,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ad1 #bjai,mr4    
,ka9e 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,ms4   
,baldw91 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mrs4 ,capito1  
,ms4 ,hassan1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mr4 ,g>dn]1 
,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 & ,mr4     
,c>d97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to ext5d ,f$]al ,pell ,grant
 eligibility ( c]ta9 %ort-t]m programs4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,jump/>t ,our ,bus9esses by ,support+ 
,/ud5ts ,act ( #bjai or ! ,,jobs ,act ( 
#bjai4  #b4 ,ext5d+ ,f$]al ,pell ,grant 
eligibility ( c]ta9 %ort-t]m programs   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #dja ( ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajgj;a7 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]        
subsection 7j7 ! foll[+3  7k7 ,job tra9+
 ,f$]al ,pell ,grant program  7#a7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7     
,eligible c>e] pa?way program ,! t]m    
eligible c>e] pa?way program means a    

program t--  7i7 meets ! requirem5ts (  
section #dhd7;d77#b72  7ii7 is li/$ on !
 provid] li/ "u section #abb7;d7 ( !    
,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity     
,act2  7iii7 is "p ( a c>e] pa?way1 z   
def9$ 9 section #c ( t ,act2 &  7iv7 is 
align$ to a program ( /udy z def9$ 9    
section #c ( ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] &  
,te*nical ,education ,act ( #bjjf4  7,b7
 ,eligible job tra9+ program  7i7 ,9    
,g5]al ,! t]m eligible job tra9+ program
 means a c>e] & te*nical education      
program at an in/itution ( high]        
education t-- 7,i7 provides n less ?an  
#aej1 & n m ?an #fjj1 clock h\rs (      
in/ructional "t ov] a p]iod ( n less ?an
 #h weeks & n m ?an #ae weeks2  7,,ii7  
provides tra9+ align$ ) ! requirem5ts ( 
high-skill1 high-wage1 or 9-dem& indu/ry
 sectors or occupations 9 ! ,/ate or    
local area1 z det]m9$ by an indu/ry or  
sector p>tn]%ip2  7,,iii7 is a program (
 tra9+ s]vices1 & provid$ ?r\gh an      
eligible tra9+ provid]1 z describ$ "u   
section #abb7;d7 ( ! ,work=ce           

,innovation & ,opportunity ,act2  7,,iv7
 provides a /ud5t1 ^u completion ( !    
program1 ) a recogniz$ po/second>y      
cr$5tial t is recogniz$ by employ]s 9 ! 
relevant indu/ry1 includ+ cr$5tials     
recogniz$ by indu/ry or sector p>tn]%ips
 9 ! relevant indu/ry 9 ! ,/ate or local
 area :]e ! indu/ry is locat$ & ! job   
tra9+ program is provid$2  7,v7 has be5 
det]m9$ by ! in/itution ( high]         
education 7aft] validation ( t          
det]m9ation by an indu/ry or sector     
p>tn]%ip7 to provide academic cont5t1 an
 am\nt ( in/ructional "t1 & a recogniz$ 
po/second>y cr$5tial t are suffici5t    
to--  7aa7 meet ! hir+ requirem5ts (    
pot5tial employ]s2 &  7bb7 satisfy any  
applicable educational pr]equisite      
requirem5t = pr(essional lic5sure or    
c]tification1 s t ! /ud5t :o completes !
 program & seeks employm5t qualifies to 
take any lic5sure or c]tification       
exam9ation ne$$ to practice or f9d      
employm5t 9 an occupation t ! program   
prep>es /ud5ts to ent]2  7,,vi7 may     

include integrat$ education & tra9+2    
7,,vii7 may be (f]$ z "p ( an eligible  
c>e] pa?way program2  7,,viii7 does n   
exce$ by m ?an #ej p]c5t ! m9imum numb] 
( clock h\rs requir$ = tra9+ if ! ,/ate 
has e/abli%$ su* a requirem5t2 &  7,,ix7
 %all include in/itutional cr$it        
articulation = a /ud5t enroll$ 9 a      
noncr$it job tra9+ program4  7ii7       
,approval by ! ,secret>y ,9 ! case ( a  
program t is seek+ to e/abli%           
eligibility z an eligible job tra9+     
program "u ?is subp>agraph1 ! ,secret>y 
%all make a det]m9ation ab\t :e!r !     
program meets ! requirem5ts ( ?is       
subp>agraph n m ?an #fj days aft] ! date
 on :i* su* program is submitt$ =       
consid]ation z an eligible job tra9+    
program4  7iii7 ,additional assurance ,!
 ,secret>y %all n det]m9e t a program is
 an eligible job tra9+ program 9        
accordance ) clause 7ii7 unless !       
,secret>y receives a c]tification f !   
appropriate ,/ate bo>d conta9+ an       
assurance t ! program meets !           

requirem5ts ( clause 7i74  7,c7         
,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m    
in/itution ( high] education means-- 7i7
 an in/itution ( high] education1 z     
def9$ 9 section #aja2 or  7ii7 a        
po/second>y vocational in/itution1 z    
def9$ 9 section #ajb7;c74  7,d7         
,in/itutional cr$it articulation ,! t]m 
in/itutional cr$it articulation means an
 in/itution ( high] education provides a
 /ud5t :o has complet$ a noncr$it       
program ) ! equival5t academic cr$it t  
may be appli$ to a subsequ5t cr$it-be>+ 
c]tificate or degree program ^u         
enrollm5t 9 su* program at su*          
in/itution4  7,e7 ,,wioa ,def9itions ,! 
t]ms indu/ry or sector p>tn]%ip1 9-dem& 
indu/ry sector or occupation1 recogniz$ 
po/second>y cr$5tial1 & ,/ate bo>d h !  
mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #c ( !   
,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity     
,act4  7#b7 ,9 g5]al ,= ! aw>d ye>      
beg9n+ on ,july #a1 #bjai1 & ea*        
subsequ5t aw>d ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all    
c>ry out a program ?r\gh :i* ! ,secret>y

