Sec. 2. Program eligibility for Workforce Pell grants
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Section 481(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1088(b) ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(3)and
(4)as paragraphs
(4)and (5), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: A program is an eligible program for purposes of the Workforce Pell Grants program under section 401(k) only, if— it leads to a recognized educational credential at an institution of higher education, which may include a recognized postsecondary credential, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; it is at least 150 clock hours of instruction, but not more than 600 clock hours of instruction, or an equivalent number of credit hours, offered during a minimum of 8 weeks, but not more than 15 weeks; it is determined by an accrediting agency or association recognized by the Secretary pursuant to section 496(a) to— provide an education aligned with the requirements of in-demand industry sectors or occupations, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; meet the hiring requirements of potential employers in the sectors or occupations described in subclause
(I); have been offered by an institution for not less than 1 year prior to a determination by such agency or association under this paragraph; have a verified completion rate of at least 70 percent, calculated so as to ensure that a student shall be counted as a completion if the student completes the program within 150 percent of the normal time for completion; and have verified a job placement rate of at least 70 percent; and for each award year, 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 3 years prior to the award year, as such earnings are determined by calculating the difference between— the median earnings of such students, as adjusted by the State and metropolitan area regional price parities of the Bureau of Economic Analysis based on the location of such program; and 150 percent of the poverty line applicable to a single individual as determined under section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) ) for such year. 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 paragraph, the Secretary may consider such program to be an eligible program for purposes of the Workforce Pell Grants program under section 401(k) for a provisional eligibility period that may not exceed 3 years, if such program— subject to subclause (II), meets the requirements of subparagraph (A); and in lieu of the determination of median earnings under subclause
(I)of subparagraph (A)(iv), provides to the Secretary for purposes of meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A)(iv), alternate earnings of students who complete the program, which are statistically rigorous, accurate, comparable, and representative of students who complete such program. In a case in which the Secretary determines that a program provided inaccurate earnings data under clause (i)(II) for purposes of receiving provisional eligibility under clause (i), such program shall return to the Secretary any funds received under this title during the period beginning on first date of the provisional eligibility period and ending on the date of determination under this clause. The Secretary shall establish an appeals process to permit eligible programs for purposes of the Workforce Pell Grants program under section 401(k) to submit alternate earnings data to comply with subparagraph (A)(iv), provided that such data are statistically rigorous, accurate, comparable, and representative of students who receive a Workforce Pell Grant and complete the eligible program. .
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