,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #ac1 #bjae   
,ms4 ,baldwin introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,elementary and   
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife in  
order to focus on career readiness1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,afterschool and ,workforce ,readiness  
,act4  ,i ,preparing1 training1 and     
recruiting high-quality teachers and    
principals  #aja4 ,definitions ,section 
#bajb of the ,elementary and ,secondary 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ffjb7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7#g7 ,workforce critical
 subject ,the term workforce critical   
subject means an academic or career and 
technical education subject1 such as--  
7,a7 any subject found in the science1  
technology1 engineering1 and mathematics

 fields2 or  7,b7 any other subject that
 has been identified by the ,state      
educational agency1 in consultation with
 the ,state workforce development board 
established under section #aja of the   
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caaa71 as being    
critical to the ,state's current and    
emerging workforce needs4  4  #ajb4     
,state applications ,section #baab7;b7  
of the ,elementary and ,secondary       
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ffab7;b77 is amended--  7#a7 by        
redesignating paragraphs 7#f7 through   
7#ab71 as paragraphs 7#g7 through 7#ac71
 respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting   
after paragraph 7#e7 the following3     
7#f7 ,a description of all subjects     
identified by the ,state as workforce   
critical subjects4  4  ,,ii #bast       
century community learning centers      
#bja4 ,purposes ,section #dbja7;a77#b7  
of the ,elementary and ,secondary       
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#gaga7;a77#b77 is amended by striking   

and character education and all that    
follows through the period at the end   
and inserting the following3            
mathematics1 science1 and career and    
technical programs1 and1 for secondary  
school students1 internships1           
apprenticeships1 and other ties to an   
in-demand industry sector or occupation 
7as defined in section #c of the        
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb7744  #bjb4    
,application ,section #dbjc7;a7 of the  
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gagc7;a77 
is amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#d7--  
7,a7 by striking help participating and 
inserting the following3  help-- 7,a7   
participating  2  7,b7 by inserting and 
after the semicolon at the end2 and     
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,b7 secondary school students achieve
 career competencies1 complete          
internships or apprenticeships1 or      
participate in work-based learning      
opportunities2  2 and  7#b7 in paragraph

 7#aa71 by inserting local boards 7as   
defined in section #c of the ,workforce 
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb771 after parents1       
students14  #bjc4 ,local competitive    
grant program ,section #dbjd7;b77#b7 of 
the ,elementary and ,secondary          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#gagd7;b77#b77 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting and     
college and career readiness before the 
semicolon at the end2  7#b7 in          
subparagraph 7,h71 by inserting local   
board 7as defined in section #c of the  
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb771 business   
entities1 after community-based         
organization12 and  7#c7 in subparagraph
 7,j71 by inserting college and career  
readiness1 after achievement14  #bjd4   
,local activities ,section #dbje7;a7 of 
the ,elementary and ,secondary          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#gage7;a77 is amended--  7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#aa71 by striking and after  

the semicolon2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#ab71
 by striking the period at the end and  
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#ac7 programs  
that partner with in-demand fields of   
the local workforce or build career     
competencies and career readiness4  4