[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1426 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1426

 To assist States and secondary and postsecondary schools to develop, 
implement, and improve school-to-work opportunities systems so that all 
students have an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills needed 
 to meet challenging State academic standards and industry-based skill 
standards and to prepare for postsecondary education, further learning, 
and a wide range of opportunities in high-skill, high-wage careers, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 1995

Mr. Clay (for himself and Mr. Williams) introduced the following bill; 
    which was referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
                             Opportunities

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                                 A BILL


 
 To assist States and secondary and postsecondary schools to develop, 
implement, and improve school-to-work opportunities systems so that all 
students have an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills needed 
 to meet challenging State academic standards and industry-based skill 
standards and to prepare for postsecondary education, further learning, 
and a wide range of opportunities in high-skill, high-wage careers, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be 
cited as the ``Career Preparation Education Reform Act of 1995''.

   TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE CARL D. PERKINS VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED 
                        TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ACT

                          amendment to the act

    Sec. 101. The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.; hereinafter referred to as ``the 
Act'') is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

                    ``short title; table of contents

    ``Section 1. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the `Carl 
D. Perkins Career Preparation Education Act'.
    ``(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

                          ``TABLE OF CONTENTS

``Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
``Sec. 2. Declaration of policy, findings, and purpose.
``Sec. 3. Authorization of appropriations.
               ``TITLE I--PREPARING STUDENTS FOR CAREERS

              ``Part A--Improving State and Local Programs

``Sec. 101. Priorities.
``Sec. 102. State leadership activities.
``Sec. 103. Local activities.
``Sec. 104. Combination of funds.
``Sec. 105. State plans.
``Sec. 106. State administration.
``Sec. 107. Local applications.
``Sec. 108. Performance goals and indicators.
``Sec. 109. Evaluation, improvement, and accountability.
             ``Part B--Allocating State and Local Resources

``Sec. 111. Allotments.
``Sec. 112. Within-State allocation.
``Sec. 113. Distribution of funds.
        ``TITLE II--NATIONAL SUPPORT FOR STATE AND LOCAL REFORMS

``Sec. 201. Awards for excellence.
``Sec. 202. National activities.
``Sec. 203. National assessment.
``Sec. 204. National research center.
``Sec. 205. Data systems.
``Sec. 206. Career preparation for Indians and Native Hawaiians.
                    ``TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

``Sec. 301. Waivers.
``Sec. 302. Effect of Federal payments.
``Sec. 303. Identification of State-imposed requirements.
``Sec. 304. Out-of-State relocations.
``Sec. 305. Definitions.

