,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhgf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bh1        
#bjai,mr4 ,kilmer 7for himself and ,ms4 
,bonamici7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,labor  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife to establish a work-based
 learning opportunities pilot grant     
program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,earning ,experience
 ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,pilot grant       
program ,part ,c of title ,,iv of the   
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg-ea et seq47 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#ddi4 ,work-based learning opportunities
 pilot grant program  7a7 ,establishment
  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall
 establish a program to provide grants  
to eligible institutions participating  
under this part to establish or expand a
 program to develop work-based learning 
positions4  7#b7 ,limitations  7,a7     

,duration ,a grant awarded under this   
section shall be for a period of not    
more than #d years1 but may be renewed  
by the ,secretary for a period of #b    
years4  7,b7 ,amount ,a grant under this
 section may not be in an amount greater
 than #a1jjj1jjj4  7b7 ,application ,to 
be selected to receive a grant under    
this section an eligible institution    
participating under this part shall     
submit an application to the ,secretary 
at such time1 in such manner1 and       
containing such information as the      
,secretary may require1 including a plan
 that describes how the eligible        
institution will establish or expand a  
program to develop work-based learning  
positions that will--  7#a7 benefit     
students who demonstrate exceptional    
need 7as defined in section             
#dac;,c7c77#b772  7#b7 identify         
in-demand industry sectors or           
occupations 7as determined by the       
,bureau of ,labor and ,statistics1      
,state departments of labor1 and local  

workforce development boards7 and       
develop partnerships with employers     
7including nonprofit organizations1     
for-profit firms1 or public agencies7 in
 such sectors or occupations2  7#c7     
involve participating employers in      
evaluating and improving such program2  
7#d7 track and report academic and      
employment outcomes for participating   
students2 and  7#e7 be able to continue 
after the end of the grant term4  7c7   
,use of funds ,grant funds awarded under
 this program shall be used to pay wages
 for students participating under this  
program and develop work-based learning 
positions that--  7#a7 are for a period 
of at least #ab weeks2  7#b7 serve      
students who demonstrate exceptional    
need 7as defined in section             
#dac;,c7c77#b772  7#c7 limit            
administrative work to no more than #be 
percent of such position2  7#d7 provide 
a minimum of #ae hours of work per week 
during periods of enrollment and #cj    
hours per week during periods of        

nonenrollment1 except such requirement  
may be waived by the institution in     
consultation with a student2  7#e7      
include career coaching from            
participating employers 7including1 mock
 interviews1 resume writing assistance1 
and counseling on applying for and      
attaining employment72 and  7#f7 provide
 participating students with            
opportunities to meet with employers in 
fields or industries related to those of
 participating employers4  7d7 ,report  
,on a date that is before the date on   
which the period of the grant received  
by an eligible institution under this   
section terminates1 such institution    
shall submit a report to the ,secretary 
including--  7#a7 the graduation rate or
 completion rate 7as described under    
section #dhe7;a77#c77 with respect to   
students participating in work-based    
learning positions under the pilot      
program2 and  7#b7 the results of the   
work-based learning opportunities       
program for which such institution      

received such grant1 including--  7,a7  
participating students' satisfaction    
with the program2  7,b7 the types of    
jobs in which participating students    
were employed and the types of duties   
performed in such jobs2  7,c7 the       
academic programs of the participating  
students2  7,d7 the share of            
participating students who worked at    
another job1 in addition to the one     
under the pilot program2  7,e7 the      
percentage of participating students    
who1 during the second quarter after    
completing their academic program1 are  
in education or training activities or  
unsubsidized employment2  7,f7 the      
percentage of participating students    
employed in the in-demand industry      
sectors or occupations identified under 
subsection 7b77#b7 within #b quarters of
 completing their academic programs2 and
  7,g7 other items as determined by the 
,secretary4  7e7 ,reservation of funding
 for such program ,from the amount      
appropriated under section #dda7;b7 for 

a fiscal year and remaining after the   
,secretary allocates funds under section
 #ddb1 the ,secretary shall reserve     
#cj1jjj1jjj to carry out grants under   
this section4  4