short-term program at an eligible institution on 
less than a full-time basis. 
‘‘(D) EFFECT ON DISCONTINUED PARTICI-
PATION.—An eligible student who receives a 
START Federal Pell Grant under this sub-
section shall receive such grant during the pe-
riod in which the student is enrolled in a short- 
term program for which the student receives 
such grant and is making satisfactory academic 
progress, without regard to whether the short- 
term program ceases to be eligible for participa-
tion in the START Federal Pell Grant program 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
SHORT-TERM
PROGRAM
RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—To be an eligible 
short-term program for purposes of this sub-
section, the Secretary shall determine that a 
short-term program meets the following: 
‘‘(i) The short-term program is made 
available to workers in the geographic area 
in which the program is offered. 
‘‘(ii) The short-term program pre-
pares participants for employment oppor-
tunities in high-skill, high-wage, or in-de-
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mand sectors or occupations in such geo-
graphic area. 
‘‘(iii) The short-term program meets 
any other requirements that the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
‘‘(B) TERMINATION OF ELIGIBLE SHORT- 
TERM
PROGRAM
STATUS.—A short-term pro-
gram may cease to be an eligible short-term 
program for purposes of this subsection if not 
less than 2 annual evaluations under paragraph 
(4) for such program demonstrate that the pro-
gram does not meet the performance outcomes 
established by the Secretary on the metrics de-
scribed in paragraph (4)(B)(ii). 
‘‘(4) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) REPORTS.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date that the first Federal Pell Grant 
is awarded under this subsection, and on an an-
nual basis thereafter, the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Director of the Institute of 
Education Sciences, shall evaluate each short- 
term program participating under this sub-
section in accordance with subparagraph (B), 
and report the results of such evaluation to the 
authorizing committees. 
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‘‘(B) EVALUATION
OF
PROGRAMS.—An 
evaluation of a short-term program under sub-
paragraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(i) evaluate the extent to which such 
short-term program meets the require-
ments under paragraph (3); and 
‘‘(ii) include both qualitative and 
quantitative evidence of— 
‘‘(I) the program’s alignment 
with workforce needs, including place-
ment and retention in jobs related to 
the training provided by the program; 
‘‘(II) the effect, if any, this pro-
gram has on matriculation of students 
attending 4-year institutions; 
‘‘(III) the extent to which stu-
dents have sought a higher credential 
or degree or military service; 
‘‘(IV) employment rates after 
program completion; 
‘‘(V) earnings (either average 
earnings of completers or the share of 
completers earning more than the av-
erage high school graduate); 
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‘‘(VI) program completion rates; 
and 
‘‘(VII) rates of continued edu-
cation of those who have completed 
the program. 
‘‘(5) SUNSET.—The Secretary shall not have 
the authority to award Federal Pell Grants under 
this subsection after the date that is 7 years after 
the date of enactment of the START Career Path-
ways Act. 
‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) 
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL
EDU-
CATION.—The term ‘career and technical edu-
cation’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
‘‘(B) 
HIGH-SKILL; 
HIGH-WAGE.—The 
terms ‘high-skill’ and ‘high-wage’ are used as 
such terms are used in the Carl D. Perkins Ca-
reer and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). 
‘‘(C) JOB TRAINING PROGRAM.—The term 
‘job training program’ means a career and tech-
nical education program at an institution of 
higher education that— 
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‘‘(i) provides not less than 150 clock 
hours of instructional time over a period of 
not less than 8 weeks; 
‘‘(ii) provides training in partnership 
with the requirements of employers in the 
State or local area, which may include 
high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand sectors 
or occupations in the State or local area; 
‘‘(iii) provides a student, upon comple-
tion of the program, with a recognized 
postsecondary credential, that is widely 
recognized by local employers in the rel-
evant industry, including credentials recog-
nized by industry or sector partnerships in 
the State or local area where the industry 
is located; 
‘‘(iv) utilizes work-based and worksite 
learning experiences, where appropriate 
and available, that— 
‘‘(I) are related to the employ-
ment for which the program provides 
training (such as employment in a 
sector or occupation described in 
clause (ii)); and 
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‘‘(II) are supervised by an indi-
vidual with expertise in the field; and 
‘‘(v) has been determined by the insti-
tution of higher education (after validation 
of that determination by an industry or 
sector partnership) to provide academic 
content, an amount of instructional time, 
and a recognized postsecondary credential 
that— 
‘‘(I) meet the hiring requirements 
of potential local employers; 
‘‘(II) allow the students to apply 
for any licenses or certifications that 
may be required to be employed in the 
local field for which the job training is 
offered; 
‘‘(III) may include integrated or 
basic skills courses; and 
‘‘(IV) may be offered as part of 
an eligible local eligible career path-
ways program. 
‘‘(D) SHORT-TERM PROGRAM.—The term 
‘short-term program’ means— 
‘‘(i) a career and technical education 
program that provides more than 320 
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clock hours and less than 600 clock hours 
of instruction; 
‘‘(ii) an educational or career pathway 
program that is part of a career pathway; 
or 
‘‘(iii) a job-training program. 
‘‘(E) WIOA TERMS.—The terms ‘career 
pathway’, ‘in-demand industry sector or occupa-
tion’, and ‘recognized postsecondary credential’ 
have the meanings given the terms in section 3 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).’’. 
Æ 
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