,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ah1
 #bjad ,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,baldwin1 and ,mr4 ,portman7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,higher ,education ,act of #aife to     
provide for the preparation of career   
and technical education teachers4  #a4  
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,creating ,quality ,technical      
,educators ,act of #bjad4  #b4          
,partnership grants for the preparation 
of career and technical education       
teachers ,section #bjb of the ,higher   
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajbb;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 by           
redesignating subsections 7f7 through   
7k7 as subsections 7g7 through 7l71     
respectively2  7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 
7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting and
 career and technical education teachers

 after early childhood educators2 and   
7,b7 in paragraph 7#f77;,c71 by striking
 subsection 7f7 or 7g7 and inserting    
subsection 7g7 or 7h72  7#c7 in         
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71
 by inserting a program for the         
preparation of career and technical     
education teachers under subsection 7f71
 after subsection 7e712 and  7,b7 in    
paragraph 7#b71 by striking subsection  
7f7 and inserting subsection 7g72 and   
7#d7 by inserting after subsection 7e7  
the following3  7f7 ,partnership grants 
for the preparation of career and       
technical education teachers  7#a7 ,in  
general ,an eligible partnership that   
receives a grant under this section to  
carry out a program for the preparation 
of career and technical education       
teachers shall establish an effective   
secondary school career and technical   
education teacher preparation program   
that shall be-- 7,a7 available to       
mid-career professionals or recent      
graduates of an institution of higher   

education1 who have expertise in a      
program area in which a skilled career  
and technical education teacher shortage
 has been identified through a needs    
assessment described in paragraph 7#b72 
7,b7 an opportunity for program         
participants to obtain initial licensure
 based on ,state requirements and the   
basic skills required for entry into the
 education profession1 and the option of
 earning a bachelor's degree or a       
master's degree2 and  7,c7 an           
opportunity for program participants who
 are current educators and who do not   
have subject matter expertise in a      
career and technical education field    
identified through the needs assessment 
under paragraph 7#b7 to receive         
technical skills training to be able to 
effectively teach in a classroom setting
 the career and technical skills        
identified in such assessment based on  
industry standards4  7#b7 ,needs        
assessment ,each of the partners in an  
eligible partnership that receives a    

grant under this section to carry out a 
program for the preparation of career   
and technical education teachers shall  
conduct a needs assessment-- 7,a7 with  
respect to the preparation1 ongoing     
training1 professional development1 and 
retention of career and technical       
education teachers in program areas     
linked to the education and skill needs 
of the local or regional economy2 and   
7,b7 that takes into account the current
 needs of a ,state1 local1 or regional  
market1 as well as trends identified in 
section #ajb7;b77#a77;,b7 of the        
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act4  7#c7 ,participant eligibility1   
application1 and selection  7,a7        
,participant eligibility ,in order to be
 eligible to participate in a career and
 technical education teacher preparation
 program under this subsection1 an      
individual-- 7i7 shall-- 7,i7 have at   
least a bachelor's degree2  7,,ii7 have 
an active industry-recognized credential
 in a technical profession if the       

eligible partnership determines that the
 program leading to the credential is of
 high quality1 and meets the ,state's   
minimum requirements for career and     
technical education teachers in the     
field1 based either on years of related 
work experience or a number of specified
 hours in the field2 or  7,,iii7 be a   
former member of the ,armed ,forces with
 a ,department of ,defense recognized   
active technical credential2 and  7ii7  
may be a licensed teacher with a need   
for technical skills training4  7,b7    
,application and selection  7i7         
,application ,each eligible individual  
described in subparagraph 7,a7 who      
desires to participate in the career and
 technical education teacher preparation
 program under this subsection shall    
submit an application to the eligible   
partnership4  7ii7 ,selection  7,i7 ,in 
general ,each eligible partnership shall
 select applicants for participation in 
the career and technical education      
teacher preparation program based on the