             ``declaration of policy, findings, and purpose

    ``Sec. 2. (a) Declaration of Policy.--The Congress declares it to 
be the policy of the United States that, in order to meet new economic 
challenges brought about by changing technologies and increasing 
international economic competition, the Nation must put in place a 
system that enables all students to obtain the education needed to 
pursue productive and adaptable careers.
    ``(b) Declaration of Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) although employment and earnings increasingly depend 
        on educational attainment and the ability to acquire and 
        transfer skills among jobs in broad clusters of occupations or 
        industry sectors, a majority of high school graduates in the 
        United States lack sufficient curriculum focus to prepare them 
        for completing a two-year or four-year college degree or for 
        entering careers with a high-skill, high-wage potential;
            ``(2) enactment of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act has 
        helped to establish a new framework for education reform, based 
        on challenging State academic standards and industry-based 
        skill standards for all students;
            ``(3) enactment of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 
        1994 has helped to catalyze the development, in all States, of 
        statewide systems offering opportunities for all students to 
        participate in school-based, work-based, and connecting 
        activities leading to postsecondary education, further 
        learning, and first jobs in high-skill, high-wage careers;
            ``(4) the GI Bill for America's Workers, of which this Act 
        is a key component, will further strengthen the capacity of 
        States, schools, and businesses, working together, to upgrade 
        the skills of youth and to prepare them for high-wage careers;
            ``(5) local, State, and national programs supported under 
        the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
        Act have assisted many students in obtaining occupational and 
        academic skills, as well as employment, but now these programs 
        must become part of the larger reforms taking place under the 
        School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994;
            ``(6) when properly aligned with related Federal statutes 
        and the broader reforms that States and localities carry out 
        under the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, this Act can enhance 
        the capacity of States to establish school-to-work 
        opportunities systems that serve all students, enable a greater 
        number of students to achieve to challenging State academic 
        standards and industry-based skill standards, and contribute to 
        enabling all Americans to prosper in a highly competitive, 
        technological economy;
            ``(7) certain individuals (including students with 
        disabilities, educationally or economically disadvantaged 
        students, students of limited English proficiency, incarcerated 
        youth, migrant children, foster children, school dropouts, and 
        women) often face great challenges in acquiring the academic 
        knowledge and occupational skills needed for successful 
        employment and thus may need special assistance and services to 
        allow them to participate fully in career preparation 
        activities;
            ``(8) Federal resources currently support a maze of 
        employment-related education and training programs that are 
        often focused on specific content areas or populations, have 
        conflicting or overlapping requirements, and are not 
        administered in an integrated manner, thus inhibiting the 
        capacity of State and local administrators to implement 
        programs that meet the needs of individual States and 
        localities;
            ``(9) the Federal Government can--through a performance 
        partnership with States and localities based on clear 
        programmatic goals, increased State and local flexibility, 
        improved accountability, and performance goals, indicators, and 
        incentives--provide to States and localities financial 
        assistance for the expansion of school-to-work opportunities 
        systems in all States, as well as for services and activities 
        that ensure that all students, including students with special 
        needs, have full access to the programs offered through those 
        systems; and
            ``(10) the Federal Government can also assist States and 
        localities by carrying out nationally significant research, 
        development, demonstration, dissemination, evaluation, 
        capacity-building, data collection, training, and technical 
        assistance activities that support State and local efforts to 
        implement successfully services and activities that are funded 
        under this Act, as well as to implement State and local career 
        preparation activities that are supported with their own 
        resources.
    ``(c) Declaration of Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to assist 
all students, through a performance partnership with States and 
localities, to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to meet 
challenging State academic standards and industry-based skill standards 
and to prepare for postsecondary education, further learning, and a 
wide range of opportunities in high-skill, high-wage careers. This 
purpose shall be pursued through support for State and local efforts 
that--
            ``(1) build on the efforts of States and localities under 
        the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, as well as the Goals 
        2000: Educate America Act and other legislation;
            ``(2) integrate reforms of vocational education with 
        overall State reforms of academic preparation in schools;
            ``(3) promote, in particular, the development of activities 
        and services that integrate academic and occupational 
        instruction, link secondary and postsecondary education, link 
        school-based and work-based learning, coordinate efforts for 
        in-school and out-of-school youth, and enable students to 
        complete career majors in broad occupational clusters;
            ``(4) increase State and local flexibility in providing 
        services and activities designed to develop, implement, and 
        improve school-to-work opportunities systems, as well as 
        integrating these services and activities with services and 
        activities supported with other Federal, State, and local 
        funds, such as those under the Job Training Partnership Act, in 
        exchange for clear accountability for results;
            ``(5) provide all students, including students who are 
        members of special populations, with the opportunity to 
        participate in the full range of career preparation services 
        and activities; and
            ``(6) benefit from national research, development, 
        demonstration, dissemination, evaluation, capacity-building, 
        data collection, training, and technical assistance activities 
        supporting the development, implementation, and improvement of 
        school-to-work opportunities systems.

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 3. (a) State and Local Activities.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out title I, section 201, section 206(a), and 
section 206(d) of this Act $1,141,088,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1997 through 
2005.
    ``(b) National Activities.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out title II, except sections 201, 206(a), and 206(d) of this 
Act, $37,000,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the fiscal years 1997 through 2005.

               ``TITLE I--PREPARING STUDENTS FOR CAREERS

              ``Part A--Improving State and Local Programs

                              ``priorities

    ``Sec. 101. In order to prepare students for a wide range of 
opportunities in high-skill, high-wage careers, funds under this title 
shall be used to support the development, implementation, and 
improvement of school-to-work opportunities systems in secondary and 
postsecondary schools, as set forth in title I of the School-to-Work 
Opportunities Act of 1994. States and local recipients shall give 
priority to services and activities designed to--
            ``(1) ensure that all students, including students who are 
        members of special populations, have the opportunity to achieve 
        to challenging State academic standards and industry-based 
        skill standards;
            ``(2) promote the integration of academic and vocational 
        education;
            ``(3) support career majors in broad occupational clusters 
        or industry sectors;
            ``(4) effectively link secondary and postsecondary 
        education;
            ``(5) provide students, to the extent possible, with strong 
        experience in, and understanding of, all aspects of the 
        industry they are preparing to enter;
            ``(6) combine school-based and work-based instruction, 
        including instruction in general workplace competencies;
            ``(7) provide school-site and workplace mentoring; and
            ``(8) provide career guidance and counseling for students 
        at the earliest possible age, including the provision of career 
        awareness, exploration, and guidance information to students 
        and their parents that is, to the extent possible, in a 
        language and form that the students and their parents 
        understand.

