‘and character education’’ and all that follows 

14 through the period at the end and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘mathematics, science, and career and technical pro16 grams, and, for secondary school students, internships, 

17 apprenticeships, and other ties to an in-demand industry 

18 sector or occupation (as defined in section 3 of the Work19 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

20 3102)).’’. 

21 SEC. 202. APPLICATION. 

22 Section 4203(a) of the Elementary and Secondary 

23 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7173(a)) is amended— 

24 (1) in paragraph (4)— 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘help participating’’ and 

2 inserting the following: ‘‘help— 

3 ‘‘(A) participating’’; 

4 (B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon 

5 at the end; and 

6 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(B) secondary school students achieve ca8 reer competencies, complete internships or ap9 prenticeships, or participate in work-based 

10 learning opportunities;’’; and 

11 (2) in paragraph (11), by inserting ‘‘local 

12 boards (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce In13 novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)),’’ 

14 after ‘‘parents, students,’’. 

15 SEC. 203. LOCAL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. 

16 Section 4204(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 

17 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7174(b)(2)) is amend18 ed— 

19 (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘and col20 lege and career readiness’’ before the semicolon at 

21 the end; 

22 (2) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ‘‘local 

23 board (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce In24 novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)), 

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1 business entities,’’ after ‘‘community-based organiza2 tion,’’; and 

3 (3) in subparagraph (J), by inserting ‘‘college 

4 and career readiness,’’ after ‘‘achievement,’’. 

5 SEC. 204. LOCAL ACTIVITIES. 

6 Section 4205(a) of the Elementary and Secondary 

7 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7175(a)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

9 the semicolon; 

10 (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at 

11 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(13) programs that partner with in-demand 

14 fields of the local workforce or build career com15 petencies and career readiness.’’. 

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