pational information needed to assist students 
and parents with educational and other postsec-
ondary opportunities and education financing; 
‘‘(D) to assist appropriate State entities in 
tailoring resources and training for use by such 
entities; 
‘‘(E) to improve coordination and commu-
nication among administrators and planners of 
programs authorized by this Act and by section 
15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–
2) at the Federal, State, and local levels to en-
sure nonduplication of efforts and the appro-
priate use of shared information and data; and 
‘‘(F) to provide ongoing means for cus-
tomers, such as students and parents, to pro-
vide comments and feedback on products and 
services and to update resources, as appro-
priate, to better meet customer requirements.’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘an identi-
fication’’ and inserting ‘‘a description’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘1999 through 
2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2006 through 2011’’. 
SEC. 11. STATE ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 121 (20 U.S.C. 2341) is amended to read as 
follows:
‘‘SEC. 121. STATE ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.—The re-
sponsibilities of an eligible agency under this title shall 
include—
‘‘(1) coordination of the development, submis-
sion, and implementation of the State plan, and the 
evaluation of the program, services, and activities as-
sisted under this title, including preparation for non-
traditional fields; 
‘‘(2) consultation with the Governor and appro-
priate agencies, groups, and individuals including 
parents, students, teachers, representatives of busi-
nesses, labor organizations, eligible recipients, State 
and local officials, and local program administrators, 
involved in the planning, administration, evaluation, 
and coordination of programs funded under this 
title; 
‘‘(3) convening and meeting as an eligible agen-
cy (consistent with State law and procedure for the 
conduct of such meetings) at such time as the eligi-
ble agency determines necessary to carry out the eli-
gible agency’s responsibilities under this title, but 
not less than four times annually; and 
‘‘(4) the adoption of such procedures as the eli-
gible agency considers necessary to—
‘‘(A) implement State level coordination 
with the activities undertaken by the State 
boards under section 111 of Public Law 105–
220; and 
‘‘(B) make available to the service delivery 
system under section 121 of Public Law 105–
220 within the State a listing of all school drop-
out, postsecondary, and adult programs assisted 
under this title. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Except with respect to the re-
sponsibilities set forth in subsection (a), the eligible agen-
cy may delegate any of the other responsibilities of the 
eligible agency that involve the administration, operation, 
supervision of activities assisted under this title, in whole 
or in part, to one or more appropriate State agencies.’’. 
SEC. 12. STATE PLAN. 
Section 122 (20 U.S.C. 2342) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘5-year 
period’’ and inserting ‘‘6-year period’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘5 
year State plan’’ and inserting ‘‘6-year period’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘(includ-
ing employers, labor organizations, and par-
ents)’’ and inserting ‘‘(including charter school 
authorizers and organizers, employers, labor or-
ganizations, parents, students, and community 
organizations)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘teachers, 
eligible recipients, parents, students, interested com-
munity members’’ and inserting ‘‘academic and vo-
cational and technical education teachers, eligible re-
cipients, charter school authorizers and organizers, 
parents, students, interested community members 
(including parent and community organizations), in-
stitutions of higher education’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(A) through (D) as subparagraphs (B) 
through (E), respectively, and inserting be-
fore such subparagraphs (as so redesig-
nated) the following: 
‘‘(A) the development of model sequences 
of courses for vocational and technical content 
areas that—
‘‘(i) incorporate both secondary and 
postsecondary education elements;
‘‘(ii) include rigorous and challenging 
academic content and vocational and tech-
nical content in a coordinated, nonduplica-
tive progression of courses; 
‘‘(iii) lead to a postsecondary 1-year 
certificate, associate or baccalaureate de-
gree, or a proficiency credential in conjunc-
tion with a secondary school diploma; and 
‘‘(iv) may be adopted by local edu-
cational agencies and postsecondary insti-
tutions to be offered as an option to stu-
dents (and their parents as appropriate), 
when choosing future coursework;’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B) (as so redes-
ignated), by inserting ‘‘and how the eligible 
agency will distribute information identi-
fying eligible recipients that offer elements 
of the model sequences of courses’’ before 
the semicolon; 
(iii) by amending subparagraph (C) 
(as so redesignated) to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) the criteria that will be used by the 
eligible agency to evaluate and approve eligible 
recipients for funds under this title, including 
criteria to assess the extent to which the local
plan will promote continuous and substantial 
improvement in academic achievement and tech-
nical skill attainment;’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (D) (as so redes-
ignated)—
(I) by inserting ‘‘, both academi-
cally and technically,’’ after ‘‘stu-
dents’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, and how participating stu-
dents will be made aware of such op-
portunities;’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (E) (as so redes-
ignated), by inserting ‘‘aligned with rig-
orous and challenging academic content’’ 
before the semicolon; and 
(vi) by inserting after subparagraph 
