,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,ka9e 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 &  
,mr4 ,portman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
promote c>e] read9ess indicators & c>e] 
c\nsel+ = /ud5ts4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,c>e] ,ready ,act 
( #bjae4  #b4 ,c>e] read9ess indicators 
7a7 ,adequate ye>ly progress ,section   
#aaaa7;b77#b77;,c77vii7 ( ! ,elem5t>y & 
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;b77#b77;,c77vii77 is   
am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ include o!r      
academic indicators & ins]t+ include o!r
 college & c>e] ready indicators2 &     
7#b7 by /rik+ su* z a*ievem5t on & all t
 foll[s ?r\gh ! end ( ! clause & ins]t+ 
su* z-- 7,i7 a*ievem5t on additional    
,/ate or locally adm9i/]$ assessm5ts2   
7,,ii7 decreases 9 grade-to-grade       
ret5tion rates2  7,,iii7 att5dance rates

 & rates ( *ronic abs5teeism2  7,,iv7 ! 
numb] & p]c5tage ( /ud5ts atta9+        
recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tials1 z def9$
 by ! ,work=ce ,innovation &            
,opportunity ,act1 :ile 9 second>y      
s*ool2  7,v7 ! numb] & p]c5tage ( /ud5ts
 atta9+ ,/ate & local adju/$ levels (   
p]=mance1 z def9$ 9 section #aac7;b7 ( !
 ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical      
,education ,act ( #bjjf1 & report$ by ! 
,/ate 9 a mann] consi/5t ) section      
#aac7;c7 ( su* ,act2  7,,vi7 measures t 
integrate prep>ation = po/second>y      
education & ! work=ce1 includ+ measures 
( p]=mance 9 c\rsework sequ5ces t       
include rigor\s academics1 "w-bas$      
le>n+1 & c>e] & te*nical education2     
7,,vii7 p]=mance on assessm5ts ( c>e]   
read9ess2  7,,viii7 rates ( enrollm5t1  
rem$iation1 p]si/5ce1 & completion (    
po/second>y education2 &  7,,ix7 !      
numb]1 p]c5tage1 & *anges 9 ! p]c5tages 
( /ud5ts complet+ gift$ & tal5t$1       
advanc$ placem5t1 & college prep>atory  
c\rses4  4  7b7 ,/ate report c>d        

optional in=mation ,section             
#aaaa7;h77#a77;,d7 ( ! ,elem5t>y &      
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;h77#a77;,d77 is am5d$--
  7#a7 9 clause 7vi71 by /rik+ & aft] ! 
semicolon2  7#b7 9 clause 7vii71 by     
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a       
semicolon2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7viii7 ! numb] & p]c5tage (    
/ud5ts enroll$ 9 ea* public second>y    
s*ool 9 ! ,/ate :o atta9 ,/ate & local  
adju/$ levels ( p]=mance1 z def9$ 9     
section #aac7;b7 ( ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s    
,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education ,act (     
#bjjf1 & report$ by ! ,/ate 9 a mann]   
consi/5t ) section #aac7;c7 ( su* ,act2 
7ix7 ! numb] & p]c5tage ( /ud5ts enroll$
 9 ea* public second>y s*ool 9 ! ,/ate t
 atta9 a recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial1
 z def9$ 9 section #c ( ! ,work=ce      
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act1 :ile 9 
second>y s*ool2 &  7x7 = high s*ools--  
7,i7 ! high s*ool graduation rate2 &    
7,,ii7 rates ( enrollm5t1 rem$iation1   
p]si/5ce1 & completion ( po/second>y    

education = /ud5ts4  4  #c4 ,c>e]       
guidance & c\nsel+ ,section #edba ( !   
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gbde7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 9 subsection 7a77#b77;,b71 by /rik+
 = initiat+ or exp&+ s*ool c\nsel+ &    
ins]t+ = initiat+1 enri*+1 or exp&+     
s*ool c\nsel+ & c>e] guidance2  7#b7 9  
subsection 7b77#b7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 
7,d7--  7i7 by ins]t+ local work=ce     
developm5t bo>d describ$ 9 section #ajg 
( ! ,work=ce ,opportunity & ,inve/m5t   
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cabb71 regional    
economic developm5t ag5cies1 area c>e] &
 te*nical education s*ools 7z def9$ 9   
section #c ( ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] &  
,te*nical ,education ,act ( #bjjf71     
local bus9esses & indu/ries1            
organizations (f]+ appr5tice%ip         
programs1 tribal organizations1 labor   
organizations1 programs lead+ to a      
recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial1 aft]    
social s]vice ag5cies12 &  7ii7 by      
ins]t+ 1 :]e appropriate 9 ! case (     
second>y s*ool applications aft]        

s*ool-l9k$ s]vices integration2  7,b7 9 
subp>agraph 7,g71 by /rik+ & aft] !     
semicolon2  7,c7 9 subp>agraph 7,h7 by  
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  
7,d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,i7   
describe h[ ! local educational ag5cy w 
provide college & c>e] aw>5ess &        
exploration activities1 :i* may beg9    
prior to a /ud5t ent]+ high s*ool2 &    
7,j7 describe h[ ! local educational    
ag5cy w provide /ud5ts ) compreh5sive & 
timely s*ool c\nsel+ t addresses bo?    
college & c>e] plann+ ne$s4  2 &  7#c7 9
 subsection 7c77#b7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph
 7,k7 by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2  7,b7
 9 subp>agraph 7,l7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at 
! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7,m7 develop & implem5t 
compreh5sive s*ool c\nsel+ programs t   
align ) ! local educational ag5cy's     
application2  7,n7 9 ! case ( a program 
s]v+ second>y s*ools1 id5tify regional  
work=ce tr5ds 9 collaboration ) entities
 ) exp]tise 9 id5tify+ su* tr5ds1 su* z 
local work=ce developm5t bo>ds describ$ 

9 section #ajg ( ! ,work=ce ,opportunity
 & ,inve/m5t ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cabb7 
& regional economic developm5t          
organizations2  7,o7 9 ! case ( a       
program s]v+ second>y s*ools1 tra9      
c\nselors to effectively provide /ud5ts 
) labor m>ket in=mation2  7,p7 9 ! case 
( a program s]v+ second>y s*ools1       
develop & implem5t a process = s*ool    
c\nselors & s*ool c\nselor programs to  
access ! in=mation reg>d+ ! regional    
work=ce tr5ds id5tifi$ 9 p>agraph 7,n72 
7,q7 :]e appropriate1 develop & implem5t
 integrat$1 job-emb$d$1 & ongo+         
pr(essional developm5t programs =       
c\nselors & o!r educators involv$ 9     
prep>+ /ud5ts = po/second>y             
opportunities & c>e]s2 &  7,r7 :]e      
appropriate1 develop p]sonaliz$ le>n+   
plans = ea* /ud5t t map a def9$ program 
( /udy bas$ on ! /ud5t's academic & c>e]
 goals4  4