 %all aw>d ,f$]al ,pell ,grants to      
/ud5ts 9 eligible job tra9+ programs    
7ref]r$ to z a job tra9+ ,f$]al ,pell   
,grant74 ,ea* eligible job tra9+ ,f$]al 
,pell ,grant aw>d$ "u ?is subsection    
%all h ! same t]ms & conditions1 & be   
aw>d$ 9 ! same mann]1 z a ,f$]al ,pell  
,grant aw>d$ "u subsection 7a71 except z
 foll[s3  7,a7 ,a /ud5t :o is eligible  
to receive a job tra9+ ,f$]al ,pell     
,grant "u ?is subsection is a /ud5t :o--
  7i7 has n yet atta9$ a                
po/baccalaureate degree2  7ii7 att5ds an
 in/itution ( high] education2  7iii7 is
 enroll$1 or accept$ = enrollm5t1 9 an  
eligible job tra9+ program at su*       
in/itution ( high] education2 &  7iv7   
meets all o!r eligibility requirem5ts = 
a ,f$]al ,pell ,grant 7except ) respect 
to ! type ( program ( /udy1 z provid$ 9 
clause 7iii774  7,b7 ,! am\nt ( a job   
tra9+ ,f$]al ,pell ,grant = an eligible 
/ud5t %all be det]m9$ "u subsection 7b71
 except t subsection 7b77#d7 %all n     
apply4  7#c7 ,inclusion 9 total         

eligibility p]iod ,any p]iod dur+ :i* a 
/ud5t receives a job tra9+ ,f$]al ,pell 
,grant "u ?is subsection %all be includ$
 9 calculat+ ! /ud5t's p]iod (          
eligibility = ,f$]al ,pell ,grants "u   
subsection 7c71 & ! eligibility         
requirem5ts reg>d+ /ud5ts :o are enroll$
 9 an und]graduate program on less ?an a
 full-"t basis %all simil>ly apply to   
/ud5ts :o are enroll$ 9 an eligible job 
tra9+ program at an eligible in/itution 
on less ?an a full-"t basis4  4  7b7    
,accr$it+ ag5cy recognition ( eligible  
job tra9+ programs ,section #dif7;a77#d7
 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ajii;b7a77#d77 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ & aft]
 ! semicolon2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph       
7,b77ii71 by ins]t+ & aft] ! semicolon2 
&  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7
 if su* ag5cy or association has or     
seeks to include )9 its scope (         
recognition ! evaluation ( ! quality (  
in/itutions ( high] education p>ticipat+
 9 ! job tra9+ ,f$]al ,pell ,grant      

program "u section #dja7k71 su* ag5cy or
 association %all1 9 addition to meet+ !
 o!r requirem5ts ( ?is subp>t1          
demon/rate to ! ,secret>y t1 ) respect  
to su* eligible job tra9+ programs 7z   
def9$ 9 t subsection7--  7i7 ! ag5cy or 
association's /&>ds include a process = 
det]m9+ if ! in/itution has ! capability
 to effectively (f] an eligible job     
tra9+ program2 &  7ii7 ! ag5cy or       
association requires a demon/ration t ! 
program-- 7,i7 has id5tifi$ ea*         
recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial (f]$ & ! 
correspond+ indu/ry or sector p>tn]%ip t
 actively recognizes ea* cr$5tial 9 !   
relevant indu/ry 9 ! ,/ate or local area
 :]e ! indu/ry is locat$2 &  7,,ii7     
provides ! academic cont5t & am\nt (    
in/ructional "t t is suffici5t to-- 7aa7
 meet ! hir+ requirem5ts ( pot5tial     
employ]s2 &  7bb7 satisfy any applicable
 educational pr]equisites = pr(essional 
lic5sure or c]tification requirem5ts s t
 ! /ud5t :o completes ! program & seeks 
employm5t qualifies to take any lic5sure

 or c]tification exam9ation t is ne$$ to
 practice or f9d employm5t 9 an         
occupation t ! program prep>es /ud5ts to
 ent]4  4  7c7 ,int]ag5cy data %>+ ,!   
,secret>y ( ,education %all coord9ate & 
ent] into a data %>+ agreem5t ) !       
,secret>y ( ,labor to ensure access to  
data relat$ to indicators ( p]=mance    
collect$ "u section #aaf ( ! ,work=ce   
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #cada74 ,"u su* data %>+      
agreem5t1 ! ,commission] ( ! ,national  
,c5t] = ,education ,/ati/ics %all       
collect & review ! cont5ts ( p]=mance   
reports = eligible provid]s ( tra9+     
s]vices describ$ 9 section #aaf7;d77#d7 
( t ,act n less frequ5tly ?an once ea*  
ye>4  7d7 ,m9imum ,f$]al ,pell ,grant   
,section #dja7;b77#d7 ( ! ,high]        
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajgj;a7b77#d77 is am5d$ by /rik+ t5    
p]c5t & ins]t+ #e p]c5t4  7e7 ,effective
 date ,?is section1 & ! am5dm5ts made by
 ?is section1 %all take effect on ,july 
#a1 #bjai4