,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjhd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #g1  
#bjag,mr4 ,whitehouse introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to include community partners  
and intermediaries in the planning and  
delivery of education and related       
programs1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title2 table of contents  7a7    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,community ,partnerships in         
,education ,act4  7b7 ,table of contents
 ,the table of contents for this ,act is
 as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2    
table of contents4 ,,title              
,i--,amendments to the ,carl ,d4        
,perkins ,career and ,technical         
,education ,act of #bjjf ,sec4 #aja4    
,definitions4 ,sec4 #ajb4 ,attainment of
 #bast century skills4 ,sec4 #ajc4      
,inclusion of community partners and    
intermediary organizations in ,state and

 local plans4 ,sec4 #ajd4 ,evaluations4 
,,title ,,ii--,amendments to the ,higher
 ,education ,act of #aife ,sec4 #bja4   
,definitions4 ,sec4 #bjb4 ,,trio        
programs4 ,sec4 #bjc4 ,,gear ,,up4 ,sec4
 #bjd4 ,maintenance and expansion of    
existing programs4  ,i ,amendments to   
the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and      
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf     
#aja4 ,definitions ,section #c of the   
,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and          
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb7 is amended--  7#a7 by 
redesignating paragraphs 7#i7 through   
7#ah7 and paragraphs 7#ai7 through 7#cd7
 as paragraphs 7#aj7 through 7#ai7 and  
paragraphs 7#ba7 through 7#cf71         
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting after  
paragraph 7#h7 the following new        
paragraph3  7#i7 ,community partner ,the
 term community partner means a         
nonprofit organization that has         
expertise in the planning and delivery  
of education1 career training1 and      
related programs1 in forging            

coordination and cooperation between    
educators and other members of the      
community1 in training educators and    
other deliverers of educational         
services1 or in development and         
implementation of data systems that     
measure the progress of students1       
schools and institutions of higher      
education1 and programs4  2 and  7#c7 by
 inserting after paragraph 7#ai7 7as    
redesignated by paragraph 7#a77 the     
following new paragraph3  7#bj7         
,intermediary organization ,the term    
intermediary organization means a       
nonprofit organization that has         
expertise in training1 forging          
public-private partnerships1 systems    
development1 capacity-building1         
improving scalability1 and evaluation4  
4  #ajb4 ,attainment of #bast century   
skills  7a7 ,accountability ,section    
#aac7;b77#b77;,c7 of the ,carl ,d4      
,perkins ,career and ,technical         
,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#bcbc7;b77#b77;,c77 is amended by       

inserting attainment of #bast century   
skills 7such as critical thinking1      
problem-solving1 communication1 and     
collaboration7 and after such as4  7b7  
,local and ,state reports ,section #aac 
of such ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcbc7 is   
further amended-- 7#a7 in subsection    
7b77#d77;,c77ii7--  7,a7 in subclause   
7,i71 by striking 2 and and inserting a 
semicolon2  7,b7 in subclause 7,,ii71 by
 striking the period and inserting 2    
and2 and  7,c7 by inserting after       
subclause 7,,ii7 the following new      
subclause3  7,,iii7 describe the        
progress of career and technical        
education students served by the        
eligible recipient in attaining #bast   
century skills 7such as critical        
thinking1 problem-solving1              
communication1 and collaboration74  2   
and  7#b7 in subsection 7c77#b7-- 7,a7  
in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking 2 and 
and inserting a semicolon2  7,b7 in     
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the      
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by

 inserting after subparagraph 7,b7 the  
following new subparagraph3  7,c7       
describe the progress of career and     
technical education students of the     
,state in attaining #bast century skills
 7such as critical thinking1            
problem-solving1 communication1 and     
collaboration74  4  #ajc4 ,inclusion of 
community partners and intermediary     
organizations in ,state and local plans 
7a7 ,state plan ,section #abb of the    
,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and          
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcdb7 is amended--  7#a7 in 
subsection 7b77#a77;,a77ix71 by striking
 including parent and community         
organizations and inserting including   
parent and intermediary organizations   
and community partners2  7#b7 in        
subsection 7c77#a77;,a7--  7,a7 in      
clause 7iii71 by striking 2 and and     
inserting a semicolon2 and  7,b7 by     
inserting after clause 7iv7 the         
following new clauses3  7v7 are carried 
out in partnership with one or more     

