,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #effc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #g1 #bjaf,mr4   
,co/ello ( ,p5nsylvania 7= himself &    
,mr4 ,loebsack7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
am5d ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical
 ,education ,act ( #bjjf to deliv]      
high-quality c>e] & te*nical education  
opportunities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,critical ,?9k+1 ,collaboration1        
,communication1 & ,creativity = ,c>e]s  
,act or ! ,f\r ,c's = ,c>e]s ,act4  #b4 
,deliv]+ high-quality c>e] & te*nical   
education opportunities ,section #ace ( 
! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical     
,education ,act ( #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#bcee7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection    
7b7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ an 
indu/ry1 :i* may include "w-bas$ le>n+  
exp]i5ces2 & ins]t+ a range ( indu/ries 
id5tifi$ ?r\gh effective & su/a9$       
bus9ess & community p>tn]%ips1 includ+  

"w-bas$ le>n+ exp]i5ces22  7,b7 9       
p>agraph 7#e7-- 7i7 by ins]t+ induction 
programs 7z ! t]m is def9$ 9 section    
#bjj ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajba771 z well z        
prep>ation & aft] provide2 &  7ii7 9    
subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 9 clause 7iii7  
by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a semicolon2 &    
7,,ii7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7v7  
tea*+ high-quality dual & concurr5t     
enrollm5t c>e] & te*nical education     
programs t are design$ to exp&          
opportunities = /ud5ts to e>n           
po/second>y cr$it & relevant            
c]tifications2  7vi7 enc\rag+ be/       
practices among communities (           
practition]s1 includ+ us+ bl5d$ le>n+   
programs 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section  
#dajb ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#gaab772 &  7vii7 /rategies = improv+ ! 
critical ?9k+1 communications1          
collaboration1 & creativity skills (    
/ud5ts p>ticipat+ 9 c>e] & te*nical     
education programs2  2  7,c7 9 p>agraph 

7#g71 by ins]t+ 1 su* z develop+ & us+  
op5 educational res\rces & creat+       
physical environm5ts t support /ud5t    
engagem5t aft] relevant te*nology2  7,d7
 9 p>agraph 7#h7 by /rik+ & at ! end2   
7,e7 9 p>agraph 7#i7 by /rik+ ! p]iod & 
ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7,f7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+ new p>agraphs3  7#aj7 tra9
 c>e] guidance & academic c\nselors to  
effectively use labor m>ket in=mation 9 
assi/+ /ud5ts ) po/second>y education & 
c>e] plann+2  7#aa7 support public      
private p>tn]%ips design$ to provide    
/ud5ts ) ! cr$5tials & skills requir$ to
 secure employm5t 9 relevant fields2 &  
7#ab7 if det]m9$ appropriate by ! local 
educational ag5cy1 support programs t   
coord9ate & integrate--  7,a7 academic &
 c>e] & te*nical education cont5t ?r\gh 
coord9at$ in/ructional /rategies1 :i*   
may include exp]i5tial le>n+            
opportunities & promot+ skills necess>y 
= 9-dem& occupations or indu/ries 9 !   
,/ate 9 :i* su* local educational ag5cy 
is locat$2 &  7,b7 "w-bas$ le>n+        

opportunities t provide /ud5ts ) 9-dep? 
int]action ) indu/ry pr(essionals &1 if 
appropriate1 academic cr$it4  2 &  7#b7 
9 subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph      
7#ai77;,d7 by /rik+ &2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 
7#bj7 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  
7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
p>agraph3  7#ba7 to conduct a           
compreh5sive ne$s assessm5t to id5tify !
 /rategies1 tools1 & res\rces requir$ = 
promot+ great] engagem5t & coord9ation )
 bus9ess & indu/ry1 includ+ explor+ !   
unique te*nology1 transportation1 & o!r 
special ne$s ( rural & l[-income        
communities4  4  #c4 ,promot+ critical  
?9k+1 collaboration1 communication1 &   
creativity  ,! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] &  
,te*nical ,education ,act ( #bjjf 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #bcja et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 9 section #c7e77;,b7 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4    
#bcjb7e77;,b77--  7,a7 by ins]t+ 1      
creativity1 communication1 aft] reason+2
 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ collaboration skills1
 aft] employability skills12  7#b7 9    
section #aac7;b77#b77;,c7 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4

 #bcbc7;b77#b77;,c771 by ins]t+ &       
acquisition ( critical ?9k+1            
collaboration1 communication1 &         
creativity skills aft] self-suffici5cy2 
&  7#c7 9 section #abb7;c77#g7 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #bcdb7;c77#g77--  7,a7 9      
subp>agraph 7,b7 by /rik+ & at ! end2   
7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,c7 by ins]t+ & aft]
 ! semicolon2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,d7 improve !
 critical ?9k+1 communications1         
collaboration1 & creativity skills (    
/ud5ts p>ticipat+ 9 c>e] & te*nical     
education programs1 includ+ by--  7i7   
integrat+ su* skills into c\rsework     
?r\gh project-bas$ le>n+2  7ii7 build+ !
 capacity ( educators to tea* su*       
skills2 &  7iii7 provid+ ongo+ support  
to help /ud5ts a*ieve su* skills2  4