,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ae1 #bjai,mr4
 ,taylor introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !         
,secret>y ( ,education to c>ry out a    
program to recognize high s*ools & local
 educational ag5cies = exp&+            
high-quality dual cr$it programs4  #a4  
,%ort ,title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,dual ,cr$it ,innovation ,act4  #b4     
,national ,blue ,ribbon ,s*ools ,dual   
,cr$it ,innovation ,aw>d  7a7 ,dual     
,cr$it ,priority ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &      
annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all1 on a
 competitive basis1 recognize eligible  
p>tn]%ips ) high-quality dual cr$it     
programs ) a ,dual ,cr$it ,innovation   
,aw>d :i* %all be an aw>d "u ! ,national
 ,blue ,ribbon ,s*ools program ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,education4  7b7            
,application & ,selection ,process ,to  
be eligible to be recogniz$ "u          

subsection 7a71 an eligible p>tn]%ip    
%all submit an application "u !         
,national ,blue ,ribbon ,s*ools program 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education4  7c7        
,non-,monet>y ,value ,! aw>d &          
recognition e/abli%$ "u ?is ,act may n h
 monet>y value4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3  7#a7 ,dual ,cr$it ,program ,! 
t]m dual cr$it program means a program  
(f]$ by an eligible p>tn]%ip ?r\gh :i* a
 second>y s*ool /ud5t :o has n graduat$ 
f high s*ool ) a regul> high s*ool      
diploma is able to enroll 9 "o or m     
po/second>y c\rses & e>n po/second>y    
cr$it t--  7,a7 is transf]able to !     
in/itutions ( high] education 9 !       
p>tn]%ip2 &  7,b7 applies t[>d          
completion ( a degree or recogniz$      
educational cr$5tial z describ$ 9 !     
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq474  7#b7         
,eligible p>tn]%ip ,! t]m eligible      
p>tn]%ip means a p>tn]%ip betwe5-- 7,a7 
at lea/ "o in/itution ( high] education 
7z def9$ 9 section #aja ( ! ,high]      

,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja77 t provides a dual cr$it program2
 &  7,b7 at lea/ "o-- 7i7 local         
educational ag5cy 7z def9$ 9 section    
#haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja772 or  7ii7 high s*ool4  7#c7     
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,education4