Adult Education WORKS Act
Bill: S.5202 | Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack (D-RI)
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Adult Education Workforce Opportunity and Reskilling for Knowledge and Success Act or the Adult Education WORKS Act
This bill expands adult education and literacy activities provided through state and local workforce development programs.

To amend the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act and the Workforce 
     Innovation and Opportunity Act to strengthen adult education.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Adult Education Workforce 
Opportunity and Reskilling for Knowledge and Success Act'' or the 
``Adult Education WORKS Act''.

               TITLE I--WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

SEC. 101. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Amendment to WIOA.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
whenever in this section an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
provision of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3101 et seq.).
    (b) Definitions.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (5);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (9) as 
                paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (8), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (B), the following:
            ``(9) College and career navigator.--The term `college and 
        career navigator' means an individual who--
                    ``(A) has extensive knowledge of workforce 
                development programs and services, postsecondary 
                programs and services, Federal and other student 
                financial aid for postsecondary education, and case 
                management techniques;
                    ``(B) supports persons who are accessing services 
                under this Act, by gathering work history and skills 
                information, providing tailored college and career 
                guidance and labor market information, helping 
                jobseekers identify training and educational options to 
                best fit their needs, including Federal student aid and 
                other assistance available to pay the costs of 
                attendance at an institution of higher education or for 
                participation in training, facilitating access to 
                services, and facilitating co-enrollment of individuals 
                in programs carried out under this title and title II;
                    ``(C) provides or organizes provision of services 
                to promote job readiness, digital literacy skills, 
                information literacy skills, and the skills needed for 
                success in postsecondary education, facilitates the 
                successful transition of individuals to postsecondary 
                education, coordinates activities with employers and 
                with entities and individuals involved in the one-stop 
                delivery system in the local area, and conducts 
                community outreach; and
                    ``(D) as determined appropriate by the one-stop 
                operator or eligible provider of adult education and 
                literacy activities involved, is responsible for 
                recruitment of students in adult education and literacy 
                activities and participants in workforce investment 
                activities, provision of intensive case management, 
                provision of career exploration services, and data 
                collection associated with an activity specified in 
                this subparagraph.'';
                    (D) by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (14), 
                (15) through (21), (22) through (26), and (27) through 
                (71), as paragraphs (13) through (15), (17) through 
                (23), (25) through (29), and (31) through (75), 
                respectively;
                    (E) by inserting after paragraph (11) the 
                following:
            ``(12) Concurrent enrollment.--The term `concurrent 
        enrollment' has the meaning given the term in section 203.'';
                    (F) by inserting after paragraph (15), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (D), the following:
            ``(16) Digital literacy skills.--The term `digital literacy 
        skills' has the meaning given the term in section 203.'';
                    (G) by inserting after paragraph (23), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (D), the following:
            ``(24) Foundational skill needs.--The term `foundational 
        skill needs', used with respect to an individual, means--
                    ``(A) in the case of an individual who is a youth, 
                an individual who has English reading, writing, or 
                computing skills at or below the 8th grade level on a 
                generally accepted standardized test; or
                    ``(B) in the case of an individual who is a youth 
                or adult, an individual who is unable to compute or 
                solve problems, or read, write, or speak English, at a 
                level necessary to function on the job, in the 
                individual's family, or in society.''; and
                    (H) by inserting after paragraph (29), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (D), the following:
            ``(30) Information literacy skills.--The term `information 
        literacy skills' has the meaning given the term in section 
        203.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 121(h)(2)(C)(ii) (29 U.S.C. 
                3151(h)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ``section 
                3(13)(D)'' and inserting ``section 3(14)(D)''.
                    (B) Section 134(c)(3)(H)(i) (29 U.S.C. 
                3174(c)(3)(H)(i)) is amended by striking ``section 
                3(44)'' and inserting ``section 3(48)''.
                    (C) Section 170(b)(1)(D)(i) (29 U.S.C. 
                3225(b)(1)(D)(i)) is amended by striking ``section 
                3(15)(E)'' and inserting ``section 3(17)(E)''.
                    (D) Section 211(e)(3) (29 U.S.C. 3291(e)(3)) is 
                amended by striking ``section 3(45)'' and inserting 
                ``section 3(49)''.
    (c) State Workforce Development Boards.--Section 101 (29 U.S.C. 
3111) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)(C)(ii)(IV), by inserting ``, and 
        representatives of organizations that provide adult education'' 
        after ``out-of-school youth''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ``(as defined 
                in section 202 of the Museum and Library Services Act 
                (20 U.S.C. 9101); referred to in this Act as `digital 
                literacy skills')'';
                    (B) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph 
                (13); and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (11) the 
                following:
            ``(12) in collaboration with providers of adult education 
        and literacy activities, the promotion of the employment of 
        college and career navigators by the one-stop centers in the 
        State; and''.
    (d) Program Specifics for State Plans.--Section 102(b)(2) (29 
U.S.C. 3112(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D)(ii)--
                    (A) in subclause (II), by striking item (dd) and 
                inserting the following:
                                            ``(dd) integrated education 
                                        and training, including how 
                                        costs for such activities will 
                                        be shared among relevant core 
                                        programs;'';
                    (B) in subclause (V), by adding ``and'' at the end; 
                and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(VI) how the eligible agency will 
                                promote, through funding priority or 
                                other means, professionalization of 
                                adult education and literacy activities 
                                through the adoption of staffing models 
                                that include requirements and support 
                                for teacher credentialing, standards, 
                                and support for ongoing in-service 
                                professional development, and career 
                                ladders that encourage movement from 
                                part-time to full-time teaching 
                                positions;''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (E)(iii)(II), by inserting ``providers 
        of adult education and literacy activities,'' after 
        ``institutions of higher education,''.
    (e) Local Boards.--Section 107 (29 U.S.C. 3122) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end the 
        following:
                    ``(D) Information on membership.--The chief elected 
                officials appointing the local board for a local area 
                shall make publicly available information on the 
                membership of the board (including information 
                identifying how the membership composition requirements 
                of subsection (b) have been met), including by posting 
                that information on the website of each unit of general 
                local government included in the local area.''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``secondary and 
                postsecondary education'' and inserting ``secondary, 
                postsecondary, and adult education'';
                    (B) in paragraph (7)(C)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, in consultation with 
                        providers of public access to technology,'' 
                        after ``identifying strategies'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``, including deliveries 
                        through public libraries,'' after ``traditional 
                        service delivery''; and
                            (iii) by inserting ``and information 
                        literacy skills'' after ``digital literacy 
                        skills''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(14) College and career navigators.--The local board, in 
        collaboration with providers of adult education and literacy 
        activities in the local area, shall promote the employment of 
        college and career navigators by the one-stop centers and 
        eligible providers (as defined in section 203) in the local 
        area.''.
    (f) Local Plans.--Section 108 (29 U.S.C. 3123) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(13), by inserting ``, including, in 
        all local plans after the first such plan, a description of how 
        the local board carried out such coordination and completed 
        such review during the previous 4-year period'' after 
        ``submitted under title II''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(3), by inserting ``, along with a 
        description of the actions the local board took in response to 
        such comments'' after ``disagreement with the plan''.
    (g) Indicators of Performance.--Section 116(b)(2)(A) (29 U.S.C. 
3141(b)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking subclauses (IV) and (V) and 
        inserting the following:
                                    ``(IV) the percentages of program 
                                participants who, during participation 
                                in the program--
                                            ``(aa) obtain a recognized 
                                        postsecondary credential or a 
                                        secondary school diploma or its 
                                        recognized equivalent; and
                                            ``(bb) are in an education 
                                        or training program that leads 
                                        to a recognized postsecondary 
                                        credential or employment and 
                                        who are achieving measurable 
                                        skill gains toward such a 
                                        credential or employment;
                                    ``(V) the percentages of program 
                                participants who, within 1 year after 
                                exit from the program--
                                            ``(aa) obtain a secondary 
                                        school diploma or its 
                                        recognized equivalent;
                                            ``(bb) have obtained or 
                                        retained employment; and
                                            ``(cc) are in an education 
                                        or training program leading to 
                                        a recognized postsecondary 
                                        credential; and'';
            (2) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:
                            ``(iii) Interim indicators for adult 
                        education.--A State may develop interim 
                        indicators for measuring the percentage of 
                        program participants on track to meet the 
                        indicators described in subclauses (IV) and (V) 
                        of clause (i) for adult education and literacy 
                        activities authorized under title II.''; and
            (3) in clause (iv), by striking ``clauses (i)(VI)'' and 
        inserting ``clause (i)(VI)''.
    (h) Common Participant Individual Record Layout.--Section 116 (29 
U.S.C. 3141) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Common Participant Individual Record Layout.--The Secretary 
of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall establish a common 
reporting system that covers, and that accommodates, the core programs, 
relating to participant records and the performance accountability 
measures described in subsection (b).''.
    (i) One-Stop Delivery Systems.--Section 121 (29 U.S.C. 3151) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(2)(B)--
                    (A) by redesignating clauses (ii) through (vi) as 
                clauses (iii) through (vii), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
                            ``(ii) a public library;''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(B)--
                            (i) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the 
                        semicolon and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) through one or more public 
                        libraries in accordance with paragraph (5);''; 
                        and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Information and services provided through public 
        libraries.--A local board may use funds made available under 
        subsection (h) to make programs, activities, and services 
        available through a public library to the extent such library 
        demonstrates to the local board--
                    ``(A) that the library provides or will provide 
                career services or other workforce development 
                activities to address unmet need for such services or 
                activities, such as by providing career services and 
                other workforce development activities to individuals 
                at days or times, and locations, at which the services 
                or activities are not otherwise made available through 
                the corresponding one-stop partners;
                    ``(B) that the library will provide a physical 
                location within the library, which may include a mobile 
                library site, in which to serve individuals seeking 
                services provided by a college and career navigator; 
                and
                    ``(C) the library's ability to leverage additional 
                resources, such as staff, facilities, computer access, 
                or learning materials, in order to extend the level of 
                services otherwise provided through the local one-stop 
                delivery system, particularly to geographically distant 
                communities, communities for which physical one-stop 
                centers are not easily accessible through public 
                transportation, or communities in which there is 
                inadequate access for the level of services needed.''.
    (j) Digital Literacy Skills; Information Literacy Skills.--Section 
134(c) (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (iii), by inserting ``digital 
                literacy, information literacy,'' after ``(including 
                literacy,''; and
                    (B) in clause (xii)(VI), by inserting ``digital 
                literacy skills, information literacy skills,'' after 
                ``learning skills,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)(D)--
                    (A) by redesignating clauses (x) and (xi) as 
                clauses (xii) and (xiii), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after clause (ix) the following:
                            ``(x) digital literacy skills training;
                            ``(xi) information literacy skills 
                        training;''.
    (k) Library-Based and Community-Based College and Career 
Navigators.--Subtitle D of title I is amended by inserting after 
section 171 (29 U.S.C. 3226) the following:

