,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ag1 #bjai  
,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new    
,york1 and ,ms4 ,wild7 introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide grants to        
eligible entities to establish1 expand1 
or support dual or concurrent enrollment
 programs offering career and technical 
education1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short ,title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,expanding ,access to the          
,workforce ,through ,dual ,enrollment   
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,grant ,program  7a7
 ,in general ,from the amounts          
appropriated under subsection 7h71 the  
,secretary of ,education shall provide  
grants to eligible entities for the     
purposes of establishing1 expanding1 or 
supporting dual or concurrent enrollment
 programs offering career and technical 
education4  7b7 ,amounts ,the total     

grant amount made to an eligible entity 
under this section may not exceed       
#a1jjj1jjj4  7c7 ,use of ,grants  7#a7  
,required ,use of ,grants ,an eligible  
entity that receives a grant under this 
section shall use such grant for a      
program described in subsection 7a7 that
 carries out the following requirements3
  7,a7 ,a ,state that is a partner in   
such eligible entity shall establish a  
policy to ensure that any postsecondary 
credits earned though the program will  
be recognized throughout the system of  
public higher education of the ,state in
 which such program is located4  7,b7   
,each local educational entity that is a
 partner in such eligible entity--  7i7 
shall prioritize establishing1          
expanding1 or supporting such program at
 secondary schools-- 7,i7 serving       
students not less than #ej percent of   
whom are eligible for the free or       
reduced-price lunch under the ,richard  
,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq472     

7,,ii7 whose most recent four-year      
adjusted cohort graduation rate is below
 the national four-year adjusted cohort 
graduation rate1 as determined by the   
,secretary using the most recent data   
submitted to the ,national ,center of   
,education ,statistics for the          
calculation of such national rate2 and  
7,,iii7 whose most recent immediate     
college enrollment rate is below the    
national immediate college enrollment   
rate1 as determined by the ,national    
,center of ,education ,statistics2 and  
7ii7 shall prioritize selecting students
 for the program who are from a family  
whose taxable income for the proceeding 
year did not exceed #ij percent of the  
amount equal to the median income for a 
family of the size involved within the  
,state as determined by the ,bureau of  
the ,census4  7,c7 ,each public         
institution of higher education that is 
a partner in such eligible entity shall 
provide such program--  7i7 assistance  
with curriculum development2  7ii7      

access to faculty for the instruction of
 courses2  7iii7 access to facilities on
 the campus of such institution of      
higher education1 including for the     
purpose of instructing courses2 and     
7iv7 access to advisors from such       
institution of higher education for the 
purposes of advising students enrolled  
in such program4  7,d7  7i7 ,each       
private sector entity that is a partner 
in such eligible entity shall provide   
such program with at least two of the   
forms of assistance described in clause 
7ii71 which shall include at least one  
of the forms of assistance described in 
subclause 7,i71 7,,iii71 or 7,,iv7 of   
such clause4  7ii7 ,the forms of        
assistance described in this clause are 
as follows3  7,i7 ,internships approved 
by the ,secretary or registered         
apprenticeship programs for students    
enrolled in such program4  7,,ii7 ,funds
 in an amount equal to not less than #aj
 percent of the total costs of          
administering such program4  7,,iii7    

,assistance with curriculum development4
  7,,iv7 ,mentoring for students        
enrolled in such program4  7,v7         
,individuals employed by the private    
sector entity for the instruction of    
courses4  7,,vi7 ,equipment and         
facilities for the purposes of on-site  
instruction4  7#b7 ,authorized ,use of  
,grants ,an eligible entity that        
receives a grant under this section may 
use-- 7,a7 not more than #ej percent of 
the grant to--  7i7 cover expenses1     
including tuition costs and textbook    
fees1 incurred by students enrolled in  
the program established1 expanded1 or   
supported with the grant2 and  7ii7     
offer courses for credit or             
not-for-credit to supplement such       
program to--  7,i7 improve the financial
 literacy of students2 and  7,,ii7 teach
 skills1 including resume and           
interviewing skills1 that will prepare  
students for postsecondary career and   
technical education2  7,b7 not less than
 #aj percent and not more than #cj      

percent of the grant to train or hire   
educators2 and  7,c7 not more than #bj  
percent of the grant to pay for the cost
 of transporting 7including by school   
bus1 private transportation company1 or 
public transit7 students enrolled in the
 program to the public institution of   
higher education or private sector      
entity that is a partner in the eligible
 entity to receive instruction through a
 course offered under such program4  7d7
 ,application requirements ,an eligible 
entity seeking a grant under this       
section shall submit an application to  
the ,secretary at such time1 in such    
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary determines1 which     
shall include an assurance that each    
partner in the eligible entity will     
comply with the requirements of         
subsection 7c77#a74  7e7 ,supplement1   
not supplant ,federal funds made        
available under this section shall be   
used so as to supplement the level of   
,federal1 ,state1 and local public funds

