,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ceah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ad1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,book] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (   
,labor1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y (  
,education1 to make grants to eligible  
entities to assi/ c]ta9 individuals 9   
re5t]+ a second>y s*ool or a high s*ool 
equival5cy program1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,re5gage ! ,work=ce ,act4  #b4        
,second>y s*ool drop\t re5gagem5t grant 
program  7a7 ,grants au?oriz$ ,f !      
am\nts made available to c>ry out ?is   
section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1 9        
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,education1
 %all make grants1 on a competitive     
basis1 to eligible entities to c>ry out 
9-p]son or virtual programs to provide  
eligible second>y s*ool drop\ts ea* ( ! 
s]vices describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7 
,uses ( funds ,a program fund$ ) a grant

 "u ?is section %all provide ea* ( !    
foll[+ s]vices to eligible second>y     
s*ool drop\ts3 7#a7 ,assi/ance 9 re5t]+ 
a second>y s*ool or ent]+ an 9-p]son or 
virtual high s*ool equival5cy program4  
7#b7 ,flexible second>y s*ool cr$it     
recov]y to accel]ate ! "t to receipt ( a
 high s*ool diploma1 :i* may include    
waiv+ seat "t b>ri]s1 all[+ virtual     
cr$it recov]y programm+1 provid+ prior  
le>n+ assessm5ts1 accept+ alt]native    
cr$its f int]n%ips1 community s]vice1 or
 indep5d5t /udy1 or provid+ assessm5t   
te/s 7or pre-employm5t te/s7 or ,,g$    
ready te/s 7or high s*ool equival5cy    
program te/s74  7#c7 ,life & c>e]       
work%ops1 includ+-- 7,a7 c>e] plann+ &  
c>e] exploration2  7,b7 assi/ance 9     
enroll+ 9 a program ( tra9+ or education
 at an in/itution ( high] education t   
leads to a recogniz$ po/second>y        
cr$5tial2  7,c7 rsum support s]vices2   
7,d7 int]view assi/ance2 &  7,e7 "w-bas$
 le>n+ su* z regi/]$ appr5tice%ips1     
pre-appr5tice%ips1 practicums1          

int]n%ips1 & on-!-job tra9+4  7#d7      
,supportive s]vices1 su* z              
transportation1 *ild c>e1 dep5d5t c>e1  
h\s+1 & ne$s-relat$ paym5ts1 t are      
necess>y to enable an individual to     
p>ticipate 9 activities describ$ 9      
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c74  7c7         
,application  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,to receive 
a grant "u ?is section1 an eligible     
entity %all submit to ! ,secret>y an    
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,an application 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include-- 7,a7 a  
description ( ! program t w be fund$ "u 
! grant2 &  7,b7 9 ! case ( an          
application t supports an exi/+ program 
7z ( ! date ( application71 ! numb] (   
individuals :o are enroll$ 9 ! program z
 ( su* date1 9 ! aggregate &            
disaggregat$ by race1 g5d]1 age1 &      
disability /atus4  7d7 ,pref]5ce ,9     
aw>d+ grants "u subsection 7a71 !       
,secret>y %all give pref]5ce to eligible
 entities t w use ! grant to c>ry out   

programs describ$ subsection 7b7-- 7#a7 
9 l[-income communities2 or  7#b7 t w   
implem5t evid5ce-bas$ practices1 z      
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 9 provid+ !     
s]vices (f]$ ?r\gh ! programs4  7e7     
,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date  
on :i* ! fir/ grant is aw>d$ "u         
subsection 7a7 & annually !reaft] = #aj 
ye>s1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to        
,congress a report on ! implem5tation ( 
?is section1 :i* %all include ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,! p]c5tage ( ! grant funds aw>d$  
dur+ ! mo/ rec5t fiscal ye>1 :i* are us$
 to improve ! education ( eligible      
second>y s*ool drop\ts & prep>e su*     
individuals = ! work=ce4  7#b7 ,!       
p]c5tage ( ! grant funds aw>d$ dur+ !   
mo/ rec5t fiscal ye>1 :i* are us$ to    
provide ! supportive s]vices describ$ 9 
subsection 7b77#d7 to eligible second>y 
s*ool drop\ts4  7#c7 ,! numb] & types ( 
programs fund$ "u ?is section 9 ! mo/   
rec5t academic ye>4  7#d7 7,a7 ,= ea*   
mile/one describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 ! 
numb] ( individuals :o1 dur+ ! p]iod    