community partners1 including through   
joint planning and implementation1      
shared professional development designed
 to improve the effectiveness of        
eligible recipient and community partner
 staff1 development and implementation  
of shared data systems that support     
program improvement and the improvement 
of program outcomes1 and the alignment  
and coordination of eligible recipient  
and community partner goals1 activities1
 and training2 and  7vi7 are carried out
 with the involvement of one or more    
intermediary organizations that will    
assist the eligible applicants by       
training staff1 providing technical     
assistance that is designed to ensure   
continuous improvement1 helping to      
ensure accountability for results1 and  
helping to ensure that program funds    
flow quickly and effectively to         
effective service providers and         
activities2  2 and  7#c7 in subsection  
7c77#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by 
striking 2 and and inserting a          

semicolon2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,g71  
by inserting and after the semicolon2   
and  7,c7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,g7 the following3  7,h7  
may be provided by a community partner  
or an intermediary organization2  4  7b7
 ,local plan ,section #acd7;b7 of the   
,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and          
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bced7;b77 is amended--  7#a7
 in paragraph 7#e71 by inserting        
community partners1 intermediary        
organizations1 after labor              
organizations12  7#b7 in paragraph      
7#aa71 by striking 2 and and inserting a
 semicolon2  7#c7 in paragraph          
7#ab77;,b71 by striking the period and  
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#d7 by     
inserting after paragraph 7#ab7 the     
following new paragraphs3  7#ac7        
describe the data-sharing agreement or  
agreements that the eligible recipient  
agency has entered into with other      
agencies and organizations so as to     
provide for shared access to information

 on student progress and success        
7consistent with the requirements of    
subpart #d of part ,c of the ,general   
,education ,provisions ,act71 integrated
 planning and joint review of the data1 
and coordinated adjustments in program  
strategies and activities in response to
 changes in student needs or to new     
challenges2  7#ad7 describe how the     
eligible recipient will carry out its   
program under this part in partnership  
with one or more community partners1    
including through joint planning and    
implementation1 shared professional     
development designed to improve the     
effectiveness of eligible recipient and 
community partner staff1 development and
 implementation of shared data systems  
that support program improvement and the
 improvement of program outcomes1 and   
the alignment and coordination of       
eligible recipient and community partner
 goals1 activities1 and training2 and   
7#ae7 a description of how the eligible 
recipient will carry out its program    

under this part with the involvement of 
one or more intermediary organizations  
that will assist the eligible entity by 
training staff1 providing technical     
assistance that is designed to ensure   
continuous improvement1 helping to      
ensure accountability for results1 and  
helping to ensure that program funds    
flow quickly and effectively to         
effective service providers and         
activities4  4  7c7 ,local use of funds 
,section #ace7;b7 of the ,carl ,d4      
,perkins ,career and ,technical         
,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#bcee7;b77 is amended--  7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#e71 by striking development 
programs that and inserting development 
programs1 which may be provided by      
community partners or intermediary      
organizations1 that2  7#b7 in paragraph 
7#h71 by striking 2 and and inserting a 
semicolon2  7#c7 in paragraph 7#i71 by  
striking the period and inserting 2 and2
 and  7#d7 by inserting after paragraph 
7#i7 the following new paragraph3  7#aj7

 development and implementation of      
data-sharing agreements between the     
eligible recipient and other agencies   
and organizations that provide for      
shared access to information on student 
progress and success 7consistent with   
the requirements of subpart #d of part  
,c of the ,general ,education           
,provisions ,act71 integrated planning  
and joint review of the data1 and       
coordinated adjustments in program      
strategies and activities in response to
 changes in student needs or to new     
challenges4  4  #ajd4 ,evaluations      
,section #aad7;d77#b77;,b7 of the ,carl 
,d4 ,perkins ,career and ,technical     
,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#bcbd7 is amended--  7#a7 in clause     
7vi71 by striking 2 and and inserting a 
semicolon2  7#b7 in clause 7vii71 by    
striking the period and inserting a     
semicolon2 and  7#c7 by inserting after 
clause 7vii7 the following new clauses3 
7viii7 whether and how eligible         
recipients are involving community      