 that1 in the absence of such           
availability1 would have been expended  
for dual enrollment programs and in no  
case to supplant such ,federal1 ,state1 
and local public funds4  7f7 ,financial 
,aid and ,enrollment ,status  7#a7      
,financial ,aid ,a student's            
participation in a program funded under 
this section shall not be taken into    
account in determining the need or      
eligibility of the student for          
assistance under the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjj et   
seq474  7#b7 ,enrollment ,status ,a     
student enrolled in such program shall  
not be considered a first-time student  
of any institution of higher education  
without regard to postsecondary credits 
earned under the program4  7g7 ,report  
7#a7 ,in general ,an eligible entity    
that receives a grant under this section
 shall submit to the ,secretary a report
 on-- 7,a7 the activities supported by  
the grant2  7,b7 the number of students 
participating in the activities         

supported by the grant2  7,c7 any       
progress made in achieving the goals of 
the program supported by the grant2 and 
7,d7 such other information as the      
,secretary determines to be appropriate4
  7#b7 ,timeline for submission of      
report ,the report under paragraph 7#a7 
shall be submitted to the ,secretary not
 later than #ahj days after the date on 
which the eligible entity concludes the 
activities supported by the grant under 
this section4  7h7 ,authorization of    
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated #aej1jjj1jjj for each of
 the fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd4  
#c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7   
,career and ,technical ,education ,the  
term career and technical education has 
the meaning given the term in section #c
 of the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and  
,technical ,education ,act 7#bj         
,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74  7#b7 ,dual or        
,concurrent ,enrollment ,program ,the   
term dual or concurrent enrollment      
program has the meaning given the term  

in section #haja of the ,elementary and 
,secondary ,education ,act 7#bj         
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja71 except that the       
postsecondary courses of such program   
shall offer career and technical        
education4  7#c7 ,eligible ,entity ,the 
term eligible entity means a partnership
 among the following3 7,a7 ,a ,state4   
7,b7 ,one or more local educational     
agencies4  7,c7 ,one or more public     
institutions of higher education4  7,d7 
,one or more private sector entities4   
7#d7 ,first ,generation ,college        
,student ,the term first generation     
college student has the meaning given   
the term in section #djb;,a7h77#c7 of   
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#aa7;h77#c774    
7#e7 ,four-,year ,adjusted ,cohort      
,graduation ,rate ,the term four-year   
adjusted cohort graduation rate has the 
meaning given the term in section #haja 
of the ,elementary and ,secondary       
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja74  7#f7 ,high ,school ,the term   

high school has the meaning given the   
term in section #haja of the ,elementary
 and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#g7 ,immediate
 ,college ,enrollment ,rate ,the term   
immediate college enrollment rate means 
the percentage of individuals ages #af  
to #bd-- 7,a7 who graduate from high    
school or complete a graduate           
educational development test prior to   
,october of a calendar year2 and  7,b7  
who enroll in a two- or four-year       
institution of higher education in the  
fall of such calendar year4  7#h7       
,institution of ,higher ,education ,the 
term institution of high education has  
the meaning given the term in section   
#aja7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774     
7#i7 ,local ,educational ,agency ,the   
term local educational agency has the   
meaning given the term in section #haja 
of the ,elementary and ,secondary       
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  
7#aj7 ,mentoring ,the term mentoring    

means a structured1 managed program in  
which children are appropriately matched
 with screened and trained adult        
volunteers for one-on-one relationships1
 involving meetings and activities on a 
regular basis1 intended to meet1 in     
part1 the child's need for involvement  
with a caring and supportive adult who  
provides a positive role model4  7#aa7  
,private ,sector ,entity ,the term      
private sector entity means an entity   
owned1 controlled1 and managed by a     
private individual or enterprise1       
including a for-profit business1        
nonprofit organization1 charity1 or     
labor organization4  7#ab7 ,registered  
apprenticeship program ,the term        
registered apprenticeship program means 
an apprenticeship registered under the  
,act of ,august #af1 #aicg 7commonly    
known as the ,national ,apprenticeship  
,act2 #ej ,stat4 #ffd1 chapter #ffc2 #bi
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq474  7#ac7         
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,education4  7#ad7    

,state ,the term ,state has the meaning 
given the term in section #ajc of the   
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc74