‘‘core academic,’’ and inserting ‘‘provision of
rigorous and challenging academics that are in-
tegrated with vocational and technical education
to ensure achievement in the core academic sub-
jects (as defined in section 9101(11) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 7801(11))),’’;
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘training
and employment’’ and inserting ‘‘fields’’;
(F) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘and
complete a model sequence of courses, as de-
scribed in section 122(c)(1)(A)’’ after ‘‘tech-
nical skills’’;
(G) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘; and’’
and inserting a semicolon;
(H) in paragraph (8), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(I) by inserting after paragraph (8) the
following:
‘‘(9) technical assistance for eligible recipi-
ents.’’; and
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) by striking paragraph (1), and redesig-
nating paragraphs (2) through (10) as para-
graphs (1) through (9), respectively, and para-
graphs (11) and paragraphs (13) and (14), re-
spectively;
(B) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated),
by inserting ‘‘that prepare individuals academi-
cally and technically for current and emerging
occupations 
in 
demand’’ 
after 
‘‘education
courses’’; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as so
redesignated) the following:
‘‘(10) awarding incentive grants to eligible re-
cipients for exemplary performance in carrying out
programs under this Act, which awards shall be
based on—
‘‘(A) eligible recipients exceeding chal-
lenging 
performance 
measures 
established
under section 113(b) in a manner that reflects
sustained or significant improvement;
‘‘(B) eligible recipients effectively devel-
oping connections between secondary education
and postsecondary education and training;
‘‘(C) the adoption and integration of rig-
orous and challenging academic and technical
coursework;
‘‘(D) an eligible recipient’s progress in hav-
ing special populations participating in voca-
tional and technical education programs meet
local adjusted levels of performance; or
‘‘(E) other factors relating to the perform-
ance of the eligible recipient under this Act as
the eligible agency determines are appropriate;
‘‘(11) providing for activities to support entre-
preneurship education and training;
‘‘(12) support for initiatives to facilitate the
transition of sub-baccalaureate career and technical
education students into baccalaureate degree pro-
grams, including—
‘‘(A) statewide articulation agreements be-
tween sub-baccalaureate degree granting career
and technical postsecondary educational institu-
tions and baccalaureate degree granting post-
secondary educational institutions;
‘‘(B) postsecondary dual and concurrent
enrollment program;
‘‘(C) academic and financial aid coun-
seling; and
‘‘(D) other initiatives to—
‘‘(i) encourage the pursuit of a
baccalaureate degree; and
‘‘(ii) overcome barriers to participa-
tion in baccalaureate degree programs, in-
cluding geographic and other barriers af-
fecting rural students and special popu-
lations;’’.
SEC. 15. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO SECONDARY SCHOOL
PROGRAMS.
Section 131 (20 U.S.C. 2351) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a) and redesignating
subsections (b) through (i) as subsections (a)
through (h), respectively;
(2) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)—
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking
‘‘Special’’ and ‘‘for Succeeding Fiscal Years’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2000 and
succeeding fiscal years’’; and
(3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)—
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 9902(2))’’ and
inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 9902(2)))’’.
SEC. 16. ELIMINATION OF REDISTRIBUTION RULE.
Section 133 (20 U.S.C. 2353) is amended by striking
subsection (b) and redesignating subsections (c) and (d)
as subsections (b) and (c), respectively.
SEC. 17. LOCAL PLAN FOR VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL
EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Section 134(b) (20 U.S.C. 2354(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and local’’
after ‘‘State’’;
(2) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
through (C) as subparagraphs (B) through (D),
respectively, and inserting before such subpara-
graphs the following:
‘‘(A) offer the appropriate courses of at
least one of the model sequences of courses de-
scribed in section 124(c)(1), as appropriate to
the eligible recipient responsible for that ele-
ment of the sequence;’’;
(B) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesig-
nated)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘rigorous and chal-
lenging’’ after ‘‘integration of’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘subjects (as defined
by section 9101(11) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7801(11)))’’ after ‘‘core academic’’;
and