I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5663 
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 to deliver high-quality career and technical education opportunities, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 7, 2016 
Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. LOEBSACK) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 2006 to deliver high-quality career and 
technical education opportunities, 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 ‘‘Critical Thinking, Col-
laboration, Communication, and Creativity for Careers 
Act’’ or the ‘‘Four C’s for Careers Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY CAREER AND TECH-
NICAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. 
Section 135 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2355) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘an in-
dustry, which may include work-based learning 
experiences;’’ and inserting ‘‘a range of indus-
tries identified through effective and sustained 
business and community partnerships, including 
work-based learning experiences;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘induction programs 
(as the term is defined in section 200 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1021)), as well as preparation and’’ 
after ‘‘provide’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(II) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(v) teaching high-quality dual and 
concurrent enrollment career and technical 
education programs that are designed to 
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expand opportunities for students to earn 
postsecondary credit and relevant certifi-
cations; 
‘‘(vi) 
encouraging 
best 
practices 
among communities of practitioners, in-
cluding using blended learning programs 
(as such term is defined in section 4102 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7112)); and 
‘‘(vii) strategies for improving the 
critical thinking, communications, collabo-
ration, and creativity skills of students 
participating in career and technical edu-
cation programs;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘, such 
as developing and using open educational re-
sources and creating physical environments that 
support student engagement’’ after ‘‘relevant 
technology’’; 
(D) in paragraph (8) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(E) in paragraph (9) by striking the period 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
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‘‘(10) train career guidance and academic coun-
selors to effectively use labor market information in 
assisting students with postsecondary education and 
career planning; 
‘‘(11) support public private partnerships de-
signed to provide students with the credentials and 
skills required to secure employment in relevant 
fields; and 
‘‘(12) if determined appropriate by the local 
educational agency, support programs that coordi-
nate and integrate— 
‘‘(A) academic and career and technical 
education content through coordinated instruc-
tional strategies, which may include experiential 
learning opportunities and promoting skills nec-
essary for in-demand occupations or industries 
in the State in which such local educational 
agency is located; and 
‘‘(B) work-based learning opportunities 
that provide students with in-depth interaction 
with industry professionals and, if appropriate, 
academic credit.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (19)(D) by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (20) by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(21) to conduct a comprehensive needs assess-
ment to identify the strategies, tools, and resources 
required for promoting greater engagement and co-
ordination with business and industry, including ex-
ploring the unique technology, transportation, and 
other special needs of rural and low-income commu-
nities.’’. 
SEC. 3. PROMOTING CRITICAL THINKING, COLLABORA-
TION, COMMUNICATION, AND CREATIVITY. 
The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
3(5)(B) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
2302(5)(B))— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, creativity, communica-
tion,’’ after ‘‘reasoning’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘collaboration skills,’’ 
after ‘‘employability skills,’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
113(b)(2)(C) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
2323(b)(2)(C)), by inserting ‘‘and acquisition of crit-
ical thinking, collaboration, communication, and cre-
ativity skills’’ after ‘‘self-sufficiency’’; and 
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