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‘‘(9) support for the integration of employ-
ability skills into career and technical education pro-
grams and programs of study; 
‘‘(10) support for programs and activities that 
increase access, student engagement, and success in 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
fields (including computer science), particularly for 
students who are members of groups underrep-
resented in such subject fields, such as female stu-
dents, minority students, and students who are 
members of special populations; 
‘‘(11) support for career and technical student 
organizations, especially with respect to efforts to in-
crease the participation of students who are mem-
bers of special populations; 
‘‘(12) support for establishing and expanding 
work-based learning opportunities; 
‘‘(13) support for preparing, retaining, and 
training of career and technical education teachers, 
faculty, specialized instructional support personnel, 
and paraprofessionals, such as preservice, profes-
sional development, and leadership development pro-
grams; 
‘‘(14) integrating and aligning programs of 
study and career pathways; 
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‘‘(15) supporting the use of career and tech-
nical education programs and programs of study 
aligned with State, regional, or local in-demand in-
dustry sectors or occupations identified by State or 
local workforce development boards; 
‘‘(16) making all forms of instructional content 
widely available, which may include use of open edu-
cational resources; 
‘‘(17) support for the integration of arts and 
design skills, when appropriate, into career and tech-
nical education programs and programs of study; 
and 
‘‘(18) support for accelerated learning programs 
(described in section 4104(b)(3)(A)(i)(IV) of the El-
ementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7114(b)(3)(A)(i)(IV)) when any such pro-
gram is part of a program of study.’’. 
PART C—LOCAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 131. LOCAL APPLICATION FOR CAREER AND TECH-
NICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 134 (20 U.S.C. 2354) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘LOCAL 
PLAN’’ and inserting ‘‘LOCAL APPLICATION’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘LOCAL 
PLAN’’ and inserting ‘‘LOCAL APPLICATION’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘submit a local plan’’ and 
inserting ‘‘submit a local application’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Such local plan’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Such local application’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The eligible agency shall deter-
mine the requirements for local applications, except that 
each local application shall contain— 
‘‘(1) a description of the results of the com-
prehensive needs assessment conducted under sub-
section (c); 
‘‘(2) information on the programs of study ap-
proved by a State under section 124(b)(2) supported 
by the eligible recipient with funds under this part, 
including— 
‘‘(A) how the results of the comprehensive 
needs assessment described in subsection (c) in-
formed the selection of the specific career and 
technical education programs and activities se-
lected to be funded; and 
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‘‘(B) a description of any new programs of 
study the eligible recipient will develop and sub-
mit to the State for approval; 
‘‘(3) a description of how the eligible recipient 
will provide— 
‘‘(A) career exploration and career develop-
ment coursework, activities, or services; 
‘‘(B) career information; and 
‘‘(C) an organized system of career guid-
ance and academic counseling to students be-
fore enrolling and while participating in a ca-
reer and technical education program; and 
‘‘(4) a description of how the eligible recipient 
will— 
‘‘(A) provide activities to prepare special 
populations for high-skill, high-wage, or in-de-
mand occupations that will lead to self-suffi-
ciency; and 
‘‘(B) prepare CTE participants for non-
traditional fields. 
‘‘(c) COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive fi-
nancial assistance under this part, an eligible recipi-
ent shall— 
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‘‘(A) conduct a comprehensive local needs 
assessment related to career and technical edu-
cation; and 
‘‘(B) not less than once every 2 years, up-
date such comprehensive local needs assess-
ment. 
‘‘(2) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
comprehensive 
local needs assessment described under paragraph 
(1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) an evaluation of the performance of 
the students served by the eligible recipient 
with respect to State and local adjusted levels 
of performance established pursuant to section 
113, including an evaluation of performance for 
special populations; 
‘‘(B) a description of how career and tech-
nical education programs offered by the eligible 
recipient are— 
‘‘(i) sufficient in size, scope, and qual-
ity to meet the needs of all students served 
by the eligible recipient; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) aligned to State, regional, or 
local in-demand industry sectors or occupa-
tions identified by the State or local work-
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force development board, including career 
pathways, where appropriate; or 
‘‘(II) designed to meet local education 
or economic needs not identified by State 
or local workforce development boards; 
‘‘(C) an evaluation of progress toward the 
implementation of career and technical edu-
cation programs and programs of study; 
‘‘(D) an evaluation of strategies needed to 
overcome barriers that result in lowering rates 
of access to, or lowering success in, career and 
technical education programs for special popu-
lations, which may include strategies to estab-
lish or utilize existing flexible learning and 
manufacturing facilities, such as makerspaces; 
‘‘(E) a description of how the eligible re-
cipient will improve recruitment, retention, and 
training of career and technical education 
teachers, faculty, specialized instructional sup-
port personnel, paraprofessionals, and career, 
academic, and guidance counselors, including 
individuals in groups underrepresented in such 
professions; and 
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‘‘(F) a description of how the eligible re-
cipient will support the transition to teaching 
from business and industry. 
‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the comprehen-
sive needs assessment under subsection (c), an eligible re-
cipient shall involve a diverse body of stakeholders, includ-
ing, at a minimum— 
‘‘(1) representatives of career and technical 
education programs in a local educational agency or 
educational service agency, including teachers and 
administrators; 
‘‘(2) representatives of career and technical 
education programs at postsecondary educational in-
stitutions, including faculty and administrators; 
‘‘(3) representatives of State or local workforce 
development boards and a range of local or regional 
businesses or industries; 
‘‘(4) parents and students; 
‘‘(5) representatives of special populations; and 
‘‘(6) representatives of local agencies serving 
out-of-school youth, homeless children and youth, 
and at-risk youth (as defined in section 1432 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6472)). 
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‘‘(e) CONTINUED CONSULTATION.—An eligible re-
cipient receiving financial assistance under this part shall 
consult with the entities described in subsection (d) on an 
ongoing basis to— 
‘‘(1) provide input on annual updates to the 
comprehensive needs assessment required under sub-
section (c); 
‘‘(2) ensure programs of study are— 
‘‘(A) responsive to community employment 
needs; 
‘‘(B) aligned with employment priorities in 
the State, regional, or local economy identified 
by employers and the entities described in sub-
section (d), which may include in-demand in-
dustry sectors or occupations identified by the 
local workforce development board; 
‘‘(C) informed by labor market informa-
tion, including information provided under sec-
tion 15(e)(2)(C) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
U.S.C. 491–2(e)(2)(C)); 
‘‘(D) designed to meet current, inter-
mediate, or long-term labor market projections; 
and 
‘‘(E) allow employer input, including input 
from industry or sector partnerships in the local 
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area, where applicable, into the development 
and implementation of programs of study to en-
sure programs align with skills required by local 
employment opportunities, including activities 
such as the identification of relevant standards, 
curriculum, industry-recognized credentials, and 
current technology and equipment; 
‘‘(3) identify and encourage opportunities for 
work-based learning; and 
‘‘(4) ensure funding under this part is used in 
a coordinated manner with other local resources.’’. 
SEC. 132. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS. 
Section 135 (20 U.S.C. 2355) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 135. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Each eligible recipient 
that receives funds under this part shall use such funds 
to develop, coordinate, implement, or improve career and 
technical education programs to meet the needs identified 
in the comprehensive needs assessment described in sec-
tion 134(c). 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR USES OF FUNDS.—Funds 
made available to eligible recipients under this part shall 
be used to support career and technical education pro-
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grams that are of sufficient size, scope, and quality to be 
effective and— 
‘‘(1) provide career exploration and career de-
velopment activities through an organized, system-
atic framework designed to aid students, before en-
rolling and while participating in a career and tech-
nical education program, in making informed plans 
and decisions about future education and career op-
portunities and programs of study, which may in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) introductory courses or activities fo-
cused on career exploration and career aware-
ness; 
‘‘(B) readily available career and labor 
market information, including information on— 
‘‘(i) occupational supply and demand; 
‘‘(ii) educational requirements; 
‘‘(iii) other information on careers 
aligned to State or local economic prior-
ities; and 
‘‘(iv) employment sectors; 
‘‘(C) programs and activities related to the 
development of student graduation and career 
plans; 
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‘‘(D) career guidance and academic coun-
selors that provide information on postsec-
ondary education and career options; or 
‘‘(E) any other activity that advances 
knowledge of career opportunities and assists 
students in making informed decisions about 
future education and employment goals; 
‘‘(2) provide professional development for teach-
ers, principals, school leaders, administrators, fac-
ulty, and career and guidance counselors with re-
spect to content and pedagogy that— 
‘‘(A) supports individualized academic and 
career and technical education instructional ap-
proaches, including the integration of academic 
and career and technical education standards 
and curriculum; 
‘‘(B) ensures labor market information is 
used to inform the programs, guidance, and ad-
visement offered to students; 
‘‘(C) provides educators with opportunities 
to advance knowledge, skills, and understanding 
of all aspects of an industry, including the lat-
est workplace equipment, technologies, stand-
ards, and credentials; 
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‘‘(D) supports administrators in managing 
career and technical education programs in the 
schools, institutions, or local educational agen-
cies of such administrators; 
‘‘(E) supports the implementation of strat-
egies to improve student achievement and close 
gaps in student participation and performance 
in career and technical education programs; and 
‘‘(F) provides educators with opportunities 
to advance knowledge, skills, and understanding 
