of the State plan, including the provision of a fi-
nancial audit of funds received under this Act, 
which may be included as part of an audit of 
other Federal or State programs; 
‘‘(B) none of the funds expended under this 
Act will be used to acquire equipment (including 
computer software) in any instance in which 
such acquisition results in a direct financial 
benefit to any organization representing the in-
terests of the acquiring entity or the employees of 
the acquiring entity, or any affiliate of such an 
organization; 
‘‘(C) the eligible agency will use the funds 
to promote preparation for high-skill, high-wage, 
or in-demand occupations and nontraditional 
fields, as identified by the State; 
‘‘(D) the eligible agency will use the funds 
provided under this Act to implement career and 
technical education programs and programs of 
study for individuals in State correctional insti-
tutions, including juvenile justice facilities; and 
‘‘(E) the eligible agency will provide local 
educational agencies, area career and technical 
education schools, and eligible institutions in the 
State with technical assistance, including tech-
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nical assistance on how to close gaps in student 
participation and performance in career and 
technical education programs. 
‘‘(e) CONSULTATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The eligible agency shall de-
velop the portion of each State plan relating to the 
amount and uses of any funds proposed to be reserved 
for adult career and technical education, postsec-
ondary career and technical education, and secondary 
career and technical education after consultation with 
the— 
‘‘(A) State agency responsible for super-
vision of community colleges, technical institutes, 
or other 2-year postsecondary institutions pri-
marily engaged in providing postsecondary ca-
reer and technical education; and 
‘‘(B) the State agency responsible for sec-
ondary education. 
‘‘(2) OBJECTIONS
OF
STATE
AGENCIES.—If a 
State agency other than the eligible agency finds that 
a portion of the final State plan is objectionable, that 
objection shall be filed together with the State plan. 
The eligible agency shall respond to any objections of 
such State agency in the State plan submitted to the 
Secretary. 
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‘‘(f) PLAN APPROVAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall approve 
a State plan, or a revision to an approved State 
plan, unless the Secretary determines that the State 
plan, or revision, respectively, does not meet the re-
quirements of this Act. 
‘‘(2) DISAPPROVAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) have the authority to disapprove a 
State plan only if the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) determines how the State plan 
fails to meet the requirements of this Act; 
and 
‘‘(ii) immediately provides to the 
State, in writing, notice of such determina-
tion and the supporting information and 
rationale to substantiate such determina-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) not finally disapprove a State plan, 
except after making the determination and pro-
viding the information described in subpara-
graph (A) and giving the eligible agency notice 
and an opportunity for a hearing. 
‘‘(3) TIMEFRAME.—A State plan shall be deemed 
approved by the Secretary if the Secretary has not re-
sponded to the eligible agency regarding the State 
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plan within 90 days of the date the Secretary receives 
the State plan.’’. 
SEC. 122. IMPROVEMENT PLANS. 
Section 123 (20 U.S.C. 2343) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘percent of an agreed 
upon’’ and inserting ‘‘percent of the’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘appropriate agencies,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘appropriate State agen-
cies,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘including after imple-
mentation of the improvement plan de-
scribed in paragraph (1),’’ after ‘‘purposes 
of this Act,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the eligible agency 
fails to make any improvement in meeting any 
of the State adjusted levels of performance for 
any of the core indicators of performance identi-
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fied under paragraph (1) during the first 2 years 
of implementation of the improvement plan re-
quired under paragraph (1), the eligible agen-
cy— 
‘‘(i) shall revise such improvement 
plan to address the reasons for such failure; 
and 
‘‘(ii) shall continue to implement such 
improvement plan until the eligible agency 
meets at least 90 percent of the State ad-
justed level of performance for the same core 
indicators of performance for which the 
plan is revised.’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘sanction in’’ and inserting ‘‘requirements 
of’’; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (4); 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the eligi-
ble agency, appropriate agencies, individuals, 
and organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘local stake-
holders included in section 134(d)(1)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘shall 
work with the eligible recipient to implement im-
provement activities consistent with the require-
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ments of this Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘shall provide 
technical assistance to assist the eligible recipient 
in meeting its responsibilities under section 
134.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the eligible recipient 
fails to make any improvement in meeting any 
of the local adjusted levels of performance for any 
of the core indicators of performance identified 
under paragraph (2) during a number of years 
determined by the eligible agency, the eligible re-
cipient— 
‘‘(i) shall revise the improvement plan 
described in paragraph (2) to address the 
reasons for such failure; and 
‘‘(ii) shall continue to implement such 
improvement plan until such recipient 
meets at least 90 percent of an agreed upon 
local adjusted level of performance for the 
same core indicators of performance for 
which the plan is revised.’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘In deter-
mining whether to impose sanc-
tions under subparagraph (A), 
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘waive im-
posing sanctions’’ and inserting 
‘‘waive the requirements of sub-
paragraph (A)’’; 
(II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(III) in clause (ii), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) in response to a public request 
from an eligible recipient consistent with 
clauses (i) and (ii).’’; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) PLAN DEVELOPMENT.—Except for consultation 
described in subsection (b)(2), the State and local improve-
ment plans, and the elements of such plans, required under 
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this section shall be developed solely by the eligible agency 
or the eligible recipient, respectively.’’. 
