amount to be provided by the grant under 
this section; and 
(iii) describes how the overall goals of 
the school partnership align with any 
statewide or regional workforce develop-
ment strategies in existence at the time of 
the application, including those established 
under the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) or 
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et 
seq.); 
(B) a description of how the eligible agency 
and members of the school partnership will col-
laborate to ensure the quality of the career 
pathways program offered under the grant, in-
cluding any program that leads to an industry- 
recognized credential or recognized postsec-
ondary credential earned as part of a career 
pathway; 
(C) identification of the goals and meas-
ures used to define progress toward student 
outcomes; and 
(D) a strategic plan describing the role 
and activities of the eligible agency and all 
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members of the school partnership in sup-
porting how the program will be sustained fol-
lowing the end of the grant. 
(c) AWARD BASIS.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall— 
(1) ensure that, to the extent practicable based 
on the applications received under subsection (b)— 
(A) not less than 15 percent of the grant 
funds available to carry out this section are 
awarded to rural eligible agencies; and 
(B) not less than 5 percent of the grant 
funds available to carry out this section are 
awarded to eligible agencies that serve a sub-
stantial percentage of Indian or Native Hawai-
ian children; and 
(2) except to the extent necessary to comply 
with paragraph (1), give priority to— 
(A) any eligible agency whose school part-
nership includes an institution of higher edu-
cation offering postsecondary credits, or an en-
tity offering a registered apprenticeship pro-
gram that is articulated through secondary 
school programming counting towards the reg-
istered apprenticeship requirements, through 
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the career pathways program under the grant; 
and 
(B) any eligible agency whose career path-
ways program— 
(i) in a high school, offers concurrent 
enrollment opportunities for postsecondary 
credit; or 
(ii) leads to an industry-recognized 
credential. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) REQUIRED
USE
OF
FUNDS.—An eligible 
agency receiving grant funds under this section shall 
use grant funds to build or expand a career path-
ways program featuring school partnerships that 
supports career pathways in high school and career 
exploration in the middle grades. 
(2) PERMISSIVE USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible 
agency receiving grant funds under this section may 
use grant funds either during or outside of the 
school day or school year— 
(A) to hire a designated career pathways 
partnership coordinator to seek out and build 
relationships with business or industry partners 
to foster and manage the school partnerships 
supported under the grant; 
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(B) for the costs of new equipment, infra-
structure (such as facilities, technology, and 
staffing), or transportation related to the career 
pathways program; 
(C) to recruit, or assist with State licen-
sure and credential requirements, career and 
technical education teachers, and others imple-
menting career pathways programs; 
(D) to train or support the professional de-
velopment of career and technical education 
teachers and others implementing career path-
ways programs, including providing externship 
opportunities for educators to spend time in in-
dustry; 
(E) for youth apprenticeship, internship, or 
experiential learning opportunities; 
(F) to provide, as part of the career path-
ways program, coursework that awards postsec-
ondary credit at no cost to high school students; 
and 
(G) to support development of curricula 
that offer industry-certified credentials. 
(e) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) MATCHING FUNDS.—An eligible agency that 
receives a grant under this section shall provide, to-
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ward the cost of the activities assisted under the 
grant and from non-Federal sources, an amount 
equal to or greater than the amount of the grant. 
Such matching amount may be in cash or in-kind 
and shall include support from business or industry 
partners of a school partnership in accordance with 
the partnership agreement described in subsection 
(b)(2). 
(2) PARTICIPATION OF BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY 
PARTNER.—In any case where a business or indus-
try partner included in an initial partnership agree-
ment described in subsection (b)(2)(A) withdraws 
from a school partnership supported under a grant 
under this section, the eligible agency shall notify 
the Secretary immediately of the withdrawal and of 
the eligible agency’s plan for obtaining a comparable 
business or industry partner. 
(f) REPORTS.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE AGENCY REPORTS.— 
(A) INTERIM REPORTS.—Not later than 18 
months after receiving a grant under this sec-
tion, the eligible agency shall submit a report to 
the Secretary demonstrating that the eligible 
agency is achieving sufficient progress toward 
the goals of the grant, and ensure that data col-
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lection aligns with the requirements under the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), 
and demonstrates how the program advances 
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 
indicators. 
(B) FINAL REPORTS.—Each eligible agen-
cy receiving a grant under this section shall 
prepare and submit to the Secretary a final re-
port regarding the use of funds from the grant, 
including the outcomes of the activities assisted 
under the grant, not later than 90 days after 
the end of the grant period. 
(2) SECRETARY REPORTS.—The Secretary shall 
prepare and submit to the House Education and 
Labor Committee and the Senate Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions Committee, on an annual basis, 
a report regarding the grant program under this sec-
tion that includes a summary of the reports received 
under paragraph (1) during the preceding year and 
the outcomes resulting from the use of grant funds. 
SEC. 5. CAREER PATHWAYS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Assistant Secretary of Career, Technical, and Adult Edu-
cation, shall— 
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(1) administer and manage the career pathways 
innovation grants awarded under section 4; 
(2) provide technical assistance to eligible agen-
cies preparing grant applications under section 4(b); 
and 
(3) support career pathways partnership coordi-
nators, or other personnel of eligible agencies that 
have received a grant under section 3, in order to 
ensure that— 
(A) the eligible agency participates in the 
required school partnership; and 
(B) the grant results in positive program 
outcomes. 
