I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4496 
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act 
of 1998 to strengthen and improve programs under that Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2004 
Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical 
Education Act of 1998 to strengthen and improve pro-
grams under that Act. 
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 ‘‘Vocational and Tech-
nical Education for the Future Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Wherever in this Act an amendment is expressed in 
terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other 
provision, the amendment or repeal shall be considered to
be made to a section or other provision of the Carl D. 
Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 
(20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) 
SEC. 3. PURPOSES AND DEFINITIONS. 
(a) PURPOSES.—Section 2(2) (20 U.S.C. 2301(2)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘rigorous and challenging’’ after 
‘‘integrate’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins 
Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (20 
U.S.C. 2302) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(20) as paragraphs (5) through (21) and paragraphs 
(21) through (30) as paragraphs (23) through (31), 
respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) ARTICULATION
AGREEMENT.—The term 
‘articulation agreement’ means a written commit-
ment to a program designed to provide students with 
a nonduplicative sequence of progressive achieve-
ments leading to degrees or certificates in a tech- 
prep education program provided by secondary 
schools and postsecondary educational institutions 
linked through credit transfer agreements. ’’;
(3) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by 
inserting ‘‘to students (and parents, as appro-
priate)’’ after ‘‘providing access’’; 
(4) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘section 5206’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
5210’’; 
(5) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘method of instruction’’ 
and inserting ‘‘method’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘rigorous and chal-
lenging’’ after ‘‘required’’; 
(6) in paragraph (11)(A) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘an’’ and inserting ‘‘a public or non-
profit private’’; 
(7) in paragraph (18) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT’’ and inserting 
‘‘FIELDS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘training and employment’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fields’’; 
(8) in paragraph (19) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘the Commonwealth of the Northern’’ and 
all that follows, and inserting ‘‘and the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.’’;
(9) by inserting after paragraph (21) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(22) SCIENTIFICALLY
BASED
RESEARCH.— 
The term ‘scientifically based research’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 9101(37) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 780137)).’’; 
(10) in paragraph (25) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘training and employment’’ and inserting 
‘‘fields’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (F)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘individuals with other 
barriers to educational achievement, in-
cluding’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (F) 
the following: 
‘‘(G) individuals with other barriers to edu-
cational achievement, as determined by the 
State.’’.
(11) in paragraph (28) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘section 2’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2(a)(4)’’; 
(12) in paragraph (29) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘of subsection (a)’’ after 
‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘paragraph (5)(A) of such 
section’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (5)(A) of 
such subsection’’; and 
(13) by amending paragraph (30)(A) (as so re-
designated) to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) offer a sequence of course that— 
‘‘(i) provides individuals with the rig-
orous and challenging academic and tech-
nical knowledge and skills the individuals 
need to prepare for further education and 
for careers (other than careers requiring a 
master’s or doctoral degree) in current or 
emerging employment sectors; and 
‘‘(ii) provides, at the postsecondary 
level, for a 1-year certificate, an associate 
degree, or industry recognized credential; 
and’’. 
SEC. 4. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 
Section 4 (20 U.S.C. 2303) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Applied Technology’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Technical’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
and Applied Technology Education Amendments of 
1998’’ and inserting ‘‘the Vocational and Technical 
Education for the Future Act’’. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 8 (20 U.S.C. 2307) is amended by striking 
‘‘, and title II) such sums’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘) $1,307,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2006 through 
2010.’’. 
SEC. 6. PROHIBITIONS. 
The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended 
by adding after section 8 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 9. PROHIBITIONS. 
‘‘(a) LOCAL CONTROL.—Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to authorize an officer or employee of the Fed-
eral government to mandate, direct, or control a State, 
local educational agency, or school’s curriculum, program 
of instruction, or allocation of State or local resources, or 
mandate a State or any subdivision thereof to spend any 
funds or incur any costs not paid for under this Act.
‘‘(b) NO PRECLUSION OF OTHER ASSISTANCE.—Any 
State that declines to submit an application to the Sec-
retary for assistance under this Act shall not be precluded 
from applying for assistance under any other program ad-
ministered by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION
ON REQUIRING FEDERAL AP-
PROVAL OR CERTIFICATION OF STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of Federal law, no State shall be required 
to have academic content or student academic 
achievement standards approved or certified by the 
Federal government, in order to receive assistance 
under this Act. 
‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to affect require-
ments under section 113.’’. 
SEC. 7. ALLOTMENT AND ALLOCATION TO STATES. 
(a) ALLOTMENT
FOR NATIONAL ACTIVITIES
FOR 
2005.—Section 111(a)(C) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) 0.54 percent to carry out section 
114(d).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 111(a)(3) 
(20 U.S.C. 2321(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘(or in the 
case of fiscal year 1999’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Ap-
plied Amendments of 1998)’’ each place it appears.
