I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4425 
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 to improve the Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2014 
Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS 
of Illinois, and Mr. POLIS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 to improve the Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Perkins Modernization 
Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
Section 2 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘high skill, 
high wage, or high demand occupations in current or 
emerging professions’’ and inserting ‘‘employment in 
current or emerging in-demand industry sectors or 
occupations’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(6); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) Aligning the skills, certifications, and cre-
dentials of secondary and postsecondary students 
who enroll in career and technical education pro-
grams with the skills, certifications, and credentials 
needed by employers in the labor markets served by 
the educational institutions. 
‘‘(9) Ensuring that the selection of skills, cer-
tifications, and credentials acquired by career and 
technical education students is guided by timely 
labor market information.’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(35) IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY SECTOR OR OCCU-
PATION.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘in-demand 
industry sector or occupation’ means an indus-
try sector or occupation that— 
‘‘(i) has or is projected to have a sub-
stantial role or a positive economic impact 
in the economy of the area served by an el-
igible institution; 
‘‘(ii) provides workers with jobs that 
lead to economic self-sufficiency and oppor-
tunities for advancement; and 
‘‘(iii) is documented in labor market 
information collected by State agencies, 
Federal agencies, workforce investment 
boards, or other third-party organizations 
engaged in labor market research. 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—The determina-
tion of whether an industry sector or occupation 
is an in-demand industry sector or occupation 
under this paragraph shall be made using 
State, local, regional, or national labor market 
information collected by State agencies, Federal 
agencies, local entities, workforce investment 
boards, or other third-party organizations en-
gaged in labor market research. Industry sec-
tors and occupations may be identified as in-de-
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mand on a current or an emerging basis, as 
labor market information may describe current 
workforce demographics and may also identify 
projected labor market trends.’’. 
SEC. 4. ACCOUNTABILITY. 
Section 113(b)(2)(B)(iv) of the Carl D. Perkins Ca-
reer and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2323(b)(2)(B)(iv)) is amended by striking ‘‘high skill, 
high wage, or high demand occupations in current or 
emerging professions’’ and inserting ‘‘employment in in- 
demand industry sectors or occupations’’. 
SEC. 5. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
Section 114(d) of the of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2324(d)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii)(II)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘high skill, high wage occu-
pations (including those in which mathematics 
and science skills are critical)’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘in-demand industry sec-
tors or occupations’’ after ‘‘employment in’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (4)(A)(i)(V)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘high skill, high wage, or 
high demand business and industry’’; and 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘in-demand industry sec-
tors or occupations’’ after ‘‘ occupations in’’. 
SEC. 6. OCCUPATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION. 
Section 118(c) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2328) is 
amended in paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) by striking ‘‘high 
skill, high wage, or high demand occupations and non-tra-
ditional fields’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘em-
ployment in in-demand industry sectors or occupations’’. 
SEC. 7. STATE PLAN. 
Section 122(c) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2342(c)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting 
‘‘and careers in in-demand industry sectors or 
occupations’’ after ‘‘in postsecondary edu-
cation’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (H)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘entry into high skill, 
high wage, or high demand occupations in 
current or emerging occupations’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘for employment in 
in-demand industry sectors or occupations’’ 
after ‘‘or’’; and 
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(C) in subparagraph (I)(iii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘high skill, high wage, 
or high demand occupations’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘in-demand industry 
sectors or occupations’’ after ‘‘in’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or into em-
ployment in an in-demand industry sector or occupa-
tion’’ after ‘‘institutions of higher education’’; 
(3) in paragraph (9)(C)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘high skill, high wage, or 
high demand occupations’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘employment in an in-de-
mand industry sector or occupation’’ after ‘‘fur-
ther learning and for’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (18)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘high skill, high wage, or 
high demand occupations and non-traditional 
fields’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘employment in in-de-
mand industry sectors or occupations’’ after 
‘‘for’’. 
SEC. 8. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 
Section 124 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2344) is amend-
ed— 
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