SEC. 123. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 
Section 124 (20 U.S.C. 2344) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘shall conduct 
State leadership activities.’’ and inserting ‘‘shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct State leadership activities directly; 
and 
‘‘(2) report on the effectiveness of such use of 
funds in achieving the goals described in section 
122(d)(2) and the State adjusted levels of performance 
described in section 113(b)(3)(A).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) developing statewide programs of study, 
which may include standards, curriculum, and course 
development, and career exploration, guidance, and 
advisement activities and resources; 
‘‘(2) approving locally developed programs of 
study that meet the requirements established in sec-
tion 122(d)(4)(B); 
‘‘(3) establishing statewide articulation agree-
ments aligned to approved programs of study; 
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‘‘(4) establishing statewide partnerships among 
local educational agencies, institutions of higher edu-
cation, and employers, including small businesses, to 
develop and implement programs of study aligned to 
State and local economic and education needs, includ-
ing as appropriate, in-demand industry sectors and 
occupations;’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraphs (6) through (9) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(6) serving individuals in State institutions, 
such as State correctional institutions, including ju-
venile justice facilities, and educational institutions 
that serve individuals with disabilities; and 
‘‘(7) for faculty and teachers providing career 
and technical education instruction, support services, 
and specialized instructional support services, high- 
quality comprehensive professional development that 
is, to the extent practicable, coordinated and aligned 
with other professional development activities carried 
out by the State (including under title II of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) and title II of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.)), includ-
ing programming that— 
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‘‘(A) promotes the integration of the chal-
lenging State academic standards adopted by the 
State under section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) and relevant technical knowl-
edge and skills; 
‘‘(B) prepares career and technical edu-
cation teachers, specialized instructional support 
personnel, and paraprofessionals to provide ap-
propriate accommodations for students who are 
members 
of 
special 
populations, 
including 
through the use of principles of universal design 
for learning; and 
‘‘(C) increases understanding of industry 
standards, as appropriate, for faculty providing 
career and technical education instruction.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (1) 
through (17) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) awarding incentive grants to eligible recipi-
ents— 
‘‘(A) for exemplary performance in carrying 
out programs under this Act, which awards shall 
be based on— 
‘‘(i) eligible recipients exceeding the 
local adjusted level of performance estab-
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lished under section 113(b)(4)(A) in a man-
ner that reflects sustained or significant im-
provement; 
‘‘(ii) eligible recipients effectively devel-
oping connections between secondary edu-
cation and postsecondary education and 
training; 
‘‘(iii) the integration of academic and 
technical standards; 
‘‘(iv) eligible recipients’ progress in 
closing achievement gaps among subpopula-
tions who participate in programs of study; 
or 
‘‘(v) other factors relating to the per-
formance of eligible recipients under this 
Act as the eligible agency determines are 
appropriate; or 
‘‘(B) if an eligible recipient elects to use 
funds as permitted under section 135(c); 
‘‘(2) providing support for the adoption and in-
tegration of recognized postsecondary credentials or 
for consultation and coordination with other State 
agencies for the identification, consolidation, or elimi-
nation of licenses or certifications which pose an un-
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necessary barrier to entry for aspiring workers and 
provide limited consumer protection; 
‘‘(3) the creation, implementation, and support 
of pay-for-success initiatives leading to recognized 
postsecondary credentials; 
‘‘(4) support for career and technical education 
programs for adults and out-of-school youth concur-
rent with their completion of their secondary school 
education in a school or other educational setting; 
‘‘(5) the creation, evaluation, and support of 
competency-based curricula; 
‘‘(6) support for the development, implementa-
tion, and expansion of programs of study or career 
pathways in areas declared to be in a state of emer-
gency under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5191); 
‘‘(7) providing support for dual or concurrent 
enrollment programs, such as early college high 
schools; 
‘‘(8) improvement of career guidance and aca-
demic counseling programs that assist students in 
making informed academic and career and technical 
education decisions, including academic and finan-