in pedagogical practices, including, to the extent 
the eligible recipient determines that such evi-
dence is reasonably available, evidence-based 
pedagogical practices; 
‘‘(3) provide career and technical education stu-
dents, including special populations, with the skills 
necessary to pursue high-skill, high-wage occupa-
tions; 
‘‘(4) support integration of academic skills into 
career and technical education programs and pro-
grams of study to support CTE participants at the 
secondary school level in meeting the challenging 
State academic standards adopted under section 
1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
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cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1)) by the 
State in which the eligible recipient is located; 
‘‘(5) plan and carry out elements that support 
the implementation of career and technical education 
programs and programs of study and student 
achievement of the local adjusted levels of perform-
ance established under section 113, which may in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) curriculum aligned with the require-
ments for a program of study; 
‘‘(B) sustainable relationships among edu-
cation, business and industry, and other com-
munity stakeholders, including industry or sec-
tor partnerships in the local area, where appli-
cable, that are designed to facilitate the process 
of continuously updating and aligning programs 
of study with skills in demand in the State, re-
gional, or local economy; 
‘‘(C) dual or concurrent enrollment pro-
grams, including early college high schools, and 
the development or implementation of articula-
tion agreements; 
‘‘(D) appropriate equipment, technology, 
and instructional materials (including support 
for library resources) aligned with business and 
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industry needs, including machinery, testing 
equipment, tools, implements, hardware and 
software, and other new and emerging instruc-
tional materials; 
‘‘(E) a continuum of work-based learning 
opportunities; 
‘‘(F) 
industry-recognized 
certification 
exams or other assessments leading toward in-
dustry-recognized postsecondary credentials; 
‘‘(G) efforts to recruit and retain career 
and technical education program administrators 
and educators; 
‘‘(H) where applicable, coordination with 
other education and workforce development pro-
grams and initiatives, including career path-
ways and sector partnerships developed under 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) and other Federal 
laws and initiatives that provide students with 
transition-related services, including the Indi-
viduals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); 
‘‘(I) expanding opportunities for students 
to participate in distance career and technical 
education and blended-learning programs; 
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‘‘(J) expanding opportunities for students 
to participate in competency-based education 
programs; 
‘‘(K) improving career guidance and aca-
demic counseling programs that assist students 
in making informed academic and career and 
technical education decisions, including aca-
demic and financial aid counseling; 
‘‘(L) supporting the integration of employ-
ability skills into career and technical education 
programs and programs of study; 
‘‘(M) supporting programs and activities 
that increase access, student engagement, and 
success in science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics fields (including computer science) 
for students who are members of groups under-
represented in such subject fields; 
‘‘(N) providing career and technical edu-
cation, in a school or other educational setting, 
for adults or a school-aged individual who has 
dropped out of a secondary school to complete 
secondary school education or upgrade technical 
skills; 
‘‘(O) career and technical student organi-
zations, including student preparation for and 
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participation in technical skills competitions 
aligned with career and technical education pro-
gram standards and curriculum; 
‘‘(P) making all forms of instructional con-
tent widely available, which may include use of 
open educational resources; 
‘‘(Q) supporting the integration of arts and 
design skills, when appropriate, into career and 
technical education programs and programs of 
study; 
‘‘(R) where appropriate, expanding oppor-
tunities for CTE concentrators to participate in 
accelerated learning programs (described in sec-
tion 4104(b)(3)(A)(i)(IV) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7114(b)(3)(A)(i)(IV)) as part of a pro-
gram of study; and 
‘‘(S) other activities to improve career and 
technical education programs; and 
‘‘(6) develop and implement evaluations of the 
activities carried out with funds under this part, in-
cluding evaluations necessary to complete the com-
prehensive needs assessment required under section 
134(c) and the local report required under section 
113(b)(4)(C). 
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‘‘(c) POOLING FUNDS.—An eligible recipient may 
pool a portion of funds received under this Act with a por-
tion of funds received under this Act available to not less 
than one other eligible recipient to support implementation 
of programs of study through the activities described in 
subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Each eligible recipi-
ent receiving funds under this part shall not use more than 
5 percent of such funds for costs associated with the ad-
ministration of activities under this section.’’. 
TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. FEDERAL AND STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVI-
SIONS. 
The Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 311(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), (C), or (D), in order for a 
State to receive its full allotment of funds under 
this Act for any fiscal year, the Secretary must 
find that the State’s fiscal effort per student, or 
the aggregate expenditures of such State, with 
respect to career and technical education for 
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the preceding fiscal year was not less than the 
fiscal effort per student, or the aggregate ex-
penditures of such State, for the second pre-
ceding fiscal year.’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘shall exclude capital expenditures, special 
1-time project costs, and the cost of pilot 
programs.’’ and inserting ‘‘shall, at the re-
quest of the State, exclude competitive or 
incentive-based programs established by 
the State, capital expenditures, special one- 
time project costs, and the cost of pilot 
programs.’’; and 
(iii) by adding after subparagraph 
(C), the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) ESTABLISHING
THE
STATE
BASE-
LINE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A), the State may— 
‘‘(I) continue to use the State’s 
fiscal effort per student, or aggregate 
expenditures of such State, with re-
spect to career and technical edu-
cation, as was in effect on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of the 
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Strengthening Career and Technical 
Education for the 21st Century Act; 
or 
‘‘(II) establish a new level of fis-
cal effort per student, or aggregate 
expenditures of such State, with re-
spect to career and technical edu-
cation. 
‘‘(ii) AMOUNT.—The amount of the 
new level described in clause (i)(II) shall 
be the State’s fiscal effort per student, or 
aggregate expenditures of such State, with 
respect to career and technical education, 
for the first full fiscal year following the 
enactment of such Act.’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) FAILURE TO MEET.—The Secretary shall 
reduce the amount of a State’s allotment of funds 
under this Act for any fiscal year in the exact pro-
portion by which the State fails to meet the require-
ment of paragraph (1) by falling below the State’s 
fiscal effort per student or the State’s aggregate ex-
penditures (using the measure most favorable to the 
State), if the State failed to meet such requirement 
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(as determined using the measure most favorable to 
the State) for 1 or more of the 5 immediately pre-
ceding fiscal years. 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive para-
graph (2) due to exceptional or uncontrollable cir-
cumstances affecting the ability of the State to meet 
the requirement of paragraph (1).’’; 
(2) in section 317(b)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘may, upon written re-
quest, use funds made available under this Act 
to’’ and inserting ‘‘may use funds made avail-
able under this Act to’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘who reside in the geo-
graphical area served by’’ and inserting ‘‘lo-
cated in or near the geographical area served 
by’’; 
(3) by striking title II and redesignating title 
III as title II; 
(4) by redesignating sections 311 through 318 
as sections 211 through 218, respectively; 
(5) by redesignating sections 321 through 324 
as sections 221 through 224, respectively; and 
(6) by inserting after section 218 (as so redes-
ignated) the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 219. STUDY ON PROGRAMS OF STUDY ALIGNED TO 
HIGH-SKILL, HIGH-WAGE OCCUPATIONS. 
‘‘(a) SCOPE OF STUDY.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study to evaluate— 
‘‘(1) the strategies, components, policies, and 
practices used by eligible agencies or eligible recipi-
ents receiving funding under this Act to successfully 
assist— 
‘‘(A) all students in pursuing and com-
pleting programs of study aligned to high-skill, 
high-wage occupations; and 
‘‘(B) any specific subgroup of students 
identified in section 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of the El-
ementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)(ii)) in pursuing and 
completing programs of study aligned to high- 
skill, high-wage occupations in fields in which 
such subgroup is underrepresented; and 
‘‘(2) any challenges associated with replication 
of such strategies, components, policies, and prac-
tices. 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the study con-
ducted under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall consult with a geographically di-
verse (including urban, suburban, and rural) representa-
tion of— 
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‘‘(1) students and parents; 
‘‘(2) eligible agencies and eligible recipients; 
‘‘(3) teachers, faculty, specialized instructional 
support personnel, and paraprofessionals, including 
those with expertise in preparing CTE students for 
nontraditional fields; 
‘‘(4) special populations; and 
‘‘(5) representatives of business and industry. 
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION.—Upon completion, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit the study 
conducted under subsection (a) to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate.’’. 
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 
THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT 
SEC. 301. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES. 
Section 15(e)(2) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
U.S.C. 49l–2(e)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) consult with eligible agencies (defined 
in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2302)), State educational agencies, and local 
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educational agencies concerning the provision of 
workforce and labor market information in 
order to— 
‘‘(i) meet the needs of secondary 
school and postsecondary school students 
who seek such information; and 
‘‘(ii) annually inform the development 
and implementation of programs of study 
defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins 
Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302), and career path-
ways;’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(3) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) provide, on an annual and timely basis 
to each eligible agency (defined in section 3 of 
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)), the data 
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and information described in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of subsection (a)(1).’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 13, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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