,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #h1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,budd 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,mr4         
,mc,cormick1 and ,mr4 ,justice7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife to provide for ,workforce ,pell   
,grants4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,promoting          
,employment and ,lifelong ,learning ,act
 of #bjbe or the ,,pell ,act of #bjbe4  
#b4 ,workforce pell grants  7a7 ,in     
general ,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 ,workforce pell    
grant program  7#a7 ,in general ,for the
 award year beginning on ,july #a1      
#bjbf1 and each subsequent award year1  
the ,secretary shall award grants 7to be

 known as ,workforce ,pell ,grants7 to  
eligible students under paragraph 7#b7  
in accordance with this subsection4     
7#b7 ,eligible students ,to be eligible 
to receive a ,workforce ,pell ,grant    
under this subsection for any period of 
enrollment1 a student shall meet the    
eligibility requirements for a ,federal 
,pell ,grant under this section1 except 
that the student-- 7,a7 shall be        
enrolled1 or accepted for enrollment1 in
 an eligible program under section      
#dha7;b77#c7 7hereinafter referred to as
 an eligible workforce program72 and    
7,b7 may not-- 7i7 be enrolled1 or      
accepted for enrollment1 in a program of
 study that leads to a graduate         
credential2 or  7ii7 have attained such 
a credential4  7#c7 ,terms and          
conditions of awards ,the ,secretary    
shall award ,workforce ,pell ,grants    
under this subsection in the same manner
 and with the same terms and conditions 
as the ,secretary awards ,federal ,pell 
,grants under this section1 except      

that-- 7,a7 each use of the term        
eligible program 7except in subsections 
7b77#i77;,a7 and 7d77#b77 shall be      
substituted by eligible workforce       
program under section #dha7;b77#c72 and 
7,b7 a student who is eligible for a    
grant equal to less than the amount of  
the minimum ,federal ,pell ,grant       
because the eligible workforce program  
in which the student is enrolled or     
accepted for enrollment is less than an 
academic year 7in hours of instruction  
or weeks of duration7 may still be      
eligible for a ,workforce ,pell ,grant  
in an amount that is prorated based on  
the length of the program4  7#d7        
,prevention of double benefits ,no      
eligible student described in paragraph 
7#b7 may concurrently receive a grant   
under both this subsection and-- 7,a7   
subsection 7b72 or  7,b7 subsection 7c74
  7#e7 ,duration limit ,any period of   
study covered by a ,workforce ,pell     
,grant awarded under this subsection    
shall be included in determining a      

student's duration limit under          
subsection 7d77#e74  4  7b7 ,program    
eligibility for workforce pell grants   
,section #dha7;b7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhh7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by         
redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7  
as paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e71            
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting after  
paragraph 7#b7 the following3  7#c7 7,a7
 ,a program is an eligible program for  
purposes of the ,workforce ,pell ,grant 
program under section #dja7k7 only if-- 
7i7 it is a program of at least #aej    
clock hours of instruction1 but less    
than #fjj clock hours of instruction1 or
 an equivalent number of credit hours1  
offered by an eligible institution      
during a minimum of #h weeks1 but less  
than #ae weeks2  7ii7 it is not offered 
as a correspondence course1 as defined  
in #fjj4b of title #cd1 ,code of        
,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on  
,september #bj1 #bjbj72  7iii7 the      
,governor of a ,state1 after            

consultation with the ,state board1     
makes a determination that the program--
 7,i7 provides an education aligned with
 the requirements of high-skill1        
high-wage 7as identified by the ,state  
pursuant to section #abb of the ,carl   
,d4 ,perkins ,career and ,technical     
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcdb771 
or in-demand industry sectors or        
occupations2  7,,ii7 meets the hiring   
requirements of potential employers in  
the sectors or occupations described in 
subclause 7,i72  7,,iii7 either-- 7aa7  
leads to a recognized postsecondary     
credential that is stackable and        
portable across more than one employer2 
or  7bb7 with respect to students       
enrolled in the program-- 7,,aa7        
prepares such students for employment in
 an occupation for which there is only  
one recognized postsecondary credential2
 and 7,,bb7 provides such students with 
such a credential upon completion of    
such program2 and  7,,iv7 prepares      
students to pursue #a or more           