partners and intermediary organizations 
in their activities carried out under   
part ,c1 and the impact of that         
involvement2 and  7ix7 the              
implementation of the data-sharing      
agreements entered into under section   
#ace7;b77#aj71 and the impact of that   
implementation4  4  ,,ii ,amendments to 
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
#bja4 ,definitions ,section #dha of the 
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhh7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following new subsections3 
7g7 ,community partner ,for purposes of 
this title1 the term community partner  
means a nonprofit organization that has 
expertise in the planning and delivery  
of education1 career training1 and      
related programs1 in forging            
coordination and cooperation between    
educators and other members of the      
community1 in training educators and    
other deliverers of educational         
services1 or in development and         
implementation of data systems that     

measure the progress of students1       
schools and institutions of higher      
education1 and programs4  7h7           
,intermediary organization ,for purposes
 of this title1 the term intermediary   
organization means a nonprofit          
organization that has expertise in      
training1 forging public-private        
partnerships1 systems development1      
capacity-building1 improving            
scalability1 evaluation1 and development
 and implementation of data systems that
 measure the progress of students1      
schools and other educational           
institutions1 and programs4  4  #bjb4   
,,trio programs ,section #djb;,a of the 
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#aa7 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7b77#a7--  7,a7 by       
striking ,for the purposes described and
 inserting the following3  7,a7 ,in     
general ,for the purposes described  2  
and  7,b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,b7 ,community partners and
 intermediary organizations ,an entity  

described in subparagraph 7,a7 receiving
 a grant or entering into a contract    
under this chapter shall1 to the extent 
practicable1 carry out the grant or     
contract--  7i7 with one or more        
community partners1 including through   
joint planning and implementation1      
shared professional development designed
 to improve the effectiveness of such   
eligible entity and community partner   
staff1 development and implementation of
 shared data systems that support the   
improvement of the operations and       
outcomes of the program carried out with
 such grant or contract1 and the        
alignment and coordination of such      
eligible entity and community partner   
goals1 activities1 and training2 and    
7ii7 with the involvement of one or more
 intermediary organizations that will   
assist such eligible entity by training 
staff1 providing technical assistance   
that is designed to ensure continuous   
improvement1 helping to ensure          
accountability for results1 and helping 

to ensure that the grant or contract    
funds flow quickly and effectively to   
effective service providers and         
activities4  2  7#b7 in subsection      
7c77#f71 by adding at the end the       
following3 ,the ,secretary shall        
encourage entities receiving grants or  
entering into contracts under this      
chapter to enter into data-sharing      
agreements with other agencies and      
organizations so as to provide for      
shared access to information on student 
progress and success 7consistent with   
the requirements of subpart #d of part  
,c of the ,general ,education           
,provisions ,act71 integrated planning  
and review of the data1 and coordinated 
adjustments in program strategies and   
activities in response to changes in    
student needs or to new challenges42 and
  7#c7 in subsection 7f77#c7-- 7,a7 in  
subparagraph 7,a7--  7i7 by             
redesignating clauses 7v7 and 7vi7 as   
clauses 7vi7 and 7vii71 respectively2   
and  7ii7 by inserting after clause 7iv7

 the following new clause3  7v7 student 
acquisition of #bast century skills     
7such as critical thinking1             
problem-solving1 communication1 and     
collaboration72  2 and  7,b7 in         
subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 by redesignating
 clauses 7v71 7vi71 and 7vii7 as clauses
 7vi71 7vii71 and 7viii71 respectively2 
and  7ii7 by inserting after clause 7iv7
 the following new clause3  7v7 student 
acquisition of #bast century skills     
7such as critical thinking1             
problem-solving1 communication1 and     
collaboration72  4  #bjc4 ,,gear ,,up   
7a7 ,definition of eligible entity      
,section #djd;,a7c77#b7 of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj;a-#ba7;c77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in subparagraph 7,a7--  7,a7 by striking
 and at the end of clause 7i72 and  7,b7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7iii7 one or more community partners2   
and  2 and  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71  
by inserting intermediary organizations1
 after subpart #d14  7b7 ,requirements  

