,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ah1      
#bjai,mrs4 ,trahan 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,pappas1 ,ms4 ,kendra ,s4 ,horn of      
,oklahoma1 and ,ms4 ,finkenauer7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
authorize funding to strengthen         
investments in the ,nation's            
postsecondary career and technical      
education 7,,cte7 programs and build    
connections across the entire education 
and workforce development system4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,strengthen ,,cte in ,higher        
,education ,act4  #b4 ,strengthening    
program alignment for postsecondary     
perkins career and technical education  
programs  7a7 ,authorization of         
appropriations  7#a7 ,in general ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this section #aha1jjj1jjj for 
fiscal year #bjba and each of the #e    

succeeding fiscal years4  7#b7 ,outlying
 areas ,in addition to the amounts      
authorized to be appropriated under     
paragraph 7#a71 there are authorized to 
be appropriated #a1jjj1jjj for fiscal   
year #bjba and each of the #e succeeding
 fiscal years1 for the purpose of       
awarding funds to carry out this section
 to the outlying areas described in     
section #aae7;a7 of the ,carl ,d4       
,perkins ,career and ,technical         
,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#bcbe7;a774  7#c7 ,tribally controlled  
postsecondary career and technical      
institutions ,in addition to the amounts
 authorized to be appropriated under    
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 there are     
authorized to be appropriated           
#aj1dfi1jjj for fiscal year #bjba and   
each of the #e succeeding fiscal years1 
for the purpose of awarding funds to    
carry out this section to tribally      
controlled postsecondary career and     
technical institutions described in     
section #aag7;a7 of the ,carl ,d4       

,perkins ,career and ,technical         
,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#bcbg7;a774  7b7 ,allotment and         
allocation  7#a7 ,state allotment  7,a7 
,in general ,from the amount            
appropriated under subsection 7a77#a7   
for each fiscal year1 the ,secretary of 
,education shall allot funds to ,states 
in the same manner as allotments are    
made to ,states under #aaa7;a77#b7 of   
the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and      
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcba7;a77#b771 except that  
such section #aaa7;a77#b7 shall be      
applied by substituting ,from the amount
 appropriated under subsection 7a77#a71 
for ,from the remainder of the amount   
appropriated under section #i and not   
reserved under paragraph 7#a7 for a     
fiscal year14  7,b7 ,reallotment ,if for
 any fiscal year the amount appropriated
 for allotments under this paragraph is 
insufficient to satisfy the provisions  
of subparagraph 7,a71 the payments to   
all ,states under such subparagraph     

shall be ratably reduced4  7#b7         
,requirements for ,state allotment ,from
 the amount allotted to each ,state     
under paragraph 7#a7 for a fiscal year1 
the eligible agency shall use such funds
 in the same manner and in the same     
amounts as described in paragraphs 7#b7 
and 7#c7 of section #aab7;a7 of the     
,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and          
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcba7;a774  7#c7 ,eligible  
recipient allocation  7,a7 ,in general  
,from the amount allotted to each ,state
 under paragraph 7#a7 and not used under
 paragraph 7#b7 for a fiscal year1 the  
eligible agency shall allocate funds to 
each eligible recipient within the      
,state in the same manner that funds are
 allocated to eligible institutions or  
consortium of eligible institutions     
under section #acb7;a77#b7 of the ,carl 
,d4 ,perkins ,career and ,technical     
,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#bceb7;a77#b771 except that such section
 #acb7;a77#b7 shall be applied by       

substituting the amount allotted to the 
,state under paragraph 7#a7 and not used
 under paragraph 7#b7 for the portion of
 funds made available under section     
#aab7;a77#a7 to carry out this section4 
7,b7 ,requirements for allocation ,to   
receive an allocation under subparagraph
 7,a71 an eligible recipient shall meet 
the following requirements3  7i7        
,provide a description to the           
,secretary1 at such time and in such    
manner1 as may be required by the       
,secretary of how the eligible recipient
 will use the allocation to support and 
coordinate with--  7,i7 any funds       
received by such eligible recipient     
under title ,i of the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins
 ,career and ,technical ,education ,act 
of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcba et seq472 
and  7,,ii7 the activities described in 
the ,state plan of the eligible agency  
that distributes funds under such title 
to such eligible recipient1 and local   
application of such eligible recipient  
under such title4  7ii7 ,establish      

