‘‘(xi) Aligning data reporting for aca-
demic programs and apprenticeships. 
‘‘(C) PROHIBITED USE OF FUNDS.—An eli-
gible partnership that receives a grant under 
this section may not use any of the grant funds 
directly to pay wages to a student apprentice. 
‘‘(7) ASSESSMENT.—An eligible partnership 
that receives a grant under this section shall monitor 
and report on the following participant-level out-
comes: 
‘‘(A) With respect to interim outcomes— 
‘‘(i) the number of student appren-
tices in the program; 
‘‘(ii) the percentage of participants 
who are from nontraditional apprenticeship 
populations, including women, historically 
underrepresented groups, individuals with 
disabilities, veterans, and individuals with 
barriers to employment; 
‘‘(iii) outcomes for the participants 
described in clause (ii); 
‘‘(iv) the accumulation of postsec-
ondary credit; 
‘‘(v) the attainment of a recognized 
postsecondary credential; and 
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‘‘(vi) wage increases realized during 
the course of the apprenticeship. 
‘‘(B) Completions— 
‘‘(i) that are on time, disaggregated 
by credit, credential, or degree received; 
and 
‘‘(ii) that are within 150 percent of 
the expected time of completion, disaggre-
gated by credit, credential, or degree re-
ceived. 
‘‘(C) With respect to end-of-program out-
comes for both participants who complete the 
program and participants who do not complete 
the program each of the following: 
‘‘(i) The accumulation of postsec-
ondary credit toward a degree reported not 
later than one year after the end of the 
grant period. 
‘‘(ii) The share of enrolled students 
who attain a postsecondary degree re-
ported not later than one year after the 
end of the grant period. 
‘‘(iii) The share of enrolled students 
who attain a recognized postsecondary cre-
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dential reported not later than one year 
after the end of the grant period. 
‘‘(iv) Subsequent enrollment in ad-
vanced education, disaggregated by level. 
‘‘(v) Whether the place of employment 
for participants aligns with area of study 
disaggregated by students who completed 
the program and students who did not 
complete the program reported not later 
than one year after the end of the grant 
period. Such data may be collected through 
a survey. 
‘‘(vi) Unsubsidized employment rate 
after the second quarter after exit from the 
program. 
‘‘(vii) Unsubsidized employment rate 
after the fourth quarter after exit from the 
program. 
‘‘(viii) Median earnings after the sec-
ond and fourth quarters after exit from the 
program. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020 and 
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
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SEC. 3. FEDERAL WORK STUDY FUNDING. 
Section 442 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087–52) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) FUNDING FOR STUDENT APPRENTICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this part and subject to paragraph 
(2)— 
‘‘(A) the apprenticeship program of a stu-
dent apprentice (as defined in section 791) shall 
qualify as a work-study program that is eligible 
for assistance under this part; and 
‘‘(B) funds appropriated to carry out this 
part may be used by the Secretary to pay the 
tuition of such student apprentices except that 
Federal work study should not supplant the 
wages of student apprentices. 
‘‘(2) EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION.—An employer 
of a student apprentice under an apprenticeship pro-
gram that qualifies as a work-study program that is 
eligible for assistance under this part shall pay not 
less than the non-Federal share equal to 25 percent 
of the compensation of such student apprentice.’’. 
Æ 
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