,section #djd;,b7b7 of the ,higher      
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj;a-#bb7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by   
redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7  
as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71         
respectively1 and adjusting the margins 
of such subparagraphs accordingly2  7#b7
 by striking ,each eligible entity and  
inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in      
general ,each eligible entity  2 and    
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#b7 ,data sharing ,each eligible     
entity receiving a grant under this     
chapter shall1 to the extent feasible1  
enter into data-sharing agreements with 
other organizations or agencies so as to
 provide for shared access to           
information on student progress and     
success 7consistent with the            
requirements of subpart #d of part ,c of
 the ,general ,education ,provisions    
,act71 integrated planning and joint    
review of the data1 and coordinated     
adjustments in program strategies and   
activities in response to changes in    

student needs or to new challenges4  4  
7c7 ,applications ,section              
#djd;,c7a77#b7 of the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4           
#ajgj;a-#bc7;a77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7  
by striking and at the end of           
subparagraph 7,i72  7#b7 by striking the
 period and inserting 2 and at the end  
of subparagraph 7,j72 and  7#c7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7,k7  
describe1 in the case of an eligible    
entity described in section             
#djd;,a7c77#b71 how the entities        
included in the partnership will engage 
in--  7i7 joint planning and            
implementation2  7ii7 shared            
professional development designed to    
improve the effectiveness of school1    
community partner1 and other staff2     
7iii7 development and implementation of 
shared data systems that support program
 improvement and the improvement of     
program outcomes2 and  7iv7 the         
alignment and coordination of local     
educational agency1 school1 community   

partner1 and other partnership member   
goals1 activities1 and training4  4  7d7
 ,activities ,section #djd;,d7a77#c7 of 
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#bd7;a77#c77 is  
amended-- 7#a7 by striking and at the   
end of subparagraph 7,a72  7#b7 by      
striking the period at the end of       
subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting 2 and2  
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,c7 at the discretion of   
the eligible entity1 acquire #bast      
century skills 7such as critical        
thinking1 problem-solving1              
communication1 and collaboration74  4   
#bjd4 ,maintenance and expansion of     
existing programs  7a7 ,program         
authority ,section #dah;,a7a7 of the    
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;d-#b7;a77 is amended--  
7#a7 by striking ,the ,secretary shall  
and inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary shall  2 and    
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#b7 ,community partners and          

intermediary organizations ,each such   
program shall be implemented-- 7,a7 in  
partnership with one or more community  
partners1 including through joint       
planning and implementation1 shared     
professional development designed to    
improve the effectiveness of1 as        
applicable1 school1 institution of      
higher education1 nonprofit             
organization1 and community partner     
staff1 development and implementation of
 shared data systems that support       
program improvement and the improvement 
of program outcomes1 and the alignment  
and coordination of1 as applicable1     
school1 institution of higher education1
 nonprofit organization1 and community  
partner goals1 activities1 and training2
 and  7,b7 with the involvement of one  
or more intermediary organizations that 
assist the grantee by training staff1   
providing technical assistance that is  
designed to ensure continuous           
improvement1 helping to ensure          
accountability for results1 and helping 

to ensure that program funds flow       
quickly and effectively to effective    
service providers and activities4  7#c7 
,data sharing ,each such program shall  
include the implementation of one or    
more data-sharing agreements between the
 grantee and other organizations or     
agencies that provide for shared access 
to information on student progress and  
success 7consistent with the            
requirements of subpart #d of part ,c of
 the ,general ,education ,provisions    
,act71 integrated planning and joint    
review of the data1 and coordinated     
adjustments in program strategies and   
activities in response to changes in    
student needs or to new challenges4  4  
7b7 ,services provided ,section         
#dah;,a7b7 of the ,higher ,education    
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajgj;d-#b7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by    
striking and at the end of paragraph    
7#h72  7#b7 by redesignating paragraph  
7#i7 as paragraph 7#aj72 and  7#c7 by   
inserting after paragraph 7#h7 the      

following3  7#i7 activities designed to 
ensure that participants acquire #bast  
century skills 7such as critical        
thinking1 problem-solving1              
communication1 and collaboration72 and  
4