,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ca1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,norcross introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,labor  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,workforce        
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act       
relating to adult education1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,diversifying  
,paths to ,apprenticeships ,act4  #b4   
,amendments relating to adult education 
7a7 ,definitions ,section #bjc of the   
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cbgb7 is amended-- 
7#a7 by striking paragraphs 7#aa7 and   
7#ab7 and inserting the following3      
7#aa7 ,integrated education and training
 ,the term integrated education and     
training means a service approach that  
provides adult education and literacy   
activities concurrently and contextually
 with workforce preparation activities  
and workforce training for a specific   

occupation or occupational cluster      
7including for apprenticeship and       
pre-apprenticeship programs7 for the    
purpose of educational and career       
advancement4  7#ab7 ,integrated english 
literacy and civics education ,the term 
integrated ,english literacy and civics 
education means education services      
provided to ,english language learners  
who are adults1 including professionals 
with degrees and credentials in their   
native countries1 that enables such     
adults to achieve competency in the     
,english language and acquire the basic 
and more advanced skills needed to      
function effectively as parents1        
workers1 and citizens in the ,united    
,states4 ,such services shall include   
instruction in literacy and ,english    
language acquisition and instruction on 
the rights and responsibilities of      
citizenship and civic participation1 and
 may include workforce training and--   
7,a7 that enables such adults to locate 
and apply for registered apprenticeship 

or pre-apprenticeship programs using    
apprenticeship4gov 7or a successor      
website7 or other resources2  7,b7 which
 may include preparation for            
apprenticeship or pre-apprenticeship    
programs1 or the provision of           
information regarding where to acquire  
that preparation4  2 and  7#b7 by       
striking paragraph 7#ag7 and inserting  
the following3  7#ag7 ,workforce        
preparation activities ,the term        
workforce preparation activities means  
activities1 programs1 or services       
designed to help an individual acquire a
 combination of basic academic skills1  
critical thinking skills1 digital       
literacy skills1 and self-management    
skills1 including competencies in       
utilizing resources1 using and acquiring
 information1 working with others1      
understanding systems1 and obtaining    
skills necessary for successful         
transition into and completion of       
postsecondary education or training     
7including registered apprenticeship and

 pre-apprenticeship programs71 or       
employment4  4  7b7 ,state leadership   
activities ,section #bbc7;a77#a77;,c7 of
 the ,workforce ,innovation and         
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4        
#ccjc7;a77#a77;,c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by
 amending clause 7ii7 to read as        
follows3  7ii7 the role of eligible     
providers as a one-stop partner to      
provide access to employment1 education 
7including pre-apprenticeship and       
apprenticeship programs71 and training  
services2  2  7#b7 in clause 7iii71 by  
striking the period and inserting 2 and2
 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7iv7 ,assistance in         
developing curricula for students to be 
able to locate and apply for registered 
apprenticeship or pre-apprenticeship    
programs using apprenticeship4gov 7or a 
successor website7 or other resources4  
4  7c7 ,national leadership activities  
,section #bdb7;c77#a7 of the ,workforce 
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cccb7;c77#a77 is amended--   

7#a7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking 2
 and and inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in
 subparagraph 7,d71 by striking the     
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7,e7 
assistance in the development and       
dissemination of evidence-based models  
to learn how to locate and apply for    
registered apprenticeship or            
pre-apprenticeship programs using       
apprenticeship4gov 7or a successor      
website7 or other resources4  4