I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 922 
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 to provide enhanced academic and career training in science, tech-
nology, engineering, or mathematics, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2015 
Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Ms. MOORE, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 
Texas, and Ms. FUDGE) 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 provide enhanced academic and 
career training in science, technology, engineering, or 
mathematics, 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 ‘‘Science, Technology, 
Engineering, and Mathematics Professional Readiness 
Education Preparation Act’’ or the ‘‘STEM PREP Act of 
2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 
et seq.). 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 3 (20 U.S.C. 2302) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (31) through 
(34) as paragraphs (32) through (35), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (30) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(31) 
STEM.—The 
term 
‘STEM’ 
means 
science, technology, engineering, or mathematics as 
determined by the Secretary.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (33) (as so redesignated), in 
the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘TECH PREP’’ 
and inserting ‘‘STEM PREP’’. 
SEC. 4. STEM PREP PROGRAM. 
(a) ELIGIBLE POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS.—Section 
203(a)(1)(B)(i) (20 U.S.C. 2373(a)(1)(B)(i)) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in subclause (I)(aa), by striking ‘‘2-year 
certificate program’’ and inserting ‘‘1-year or 2-year 
certificate program’’; and 
(2) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘2-year ap-
prenticeship’’ and inserting ‘‘1-year or 2-year ap-
prenticeship’’. 
(b) DURATION.—Section 203(b) (20 U.S.C. 2373(b)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘4- or 6-year’’ and inserting ‘‘3- 
year to 6-year’’. 
(c) CONTENTS OF STEM PREP PROGRAM.—Section 
203(c) (20 U.S.C. 2373(c)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘TECH PREP’’ and inserting ‘‘STEM PREP’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘2 years’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘1 year’’; and 
(ii) in subclause (I), by inserting after 
‘‘course of study’’ the following: ‘‘(which 
may be completed while a student is con-
currently enrolled in a secondary school)’’; 
and 
(B) by striking subparagraphs (B) through 
(G) and inserting the following new subpara-
graphs: 
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‘‘(B) focuses on academic and professional 
training in STEM; 
‘‘(C) provides students with— 
‘‘(i) technical skill proficiency, an in-
dustry-recognized credential, a certificate, 
or a degree in a STEM discipline; or 
‘‘(ii) not less than one semester of 
academic credits in STEM subjects that 
may be transferred to an accredited public 
institution of higher education in the State 
in which the program is located; 
‘‘(D) gives each student an opportunity to 
participate in a STEM-related internship or ap-
prenticeship lasting not less than 4 months; 
‘‘(E) builds student competence in tech-
nical skills and in core academic subjects (as 
defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965), as appro-
priate, through applied, contextual, and inte-
grated instruction, in a coherent sequence of 
courses; and 
‘‘(F) leads to placement in high skill or 
high wage employment, or to further edu-
cation;’’. 
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(d) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.—Section 203(e)(1) (20 U.S.C. 2373(e)(1)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(D) Such other indicators of performance 
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 5. CONSORTIUM APPLICATIONS. 
(a) APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.—Section 204(c) 
(20 U.S.C. 2374(c)) is amended to read as follows— 
‘‘(c) APPROVAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The eligible agency shall 
approve applications under this title based on the 
potential of the activities described in the application 
to create an effective STEM prep program. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In selecting applications 
for approval under paragraph (1), the eligible agency 
shall seek input from industry experts and educators 
in STEM fields as appropriate.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—Section 204(d) (20 
U.S.C. 2374(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) showcase curricula that lead to greater 
critical thinking and problem solving skills in STEM 
by incorporating fine arts into the STEM prep pro-
gram.’’. 
(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Section 204 (20 
U.S.C. 2374) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this title a consortium shall agree to provide 
not less than 25 percent in matching funds from 
non-Federal sources. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Not more than 10 percent 
of such matching funds may be used to fund sti-
pends for individuals participating in internships or 
apprenticeships under section 203(c)(2)(D).’’. 
SEC. 6. EVALUATIONS AND REPORT. 
Section 205 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2375) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 205. EVALUATIONS AND REPORT. 
‘‘(a) EVALUATIONS.—Each eligible agency that re-
ceives an allotment under this title shall annually prepare 
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and submit to the Secretary a written evaluation of the 
effectiveness of the STEM prep programs assisted under 
this title, including a description of how grants were 
awarded within the State. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Using the evaluations described in 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall annually prepare a re-
port comparing the effectiveness of the STEM prep pro-
grams assisted under this title and shall publish such re-
port on a publicly accessible website of the Department 
of Education.’’. 
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 206 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2376) is amended 
by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2016’’. 
SEC. 8. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘tech prep’’ each place it appears (including in head-
ings and table of contents items) and inserting ‘‘STEM 
prep’’, in each case with the matter inserted to be in the 
same typeface and typestyle as the matter striken. 
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