(c) WITHIN STATE ALLOCATION.—Section 112 (20 
U.S.C. 2322) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘85 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘88 percent’’ both places it ap-
pears; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘10 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘18.3 percent’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘, except as specified 
in subsection (d)’’ before the period; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘2 percent’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by amending subpara-
graph (D) to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) situations in which eligible recipients 
desire additional funding to carry out effectively 
the activity described in section 135(b)(3).’’; 
and 
(3) by amending paragraph (2) of subsection 
(c) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL
RULE.—Each eligible agency 
shall distribute grant funds described in paragraph 
(1) to eligible recipients for activities described in 
subparagraph (D) of such paragraph in an amount
at least equal to the amount allotted to the eligible 
agency for fiscal year 2004 under section 203 of this 
Act as such section was in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of the Vocational and Tech-
nical Education for the Future Act.’’. 
SEC. 8. ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 113(a) (20 U.S.C. 2323(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘establish a State’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘support a State and local’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and its eligible recipients’’ 
after ‘‘effectiveness of the State’’. 
(b) STATE
PERFORMANCE
MEASURES.—Section 
113(b) (20 U.S.C. 2323(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
through (D) as subparagraphs (C) through (E), 
respectively; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the subparagraph heading, by 
inserting ‘‘FOR
SECONDARY
STUDENTS’’ 
after ‘‘PERFORMANCE’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘of secondary stu-
dents that are, to the extent practicable,
valid and reliable and’’ after ‘‘indicators of 
performance’’; 
(iii) in clause (i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘State established 
academic,’’ and inserting ‘‘academic 
content and achievement standards, 
as established by the State under sec-
tion 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1)),’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, including sec-
ondary school student attainment of 
postsecondary credits’’; 
(iv) in clause (ii)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘or its recognized 
equivalent’’ and inserting ‘‘or the 
General Equivalency Diploma (GED) 
(including 
recognized 
alternative 
standards for individuals with disabil-
ities),’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘, or a postsec-
ondary degree or credential’’; 
(v) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘Place-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘Student graduation 
rates 
(as 
described 
in 
section
1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 
6311(b)(2)(C)(vi)), 
placement’’; 
and 
(vi) by striking clause (iv); 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) CORE INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE 
FOR POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS.—Each eligi-
ble agency shall identify in the State plan core 
indicators of performance of postsecondary stu-
dents that include, at a minimum, measures of 
each of the following: 
‘‘(i) Student attainment of challenging 
academic and vocational and technical skill 
proficiencies. 
‘‘(ii) Student attainment of a postsec-
ondary degree or credential. 
‘‘(iii) Placement in, retention in, and 
completion of, postsecondary education or 
advanced training, placement in military 
service, or placement or retention in em-
ployment. 
‘‘(iv) Student participation in and 
completion of vocational and technical edu-
cation programs in nontraditional fields.’’; 
and 
(D) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesig-
nated) by inserting ‘‘vocational and technical 
education’’ after ‘‘has developed State’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by amending the paragraph heading to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(3) STATE LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.—’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)(i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)(A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2)(A) and 
(B)’’; and 
(ii) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘to 
continually’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘performance’’, and inserting ‘‘to make 
continuous and substantial improvement in 
the academic and vocational and technical 
achievement’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (A)(v)— 
(i) in the clause heading by striking 
‘‘AND 5TH’’ and inserting ‘‘5TH, AND 6TH’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and fifth’’ and insert-
ing, ‘‘fifth, and sixth’’;
(D) in subparagraph (A)(vi)(II), by insert-
ing ‘‘and substantial’’ after ‘‘continuous’’; and 
(E) in subparagraph (A)(vii), by striking 
‘‘under clause (iii) or (iv)’’ and inserting ‘‘under 
clause (iii) or (v)’’. 
(c) LOCAL
LEVELS
OF
PERFORMANCE.—Section 
113(b) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) LOCAL LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(A) LOCAL ADJUSTED LEVELS OF PER-
FORMANCE
FOR
CORE
INDICATORS
OF
PER-
FORMANCE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible re-
cipient shall establish in the local plan sub-
mitted under section 134, levels of per-
formance for each of the core indicators of 
performance 
described 
in 
paragraphs 
(2)(A) and (B) for vocational and technical 
education activities authorized under this 
title. The levels of performance established 
under this subparagraph shall, at a min-
imum— 
‘‘(I) be expressed in a percentage 
or numerical form, so as to be objec-
tive, quantifiable, and measurable; 
and 
‘‘(II) require the eligible recipient 
to make continuous and substantial 
improvement in the academic and vo-
cational and technical achievement of 
vocational and technical education 
students. 
‘‘(ii) IDENTIFICATION IN THE LOCAL 
PLAN.—Each eligible recipient shall iden-
tify, in the local plan submitted under sec-
tion 134, levels of performance for each of 
the core indicators of performance for the 
first 2 program years covered by the local 
plan. 