``SEC. 171A. LIBRARY-BASED AND COMMUNITY-BASED COLLEGE AND CAREER 
              NAVIGATORS.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to expand the 
capacity of State and local workforce development systems by leveraging 
the facilities and staff of libraries and community-based organizations 
to provide career navigation services to individuals through library-
based and community-based college and career navigators.
    ``(b) Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term `eligible entity' 
means a partnership between a State board or local board and 1 or more 
of the following:
            ``(1) A community-based organization.
            ``(2) A library (as defined in section 213 of the Library 
        Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9122)) that offers 
        workforce development activities at no cost to individuals.
    ``(c) Grants Authorized.--From funds made available under section 
172(g), the Secretary is authorized to make grants to eligible entities 
to carry out the purpose of this section.
    ``(d) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
as the Secretary may require.
    ``(e) Uses of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a grant 
        under this section shall use funds made available through the 
        grant to establish a college and career navigator program 
        within the library, community-based organization, or agency 
        that is a partner of such eligible entity.
            ``(2) Activities of program.--A college and career 
        navigator program established under paragraph (1) may hire, 
        train, support, or retain 1 or more college and career 
        navigators to provide career navigation services in 
        coordination with a State or local workforce development 
        system.''.
    (l) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 172 (20 U.S.C. 3227) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Library-Based and Community-Based Navigators.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 171A, $135,000,000 
for fiscal year 2023 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.