cial aid counseling; 
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‘‘(9) support for the integration of employability 
skills into career and technical education programs 
and programs of study; 
‘‘(10) support for programs and activities that 
increase access, student engagement, and success in 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
fields (including computer science), particularly for 
students who are members of groups underrepresented 
in such subject fields, such as female students, minor-
ity students, and students who are members of special 
populations; 
‘‘(11) support for career and technical student 
organizations, especially with respect to efforts to in-
crease the participation of students who are members 
of special populations; 
‘‘(12) support for establishing and expanding 
work-based learning opportunities; 
‘‘(13) support for preparing, retaining, and 
training of career and technical education teachers, 
faculty, specialized instructional support personnel, 
and paraprofessionals, such as preservice, professional 
development, and leadership development programs; 
‘‘(14) integrating and aligning programs of 
study and career pathways; 
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‘‘(15) supporting the use of career and technical 
education programs and programs of study aligned 
with State, regional, or local in-demand industry sec-
tors or occupations identified by State or local work-
force development boards; 
‘‘(16) making all forms of instructional content 
widely available, which may include use of open edu-
cational resources; and 
‘‘(17) support for the integration of arts and de-
sign skills, when appropriate, into career and tech-
nical education programs and programs of study.’’. 
PART C—LOCAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 131. LOCAL APPLICATION FOR CAREER AND TECH-
NICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 134 (20 U.S.C. 2354) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘LOCAL 
PLAN’’ and inserting ‘‘LOCAL APPLICATION’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘LOCAL 
PLAN’’ and inserting ‘‘LOCAL APPLICATION’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘submit a local plan’’ and 
inserting ‘‘submit a local application’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Such local plan’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Such local application’’; and 
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‘‘(C) an organized system of career guidance 
and academic counseling to students before en-
rolling and while participating in a career and 
technical education program; and 
‘‘(4) a description of how the eligible recipient 
will— 
‘‘(A) provide activities to prepare special 
populations for high-skill, high-wage, or in-de-
mand occupations that will lead to self-suffi-
ciency; and 
‘‘(B) prepare CTE participants for non-
traditional fields. 
‘‘(c) COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive fi-
nancial assistance under this part, an eligible recipi-
ent shall— 
‘‘(A) conduct a comprehensive local needs 
assessment related to career and technical edu-
cation; and 
‘‘(B) not less than once every two years, up-
date such comprehensive local needs assessment. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The comprehensive local 
needs assessment described under paragraph (1) shall 
include— 
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‘‘(A) an evaluation of the performance of 
the students served by the eligible recipient with 
respect to State and local adjusted levels of per-
formance established pursuant to section 113, in-
cluding an evaluation of performance for special 
populations; 
‘‘(B) a description of how career and tech-
nical education programs offered by the eligible 
recipient are— 
‘‘(i) sufficient in size, scope, and qual-
ity to meet the needs of all students served 
by the eligible recipient; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) aligned to State, regional, or 
local in-demand industry sectors or occupa-
tions identified by the State or local work-
force development board, including career 
pathways, where appropriate; or 
‘‘(II) designed to meet local education 
or economic needs not identified by State or 
local workforce development boards; 
‘‘(C) an evaluation of progress toward the 
implementation of career and technical edu-
cation programs and programs of study; 
‘‘(D) an evaluation of strategies needed to 
overcome barriers that result in lowering rates of 
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access to, or lowering success in, career and tech-
nical education programs for special popu-
lations, which may include strategies to establish 
or utilize existing flexible learning and manufac-
turing facilities, such as makerspaces; 
‘‘(E) a description of how the eligible recipi-
ent will improve recruitment, retention, and 
training of career and technical education teach-
ers, faculty, specialized instructional support 
personnel, paraprofessionals, and career, aca-
demic, and guidance counselors, including indi-
viduals in groups underrepresented in such pro-
fessions; and 
‘‘(F) a description of how the eligible recipi-
ent will support the transition to teaching from 
business and industry. 
‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the comprehen-
sive needs assessment under subsection (c), an eligible re-
cipient shall involve a diverse body of stakeholders, includ-
ing, at a minimum— 
‘‘(1) representatives of career and technical edu-
cation programs in a local educational agency or edu-
cational service agency, including teachers and ad-
ministrators; 
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‘‘(2) representatives of career and technical edu-
cation programs at postsecondary educational institu-
tions, including teachers and administrators; 
‘‘(3) representatives of State or local workforce 
development boards and a range of local or regional 
businesses or industries; 
‘‘(4) parents and students; 
‘‘(5) representatives of special populations; and 
‘‘(6) representatives of local agencies serving out- 
of-school youth, homeless children and youth, and at- 
risk youth (as defined in section 1432 of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965). 
‘‘(e) CONTINUED CONSULTATION.—An eligible recipi-
ent receiving financial assistance under this part shall con-
sult with the entities described in subsection (d) on an ongo-
ing basis to— 
‘‘(1) provide input on annual updates to the 
comprehensive needs assessment required under sub-
section (c); 
‘‘(2) ensure programs of study are— 
‘‘(A) responsive to community employment 
needs; 
‘‘(B) aligned with employment priorities in 
the State, regional, or local economy identified 
by employers and the entities described in sub-
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section (d), which may include in-demand indus-
try sectors or occupations identified by the local 
workforce development board; 
‘‘(C) informed by labor market information, 
including information provided under section 
15(e)(2)(C) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
491–2(e)(2)(C)); 
‘‘(D) designed to meet current, intermediate, 
or long-term labor market projections; and 
‘‘(E) allow employer input, including input 
from industry or sector partnerships in the local 
area, where applicable, into the development and 
implementation of programs of study to ensure 
programs align with skills required by local em-
ployment opportunities, including activities such 
as the identification of relevant standards, cur-
riculum, industry-recognized credentials, and 
current technology and equipment; 
‘‘(3) identify and encourage opportunities for 
work-based learning; and 
‘‘(4) ensure funding under this part is used in 
a coordinated manner with other local resources.’’. 
SEC. 132. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS. 
Section 135 (20 U.S.C. 2355) is amended to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 135. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Each eligible recipient 
that receives funds under this part shall use such funds to 
develop, coordinate, implement, or improve career and tech-
nical education programs to meet the needs identified in 
the comprehensive needs assessment described in section 
134(c). 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR USES OF FUNDS.—Funds 
made available to eligible recipients under this part shall 
be used to support career and technical education programs 
that are of sufficient size, scope, and quality to be effective 
and— 
‘‘(1) provide career exploration and career devel-
opment activities through an organized, systematic 
framework designed to aid students, before enrolling 
and while participating in a program of study, in 
making informed plans and decisions about future 
education and career opportunities and programs of 
study, which may include— 
‘‘(A) introductory courses or activities fo-
cused on career exploration and career aware-
ness; 
‘‘(B) readily available career and labor 
market information, including information on— 
‘‘(i) occupational supply and demand; 
‘‘(ii) educational requirements; 
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‘‘(iii) other information on careers 
aligned to State or local economic prior-
ities; and 
‘‘(iv) employment sectors; 
‘‘(C) programs and activities related to the 
development of student graduation and career 
plans; 
‘‘(D) career guidance and academic coun-
selors that provide information on postsecondary 
education and career options; or 
‘‘(E) any other activity that advances 
knowledge of career opportunities and assists 
students in making informed decisions about fu-
ture education and employment goals; 
‘‘(2) provide professional development for teach-
ers, principals, school leaders, administrators, and ca-
reer and guidance counselors with respect to content 
and pedagogy that— 
‘‘(A) supports individualized academic and 
career and technical education instructional ap-
proaches, including the integration of academic 
and career and technical education standards 
and curriculum; 
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‘‘(B) ensures labor market information is 
used to inform the programs, guidance, and ad-
visement offered to students; 
‘‘(C) provides educators with opportunities 
to advance knowledge, skills, and understanding 
of all aspects of an industry, including the latest 
workplace equipment, technologies, standards, 
and credentials; 
‘‘(D) supports administrators in managing 
career and technical education programs in the 
schools, institutions, or local educational agen-
cies of such administrators; 
‘‘(E) supports the implementation of strate-
gies to improve student achievement and close 
gaps in student participation and performance 