‘‘(iii) AGREEMENT
ON
LOCAL
AD-
JUSTED
LEVELS
OF
PERFORMANCE
FOR 
THE FIRST 2 YEARS.—The eligible agency 
and each eligible recipient shall reach 
agreement on the levels of performance for 
each of the core indicators of performance, 
for the first 2 program years covered by 
the local plan, taking into account the lev-
els identified in the local plan under clause 
(ii) and the factors described in clause (v).
The levels of performance agreed to under 
this clause shall be considered to be the 
local adjusted level of performance for the 
eligible recipient for such years and shall 
be incorporated into the local plan prior to 
the approval of such plan. 
‘‘(iv) AGREEMENT
ON
LOCAL
AD-
JUSTED
LEVELS
OF
PERFORMANCE
FOR 
3RD, 4TH, 5TH, AND 6TH YEARS.—Prior to 
the third program year covered by the local 
plan, the eligible agency and each eligible 
recipient shall reach agreement on the 
local adjusted levels of performance for 
each of the core indicators of performance 
for the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth pro-
gram years covered by the local plan, tak-
ing into account the factors described in 
clause (v). The local adjusted levels of per-
formance agreed to under this clause shall 
be considered to be the local adjusted lev-
els of performance for the eligible recipient 
for such years and shall be incorporated 
into the local plan.
‘‘(v) FACTORS.—The agreement de-
scribed in clause (iii) or (iv) shall take into 
account— 
‘‘(I) how the levels of perform-
ance involved compare with the local 
adjusted levels of performance estab-
lished for other eligible recipients tak-
ing into account factors including the 
characteristics of participants when 
the participants entered the program 
and the services or instruction to be 
provided; and 
‘‘(II) the extent to which such 
levels of performance promote contin-
uous improvement on the indicators of 
performance by such eligible recipient. 
‘‘(vi) REVISIONS.—If unanticipated 
circumstances arise with respect to an eli-
gible recipient resulting in a significant 
change in the factors described in clause 
(v)(II), the eligible recipient may request 
that the local adjusted levels of perform-
ance agreed to under clause (iii) or (iv) be 
revised. The eligible agency shall issue ob-
jective criteria and methods for making 
such revisions. 
‘‘(B) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE FOR AD-
DITIONAL INDICATORS.—Each eligible recipient 
may identify in the local plan, local levels of 
performance for any additional indicators of 
performance. Such levels shall be considered to 
be the local levels of performance for purposes 
of this title. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—Each eligible recipient 
shall publicly report, on an annual basis, its 
progress in achieving its levels of performance 
on the core indicators of performance.’’. 
SEC. 9. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
(a) PROGRAM PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.—Sec-
tion 114(a)(3) (20 U.S.C. 2324(a)(3)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘in the aggregate’’ after ‘‘international compari-
sons’’. 
(b) EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT.—Section 114(c) 
(20 U.S.C. 2324(c)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) INDEPENDENT
ADVISORY
PANEL.—The 
Secretary shall appoint an independent advisory 
panel, consisting of academic and vocational and
technical education educators, administrators, ex-
perts in evaluation, research, and assessment, rep-
resentatives of labor organizations, businesses, par-
ents, guidance and counseling professionals, and 
other individuals with relevant expertise, to advise 
the Secretary on the implementation of the assess-
ment described in paragraph (3), including the 
issues to be addressed and the methodology of the 
studies involved to ensure the assessment adheres to 
the highest standards of quality. The advisory panel 
shall transmit to the Secretary and to Congress an 
independent analysis of the findings and rec-
ommendations resulting from such assessment. The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
shall not apply to the panel established under this 
subsection.’’. 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘but shall not be lim-
ited to’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1) shall in-
clude’’; 
(ii) by striking clauses (i), (ii), (iv), 
(vi) and (vii) and redesignating clauses (iii) 
and (v) as clauses (i) and (ii), and clause 
(viii) as clause (iii), respectively;
(iii) in clause (i) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘, and academic, curricula in 
vocational and technical education pro-
grams,’’ and inserting ‘‘education’’; and 
(iv) in clause (ii) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘and employment 
outcomes’’ 
and 
all 
that 
follows 
through ‘‘including analyses of’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and vocational and tech-
nical education achievement and em-
ployment outcomes of vocational and 
technical education students, includ-
ing analyses of’’; 
(II) in subclause (I), by striking 
‘‘and tech-prep students’’; 
(III) in subclause (II), by insert-
ing ‘‘rigorous and challenging’’ after 
‘‘integration of’’; and 
(IV) in subclause (III), by insert-
ing ‘‘particularly those in which math 
and science skills are critical,’’ after 
‘‘high-skill careers’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Committees on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on 
Labor and Human Resources of the Sen-
ate’’ and inserting ‘‘Congress’’; 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘2002’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2008’’ both places it ap-
pears; 
(3) in paragraph (5)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘to carry out research’’ 
each place it appears, and inserting ‘‘to carry 
out scientifically based research’’; 
(B) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘scientif-
ically based’’ after ‘‘programs, including’’; 
(C) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘that are in-
tegrated with rigorous and challenging aca-
demic education’’ after ‘‘implementation of vo-
cational and technical education programs’’; 
and 
(D) in clause (iii)(I), by inserting ‘‘and the 
integration of those systems with the academic 
education system’’ after ‘‘technical education 
systems’’; 
(4) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) by striking:
‘‘(6) DEMONSTRATION AND DISSEMINATION.— 
‘‘(A) DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM.—The’’, 
and inserting: 
‘‘(6) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—The’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(5) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘this section’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘subsections (a), 
(b), and (c) of this section, such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2005 through 
2010.’’ 