                 TITLE II--ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY

SEC. 201. PURPOSE.

    Section 202 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3271) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and economic self-
        sufficiency'' and inserting ``, economic self-sufficiency, and 
        full participation in all aspects of adult life''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon;
                    (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) digital literacy skills; and
                            ``(iv) information literacy skills; and''.

SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 203 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3272) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``postsecondary level'' and 
                inserting ``college placement level'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (E); and
                    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following:
                    ``(C) develop and use digital literacy skills;
                    ``(D) develop and use information literacy skills; 
                and'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (9) and (10) 
        through (17) as paragraphs (6) through (12) and (14) through 
        (21), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) College placement level.--The term `college placement 
        level' means the level required for placement in college-level 
        course work, rather than placement in developmental education, 
        as demonstrated by achievement of a designated score on a 
        placement test or other college-identified measure.
            ``(4) Concurrent enrollment.--The term `concurrent 
        enrollment' means intentional, simultaneous enrollment in more 
        than 1 one-stop partner program, as a strategy for leveraging 
        resources and eliminating duplication of services while 
        achieving the best possible outcomes.
            ``(5) Digital literacy skills.--The term `digital literacy 
        skills' means the skills associated with--
                    ``(A) using technology to enable users to find, 
                evaluate, organize, create, and communicate 
                information; and
                    ``(B) developing digital citizenship and the 
                responsible use of technology.'';
            (4) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by paragraph (2), in 
        subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``is basic skills deficient'' 
        and inserting ``has foundational skills needs'';
            (5) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by paragraph (2), in 
        subparagraph (B)(i)--
                    (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon;
                    (B) in subclause (II), by striking ``or'' and 
                inserting ``and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(III) development of digital literacy 
                        skills and information literacy skills; or'';
            (6) in paragraph (12), as redesignated by paragraph (2), in 
        the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and 
        educational'' after ``in the economic'';
            (7) by inserting after paragraph (12), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (2), the following:
            ``(13) Information literacy skills.--The term `information 
        literacy skills' means the set of skills needed to find, 
        retrieve, understand, evaluate, analyze, discern the 
        reliability and accuracy of, and effectively use information 
        (which encompasses spoken and broadcast words and videos, 
        printed materials, and digital content, data, and images).'';
            (8) in paragraph (15), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
        inserting ``(and may be provided concurrently with other 
        activities and services, such as adult basic education)'' after 
        ``workforce training'';
            (9) in paragraph (17), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
        striking ``and solve problems, at levels of proficiency 
        necessary to function on the job, in the family of the 
        individual, and in society'' and inserting ``solve problems, 
        and use digital literacy skills and information literacy skills 
        at levels of proficiency necessary to function effectively as 
        an employee, a parent or family member, and a member of 
        society''; and
            (10) in paragraph (21), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``information literacy skills,'' 
                after ``digital literacy skills,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and completion of''.

SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 206 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3275) is amended by striking ``this title'' and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ``this title $810,000,000 
for fiscal year 2023, $945,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, $1,080,000,000 
for fiscal year 2025, $1,215,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, and 
$1,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.''.

SEC. 204. RESERVATION OF FUNDS.

    Section 211 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3291) is amended in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
``$15,000,000'' and inserting ``$25,000,000''.