certificate or degree programs at #a or 
more institutions of higher education   
7which may include the eligible         
institution providing the program71     
including by ensuring-- 7aa7 that a     
student1 upon completion of the program 
and enrollment in such a related        
certificate or degree program1 will     
receive academic credit for the program 
that will be accepted toward meeting    
such certificate or degree program      
requirements2 and  7bb7 the             
acceptability of such credit toward     
meeting such certificate or degree      
program requirements2  7iv7 after the   
,governor of such ,state makes the      
determination that the program meets the
 requirements under clause 7iii71 the   
,secretary determines that-- 7,i7 the   
program has been offered by the eligible
 institution for not less than #a year  
prior to the date on which the          
,secretary makes a determination under  
this clause2  7,,ii7 for each award     
year1 the program has a verified        

completion rate of at least #gj percent1
 within #aej percent of the normal time 
for completion2 and  7,,iii7 for each   
award year1 the program has a verified  
job placement rate of at least #gj      
percent1 measured #ahj days after       
completion2 and  7v7 for each award     
year1 the total amount of the published 
tuition and fees of the program for such
 year is an amount that does not exceed 
the value-added earnings of students who
 received ,federal financial aid under  
this title and who completed the program
 #c years prior to the award year1 as   
such earnings are determined by         
calculating the difference between--    
7,i7 the median earnings of such        
students1 as adjusted by the ,state and 
metropolitan area regional price        
parities of the ,bureau of ,economic    
,analysis based on the location of such 
program2 and  7,,ii7 #aej percent of the
 poverty line applicable to a single    
individual as determined under section  
#fgc7b7 of the ,community ,services     

,block ,grant ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#iijb7b77 for such year4  7,b7 ,in the  
case of a program that has not          
previously participated in programs     
under this title and is being determined
 eligible for the first time under this 
paragraph1 the ,secretary may consider  
such program to be an eligible program  
for purposes of the ,workforce ,pell    
,grants program under section #dja7k7   
for a provisional eligibility period    
that may not exceed #c years1 if such   
program-- 7i7 subject to clause 7ii71   
meets the requirements of subparagraph  
7,a72 and  7ii7 in lieu of the          
determination of median earnings under  
subclause 7,i7 of subparagraph 7,a77v71 
provides to the ,secretary for purposes 
of meeting the requirements of          
subparagraph 7,a77v71 alternate earnings
 of students who complete the program1  
which are statistically rigorous1       
accurate1 comparable1 and representative
 of students who complete such program4 
7,c7 ,in this paragraph3 7i7 ,the term  

eligible institution means an           
institution of higher education 7as     
defined in section #ajb71 or any other  
entity that has entered into a program  
participation agreement with the        
,secretary under section #dhg7;a7       
7without regard to whether that entity  
is accredited by a national recognized  
accrediting agency or association71     
which has not been subject1 during any  
of the preceding #c years1 to-- 7,i7 any
 suspension1 emergency action1 or       
termination under this title2  7,,ii7 in
 the case of an institution of higher   
education1 any adverse action by the    
institution's accrediting agency or     
association that revokes or denies      
accreditation for the institution of    
higher education2 or  7,,iii7 any final 
action by the ,state in which the       
institution or other entity holds its   
legal domicile1 authorization1 or       
accreditation that revokes the          
institution's or entity's license or    
other authority to operate in such      

,state4  7ii7 ,the term ,governor means 
the chief executive of a ,state4  7iii7 
,the terms industry or sector           
partnership1 in-demand industry sector  
or occupation1 recognized postsecondary 
credential1 and ,state board have the   
meanings given such terms in section #c 
of the ,workforce ,innovation and       
,opportunity ,act4  4  7#c7 ,student    
eligibility ,section #dhd7;a77#a7 of the
 ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajia7;a77#a77 is amended by  
inserting or1 for purposes of section   
#dja7k71 at an entity 7other than an    
institution of higher education7 that   
meets the requirements of section       
#dha7;b77#c77;,b77i71 after section     
#dhg4  7#d7 ,effective date2            
applicability ,the amendments made by   
this section shall take effect on ,july 
#a1 #bjbf1 and shall apply with respect 
to award year #bjbf-bjbg and each       
succeeding award year4