(c) INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR ELIGIBLE AGENCIES.— 
Section 114 is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) INCENTIVE GRANTS
FOR ELIGIBLE AGEN-
CIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From funds reserved under 
section 111(a)(1)(C), the Secretary may award 
grants to eligible agencies for exemplary perform-
ance in carrying out programs under this Act. Such 
awards shall be based on an eligible agency exceed-
ing challenging performance measures established 
under section 113(b) that reflect sustained or sig-
nificant improvement. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL
CONSIDERATION.—In awarding 
these grants, the Secretary may consider—
‘‘(A) an eligible agency effectively devel-
oping connections between secondary education 
and postsecondary education and training; and 
‘‘(B) an agency’s adoption and integration 
of rigorous and challenging academic and tech-
nical coursework. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—The funds awarded to 
an eligible agency under this subsection may be used 
to carry out any activities authorized under section 
124, including demonstrations of innovative pro-
grams.’’. 
SEC. 10. OUTLYING AREAS, NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS, 
AND TRIBALLY CONTROLLED INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) ASSISTANCE FOR THE OUTLYING AREAS.—Sec-
tion 115 (20 U.S.C. 2325) is amended by striking sub-
sections (b), (c), and (d). 
(b) NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAM.—Section 116 (20 
U.S.C. 2326) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting a period at 
the end of paragraph (5); 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(other 
than in subsection (i))’’; and
(C) by amending paragraph (5) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(5) REGULATIONS.—If the Secretary promul-
gates any regulations applicable to subsection (b)(2), 
the Secretary shall confer with, and allow participa-
tion by, representatives of Indian tribes, tribal orga-
nizations, and individual tribal members.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘post-
secondary’’ after ‘‘enrolled in’’. 
(c) NEEDS ESTIMATE FOR TRIBALLY CONTROLLED 
INSTITUTIONS.—Section 117 (20 U.S.C. 2327) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking subsection (g) and redesignating 
subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (g) and (h), 
respectively; and 
(2) in subsection (h) (as redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting 
‘‘2005’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding fiscal years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘5 succeeding fiscal years’’. 
(d) OCCUPATIONAL
AND EMPLOYMENT INFORMA-
TION.—Section 118 (20 U.S.C. 2328) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘individ-
uals’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘stu-
dents (and parents, as appropriate) regarding 
postsecondary education and training and prep-
aration for high wage, high skill occupations;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘aca-
demic and vocational and technical’’ after ‘‘re-
sources that relate’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), 
(i) by striking ‘‘knowledge and skills’’ 
and inserting ‘‘knowledge, skills, and occu-
pational information’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(D) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘post-
secondary’’ after ‘‘career-related’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘1999 through 
2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2005 through 2010’’. 
SEC. 11. STATE ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 121 (20 U.S.C. 2341) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 121. STATE ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.—The re-
sponsibilities of an eligible agency under this title shall 
include— 
‘‘(1) coordination of the development, submis-
sion, and implementation of the State plan, and the
evaluation of the program, services, and activities as-
sisted under this title, including preparation for non-
traditional fields; 
‘‘(2) consultation with the Governor and appro-
priate agencies, groups, and individuals including 
parents, students, teachers, representatives of busi-
nesses, labor organizations, eligible recipients, State 
and local officials, and local program administrators, 
involved in the planning, administration, evaluation, 
and coordination of programs funded under this 
title; 
‘‘(3) convening and meeting as an eligible agen-
cy (consistent with State law and procedure for the 
conduct of such meetings) at such time as the eligi-
ble agency determines necessary to carry out the eli-
gible agency’s responsibilities under this title, but 
not less than four times annually; and 
‘‘(4) the adoption of such procedures as the eli-
gible agency considers necessary to— 
‘‘(A) implement State level coordination 
with the activities undertaken by the State 
boards under section 111 of Public Law 105– 
220; and 
‘‘(B) make available to the service delivery 
system under section 121 of Public Law 105–
220 within the State a listing of all school drop-
out, postsecondary, and adult programs assisted 
under this title. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Except with respect to the re-
sponsibilities set forth in subsection (a), the eligible agen-
cy may delegate any of the other responsibilities of the 
eligible agency that involve the administration, operation, 
supervision of activities assisted under this title, in whole 
or in part, to one or more appropriate State agencies.’’. 