SEC. 205. PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

    Section 212 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3292) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 212. PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), programs 
and activities authorized under this title are subject to all of the 
performance accountability provisions described in section 116.
    ``(b) Pilot for Innovative Performance Accountability Systems.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve an 
        application from an eligible agency to pilot, for a subset of 
        eligible providers within its State and as an alternative to 
        the performance accountability system described in section 116, 
        an innovative performance accountability system that uses 
        alternative indicators of performance that have the potential 
        to more accurately reflect the objectives and adult education 
        and literacy activities of the eligible providers' programs if 
        the Secretary determines that an application from such an 
        eligible agency meets the requirements of this subsection.
            ``(2) Pilot period.--An eligible agency applying to pilot 
        an innovative performance accountability system under this 
        subsection shall propose in its application the period of time 
        that the agency desires to implement such system, except that 
        the period shall not exceed 5 years.
            ``(3) Extension of a pilot period.--The Secretary shall 
        approve an eligible agency's request to extend the period of a 
        pilot under this subsection if the Secretary determines that 
        the innovative performance system is meeting the objectives of 
        this subsection.
            ``(4) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An eligible agency desiring to 
                undertake a pilot under this subsection shall submit an 
                application at such time and in such manner as the 
                Secretary may require.
                    ``(B) Contents.--An application described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall include--
                            ``(i) a description of how the eligible 
                        agency engaged in an outreach process with 
                        eligible providers within its State to--
                                    ``(I) inform the eligible providers 
                                of the opportunity to implement a pilot 
                                under this subsection; and
                                    ``(II) engage with the eligible 
                                providers in the development of 
                                alternative indicators of performance;
                            ``(ii) an explanation of whether and how 
                        the eligible agency established any standards 
                        or criteria for the alternative measures of 
                        performance that participating eligible 
                        providers could elect to use;
                            ``(iii) a listing of the eligible providers 
                        that will participate in the proposed pilot and 
                        a description of the indicators of performance 
                        that each such provider will make use of 
                        through the pilot;
                            ``(iv) a description of why the eligible 
                        agency and the participating eligible providers 
                        believe the proposed indicators of performance 
                        would more accurately measure the attainment of 
                        the objectives of such providers' adult 
                        education and literacy activities than would 
                        the indicators of performance described in 
                        section 116(b)(2);
                            ``(v) an explanation of how the proposed 
                        indicators of performance will be valid and 
                        reliable measures of education and employment 
                        consistent with purposes of this title;
                            ``(vi) a description of how the eligible 
                        agency will collect, report to the Secretary, 
                        and make publicly available the proposed 
                        indicators of performance from each 
                        participating eligible provider on a timely 
                        basis; and
                            ``(vii) an assurance that the eligible 
                        agency will, at the end of the pilot period, 
                        report to the Secretary on the outcomes of the 
                        pilot, including on whether the eligible agency 
                        met the objectives of the pilot.
                    ``(C) Secretarial review and approval.--The 
                Secretary shall determine whether to approve an 
                application under this subsection by not later than 90 
                days of receiving the application.
                    ``(D) Disapproval.--The Secretary shall not 
                disapprove an application under this subsection without 
                giving the applicant the opportunity to revise and 
                resubmit the application.
            ``(5) Additional secretarial responsibilities.--The 
        Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) through the Director of the Institute of 
                Education Sciences, carry out national evaluations of 
                the implementation and outcomes of the pilots 
                authorized under this subsection, with the first such 
                evaluation to be completed not later than 5 years after 
                the Secretary approves the first application from an 
                eligible entity;
                    ``(B) in consultation with the Director of the 
                Institute of Education Sciences, identify best 
                practices in the development and implementation of 
                innovative performance accountability systems under 
                this subsection;
                    ``(C) disseminate information on those practices, 
                including by making the information available on the 
                website of the Department of Education; and
                    ``(D) provide a report to the Committee on Health, 
                Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the 
                Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
                Representatives on the results of the pilot program, 
                including a comparison of the outcomes as measured by 
                the innovative performance accountability systems 
                implemented under this subsection and the performance 
                measures described in section 116.''.

SEC. 206. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.

    Section 222(b) of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3302(b)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following:
            ``(3) Public availability of information on matching 
        funds.--Each eligible agency shall maintain, on the website of 
        such agency and in an easily accessible format, information 
        documenting the non-Federal contributions made available to 
        adult education and literacy programs pursuant to this 
        subsection, including the sources of such contributions and, in 
        the case of funds made available by the State, the distribution 
        of such funds to eligible providers.''.

SEC. 207. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.