                     ``state leadership activities

    ``Sec. 102. Each State that receives a grant under this title 
shall, from amounts reserved for State leadership activities under 
section 112(c), conduct services and activities that further the 
development, implementation, and improvement of its statewide school-
to-work opportunities system and that are integrated, to the maximum 
extent possible, with broader educational reforms underway in the State 
as well as activities the State carries out under the Goals 2000: 
Educate America Act, the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994, 
title II of the Job Training Partnership Act, and the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965, including such activities as--
            ``(1) providing comprehensive professional development for 
        vocational teachers, academic teachers, and career guidance 
        personnel that--
                    ``(A) will help such teachers and personnel to meet 
                the goals established by the State under section 108; 
                and
                    ``(B) reflects the State's assessment of its needs 
                for professional development, as determined under 
                section 2205(b)(2)(C) the Elementary and Secondary 
                Education Act of 1965, and is integrated with the 
                professional development activities that the State 
                carries out under title II of that Act;
            ``(2) developing and disseminating curricula that are 
        aligned, as appropriate, with challenging State academic 
        standards and industry-based skill standards;
            ``(3) monitoring and evaluating the quality of, and 
        improvement in, services and activities conducted with 
        assistance under this Act;
            ``(4) promoting equity in secondary and postsecondary 
        education and, to the maximum extent possible, ensuring 
        opportunities for all students, including students who are 
        members of special populations, as well as single parents and 
        single, pregnant women, to participate in education activities 
        that are free from sexual and other harassment and that lead to 
        high-skill, high-wage careers;
            ``(5) improving career guidance and counseling for 
        students, including use of one-stop career centers;
            ``(6) expanding and improving the use of educational 
        technology;
            ``(7) supporting partnerships of local educational 
        agencies, institutions of higher education, and, as 
        appropriate, other entities, such as employers, labor 
        organizations, and community-based organizations, to provide 
        models, such as youth development partnerships as described in 
        section 202(a)(3) and tech-prep education, for enabling all 
        students, including students who are members of special 
        populations, to achieve to challenging State academic standards 
        and industry-based skill standards;
            ``(8) promoting the dissemination and use of occupational 
        information, including use of one-stop career centers;
            ``(9) providing financial incentives or awards to one or 
        more local recipients in recognition of exemplary quality or 
        innovation in education services and activities, or exemplary 
        services and activities for students who are members of special 
        populations, as determined by the State through a peer review 
        process, using performance goals and indicators described in 
        section 108 or other appropriate criteria;
            ``(10) supporting vocational student organizations, 
        especially with respect to efforts to increase the 
        participation of students who are members of special 
        populations in such organizations;
            ``(11) serving special populations and individuals in State 
        institutions, such as State correctional institutions and 
        institutions that serve individuals with disabilities.

                           ``local activities

    ``Sec. 103. (a) General Requirements.--Each local recipient that 
receives a subgrant under this title shall use funds to--
            ``(1) conduct services and activities that further the 
        development, implementation, and improvement of the school-to-
        work opportunities system in the State;
            ``(2) provide services and activities that are of 
        sufficient size, scope, and quality to be effective; and
            ``(3) focus assistance under this title on schools or 
        campuses that serve the highest numbers or percentages of 
        students who are members of special populations.
    ``(b) Authorized Activities.--Each local recipient that receives a 
subgrant under this title may use funds to--
            ``(1) provide services and activities that promote the 
        priorities described in section 101, such as--
                    ``(A) developing curricula, including establishing 
                and expanding career majors;
                    ``(B) acquiring and adapting equipment, including 
                instructional aids;
                    ``(C) providing professional development 
                activities;
                    ``(D) providing services, directly or through 
                community-based organizations, such as curriculum 
                modification, equipment modification, classroom 
                modification, supportive personnel, instructional aids 
                and devices, guidance, career information, English 
                language instruction, and child care, to meet the 
                education needs of students who are members of special 
                populations;
                    ``(E) providing tech-prep education services and 
                activities;
                    ``(F) carrying out activities that ensure active 
                and continued involvement of business and labor in the 
                development, implementation, and improvement of a 
                school-to-work opportunities system in the State;
                    ``(G) matching students with the work-based 
                learning opportunities of employers; and
                    ``(H) providing assistance to students who have 
                participated in services and activities under this Act 
                in finding an appropriate job and continuing their 
                education and training; and
            ``(2) carry out other services and activities that meet the 
        purpose of this Act.
    ``(c) Evaluation Activities.--In order to improve educational 
practices and performance of all students, including students who are 
members of special populations, each local recipient that receives a 
subgrant under this title may use such funds to carry out the 
evaluation under section 109(a)(1) or 109(a)(2).
    ``(d) Equipment.--Equipment acquired or adapted with funds under 
this title may be used for other instructional purposes when not being 
used to carry out this title if such acquisition or adaptation was 
reasonable and necessary for providing services or activities under 
this title and such other use is incidental to, does not interfere 
with, and does not add to the cost of, the use of such equipment under 
this title.