SEC. 12. STATE PLAN. 
Section 122 (20 U.S.C. 2342) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘5-year 
period’’ and inserting ‘‘6-year period’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘5 
year State plan’’ and inserting ‘‘6-year period’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘(includ-
ing employers, labor organizations, and par-
ents)’’ and inserting ‘‘(including charter school 
authorizers and organizers, employers, labor or-
ganizations, parents, students, and community 
organizations)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘teachers, 
eligible recipients, parents, students, interested com-
‘‘(iv) may be adopted by local edu-
cational agencies and postsecondary insti-
tutions to be offered as an option to stu-
dents (and their parents as appropriate), 
when choosing future coursework.’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B) (as so redes-
ignated), by inserting ‘‘and how the eligible 
agency will distribute information identi-
fying eligible recipients that offer elements 
of the model sequences of courses’’ before 
the semicolon; 
(iii) by amending subparagraph (C) 
(as so redesignated) to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) the criteria that will be used by the 
eligible agency to evaluate and approve eligible 
recipients for funds under this title, including 
criteria to assess the extent to which the local 
plan will promote— 
‘‘(i) levels of high academic achieve-
ment; and 
‘‘(ii) levels of high technical skill at-
tainment;’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (D) (as so redes-
ignated)—
(I) by inserting ‘‘, both academi-
cally and technically,’’ after ‘‘stu-
dents’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, and how participating stu-
dents will be made aware of such op-
portunities;’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (E) (as so redes-
ignated), by striking the period and insert-
ing ‘‘aligned with challenging and rigorous 
academic content;’’; and 
(vi) by inserting after subparagraph 
(E) (as so redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(F) the process by which the eligible 
agency will ensure that all vocational and tech-
nical education programs carried out under this 
Act include either the secondary or postsec-
ondary elements of the model sequences of 
courses identified by the eligible agency, with 
an emphasis on challenging academic and tech-
nical content and, through a progression of 
courses, leads to a postsecondary 1-year certifi-
cate, associate’s or baccalaureate degree, or a 
proficiency credential in conjunction with a sec-
ondary school diploma;
‘‘(G) the role that any Tech-Prep consortia 
(established under title II of this Act before its 
repeal by section 18 of the Vocational and 
Technical Education for the Future Act and 
supported by the eligible agency under this Act) 
will play in assisting local educational agencies 
and postsecondary educational institutions in 
establishing agreements and plans for offering 
model sequences of courses to students at both 
the secondary and postsecondary levels; and 
‘‘(H) how funds will be used effectively to 
link secondary and postsecondary academic and 
vocational and technical education in a manner 
that increases student academic and vocational 
and technical achievement.’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) describes how comprehensive professional 
development (including initial teacher preparation) 
for vocational and technical, academic, guidance, 
and administrative personnel will be provided, espe-
cially professional development that— 
‘‘(A) promotes the integration of rigorous 
and challenging academic and vocational and
technical education curriculum development; 
and 
‘‘(B) increases the academic and vocational 
and technical knowledge of vocational and tech-
nical education teachers.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘aca-
demic and technical’’ after ‘‘parents,’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5)(A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(especially as per-
taining to math, science, and technology)’’ 
after ‘‘academic and technical skills’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘core academic, and 
vocational and technical, subjects’’ and in-
serting ‘‘core academic subjects (as defined 
in section 9101(11) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801(11))), and vocational and 
technical subjects’’; and 
(E) by striking paragraph (19) and redes-
ignating paragraphs (20) and (21) as para-
graphs (19) and (20), respectively; and 
(4) by striking subsections (d) and (f) and re-
designating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
SEC. 13. IMPROVEMENT PLANS. 
Section 123 (20 U.S.C. 2343) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 123. IMPROVEMENT PLANS. 
‘‘(a) STATE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) PLAN.—If a State fails to meet the State 
adjusted levels of performance described in the re-
port submitted under section 113(c), the eligible 
agency shall develop and implement a program im-
provement plan in consultation with the appropriate 
agencies, individuals, and organizations for the first 
program year succeeding the program year in which 
the eligible agency failed to meet the State adjusted 
levels of performance, in order to avoid a sanction 
under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—If the Sec-
retary determines that an eligible agency is not 
properly implementing the eligible agency’s respon-
sibilities under section 122, or is not making sub-
stantial progress in meeting the purpose of this Act, 
based on the State’s adjusted levels of performance, 
the Secretary shall work with the eligible agency to 
implement improvement activities consistent with the 
requirements of this Act. 