    Section 223(a) of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3303(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(C)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``programs,'' and 
                inserting ``, family literacy,''; and
                    (B) in clause (iii), by inserting ``and expand 
                options for the education of adults'' after 
                ``efficiencies''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``digital'' 
                after ``implementation of'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (L) 
                and subparagraph (M), as subparagraphs (F) through (M) 
                and subparagraph (O), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 
                following:
                    ``(E) Developing content and models for family 
                literacy programs.'';
                    (D) in subparagraph (J), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B), in clause (i), by striking ``and 
                English language acquisition'' and inserting ``English 
                language acquisition, digital literacy skills, and 
                information literacy skills'';
                    (E) in subparagraph (K), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, such as the 
                development and retention of policies for credentialing 
                of adult educators who demonstrate effectiveness'' 
                after ``retention'';
                    (F) in subparagraph (L), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``adult learners with 
                        learning disabilities or'' and inserting 
                        ``specific groups of adult learners, such as 
                        those with learning disabilities, those at the 
                        lowest levels of literacy, or those who are''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``at the lowest 
                        achievement levels'' and inserting ``in 
                        appropriate and meaningful ways''; and
                    (G) by inserting after subparagraph (M), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (B), the following:
                    ``(N) Strengthening the quality of adult education 
                and literacy programs in the State through support for 
                improved credentials, program quality standards, and 
                certification and accreditation requirements.''.

SEC. 208. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS.

    Section 231 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3321) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d), by striking ``subparagraphs (A) and 
        (B) of section 203(4)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A) and 
        (B) of section 203(8)''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``learning 
        disabilities'' and inserting ``learning differences''.

SEC. 209. LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMITS.

    Section 233(a) of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3323(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and for professional 
        development'' after ``literacy activities''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``professional 
        development,''.

SEC. 210. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.

    Section 242 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3332) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) assistance to help States meet the requirements of 
        section 116 in order to ensure--
                    ``(A) that the outcomes and other data required 
                pursuant to section 116 are collected and reported in a 
                timely and accessible manner; and
                    ``(B) that such data are reported consistently 
                across States and eligible providers and are reviewed 
                for quality and consistency at the Federal level.'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as 
                paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) technical assistance to participating eligible 
        agencies and eligible providers in implementing innovative 
        performance accountability systems under section 212(b)(1);
            ``(3) grants to such agencies and providers to assist them 
        in implementing such systems;
            ``(4) carrying out the national evaluations required under 
        section 212(b)(5)(A);'' and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting ``skills and 
                information literacy skills'' after ``digital 
                literacy''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C)(vii)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding 
                                subclause (I), by striking ``best 
                                practices'' and inserting ``effective 
                                practices'';
                                    (II) in subclause (I), by striking 
                                ``adults with learning disabilities and 
                                with'' and inserting ``specific 
                                populations, such as adults with 
                                learning differences, adults with the 
                                lowest levels of literacy or numeracy, 
                                adults who are supporting the education 
                                of their children, and'';
                                    (III) by redesignating subclauses 
                                (III) and (IV) as subclauses (IV) and 
                                (V), respectively;
                                    (IV) by inserting after subclause 
                                (II) the following:
                                    ``(III) family literacy 
                                programs;''; and
                                    (V) in subclause (IV), as 
                                redesignated by subclause (III), by 
                                inserting ``, including digital 
                                literacy skills and information 
                                literacy skills development'' after 
                                ``activities'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D)--
                                    (I) in clause (ii), by inserting 
                                ``for themselves and their children'' 
                                after ``education and training''; and
                                    (II) in clause (iii), by inserting 
                                ``, such as counseling, transportation, 
                                and child care,'' after ``support 
                                services'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (iv) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as 
                        subparagraph (K); and
                            (v) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the 
                        following:
                    ``(G) developing and rigorously evaluating model 
                programs for the preparation of highly effective adult 
                educators;
                    ``(H) carrying out initiatives to support the 
                professionalization of adult education through the 
                creation and implementation of full-time staffing 
                models;
                    ``(I) providing professional development and 
                technical assistance to adult educators that is 
                designed to help ensure that adult education and family 
                literacy programs build pathways to future success for 
                all adult learners;
                    ``(J) strengthening the quality of adult education 
                and literacy programs through support for improved 
                credentials, program quality standards, and 
                certification and accreditation requirements that 
                States may adopt on a voluntary basis; and''.

SEC. 211. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND CIVICS EDUCATION.

    Section 243 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3333) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``, in combination with 
        integrated education and training activities''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``designed'' and all 
        that follows through the period at the end and inserting the 
        following: ``designed to prepare adults who are English 
        learners for full participation in the economic, educational, 
        and civic life of the community, which may include integration 
        with the local workforce development system.''.
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