(b) DESIGNATED PERSONNEL FOR RURAL AND NA-
TIVE-SERVING APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary shall des-
ignate not less than 1 employee of the Office of Career, 
Technical, and Adult Education who will exclusively sup-
port rural and native-serving eligible agencies with the 
preparation of grant applications under section 4(b) and 
the development of school partnerships necessary to apply 
for and implement a grant under section 4. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) BUSINESS
OR
INDUSTRY
PARTNER.—The 
term ‘‘business or industry partner’’ means— 
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(A) a local public or private business; 
(B) a local public or private industry; 
(C) a sector partnership (which has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘industry or sector 
partnership’’ in section 3 of the Workforce In-
novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3102)); 
(D) a community partner; or 
(E) an intermediary organization. 
(2) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘career and technical education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. 
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 2302), including: 
(A) WORK-BASED
LEARNING.—The term 
‘‘work-based learning’’ means sustained inter-
actions with industry or community profes-
sionals in real workplace settings, to the extent 
practicable, or simulated environments at an 
educational institution that foster in-depth, 
firsthand engagement with the tasks required in 
a given career field, that are aligned to cur-
riculum and instruction. 
(B) PROGRAM OF STUDY.—The term ‘‘pro-
gram of study’’ means a coordinated, non-
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duplicative sequence of academic and technical 
content at the secondary and postsecondary 
level that— 
(i) incorporates challenging State aca-
demic standards, including those adopted 
by a State under section 1111(b)(1) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965; 
(ii) addresses both academic and tech-
nical knowledge and skills, including em-
ployability skills; 
(iii) is aligned with the needs of in-
dustries in the economy of the State, re-
gion, Tribal community, or local area; 
(iv) progresses in specificity (begin-
ning with all aspects of an industry or ca-
reer cluster and leading to more occupa-
tion-specific instruction); 
(v) has multiple entry and exit points 
that incorporate credentialing; and 
(vi) culminates in the attainment of a 
recognized postsecondary credential. 
(3) CAREER-CONNECTED LEARNING.—The term 
‘‘career-connected learning’’ means programs that 
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integrate college preparatory academics, technical 
training, work-based learning, and support. 
(4) CAREER
PATHWAY.—The term ‘‘career 
pathway’’ means a combination of rigorous and 
high-quality education, training, and other services 
that— 
(A) aligns with the skill needs of industries 
in the economy of the State or regional econ-
omy involved; 
(B) prepares an individual to be successful 
in any of a full range of secondary or postsec-
ondary education options, including apprentice-
ships registered under the Act of August 16, 
1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘National Ap-
prenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 
29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) (referred to individually 
in this Act as an ‘‘apprenticeship’’, except in 
section 171); 
(C) includes counseling to support an indi-
vidual in achieving the individual’s education 
and career goals; 
(D) includes, as appropriate, education of-
fered concurrently with and in the same context 
as workforce preparation activities and training 
for a specific occupation or occupational cluster; 
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(E) organizes education, training, and 
other services to meet the particular needs of 
an individual in a manner that accelerates the 
educational and career advancement of the indi-
vidual to the extent practicable; 
(F) enables an individual to attain a sec-
ondary school diploma or its recognized equiva-
lent, and at least 1 recognized postsecondary 
credential; and 
(G) helps an individual enter or advance 
within a specific occupation or occupational 
cluster. 
(5) COMMUNITY
PARTNER.—The term ‘‘com-
munity partner’’ means a nonprofit organization 
that has expertise— 
(A) in the planning and delivery of edu-
cation, career training, and related programs; 
(B) in forging coordination and coopera-
tion between educators and other members of 
the community; 
(C) in training educators and other 
deliverers of educational services; or 
(D) in development and implementation of 
data systems that measure the progress of stu-
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(10) INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘intermediary organization’’ means a nonprofit orga-
nization that has expertise in training, forging pub-
lic-private partnerships, systems development, capac-
ity-building, improving scalability, and evaluation. 
(11) NATIVE
HAWAIIAN.—The term ‘‘Native 
Hawaiian’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517). 
(12) 
REGISTERED
APPRENTICESHIP
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship pro-
gram’’ means a program registered under the Act of 
August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘National 
Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 
U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 
(13) SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘school 
partnership’’ means a partnership that— 
(A) shall include, at a minimum— 
(i) an eligible agency; 
(ii) instructors and faculty at an eligi-
ble agency; and 
(iii) one or more local business or in-
dustry partners; and 
(B) may also include one or more of the 
following partners: 
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(i) A local community-based organiza-
tion. 
(ii) A joint labor-management part-
nership. 
(iii) An institution of higher edu-
cation. 
(iv) A State board or local board (as 
such terms are defined in section 3 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3102)). 
(v) An apprenticeship college (as de-
fined as an institution partnership that is 
registered under the Act of August 16, 
1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘National 
Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 
663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) and is an insti-
tution of higher education (as defined in 
section 101(a) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)))). 
(vi) Any other entity that the Sec-
retary, after consultation with the Sec-
retary of Labor, considers appropriate. 
(14) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Education. 
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(15) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
and the territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, American 
Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin 
Islands. 
(16) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘State educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 602 of the Individuals with Dis-
abilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401). 
Æ 
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