‘‘(3) FAILURE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If an eligible agency 
fails to meet the State adjusted levels of per-
formance, has not implemented an improvement 
plan as described in paragraph (1), has shown 
no improvement within 1 year after imple-
menting an improvement plan as described in 
paragraph (1), or has failed to meet the State 
adjusted levels of performance for 2 or more 
consecutive years, the Secretary may, after no-
tice and opportunity for a hearing, withhold 
from the eligible agency all, or a portion of, the 
eligible agency’s allotment under this title. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER
FOR
EXCEPTIONAL
CIR-
CUMSTANCES.—The Secretary may waive the 
sanction in subparagraph (A) due to exceptional 
or uncontrollable circumstances such as a nat-
ural disaster or a precipitous and unforeseen 
decline in the financial resources of the State. 
‘‘(4) FUNDS RESULTING FROM REDUCED AL-
LOTMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
use funds withheld under paragraph (3) for a 
State served by an eligible agency, to provide 
(through alternative arrangements) services and
activities within the State to meet the purposes 
of this Act. 
‘‘(B) REDISTRIBUTION.—If the Secretary 
cannot satisfactorily use funds withheld under 
paragraph (3), then the amount of funds re-
tained by the Secretary as a result of a reduc-
tion in an allotment made under paragraph (3) 
shall be redistributed to other eligible agencies 
in accordance with section 111. 
‘‘(b) LOCAL PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) LOCAL EVALUATION.—Each eligible agen-
cy shall evaluate annually, using the local adjusted 
levels of performance described in section 113(b)(4), 
the vocational and technical education activities of 
each eligible recipient receiving funds under this 
title. 
‘‘(2) PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If, after reviewing the 
evaluation, the eligible agency determines that 
an eligible recipient is not making substantial 
progress in achieving the local adjusted levels of 
performance, the eligible agency shall— 
‘‘(i) conduct an assessment of the 
educational needs that the eligible recipient
shall address to overcome local perform-
ance deficiencies; 
‘‘(ii) enter into an improvement plan 
agreement with an eligible recipient based 
on the results of the assessment, for the 
first program year succeeding the program 
year in which the eligible recipient failed to 
meet the local adjusted levels of perform-
ance, which plan shall demonstrate how 
the local performance deficiencies will be 
corrected and include instructional and 
other programmatic innovations of dem-
onstrated effectiveness, and where nec-
essary, strategies for appropriate staffing 
and professional development; and 
‘‘(iii) conduct regular evaluations of 
the progress being made toward reaching 
the local adjusted levels of performance as 
described 
in 
section 
113(b)(4) 
and 
progress on the improvement plan itself. 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—The eligible agency 
shall conduct the activities described in para-
graph (2) in consultation with teachers, par-
ents, other school staff, appropriate agencies,
and other appropriate individuals and organiza-
tions. 
‘‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—If the eligible 
agency determines that an eligible recipient is not 
properly implementing the eligible recipient’s respon-
sibilities under section 134, or is not making sub-
stantial progress in meeting the purpose of this Act, 
based on the local adjusted levels of performance, 
the eligible agency shall provide technical assistance 
to the eligible recipient to assist such recipient in 
carrying out the improvement activities consistent 
with the requirements of this Act. 
‘‘(4) FAILURE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If an eligible recipient 
fails to meet the local adjusted levels of per-
formance as described in section 113(b)(4), has 
not implemented an improvement plan as de-
scribed in paragraph (2), has shown no im-
provement within 1 year after implementing an 
improvement plan as described in paragraph 
(2), or has failed to meet the local adjusted lev-
els of performance for 2 or more consecutive 
years, the eligible agency may, after notice and 
opportunity for a hearing, withhold from the el-
igible recipient all, or a portion of, the eligible 
recipient’s allotment under this title. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER
FOR
EXCEPTIONAL
CIR-
CUMSTANCES.—The eligible agency may waive 
the sanction under this paragraph due to excep-
tional or uncontrollable circumstances such as a 
natural disaster or a precipitous and unforeseen 
decline in the financial resources of the State. 
‘‘(5) FUNDS RESULTING FROM REDUCED AL-
LOTMENTS.—The eligible agency shall use funds 
withheld under paragraph (4) to provide (through 
alternative arrangements) services and activities to 
students within the area served by such recipient to 
meet the purpose of this Act.’’. 
