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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 2670 (Introduced in Senate) — To award career pathways innovation grants to local educational agencies and consortia of local educational agencies,... · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Secondary school to career pathways innovation grant program

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From amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a career pathways innovation grant program, through which the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible agencies for the purpose of addressing the specialized skill needs of business and industry by carrying out programs of study or career pathways programs, featuring school partnerships, that support career pathways in high school or career exploration in the middle grades, leading to higher subsequent employment and job quality.
A grant awarded under this section— shall be for a period of 3 years; and may be renewed for one additional 2-year period, if the eligible agency demonstrates sufficient progress in achieving the goals of the initial grant. An eligible agency desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. The application submitted under paragraph
(1)shall include— an initial partnership agreement, entered into by the eligible agency and all members of the school partnership, that— specifies the duties and responsibilities of each partner; describes the commitment of resources or materials to be provided by each partner toward the school partnership, ensuring that the business or industry partners in the school partnership provide an amount of resources, in cash or in-kind, toward the activities supported under the grant that equals or exceeds the amount contributed by the eligible agency and the amount to be provided by the grant under this section; and describes how the overall goals of the school partnership align with any statewide, regional, or local workforce development strategies in existence at the time of the application, including those established under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) or the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); a description of how the eligible agency and members of the school partnership will collaborate to ensure the quality of the career pathways program offered under the grant, including any program that leads to an industry-recognized credential or postsecondary credit leading to a degree or certification in a career pathway; identification of the goals and measures used to define progress toward student outcomes, which may align with existing goals and measurement provided under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); and a strategic plan describing the role and activities of the eligible agency and all members of the school partnership in supporting how the program will be sustained following the end of the grant. The application submitted under paragraph
(1)may include a description of how the school partnership will experiment with methods that measure job quality. In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall— ensure that, to the extent practicable based on the applications received under subsection (b)— not less than 15 percent of the grant funds available to carry out this section are awarded to rural eligible agencies; and not less than 5 percent of the grant funds available to carry out this section are awarded to eligible agencies that serve a substantial percentage of Indian or Native Hawaiian children; and except to the extent necessary to comply with paragraph (1), give priority to— any eligible agency whose school partnership includes an institution of higher education offering postsecondary credits, or an entity offering a registered apprenticeship program that is articulated through secondary school programming counting towards the registered apprenticeship requirements, through the career pathways program under the grant; any eligible agency whose career pathways program— in a high school, offers concurrent enrollment opportunities for postsecondary credit; or leads to a recognized postsecondary credential, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ); and any eligible agency whose career pathways programs are focused on serving low-income students (defined as eligible for benefits under the free and reduced price school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.)), out-of-school youth, students with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, students who are English language learners, students who have low levels of literacy, or youth who are in or have aged out of the foster care system. An eligible agency receiving grant funds under this section shall use grant funds to build or expand a career pathways program featuring school partnerships that supports career pathways in high school or career exploration in the middle grades. An eligible agency receiving grant funds under this section may use grant funds either during or outside of the school day or school year— to hire a designated career pathways partnership coordinator to seek out and build relationships with business or industry partners to foster and manage the school partnerships supported under the grant; for the costs of new equipment, infrastructure (such as facilities, technology, and staffing), or transportation related to the career pathways program; to recruit, or assist with State licensure and credential requirements, career and technical education teachers, and others implementing career pathways programs; to train or support the professional development of career and technical education teachers, and others implementing career pathways programs, including providing externship opportunities for educators to spend time in industry; for youth apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship training, internship, or experiential learning opportunities; to provide, as part of the career pathways program, coursework that awards postsecondary credit at no cost to high school students; to support development of curricula that offer industry-recognized credentials; and to experiment with methods that measure job quality. An eligible agency that receives a grant under this section shall provide, toward the cost of the activities assisted under the grant and from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to or greater than the amount of the grant. Such matching amount may be in cash or in-kind (including leveraged staff time) and shall include support from business or industry partners of a school partnership in accordance with the partnership agreement described in subsection (b)(2). In any case where a business or industry partner included in an initial partnership agreement described in subsection (b)(2)(A) withdraws from a school partnership supported under a grant under this section, the eligible agency shall notify the Secretary immediately of the withdrawal and of the eligible agency's plan for obtaining a comparable business or industry partner. By not later than 18 months after receiving a grant under this section, the eligible agency shall submit a report to the Secretary demonstrating that the eligible agency is achieving sufficient progress toward the goals of the grant. Each eligible agency receiving a grant under this section shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a final report regarding the use of funds for the grant, including the outcomes of the activities assisted under the grant, by not later than 90 days after the end of the grant period. The Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress, on an annual basis, a report regarding the grant program under this section that includes a summary of the reports received under paragraph
(1)during the preceding year and the outcomes resulting from the use of grant funds.
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Secondary school to career pathways innovation grant program
U.S.C.§ 3101
U.S.C.§ 2301
U.S.C.§ 6301
U.S.C.§ 3102
U.S.C.§ 1751
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