partnerships with each of the following3
 7,i7 ,a local educational agency or a  
consortia of local educational agencies4
  7,,ii7 ,an area career and technical  
education school1 in a case in which    
such a school is located in the ,state  
or local area of the eligible recipient4
  7,,iii7 ,a ,state or local workforce  
development system4  7,,iv7 ,a #d-year  
institution of higher education4  7c7   
,uses of funds  7#a7 ,in general ,each  
eligible recipient that receives an     
allocation under subsection 7b77#b7     
shall use such allocation to carry out a
 career and technical education program 
of study that shall--  7,a7 include     
alignment to career pathways1 the use of
 articulation agreements1 and career    
guidance and academic counseling2  7,b7 
combine a minimum of #b years of        
secondary education 7as determined under
 ,state law7 with a minimum of #b years 
of postsecondary education in a         
nonduplicative1 sequential course of    
study2  7,c7 include work-based learning

 or apprenticeship programs2  7,d7 be   
aligned with--  7i7 the workforce       
development system2 and  7ii7           
institutions of higher education        
offering baccalaureate or advanced      
degree programs2  7,e7 offer education  
and training in high-skill1 high-wage1  
or in-demand industry sectors and       
occupations to meet the regional needs  
and support the priorities described in 
the most recent comprehensive local     
needs assessment conducted by the       
eligible recipient under section        
#acd7;c7 of the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins      
,career and ,technical ,education ,act  
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bced7;c772 and  7,f7    
carry out the requirements of           
subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 or 
7,e7 of paragraph 7#b74  7#b7           
,requirements ,each career and technical
 education program of study described in
 paragraph 7#a7 shall carry out at least
 one of the following3  7,a7 ,supporting
 the development1 delivery1 or          
implementation of a statewide effort to 

scale such program of study and career  
pathways4  7,b7 ,establishing industry  
or sector partnerships inside or outside
 the ,state4  7,c7 ,providing equal     
access to1 and supports for1 successful 
completion of the career and technical  
education program of study to           
individuals who are members of special  
populations1 including the development  
of services appropriate to the needs of 
special populations4  7,d7 ,improving   
career guidance1 academic counseling1   
and career exploration activities for   
prospective or participating students   
through the development and             
implementation of graduation and career 
plans aligned to career pathways4  7,e7 
,developing curriculum and supports for 
effective transitions between the       
following3 7i7 ,the transition from a   
secondary career and technical education
 program to a postsecondary career and  
technical education program4  7ii7 ,the 
transition from postsecondary career and
 technical education programs to an     

institution of higher education offering
 a baccalaureate or an advanced degree  
program4  7iii7 ,the transition from a  
workforce development system to a       
postsecondary career and technical      
education program4  7iv7 ,the transition
 from a postsecondary career and        
technical education program to          
employment4  7v7 ,the transition from a 
career and technical education program  
to an apprenticeship program or from an 
apprenticeship program to an institution
 of higher education or employment4     
7#c7 ,restriction on uses of funds ,each
 eligible recipient that receives an    
allocation under subsection 7b77#b7     
shall not use more than #e percent of   
such allocation for costs associated    
with the administration of activities4  
7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,apprenticeship program ,the term       
apprenticeship program means an         
apprenticeship registered under the ,act
 of ,august #af1 #aicg 7commonly known  
as the 8,national ,apprenticeship ,act02

 #ej ,stat4 #ffd1 chapter #ffc2 #bi     
,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq474  7#b7 ,eligible 
recipient ,the term eligible recipient  
has the meaning given the term in       
section #c7ba77;,b7 of the ,carl ,d4    
,perkins ,career and ,technical         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#bcjb7ba77;,b774  7#c7 ,institution of  
higher education ,the term institution  
of higher education has the meaning     
given such term in section #aja of the  
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#d7 ,local          
educational agency ,the term local      
educational agency has the meaning given
 such term in section #haja of the      
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
7#e7 ,perkins ,,cte terms ,the terms    
articulation agreement1 area career and 
technical education school1 career and  
technical education1 eligible agency1   
program of study1 special population1   
and work-based learning have the        
meanings given the terms in section #c  

of the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and   
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74  7#f7 ,state ,the    
term ,state has the meaning given the   
term in section #aaa7;d7 of the ,carl   
,d4 ,perkins ,career and ,technical     
,education ,act of #bjjf4  7#g7 ,,wioa  
terms ,the terms career pathway1        
workforce development system1 in-demand 
industry sector or occupation1 and      
industry or sector partnership have the 
meanings given the terms in section #c  
of the ,workforce ,innovation and       
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cbja74