I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2560 
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to support community 
college and industry partnerships, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2013 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. HINOJOSA, 
Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. CONYERS, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 
LARSEN of Washington, Ms. ESTY, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, 
Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MORAN, Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD, 
Mr. DINGELL, and Mr. SABLAN) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to support 
community college and industry partnerships, and for 
other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Community College 
to Career Fund Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO CAREER FUND. 
Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subtitle G—Community College to 
Career Fund 
‘‘SEC. 199B. COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND INDUSTRY PART-
NERSHIPS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From funds appro-
priated under section 199F(1), the Secretary of Labor and 
the Secretary of Education, in accordance with the inter-
agency agreement described in section 199G, shall award 
competitive grants to eligible entities described in sub-
section (b) for the purpose of developing, offering, improv-
ing or providing educational or career training programs 
for workers. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
‘‘(1) PARTNERSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS OR AN 
EMPLOYER OR INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP.— 
‘‘(A) GENERAL
DEFINITION.—For pur-
poses of this section, an ‘eligible entity’ means 
any of the entities described in subparagraph 
(B) (or a consortium of any of such entities) in 
partnership with employers or an employer or 
industry partnership representing multiple em-
ployers. 
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‘‘(B) DESCRIPTION OF ENTITIES.—The en-
tities described in this subparagraph are as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(i) a community college; 
‘‘(ii) a 4-year public institution of 
higher education (as defined in section 
101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)) that offers 2- 
year degrees, and which will use funds pro-
vided under this section for activities at 
the certificate and associate degree levels; 
‘‘(iii) a tribal college or university (as 
defined in section 316(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965); or 
‘‘(iv) a private or nonprofit, 2-year in-
stitution of higher education (as defined in 
section 102 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) in Puerto Rico, 
Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, 
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, the Repub-
lic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated 
States of Micronesia, or the Republic of 
Palau. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.— 
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‘‘(A) AUTHORIZATION
OF
ADDITIONAL 
PARTNERSHIPS.—In addition to partnering with 
employers or an employer or industry partner-
ship representing multiple employers as de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A), an eligible entity 
described in paragraph (1) may partner with 1 
or more of the organizations described in sub-
paragraph (B). An eligible entity in partnership 
with 1 or more such organizations shall collabo-
rate with the State or local board in the area 
served by the eligible entity. 
‘‘(B) ORGANIZATIONS.—The organizations 
described in this subparagraph are as follows: 
‘‘(i) An adult education provider or 
institution of higher education (as defined 
in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)). 
‘‘(ii) A community-based organization. 
‘‘(iii) A joint-labor management part-
nership. 
‘‘(iv) A State or local board. 
‘‘(v) Any other organization that the 
Secretaries consider appropriate. 
‘‘(c) EDUCATIONAL
OR CAREER TRAINING PRO-
GRAM.—For purposes of this section, the Governor of the 
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State in which at least 1 of the entities described in sub-
section (b)(1)(B) of an eligible entity is located shall es-
tablish criteria for the educational or career training pro-
gram for which the eligible entity submits a grant proposal 
under subsection (d). 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking a 
grant under this section shall submit a grant proposal to 
the Secretaries at such time and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretaries determine is required, including a 
detailed description of— 
‘‘(1) the specific educational or career training 
program for which the grant proposal is submitted 
and that meets the criteria established under sub-
section (c), including the manner in which the grant 
will be used to develop, offer, improve, or provide the 
educational or career training program; 
‘‘(2) the extent to which the program will meet 
the educational or career training needs of workers 
in the area served by the eligible entity; 
‘‘(3) the extent to which the program will meet 
the needs of employers in the region for skilled 
workers in in-demand industry sectors and occupa-
tions; 
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‘‘(4) the extent to which the program submitted 
fits within any overall strategic plan developed by an 
eligible entity; and 
‘‘(5) any previous experience of the eligible enti-
ty in providing educational or career training pro-
grams, the absence of which shall not automatically 
disqualify an eligible institution from receiving a 
grant under this section. 
‘‘(e) CRITERIA FOR AWARD.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants under this section 
shall be awarded based on criteria established by the 
Secretaries, that include the following: 
‘‘(A) A determination of the merits of the 
grant proposal submitted by the eligible entity 
to develop, offer, improve, or provide an edu-
cational or career training program to be made 
available to workers. 
‘‘(B) An assessment of the likely employ-
ment opportunities available in the region to in-
dividuals who complete an educational or career 
training program that the eligible entity pro-
poses to develop, offer, improve, or provide. 
‘‘(C) An assessment of prior demand for 
training programs by individuals eligible for 
training served by the eligible entity as well as 
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