law and by making arrangements through the 
Secretary of Labor, to ensure that the wage 
records of any State or region are available to 
any other State or region to the extent required 
by the other State or region to complete the an-
nual report required under this section. 
(B) REENTERING
STUDENTS.—If a stu-
dent exits the education system at any point 
during secondary school or postsecondary edu-
cation, a State partnership or regional partner-
ship shall include the student in the required 
performance data if the student reenrolls in 
public education before the student attains the 
age of 24. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State partnership that 
receives a grant under this Act shall annually, for 
each year of the grant, provide a report to the Cen-
ter that includes the progress of the State in accom-
plishing the performance measures or benchmarks 
for the State, which annual report shall include— 
(A) information on the progress each re-
gion receiving a career pathways subgrant made 
in accomplishing its performance measures; 
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(B) the costs of the career pathways activi-
ties supported under the implementation grant 
under section 102 and any supplemental grants 
received by the State under title II, including— 
(i) the type of cost, such as cash, per-
sonnel, equipment, supplies, or materials, 
or other cost; and 
(ii) the sources used to pay such 
costs, such as funding from other Federal, 
State, or local public programs or private 
sector or philanthropic contributions, and 
the dollar value of the resources leveraged 
to cover such costs and support the activi-
ties; and 
(C) any fiscal and management account-
ability information required by the Center, 
using sound financial and management prac-
tices. 
(2) VALID AND RELIABLE INFORMATION.—In 
preparing the State reports under this subsection, 
each State partnership shall establish procedures, 
consistent with guidelines issued by the Center, to 
ensure that the information contained in the reports 
is valid and reliable. 
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(d) FERPA.—In carrying out the requirements of 
this section, each State, State partnership, and regional 
partnership shall comply with section 444 of the General 
Education Provisions Act (the Family Educational Rights 
and Privacy Act of 1974) (20 U.S.C. 1232g). 
(e) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The Director 
shall make the information in the State partnership re-
ports required under this section available, through publi-
cation and other appropriate methods, to— 
(1) the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
Education, and the Secretary of Labor; 
(2) the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(3) the public. 
SEC. 303. EVALUATION AND RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director is authorized to con-
duct evaluation and research, either directly or through 
grants or contracts, to determine the effectiveness of the 
career pathway initiatives under this Act in meeting the 
purposes of this Act. Research topics may include— 
(1) effective activities and interventions to en-
gage high school students and help the students 
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transition to postsecondary education and careers, 
including improving outcomes for at-risk youth; 
(2) effective improvements to data systems to 
better enable States and regions to measure student 
academic and career longitudinal outcomes; and 
(3) the taxpayer return on investment in the ca-
reer pathways initiative under this Act and the par-
ticipant return on investment in the career pathways 
initiatives under this Act. 
(b) AWARD BASIS.—Each grant or contract awarded 
under subsection (a) that is in an amount that exceeds 
$200,000 shall be awarded only on a competitive basis, 
except that a noncompetitive award of more than 
$200,000 may be made in the case of a project that is 
funded jointly with other public or private entities that 
provide a substantial portion of assistance under the grant 
or contract for the project. 
(c) PEER REVIEW.—The Center shall utilize a peer 
review process— 
(1) to review all applications for research and 
evaluation grants and contracts in excess of 
$500,000; and 
(2) to review and designate the exemplary and 
promising career pathways curricula, practices, and 
model approaches. 
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(d) METHODOLOGY.—Evaluations conducted under 
this section shall utilize appropriate methodology and re-
search designs. 
(e) DISTRIBUTION.—Not later than 60 days after the 
completion of a final research or evaluation report under 
this subsection, the Director shall— 
(1) make the final report available to the public 
and to the States; and 
(2) submit the final report, accompanied by the 
recommendations of the Center, as appropriate to 
the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Edu-
cation, and the Secretary of Labor, and the appro-
priate committees of Congress. 
(f) AFFECT ON OTHER PROGRAMS.—The Secretary 
of Commerce, the Secretary of Education, and the Sec-
retary of Labor shall take the findings of the evaluation 
and research described in this section and the reports 
under section 302(f) into account. 
SEC. 304. BENEFITS AND LABOR STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of subsection 
(a)(1), paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (b), and 
subsection (c), of section 181 of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1988 (29 U.S.C. 2931) that apply to individuals 
participating in activities under title I of that Act (29 
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U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), shall apply in the same manner to 
individuals participating in programs under this Act. 
(b) REFERENCES.—For purposes of the application 
described in subsection (a), a reference to— 
(1) funds or a recipient of funds under that 
title shall be considered to be a reference to funds 
or a recipient of funds under this Act; 
(2) a requirement or violation of that title shall 
be considered to be a reference to a requirement or 
violation of this Act; and 
(3) the Secretary of Labor shall be considered 
to be a reference to the Center. 
SEC. 305. SUNSHINE PROVISION. 
Each State partnership and regional partnership re-
ceiving a grant or subgrant under this Act shall make 
available to the public— 
(1) on a regular basis through open meetings— 
(A) information about the activities of the 
State partnership or regional partnership, re-
spectively, including information on the State 
plan under section 101 and how to provide com-
ments prior to the State partnership’s submis-
sion of the plan; and 
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(B) information about the membership of 
the State partnership or regional partnership, 
respectively; and 
(2) upon request, the minutes of the formal 
meetings of the State partnership or regional part-
nership, respectively. 
SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND DIS-
TRIBUTION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Center to carry out 
the activities described in this Act $930,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for each 
of the fiscal years 2011 through 2018. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount appropriated 
under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2010, the Center 
shall use— 
(A) $12,000,000 to carry out section 101; 
(B) a total of $600,000,000 to carry out 
sections 102, 103, and 104; 
(C) $300,000,000 to carry out section 201; 
and 
(D) $18,000,000 to carry out title III. 
(2) RATABLE REDUCTION.—In the event that 
the amounts appropriated under this section for fis-
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cal year 2010 is less than the amounts required to 
carry out paragraph (1), the Center shall ratably re-
duce each such amount for such fiscal year. 
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