(E) (as so redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(F) the process through which the eligible 
agency will develop the secondary or postsec-
ondary elements of the model sequences of 
courses described in subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(G) the role that any eligible recipients 
successfully implementing the activities de-
scribed in section 135(b)(3) will play in assist-
ing other eligible recipients in establishing 
agreements and plans for coordinating the of-
fering of model sequences of courses to students 
at both the secondary and postsecondary levels; 
‘‘(H) how funds will be used effectively to 
link secondary and postsecondary academic and 
vocational and technical education in a manner 
that increases student academic and vocational 
and technical achievement; and 
‘‘(I) how the eligible agency will report the 
integration of rigorous and challenging aca-
demics in vocational and technical education 
programs in order to adequately evaluate the 
quality of such integration;’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) describes how comprehensive professional 
development (including initial teacher preparation 
and activities that support recruitment) for voca-
tional and technical, academic, guidance, and admin-
istrative personnel will be provided, especially profes-
sional development that—
‘‘(A) promotes the integration of rigorous 
and challenging academic and vocational and 
technical education curriculum development;
‘‘(B) increases the percentage of teachers 
that meet teacher certification or licensing re-
quirements; 
‘‘(C) increases the academic and industry 
knowledge of vocational and technical education 
teachers; and 
‘‘(D) encourages applied learning that con-
tributes to the academic and vocational and 
technical knowledge of the student;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘aca-
demic and vocational and technical’’ after ‘‘par-
ents,’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5)(A)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘(especially as per-
taining to math, science, and technology)’’ 
after ‘‘academic and technical skills’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘core academic, and 
vocational and technical, subjects’’ and in-
serting ‘‘core academic subjects (as defined 
in section 9101(11) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801(11))), and vocational and 
technical subjects’’; 
(E) in paragraph (11), by inserting ‘‘and 
technology’’ after ‘‘equipment’’;
(F) by striking paragraph (19) and redes-
ignating paragraphs (12) through (18) as para-
graphs (13) through (19), respectively; 
(G) by inserting after paragraph (11) the 
following: 
‘‘(12) describes how the eligible agency will en-
sure that any entity in the State that purchases 
equipment with funds under this Act will dispose of 
that equipment in such a manner as to ensure that 
any personally identifiable information contained in 
that equipment will be totally destroyed prior to, or 
as part of, the disposition;’’. 
(H) in paragraph (18) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘training and employment’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fields’’; and 
(I) by redesignating paragraphs (20) and 
(21) as paragraphs (22) and (23), respectively, 
and inserting after paragraph (18) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(20) describes how the eligible agency will 
award grants, on a competitive basis or on the basis 
of a formula determined by the eligible agency, using 
funds described in section 112 (a) (1) for activities 
described in section 135(b)(3);
‘‘(21) describes how the eligible agency will 
carry out measurable, sustainable, and coordinated 
tech-prep activities in the State (as described in sec-
tion 135(b)(3)), with funds allocated under section 
112(a), that are developed in consultation with the 
entities described in subsection (b)(1) and that effec-
tively prepare students for post-secondary education 
or employment in high demand occupations through 
a seamless program of study consisting of appro-
priate advanced academic and technical courses that 
include a minimum of 2 years of secondary school 
preceding graduation and a minimum of 2 years of 
higher education or an apprenticeship program of at 
least 2 years following secondary instruction;’’; and 
(4) by striking subsections (d) and (f) and re-
designating subsection (e) as subsection (d). 
SEC. 13. IMPROVEMENT PLANS. 
Section 123 (20 U.S.C. 2343) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 123. IMPROVEMENT PLANS. 
‘‘(a) STATE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT.—
‘‘(1) PLAN.—If a State fails to meet the agreed 
upon State adjusted levels of performance required 
under section 113(b)(3), the eligible agency shall de-
velop and implement a program improvement plan
(with special consideration to performance gaps 
identified under section 113(c)(2)) in consultation 
with the appropriate agencies, individuals, and orga-
nizations for the first program year succeeding the 
program year in which the eligible agency failed to 
meet the State adjusted levels of performance, in 
order to avoid a sanction under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—If the Sec-
retary determines that an eligible agency is not 
properly implementing the eligible agency’s respon-
sibilities under section 122, or is not making sub-
stantial progress in meeting the purposes of this 
Act, based on the State’s adjusted levels of perform-
ance, the Secretary shall work with the eligible agen-
cy to implement improvement activities consistent 
with the requirements of this Act. 
‘‘(3) SUBSEQUENT ACTION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If an eligible agency 
fails to meet the State adjusted levels of per-
formance and the purposes of this Act, has not 
implemented an improvement plan as described 
in paragraph (1), has shown no improvement 
within 1 year after implementing an improve-
ment plan as described in paragraph (1), or has 
failed to meet the State adjusted levels of per-