in career and technical education programs; and 
‘‘(F) provides educators with opportunities 
to advance knowledge, skills, and understanding 
in pedagogical practices, including, to the extent 
the eligible recipient determines that such evi-
dence is reasonably available, evidence-based 
pedagogical practices; 
‘‘(3) provide career and technical education stu-
dents, including special populations, with the skills 
necessary to pursue high-skill, high-wage occupations; 
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‘‘(4) support integration of academic skills into 
career and technical education programs and pro-
grams of study to support CTE participants at the 
secondary school level in meeting the challenging 
State academic standards adopted under section 
1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 by the State in which the eligible 
recipient is located; 
‘‘(5) plan and carry out elements that support 
the implementation of programs of study and student 
achievement of the local adjusted levels of performance 
established under section 113, which may include— 
‘‘(A) curriculum aligned with the require-
ments for a program of study; 
‘‘(B) sustainable relationships among edu-
cation, business and industry, and other commu-
nity stakeholders, including industry or sector 
partnerships in the local area, where applicable, 
that are designed to facilitate the process of con-
tinuously updating and aligning programs of 
study with skills in demand in the State, re-
gional, or local economy; 
‘‘(C) dual or concurrent enrollment pro-
grams, including early college high schools, and 
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the development or implementation of articula-
tion agreements; 
‘‘(D) appropriate equipment, technology, 
and instructional materials aligned with busi-
ness and industry needs, including machinery, 
testing equipment, tools, implements, hardware 
and software, and other new and emerging in-
structional materials; 
‘‘(E) a continuum of work-based learning 
opportunities; 
‘‘(F) industry-recognized certification exams 
or other assessments leading toward industry- 
recognized postsecondary credentials; 
‘‘(G) recruitment and retention efforts to 
ensure effective educators and career and tech-
nical education program administrators; 
‘‘(H) where applicable, coordination with 
other education and workforce development pro-
grams and initiatives, including career path-
ways and sector partnerships developed under 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) and other Federal laws 
and initiatives that provide students with tran-
sition-related services, including the Individuals 
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with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.1400 
et seq.); 
‘‘(I) expanding opportunities for students to 
participate in distance career and technical edu-
cation and blended-learning programs; 
‘‘(J) expanding opportunities for students to 
participate in competency-based education pro-
grams; 
‘‘(K) improving career guidance and aca-
demic counseling programs that assist students 
in making informed academic and career and 
technical education decisions, including aca-
demic and financial aid counseling; 
‘‘(L) supporting the integration of employ-
ability skills into career and technical education 
programs and programs of study; 
‘‘(M) supporting programs and activities 
that increase access, student engagement, and 
success in science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics fields (including computer science) 
for students who are members of groups under-
represented in such subject fields; 
‘‘(N) providing career and technical edu-
cation, in a school or other educational setting, 
for adults or a school-aged individual who has 
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dropped out of a secondary school to complete 
secondary school education or upgrade technical 
skills; 
‘‘(O) career and technical student organiza-
tions, including student participation for and 
participation in technical skills competitions 
aligned with career and technical education pro-
gram standards and curriculum; 
‘‘(P) making all forms of instructional con-
tent widely available, which may include use of 
open educational resources; 
‘‘(Q) supporting the integration of arts and 
design skills, when appropriate, into career and 
technical education programs and programs of 
study; and 
‘‘(R) other activities to improve career and 
technical education programs; and 
‘‘(6) develop and implement evaluations of the 
activities carried out with funds under this part, in-
cluding evaluations necessary to complete the com-
prehensive needs assessment required under section 
134(c) and the local report required under section 
113(b)(4)(C). 
‘‘(c) POOLING FUNDS.—An eligible recipient may pool 
a portion of funds received under this Act with a portion 
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of funds received under this Act available to not less than 
1 other eligible recipient to support implementation of pro-
grams of study through the activities described in subsection 
(b)(2). 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Each eligible recipient 
receiving funds under this part shall not use more than 5 
percent of such funds for costs associated with the adminis-
tration of activities under this section.’’. 
TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. FEDERAL AND STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVI-
SIONS. 
The Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 311(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraphs (B), (C), or (D), in order for a 
State to receive its full allotment of funds under 
this Act for any fiscal year, the Secretary must 
find that the State’s fiscal effort per student, or 
the aggregate expenditures of such State, with re-
spect to career and technical education for the 
preceding fiscal year was not less than the fiscal 
effort per student, or the aggregate expenditures 
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of such State, for the second preceding fiscal 
year.’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘shall exclude capital expenditures, special 
1-time project costs, and the cost of pilot 
programs.’’ and inserting ‘‘shall, at the re-
quest of the State, exclude competitive or in-
centive-based programs established by the 
State, capital expenditures, special one-time 
project costs, and the cost of pilot pro-
grams.’’; and 
(iii) by adding after subparagraph 
(C), the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) ESTABLISHING
THE
STATE
BASE-
LINE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A), the State may— 
‘‘(I) continue to use the State’s 
fiscal effort per student, or aggregate 
expenditures of such State, with respect 
to career and technical education, as 
was in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of the Strengthening Ca-
reer and Technical Education for the 
21st Century Act; or 
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‘‘(II) establish a new level of fiscal 
effort per student, or aggregate expend-
itures of such State, with respect to ca-
reer and technical education. 
‘‘(ii) AMOUNT.—The amount of the 
new level described in clause (i)(II) shall be 
the State’s fiscal effort per student, or ag-
gregate expenditures of such State, with re-
spect to career and technical education, for 
the first full fiscal year following the enact-
ment of such Act.’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) FAILURE TO MEET.—The Secretary shall re-
duce the amount of a State’s allotment of funds under 
this Act for any fiscal year in the exact proportion 
by which the State fails to meet the requirement of 
paragraph (1) by falling below the State’s fiscal effort 
per student or the State’s aggregate expenditures 
(using the measure most favorable to the State), if the 
State failed to meet such requirement (as determined 
using the measure most favorable to the State) for 1 
or more of the 5 immediately preceding fiscal years. 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive para-
graph (2) due to exceptional or uncontrollable cir-
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cumstances affecting the ability of the State to meet 
the requirement of paragraph (1).’’; 
(2) in section 317(b)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘may, upon written request, 
use funds made available under this Act to’’ and 
inserting ‘‘may use funds made available under 
this Act to’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘who reside in the geo-
graphical area served by’’ and inserting ‘‘located 
in or near the geographical area served by’’; 
(3) by striking title II and redesignating title III 
as title II; 
(4) by redesignating sections 311 through 318 as 
sections 211 through 218, respectively; 
(5) by redesignating sections 321 through 324 as 
sections 221 through 224, respectively; and 
(6) by inserting after section 218 (as so redesig-
nated) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 219. STUDY ON PROGRAMS OF STUDY ALIGNED TO 
HIGH-SKILL, HIGH-WAGE OCCUPATIONS. 
‘‘(a) SCOPE OF STUDY.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study to evaluate— 
‘‘(1) the strategies, components, policies, and 
practices used by eligible agencies or eligible recipi-
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ents receiving funding under this Act to successfully 
assist— 
‘‘(A) all students in pursuing and com-
pleting programs of study aligned to high-skill, 
high-wage occupations; and 
‘‘(B) any specific subgroup of students iden-
tified in section 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)(ii)) in pursuing and com-
pleting programs of study aligned to high-skill, 
high-wage occupations in fields in which such 
subgroup is underrepresented; and 
‘‘(2) any challenges associated with replication of 
such strategies, components, policies, and practices. 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the study con-
ducted under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall consult with a geographically diverse 
(including urban, suburban, and rural) representation of— 
‘‘(1) students and parents; 
‘‘(2) eligible agencies and eligible recipients; 
‘‘(3) teachers, faculty, specialized instructional 
support personnel, and paraprofessionals, including 
those with expertise in preparing CTE students for 
nontraditional fields; 
‘‘(4) special populations; and 
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‘‘(5) representatives of business and industry. 
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION.—Upon completion, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit the study con-
ducted under subsection (a) to the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate.’’. 
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO THE 
WAGNER-PEYSER ACT 
SEC. 301. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES. 
Section 15(e)(2) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
49l–2(e)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) consult with eligible agencies (defined 
in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2302)), State educational agencies, and local 
educational agencies concerning the provision of 
workforce and labor market information in order 
to— 
‘‘(i) meet the needs of secondary school 
and postsecondary school students who seek 
such information; and 
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Union Calendar No. 564 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5587 
[Report No. 114–728] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006. 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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