SEC. 14. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 
Section 124 (20 U.S.C. 2344) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘learn-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘education’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, and the required 
math and science education,’’ after ‘‘use of 
technology in vocational and technical edu-
cation’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) by inserting ‘‘(including the 
math and science knowledge that pro-
vides a strong basis for such skills)’’ 
after ‘‘technical skills’’; and 
(II) 
by 
striking 
‘‘and 
tele-
communications field’’ and inserting 
‘‘fields’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘at the secondary and 
postsecondary levels’’ after ‘‘academic, 
guidance, and administrative personnel’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(A) through (D) as subparagraphs (C) 
through (F), respectively, and inserting be-
fore such subparagraphs (as so redesig-
nated) the following: 
‘‘(A) will provide inservice and preservice 
training for vocational and technical education 
teachers in the integration and use of rigorous 
and challenging academics with vocational and 
technical subjects; 
‘‘(B) are high quality, sustained, intensive, 
and classroom-focused in order to have a posi-
tive and lasting impact on classroom instruction 
and the teacher’s performance in the classroom,
and are not 1 day or short-term workshops or 
conferences;’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C) (as so redes-
ignated)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘scientifically 
based’’ after ‘‘based on’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; 
(iv) in subparagraph (D) (as so redes-
ignated), by striking ‘‘assist students in 
meeting’’ and inserting ‘‘improve student 
achievement in order to meet’’; and 
(v) by amending subparagraph (E) 
(as so redesignated) to read as follows: 
‘‘(E) will support education programs for 
teachers of vocational and technical education 
in public schools and other public school per-
sonnel who are involved in the direct delivery of 
educational services to vocational and technical 
education students to ensure that teachers and 
personnel— 
‘‘(i) stay current with the needs, ex-
pectations, and methods of industry; 
‘‘(ii) meet teacher certification or li-
censing requirements, especially in core
academic subjects as defined in section 
9101(11) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801(11)); 
‘‘(iii) can effectively develop inte-
grated rigorous and challenging academic 
and vocational and technical education cur-
riculum; and 
‘‘(iv) develop a high level of academic 
and industry knowledge and skills of voca-
tional and technical education.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘integra-
tion of academics’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘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 (6), by inserting ‘‘and 
complete a sequence of courses, as described in 
section 122(c)(1)(A)’’ after ‘‘technical skills’’; 
(F) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon;
(G) in paragraph (8), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(H) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 
following: 
‘‘(9) technical assistance for eligible recipients’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1), and redesig-
nating paragraphs (2) through (10) as para-
graphs (1) through (9), respectively; 
(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) that reflect 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 academic and technical coursework and 
other such factors relating to the performance 
of the eligible recipient under this Act as the el-
igible agency determines are appropriate; or 
‘‘(D) other factors relating to the perform-
ance of the eligible recipient under this Act as 
the eligible agency determines are appro-
priate.’’. 
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; and 
(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)—
(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. 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 curricula described in 
section 124(c)(1), as appropriate to the eligible 
recipient responsible for that element of the se-
quence;’’; 
(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 
(C) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesig-
nated), by inserting ‘‘rigorous and’’ after 
‘‘taught to the same’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(10) as paragraphs (5) through (11), respectively, 
and inserting after paragraph (3) the following: 
‘‘(4) describe how comprehensive professional 
development (including initial teacher preparation) 
for vocational and technical, academic, guidance, 
and administrative personnel will be provided that 
promotes the integration of rigorous and challenging 
academic and technical education (including cur-
riculum development);’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘academic and vocational 
and technical’’ after ‘‘students,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, including the eligible 
recipients that offer elements of the model se-
quence of courses’’ after ‘‘of this title’’. 
SEC. 17. LOCAL USE OF FUNDS. 
Section 135 (20 U.S.C. 2355) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to en-
sure learning in the core academic’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘as established in the State-developed 
model sequences of courses described in section 
122(c)(1)(A) to ensure learning in the core aca-
demic subjects (as defined by section 9101(11) 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(11)))’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (8); 
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (7) as paragraphs (4) through (9), re-
spectively, and inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) link secondary vocational and technical 
education and postsecondary vocational and tech-
nical education, including offering model sequences 
of courses and implementing Tech-Prep programs; 
‘‘(3) support tech-prep programs (if the eligible 
recipient receives the funds from the eligible agency 
under section 112(a)(1) that— 
‘‘(A) are carried out under an articulation 
agreement between the participants in the con-
sortium, which shall include— 
‘‘(i) a local educational agency, an in-
termediate educational agency or area vo-
cational and technical education school 
serving secondary school students, or a 
secondary school funded by the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) a nonprofit institution of high-
er education that offers— 
‘‘(aa) a 2 or 4-year degree pro-
gram, or a 2-year certificate program, 
and is qualified as institutions of 
higher education pursuant to section 
102 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002) (except those 
institutions 
described 
in 
section 
102(a)(1)(C) of such Act), including 
an institution receiving assistance 
under the Tribally Controlled College 
or University Assistance Act of 1978 
(25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and a trib-
ally controlled postsecondary voca-
tional and technical institution; or 
‘‘(bb) a 2-year apprenticeship 
program that follows secondary in-
struction, if such nonprofit institution 
of higher education is not prohibited 
from receiving assistance under part
B of title IV of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.) 
