,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dchg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ad1       
#bjag,mr4 ,duffy introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and          
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf to  
increase the allocation for rural areas1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,providing ,rural ,equity1 ,parity1 and 
,reinvestment in ,education ,act or the 
,,prepare ,act4  #b4 ,within ,state     
allocation ,section #aab of the ,carl   
,d4 ,perkins ,career and ,technical     
,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#bcbb7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection 
7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by        
striking #aj percent and inserting #ae  
percent2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7  
in subparagraph 7,a7--  7,i7 by striking
 #a percent and inserting #b percent2   
and  7,,ii7 by striking ,state          

correctional institutions and           
institutions and inserting ,state       
correctional institutions1 juvenile     
justice facilities1 and educational     
institutions2 and  7ii7 in subparagraph 
7,b71 by striking available for services
 and inserting available to assist      
eligible recipients in providing        
services2 and  7,c7 in paragraph        
7#c77;,b71 by striking a local plan2 and
 inserting local applications22 and     
7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by        
striking ,from amounts and inserting the
 following3  7#a7 ,in general ,from     
amounts  2  7,b7 by striking section    
#ace and all that follows through the   
end and inserting  section #ace-- 7,a7  
in-- 7i7 rural areas2  7ii7 areas with  
high percentages of ,,cte concentrators 
or ,,cte participants2 and  7iii7 areas 
with high numbers of ,,cte concentrators
 or ,,cte participants2 and  7,b7 in    
order to-- 7i7 foster innovation through
 the identification and promotion of    
promising and proven career and         

technical education programs1 practices1
 and strategies1 which may include      
practices and strategies that prepare   
individuals for nontraditional fields2  
or  7ii7 promote the development1       
implementation1 and adoption of programs
 of study or career pathways aligned    
with ,state-identified in-demand        
occupations or industries4  2 and  7,c7 
by adding at the end the following3     
7#b7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this 
subsection3  7,a7 ,,cte concentrators   
,the term ,,cte concentrator means-- 7i7
 at the secondary school level1 a       
student served by an eligible recipient 
who has--  7,i7 completed three or more 
career and technical education courses2 
or  7,,ii7 completed at least two       
courses in a single career and technical
 education program or program of study2 
or  7ii7 at the postsecondary level1 a  
student enrolled in an eligible         
recipient who has-- 7,i7 earned at least
 #ab cumulative credits within a career 
and technical education program or      

program of study2 or  7,,ii7 completed  
such a program if the program           
encompasses fewer than #ab credits or   
the equivalent in total4  7,b7 ,,cte    
participant ,the term ,,cte participant 
means an individual who completes not   
less than one course or earns not less  
than one credit in a career and         
technical education program or program  
of study of an eligible recipient4  4