,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbj,mr4 
,carter of ,texas introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,pell 
,grant ,program to support career       
training opportunities for young        
,americans4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,more ,choice for  
,career ,training ,act of #bjbj4  #b4   
,supporting career training             
opportunities for all young ,americans  
,section #dja of the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7k7 ,alternative            
certification program  7#a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary shall devise an         
alternative certification program to    
enable students to use ,federal ,pell   
,grants to enroll in educational        
programs 7either at eligible            
institutions or institutions that are   

not eligible institutions7 for which    
students are not otherwise eligible to  
use ,federal ,pell ,grants under this   
section4  7#b7 ,definitions ,in this    
subsection3 7,a7 ,program completion    
rate ,the term program completion rate  
means the percentage of enrollees in a  
program who successfully complete the   
program requirements within the standard
 program duration4  7,b7 ,job placement 
rate ,the term job placement rate means 
the percentage of graduates who have    
obtained full-time employment in the    
graduate's field of study4  7#c7 ,no    
requirement for accreditation or state  
authorization ,the alternative          
certification program shall not require 
accreditation1 ,state authorization1    
minimum instructional hours1 or minimum 
classroom time of educational programs  
for which students may use ,federal     
,pell ,grants to enroll pursuant to this
 subsection4  7#d7 ,continuous          
operation2 determination of eligibility 
,the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 only       

certify an educational program under the
 alternative certification program      
that-- 7i7 has been in existence for not
 less than #e years2 and  7ii7 has an   
annual cost of enrollment for a year    
that is equal to or less than the       
maximum ,federal ,pell ,grant award     
applicable to that year2  7,b7 make an  
initial determination of educational    
program eligibility under the           
alternative certification program not   
later than #ahj days after the date of  
application of the educational program2 
and  7,c7 re-evaluate educational       
program eligibility under the           
alternative certification program not   
less often than once every #e years4    
7#e7 ,information to assess program     
eligibility  7,a7 ,in general ,each     
educational program applying for        
certification or re-certification under 
the alternative certification program1  
the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 and the
 ,secretary of ,labor shall submit to   
the ,secretary all data necessary for   

the ,secretary to assess educational    
program eligibility under the           
alternative certification program4  7,b7
 ,privacy ,the ,secretary shall keep all
 student data submitted under           
subparagraph 7,a7 private and           
confidential4  7#f7 ,determinations of  
program eligibility ,the ,secretary     
shall make a determination of           
educational program eligibility under   
the alternative certification program on
 the basis of student outcomes in the   
educational program1 including based on 
each of the following3 7,a7 ,program    
completion rate4  7,b7 ,job placement   
rate within #ij days of program         
completion4  7,c7 ,job placement rate   
within #ab months of program completion4
  7,d7 ,graduate median starting salary4
  7,e7 ,graduate median salary #e years 
after program completion4  7,f7         
,graduate average starting salary4  7,g7
 ,graduate average salary #e years after
 program completion4  7#g7              
,decertification ,the ,secretary may    

decertify an educational program under  
the alternative certification program if
 the program meets any of the following3
 7,a7 ,the program completion rate is   
less than #gj percent4  7,b7 ,the job   
placement rate within #ij days of       
program completion is less than #ej     
percent4  7,c7 ,the job placement rate  
within #ab months of program completion 
is less than #gj percent4  7,d7 ,the    
graduate median starting salary is less 
than #bjj percent of the ,federal       
poverty level for a one-person          
household4  7,e7 ,the graduate median   
salary #e years after program completion
 is less than #cjj percent of the       
,federal poverty level for a one-person 
household4  7#h7 ,rule of construction  
,nothing in this subsection shall be    
construed to extend eligibility with    
respect to an educational program that  
is certified under the alternative      
certification program under this        
subsection to other programs under this 
title4  4