beg9n+ on ! date on :i* su* fir/ grant  
is aw>d$ & end+ on ! la/ day ( ! mo/    
rec5t full academic ye>1 met ! mile/one1
 9 ! aggregate & disaggregat$ by program
 & by race1 g5d]1 age1 & disability     
/atus ( ! individuals4  7,b7 ,!         
mile/ones describ$ 9 ?is subp>agraph are
 ! foll[+3 7i7 ,enroll$ 9 a program     
fund$ "u ?is section4  7ii7 ,enroll$ 91 
& complet$1 a program fund$ "u ?is      
section4  7iii7 ,aft] enrollm5t 9 a     
program fund$ "u ?is section1 enroll$ 9 
a program ( tra9+ or education at an    
in/itution ( high] education t leads to 
a recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial4  7iv7 
,aft] completion ( a program fund$ "u   
?is section1 obta9$ employm5t 9 a       
relevant field4  7#e7 ,any additional   
data ne$$ to det]m9e ! impact ( programs
 fund$ "u ?is section on work=ce        
read9ess1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7f7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,,esea
 t]ms ,! t]ms high s*ool1 local         
educational ag5cy1 & second>y s*ool h ! 
mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #haja ( !

 ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act (
 #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7     
,,wioa t]ms ,! t]ms c>e] plann+1        
community-bas$ organization1 local bo>d1
 pov]ty l9e1 recogniz$ po/second>y      
cr$5tial1 ,/ate bo>d1 & unit ( g5]al    
local gov]nm5t h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9 
section #c ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation &   
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74
  7#c7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible 
entity means a p>tn]%ip betwe5 or       
among-- 7,a7 7i7 a local educational    
ag5cy2  7ii7 a unit ( g5]al local       
gov]nm5t2  7iii7 a nonpr(it int]m$i>y   
7su* z a local educational ag5cy or o!r 
educational organization72 or  7iv7 a   
consortium ( any ( ! entities describ$ 9
 clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7iii72 &  7,b7 "o or 
m ( ! foll[+3 7i7 ,a community-bas$     
organization4  7ii7 ,an in/itution (    
high] education4  7iii7 ,a local bo>d or
 ,/ate bo>d4  7#d7 ,eligible second>y   
s*ool drop\t ,! t]m eligible second>y   
s*ool drop\t means an individual :o is--
 7,a7 n y\ng] ?an #af ye>s ( age2 &     

7,b7 n enroll$ 9 a second>y s*ool or    
high s*ool equival5cy program4  7#e7    
,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m    
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ajb ( ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajjb74  7#f7 ,l[-income community ,!   
t]m l[-income community means any c5sus 
block gr\p 9 :i* #cj p]c5t or m ( !     
population are individuals ) an annual  
h\sehold equal to1 or less ?an1 ! great]
 (-- 7,a7 an am\nt equal to #hj p]c5t ( 
! m$ian income ( ! area 9 :i* ! h\sehold
 is locat$1 z report$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t2 &  7,b7 an  
am\nt equal to #bjj p]c5t ( ! pov]ty    
l9e4  7#g7 ,regi/]$ appr5tice%ip ,! t]m 
regi/]$ appr5tice%ip means an           
appr5tice%ip regi/]$ "u ! ,act ( ,augu/ 
#af1 #aicg 7commonly kn[n z ! ,national 
,appr5tice%ip ,act72 #ej ,/at4 #ffd1    
*apt] #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq474 
7#h7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,labor4  7g7 ,au?orization (
 appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is        

section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be          
appropriat$ #e1ebj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjcd4