Sec. 208. State plan
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Section 224 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act ( 20 U.S.C. 9224 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— by redesignating paragraph
(2)as paragraph (4); and by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an eligible agency may be eligible to receive a grant under this title before submission of a 5-year State plan under this section if the eligible agency is in a 1-year program development period. The 5-year State plan shall be comprehensive in nature and developed and monitored by a planning group of all stakeholders in the State’s adult education and workforce development system. The stakeholders shall include— the State agencies responsible for— the State’s programs under this title and title I; the State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ); overseeing community colleges; elementary and secondary education; corrections; economic development; family literacy; and special services to immigrants; and representatives of business and labor. ; in subsection (b)— by striking paragraph
(10)and inserting the following: a description and strategy of how the eligible agency will develop program strategies and coordinate services, including guidance, counseling, mentoring, and other supports through public and private partnerships and creating transition strategies with such elements as dual enrollment, curricular articulation, and high intensity instruction, for populations that include, at a minimum— low-income students; individuals with disabilities; single parents and displaced homemakers; and individuals with multiple barriers to educational enhancement, including individuals with limited English proficiency; ; in paragraph (11), by striking and after the semicolon; in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: a description of the knowledge and skills necessary for acceptance in postsecondary education and training; an assurance that every local program area, as defined by the eligible agency, served by the eligible agency has at least 1 adult education program that offers more than 1 option for earning a credential with value in the local employment market to students who do not yet have a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent and who are unlikely to earn such diploma or equivalent in the short term, which option may include earning the credential through a partnership that includes a community college or job training provider and may include earning the recognized equivalent of a secondary school degree in the process; a description of any certification or other requirements for instructors in eligible adult education, literacy, and workplace skills program providers in the State; a description of the professional development needs of adult education, literacy, and workplace skills providers in the State; a description of how the State will— use technology to improve the quality of adult education, literacy, and workplace skills services; and expand access to such services for workers and students; a description of how the State will carry out programs described in section 244, if the State is receiving a grant under such section; a description of the data system that the State will use to track over time student outcomes on the performance measures described in section 212; a description of the State’s program to invest in the skills of workers, including plans for involving business as an active partner in the effort; and a description of how the adult education programs will be integrated with occupational skills programs and aligned with postsecondary education, career, and technical education, workforce development programs, and other Federal funds available under title I and other relevant Federal programs. ; by striking subsection
(e)and inserting the following: The Secretary shall— establish a peer-review process to assist in the review and approval of State plans; in consultation with the National Center for Adult Education, Literacy, and Workplace Skills, appoint individuals, representing the range of stakeholders, to the peer-review process, including— representatives of adult learners, adult education, literacy, and workplace skills providers, eligible agencies, State educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and representatives of State boards or local boards; and experts in the fields of adult education, literacy, and workplace skills; approve a State plan not later than 120 days after receiving the plan, unless the Secretary makes a written determination, not later than 30 days after receiving the plan, that the plan does not meet the requirements of this section or is inconsistent with specific provisions of this subtitle; and not finally disapprove of a State plan before offering the eligible agency the opportunity, prior to the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the eligible agency received the written determination described in paragraph (3), to revise the plan, and providing technical assistance in order to assist the eligible agency in meeting the requirements of this subtitle. ; and by striking subsections
(f)and (g).
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