 career and technical education program 
needs of any high-need local educational
 agencies in the partnership4  7,,ii7   
,requirement for vacant positions ,any  
vacant career and technical educator    
positions or positions with a           
demonstrated connection to the needs    
assessment described in paragraph 7#b7  
within the high-need local educational  
agency in an eligible partnership that  
receives a grant under this section to  
carry out a program for the preparation 
of career and technical education       
teachers shall be filled with career and
 technical education teacher preparation
 program participants4  7iii7           
,recruitment ,an eligible partnership   
may develop and implement a teacher     
recruitment program to invite eligible  
individuals to participate in the career
 and technical education program4  7#d7 
,required clinical experience components
 ,each career and technical education   
teacher preparation program carried out 
under this subsection shall include the 

following program components3 7,a7      
,training in pedagogy1 including        
classroom management1 lesson planning1  
student learning methods1 and academic  
and career and technical education      
content integration4  7,b7 ,training in 
using empirically based practice and    
scientifically valid research in        
classroom instruction4  7,c7 ,necessary 
preparation to obtain a teaching license
 based on ,state licensing requirements 
in the ,state in which the partnership  
operates1 prior to entering the         
classroom4  7,d7 ,literacy training for 
incorporating technical texts into the  
classroom4  7,e7 ,at least #a year of   
clinical experience concurrent with the 
pre-classroom training program4  7,f7   
,training to effectively teach technical
 skills to industry standards in a      
classroom setting4  7,g7 ,for licensed  
teachers1 technical skills and          
pedagogical training related to the     
career and technical education program  
they are intending to teach4  7#e7      

,required pre-service components ,each  
career and technical education teacher  
preparation program carried out under   
this subsection shall require-- 7,a7    
program participants1 after completing  
pre-classroom training and who have at  
least ,state recognized provisional     
licensure to teach1 to be paired with a 
mentor teacher with expertise in        
teaching the same or similar content for
 a period of not less than #b years     
within the same school or school        
district1 if available1 and1 if not     
available1 the program shall specify how
 the program participant will be        
mentored2 and  7,b7 continuing          
professional development coursework for 
such program participants over the      
course of #c years to ensure that such  
teachers-- 7i7 are able to understand   
and implement research-based teaching   
practices in classroom instruction2     
7ii7 have knowledge of student learning 
methods2  7iii7 are data-literate to    
continuously1 effectively1 and ethically

 access1 interpret1 act on1 and         
communicate multiple types of data from 
,state1 local1 classroom1 and other     
sources to improve outcomes for students
 in a manner appropriate to educators'  
professional roles and responsibilities2
  7iv7 possess skills to analyze student
 academic and technical achievement data
 and other measures of student learning1
 and use such data and measures to      
improve classroom instruction2  7v7     
possess the skills to develop1          
implement1 and utilize interim and      
formative assessments to improve        
classroom instruction2  7vi7 possess    
teaching skills and an understanding of 
effective instructional strategies      
across the technical and all applicable 
academic content areas that enable such 
teachers to-- 7,i7 meet the specific    
learning needs of all students1         
including students with disabilities1   
students who are limited ,english       
proficient1 students who are gifted and 
talented1 and students with low literacy

 levels2 and  7,,ii7 differentiate      
instruction for such students2  7vii7   
possess strategies for incorporating    
content from non-career and technical   
education courses and standards for     
college and career into career and      
technical education courses2  7viii7 are
 able to effectively participate as a   
member of an individualized education   
program team1 as defined in section     
#fad7;d77#a77;,b7 of the ,individuals   
with ,disabilities ,education ,act2 and 
7ix7 are able to successfully employ    
effective strategies for literacy       
instruction in technical coursework4    
7#f7 ,agreement to serve  7,a7 ,in      
general ,except as provided in          
subparagraph 7,b71 each career and      
technical education teacher preparation 
program carried out under this          
subsection shall require program        
participants to serve as a full-time    
career and technical education teacher  
in a high-need local educational agency 
that is a part of the eligible          

