,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cjha  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ah1 #bjah ,mr4  
,pet]s 7= himself & ,mr4 ,"y7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$
 to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
id5tify & develop be/ practices = !     
tra9+ ( elem5t>y & second>y s*ool       
c\nselors reg>d+ c>e] c\nsel+4  #a4     
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,support+ ,useful ,c>e] ,c\nsel+ 9      
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,s*ools           
7,,success7 ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,be/     
,practices = ,second>y ,s*ool ,c\nselors
 ,tra9+ ,grant ,section #aad ( ! ,c>l   
,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education 
,act ( #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcbd7 is   
am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection  
7e7 z subsection 7g72  7#b7 9 subsection
 7d7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,a71 by   
/rik+ subsection 7e7 & ins]t+ subsection
 7g72 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#d77;,a71 by  
/rik+ subsection 7e7 & ins]t+ subsection
 7g72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 

7d7 ! foll[+3  7e7 ,be/ ,practices =    
,elem5t>y & ,second>y s*ool ,c\nselors  
,tra9+ ,grant  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al  7,a7     
,grant activities ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d
 grants1 on a competitive basis1 to     
in/itutions ( high] education or o!r    
entities t provide ,/ate-recogniz$      
elem5t>y & second>y s*ool c\nsel+       
cr$5tials 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is subsection z 
grantees7 to enable ^? grantees to--    
7i7 consult ) ,/ate bo>ds or local bo>ds
 7z ^? t]ms are def9$ 9 section #c ( !  
,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb77 to assess local 
& regional employm5t ne$s & tr5ds2  7ii7
 n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] receipt ( !   
aw>d1 develop be/ practices = tra9+     
elem5t>y & second>y s*ool c\nselors on  
c>e] c\nsel+ bas$ on ^? tr5ds2  7iii7   
develop curricula1 tra9+ modules1 or    
mat]ials to tra9 elem5t>y & second>y    
s*ool c\nselors bas$ on ^? be/          
practices2 &  7iv7 n lat] ?an #ab mon?s 
aft] receipt ( ! aw>d1 />t c>ry+ out !  
be/ practices describ$ 9 clause 7ii7 us+

 ! curricula1 modules1 or mat]ials      
describ$ 9 clause 7iii7 at "o or m      
c\nselor tra9+ sites4  7,b7 ,be/        
practices ,! be/ practices develop$     
?r\gh grants "u ?is subsection %all aim 
to improve-- 7i7 elem5t>y & second>y    
s*ool c\nselor aw>5ess ( bo? po/second>y
 education & po/second>y c>e] options1  
includ+ #b-ye> programs at in/itutions (
 high] education1 %ort-t]m cr$5tials1   
appr5tice%ip programs1 & o!r skill$ job 
tra9+ programs t lead to 9-dem&         
occupations2  7ii7 ! ability ( elem5t>y 
& second>y s*ool c\nselors to           
communicate to /ud5ts ! c>e]            
opportunities & employm5t tr5ds id5tifi$
 "u subp>agraph 7,a77i72 &  7iii7 !     
ability ( elem5t>y & second>y s*ool     
c\nselors to discuss a compreh5sive     
range ( options = f9anc+ po/second>y    
education t w m9imize /ud5t debt burd54 
7#b7 ,evaluation ( be/ practices  7,a7  
,annual analysis ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #bd 
mon?s aft] receiv+ a grant aw>d "u ?is  
subsection1 ea* grantee %all--  7i7     

annually analyze ! results ( !          
activities c>ri$ out "u ! grant1        
includ+-- 7,i7 *anges 9 ! skills & k (  
s*ool c\nselors result+ f ! grant       
program2  7,,ii7 ! numb] ( /ud5ts :o    
receive c>e] c\nsel+ f elem5t>y &       
second>y s*ool c\nselors :o receiv$     
tra9+ t 0 develop$ ) assi/ance f ! grant
 program2  7,,iii7 *anges 9 ! numb] (   
/ud5ts :o enroll 9 po/second>y programs 
discuss$ by ^? c\nselors2 &  7,,iv7 any 
o!r results1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 &
  7ii7 det]m9e1 us+ ! results ( t       
analysis1 ! ext5t to :i* ! be/ practices
 develop$ ) a grant "u ?is subsection   
are evid5ce-bas$4  7,b7 ,assessm5t      
,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] ! aw>d (
 a grant "u ?is subsection1 & cont9u+   
annually = #e additional ye>s1 ea*      
grantee %all submit an assessm5t ( !    
grant program to ! ,secret>y1 :i* %all  
include--  7i7 a description ( ! be/    
practices t are det]m9$ to be           
evid5c$-bas$ 9 accordance ) subp>agraph 
7,a77ii72 &  7ii7 a description ( ! be/ 

practices t are det]m9$ to require fur!r
 review 9 ord] to det]m9e :e!r ^?       
practices are evid5ce-bas$4  7#c7       
,dissem9ation ( be/ practices ,beg9n+ n 
lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] ! aw>d ( a grant  
"u ?is subsection1 & cont9u+ annually = 
#e additional ye>s1 ! ,secret>y %all--  
7,a7 po/ on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t & ! 
website ( ! ,p]k9s ,collaborative       
,res\rce ,network ! be/ practices t are 
id5tifi$ 9 an assessm5t "u subp>agraph  
7,b77i72 &  7,b7 dissem9ate ^? be/      
practices to ,/ates1 ,/ate bo>ds & local
 bo>ds1 in/itutions ( high] education1  
local educational ag5cies1 & o!r        
entities1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7f7
 ,national analysis ( ,/ate policy =    
c\nselor tra9+ requirem5ts ,!           
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all prep>e & submit 
a report on ,/ate elem5t>y & second>y   
s*ool c\nselor c]tification &           
rec]tification requirem5ts4 ,! report   
%all discuss ! impact ( ^? requirem5ts  
on ! availability ( c>e] c\nsel+ t      
effectively in=ms elem5t>y & second>y   

s*ool /ud5ts ab\t po/second>y options t 
lead to 9-dem& occupations & t m9imize  
/ud5t debt4  4