,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bdjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bb1 #bjad ,mr4   
,w>n] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,pryor1 & ,mr4   
,begi*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to ensure t programs ( tra9+
 s]vices "u ! ,work=ce ,inve/m5t ,act ( 
#aiih make bett] use ( p>ticipants'     
prior le>n+ s z to bett] assi/ !        
p>ticipants 9 obta9+ degrees & o!r      
recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tials1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,lev]age ,prior ,skills 
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s  
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a        
recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial is key to
 an individual's self-suffici5cy & upw>d
 mobility1 & to high] levels ( family   
well-be+4  7#b7 ,jobseek]s (t5 come to  
programs provid+ tra9+ s]vices ) skills 
acquir$ ?r\gh noncr$it employm5t & tra9+
 programs1 su* z corporate or milit>y   
tra9+ programs1 workplace-bas$ le>n+    

programs1 volunte] activities1 & o!r    
activities4  7#c7 ,work=ce inve/m5t     
sy/ems d n take into acc\nt prior le>n+4
 ,work]s & /ud5ts :o h p]si/$ ?r\gh     
dem&+ noncr$it employm5t & tra9+        
programs (t5 h to repeat c\rses :5 !y   
attempt to e>n a recogniz$ po/second>y  
cr$5tial ?r\gh a work=ce inve/m5t sy/em1
 wa/+ bo? money & "t4  7#d7 ,at a "t :5 
unemploym5t rema9s relatively high1     
tra9+ s]vices %\ld be ge>$ to all[      
p>ticipants to quickly a*ieve recogniz$ 
po/second>y cr$5tials t lead directly to
 employm5t4  7b7 ,purpose ,! purpose (  
?is ,act is to enc\rage ,/ates & local  
bo>ds to develop compet5cy-bas$ work=ce 
inve/m5t sy/ems1 to validate le>n+ ?r\gh
 noncr$it employm5t & tra9+ programs &  
to aw>d recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tials4
  #c4 ,eligible provid]s ,section #abb (
 ! ,work=ce ,inve/m5t ,act ( #aiih 7#bi 
,u4,s4,c4 #bhdb7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7b77#b77;,d7-- 7,a7 9 clause 
7ii71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7,b7 9      
clause 7iii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ 

2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
7iv7 if ! provid] proposes to provide a 
program ( tra9+ s]vices t leads to a    
recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial1 %all    
include 9 ! application in=mation on !  
quality ( ! s]vices t lead to !         
cr$5tial4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection       
7c77#e77;,a71 by ins]t+ ! in=mation     
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#b77;,d77iv7  
7= a program describ$ 9 t subsection7 & 
aft] submit4  #d4 ,compet5cy-bas$ le>n+ 
,section #acd7;a77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,work=ce 
,inve/m5t ,act ( #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#bhfd7;a77#b77;,b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9   
clause 7v71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7#b7 9
 clause 7iv71 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ 
2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
7vii7 id5tify+ & implem5t+ a process by 
:i* local bo>ds w ent] into contracts ) 
provid]s ( tra9+ s]vices "u subsection  
7d77#d71 or id5tify provid]s z eligible 
provid]s ( tra9+ s]vices "u section     
#abb1 only if ! provid]s involv$ agree  
to-- 7,i7 use direct assessm5ts to      
assess1 to ! ext5t practical1 ! prior   

le>n+ ( ! p>ticipants 9 noncr$it        
employm5t & tra9+ programs2 &  7,,ii7   
take t prior le>n+ into acc\nt1 to !    
ext5t practical1 :5 det]m9+ :e!r su* a  
p>ticipant has e>n$ cr$it h\rs or made  
progress t[>d e>n+ a degree f at an     
in/itution ( high] education1 or has    
e>n$ or made progress t[>ds e>n+ a      
recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial4  4