partnership for a total of not less than
 #c academic years immediately after    
successfully completing the             
pre-classroom training program          
component4  7,b7 ,serving local         
educational agencies outside of the     
partnership ,if there are no full-time  
career and technical education teacher  
positions in a high-need local          
educational agency that is a part of the
 eligible partnership1 a program        
participant may fulfill the service     
requirement under subparagraph 7,a7     
through serving as a full-time career   
and technical education teacher in a    
high-need local educational agency that 
is not a part of the eligible           
partnership4  7,c7 ,certification of    
employment ,a program participant under 
this subsection shall provide the       
eligible partnership with certification 
of the employment that is required under
 this paragraph4  7#g7 ,stipends or     
salaries2 applications2 repayments  7,a7
 ,stipends or salaries ,a career and    

technical education teacher preparation 
program under this subsection shall     
provide a one-year living stipend or    
salary to program participants during   
the pre-classroom training program      
component4  7,b7 ,applications for      
stipends or salaries ,each career and   
technical education teacher preparation 
program participant desiring a stipend  
or salary during the pre-classroom      
training program component shall submit 
an application to the eligible          
partnership at such time1 and containing
 such information and assurances1 as the
 eligible partnership may require4  7,c7
 ,repayments  7i7 ,in general ,a grantee
 carrying out a career and technical    
education teacher preparation program   
under this subsection shall require a   
recipient of a stipend or salary under  
subparagraph 7,a7 who does not complete1
 or who notifies the partnership that   
the recipient intends not to complete1  
the service obligation required by      
paragraph 7#f7 to repay such stipend or 

salary to the eligible partnership1     
together with interest1 at a rate       
specified by the partnership in the     
agreement1 and in accordance with such  
other terms and conditions specified by 
the eligible partnership1 as necessary4 
7ii7 ,other terms and conditions ,any   
other terms and conditions specified by 
the eligible partnership may include    
reasonable provisions for pro-rata      
repayment of the stipend or salary      
described in subparagraph 7,a7 or for   
deferral of a program participant's     
service obligation required by paragraph
 7#f71 on grounds of health1            
incapacitation1 inability to secure     
employment as a full-time career and    
technical education teacher1 being      
called to active duty in the ,armed     
,forces of the ,united ,states1 or other
 extraordinary circumstances4  7iii7    
,use of repayments ,an eligible         
partnership shall use any repayment     
received under this subparagraph to     
carry out additional activities that are

 consistent with the purposes of this   
subsection4  7#h7 ,reports2 parents     
right-to-know2 development of           
performance measures  7,a7 ,annual      
report ,an eligible partnership that    
receives a grant under this section to  
carry out a program for the preparation 
of career and technical education       
teachers shall submit to the ,secretary 
and make publicly available1 at such    
time and in such manner as the          
,secretary may require1 an annual report
 that includes-- 7i7 data on the        
eligible partnership's progress on the  
performance measures described in       
section #bjd7;a72 and  7ii7 a           
description of the challenges the       
eligible partnership has faced in       
implementing the grant and how the      
eligible partnership has addressed or   
plans to address such challenges4  7,b7 
,publicly available ,each eligible      
partnership that receives a grant under 
this section to carry out a program for 
the preparation of career and technical 

education teachers shall complete and   
make publicly available1 not later than 
#ij days after the grant period for such
 eligible partnership ends1 an          
evaluation based on the evaluation plan 
described in section #bjd7;a74  7,c7    
,parents right-to-know ,at the beginning
 of each school year1 a high-need local 
educational agency that receives funds  
under this subsection shall-- 7i7 notify
 the parents of each student attending  
any school receiving funds under this   
subsection that the parents may request1
 and the agency will provide the parents
 on request 7and in a timely manner71   
the information described in section    
#aaaa7;h77#f77;,a7 of the ,elementary   
and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife2
 and  7ii7 provide to each such parent  
the information and notice described in 
section #aaaa7;h77#f77;,b7 of such ,act4
  7,d7 ,development of performance      
measures ,the ,secretary shall develop  
performance measures prior to awarding  
grants under this section1 with input   

and consultation of schools of          
education1 school administrators1       
teachers1 professional non profit       
technical and career organizations1 and 
the opportunity for a #fj-;day public   
comment period4 ,the ,secretary shall   
ensure that such measures are made      
available to potential applicants prior 
to seeking applications for such grants4
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