pursuant to the provisions of section 
435(a)(3) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
1083(a)); or 
‘‘(II) a proprietary institution of 
higher education that offers a 2-year 
associate degree program and is quali-
fied as an institution of higher edu-
cation pursuant to section 102 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1002), if such proprietary in-
stitution of higher education is not 
subject to a default management plan 
required by the Secretary, 
and may include employers and labor orga-
nizations; 
‘‘(B) consist of a minimum of 2 years of 
secondary school preceding graduation and a 
minimum of 2 years of higher education, or an 
apprenticeship program of at least 2 years fol-
lowing secondary instruction; 
‘‘(C) meet academic standards developed 
by the State, including standards developed 
under section 1111 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6311) for secondary students, and support pro-
ficiency in mathematics, science, reading, writ-
ing, communications, and technologies; 
‘‘(D) are comprised of model sequences of 
courses that integrate rigorous and challenging 
academics and vocational and technical edu-
cation; 
‘‘(E) provide technical preparation in a ca-
reer field such as engineering technology, ap-
plied science, a mechanical, industrial, or prac-
tical art or trade, agriculture, health occupa-
tions, business, or applied economics; 
‘‘(F) that use, if appropriate and available, 
work-based or worksite learning in conjunction 
with academic and vocational and technical edu-
cation; 
‘‘(G) that use educational technology and 
distance learning, as appropriate, to involve all 
the consortium partners more fully in the devel-
opment and operation of programs; and 
‘‘(H) that facilitate and promote close 
working relationships among eligible recipients 
to ensure that programs within a geographic
area are closely integrated with Tech-Prep pro-
gram activities.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, and the related 
math and science education,’’ after ‘‘use of 
technology in vocational and technical edu-
cation’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘(including the 
math and science knowledge that pro-
vides a strong basis for such skills)’’ 
after ‘‘technical skills’’; and 
(II) 
by 
striking 
‘‘and 
tele-
communications field’’ and inserting 
‘‘fields’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘work’’ and in-
serting ‘‘collaborate’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘that improve 
the math and science knowledge of 
students’’ 
after 
‘‘mentoring 
pro-
grams’’; 
(E) in paragraph (6) (as so redesig-
nated)—
(i) by striking ‘‘teachers’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘secondary and postsecondary teach-
ers, instructors,’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘in effective teaching skills based on re-
search’’ and inserting ‘‘in effective integra-
tion of rigorous and challenging academic 
and vocational and technical education, in 
effective teaching skills based on scientif-
ically based research’’; 
(F) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), 
by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 
(G) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, re-
garding postsecondary options, including for 
adult students who are changing careers or up-
dating skills’’ before the semicolon; 
(D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘includ-
ing the establishment and operation of special 
arrangements with industry partners that allow 
qualified industry professionals to serve as fac-
ulty in postsecondary programs’’ before the 
semicolon;
(F) in paragraph (9), by inserting ‘‘that 
address the integration of academic and voca-
tional and technical education and’’ after 
‘‘teacher preparation programs’’; 
(E) by redesignating paragraphs (10) 
through (15) as paragraphs (11) through (16); 
and inserting after paragraph (9) the following: 
‘‘(10) to develop and expand postsecondary pro-
gram offerings at times and in formats accessible by 
students, including the use of distance education;’’; 
and 
(G) in paragraph (11) (as so redesig-
nated), by inserting ‘‘, including development of 
new proposed model sequence of courses for 
consideration by the eligible agency’’ before the 
semicolon; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘5 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2 percent’’. 
SEC. 18. REPEAL OF TECH-PREP EDUCATION ACT. 
Title II of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Tech-
nical Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2071 et seq.) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) FISCAL REQUIREMENTS.—Section 311(b) (20 
U.S.C. 2391(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), a State shall 
receive its full allotment of funds under this Act 
for any fiscal year only if the Secretary deter-
mines that the fiscal effort per student or the 
aggregate expenditures of the State for voca-
tional and technical education programs for the 
fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which 
the determination is made was not less than 90 
percent of the greatest such effort or expendi-
tures for any fiscal year after 2004.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(A)’’; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) REDUCTION
OF
FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary shall reduce the amount of the allotment 
of funds under this Act for any fiscal year in 
the exact proportion by which the State fails to 
meet the requirements of subparagraph (A).’’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘1 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘5 percent’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘preceding fiscal year’ means the 
Federal fiscal year or the 12-month fiscal period 
used by a State for official reporting purposes, prior 
to the beginning of the Federal fiscal year in which 
funds are available for obligation by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF SECRETARY.—Section 317 
(20 U.S.C. 2397) is repealed. 
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