                         ``combination of funds

    ``Sec. 104. (a) In General.--In order to develop, implement, and 
improve school-to-work opportunities systems, States and local 
recipients that are assisted under this Act may combine funds from 
programs listed in subsection (e) in accordance with subsections (b) 
through (d).
    ``(b) State Leadership Activities.--A State may combine funds 
authorized under section 112(c) with funds available for State 
leadership activities under one or more of the programs listed in 
subsection (e) in order to carry out State leadership activities that 
are authorized under this title as well as under such other program or 
programs.
    ``(c) Local Activities.--A local recipient may combine funds 
authorized under section 112(a) with funds available for services and 
activities related to the development, implementation, or improvement 
of school-to-work opportunities systems in one or more of the programs 
listed in subsection (e) in order to provide services and activities 
that are authorized under this title as well as under such other 
program or programs.
    ``(d) Administration.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
to--
            ``(1) require a State or local recipient under this Act to 
        maintain separate records tracing any services or activities 
        conducted with funds combined under this section to the 
        individual program or programs listed in subsection (e) under 
        which funds were authorized; or
            ``(2) waive or amend any requirement of the programs listed 
        in subsection (e), except as authorized in section 301.
    ``(e) Included Programs.--Funds may be combined for programs, 
services, or activities authorized under--
            ``(1) this Act;
            ``(2) the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994;
            ``(3) the Goals 2000: Educate America Act;
            ``(4) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; 
        and
            ``(5) the Job Training Partnership Act.

                             ``state plans

    ``Sec. 105. (a) State Plan.--Any State desiring to receive a grant 
under section 111(f) for any fiscal year shall submit to, or have on 
file with, the Secretary a five-year State plan in accordance with this 
section. The State may submit its State plan as part of a comprehensive 
plan that may include State plan provisions under the Goals 2000: 
Educate America Act, the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994, 
section 14302 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 
the Job Training Partnership Act, and any other Federal education and 
training program. If the State has an approved State plan under section 
213(d) of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994, it shall base 
its plan under this section on that plan. If the State does not have an 
approved plan under section 213(d) of the School-to-Work Opportunities 
Act of 1994, it shall base its plan under this section on an objective 
assessment of its progress in developing, implementing, and improving 
its school-to-work opportunities system and in meeting the priorities 
described in section 101.
    ``(b) Approvals.--(1) Notwithstanding the designation of the 
responsible agency or agencies under section 112, the agencies that 
shall approve the State plan under subsection (a) are--
            ``(A) the State educational agency; and
            ``(B) each of the State agencies responsible for higher 
        education (including community colleges) that the State 
        chooses.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall approve a State plan under subsection (a) 
if the plan meets the requirements of this section and is of sufficient 
quality to meet the purpose of this Act. The Secretary shall establish 
a peer review process to make recommendations regarding approval of the 
State plan and revisions to the plan. The Secretary shall not finally 
disapprove a State plan before giving the State reasonable notice and 
an opportunity for a hearing.
    ``(c) Consultation.--(1) In developing and implementing its plan 
under subsection (a), and any revisions under subsection (f), the State 
shall consult widely with individuals, employers, and organizations in 
the State that have an interest in education and training, such as 
those described in section 213(d)(5) of the School-to-Work 
Opportunities Act of 1994, and individuals, employers, and 
organizations that have an interest in education and training for 
students who are members of special populations.
    ``(2) The State educational agency shall submit the State plan 
under this section, and any revisions to the State plan under 
subsection (f), to the Governor for review and comment and shall ensure 
that any comments the Governor may have are included with the State 
plan or revision when the State plan or revision is submitted to the 
Secretary.
    ``(d) Contents.--(1) Each State plan under subsection (a) shall 
describe how the State will use funds under this title to--
            ``(A) develop, implement, or improve the statewide school-
        to-work opportunities system and address the priorities 
        described in section 101;
            ``(B) ensure that all students, including students who are 
        members of special populations, have the opportunity to achieve 
        to challenging State academic standards and industry-based 
        skill standards and will be prepared for postsecondary 
        education, further learning, and entrance into high-skill, 
        high-wage careers;
            ``(C) establish performance goals and indicators described 
        in section 108;
            ``(D) further the State's approved State plan under section 
        213(d) of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 or 
        address the needs identified in the State's objective 
        assessment of its progress in developing, implementing, and 
        improving its school-to-work opportunities system; and
            ``(E) carry out State leadership activities under section 
        102.
    ``(2) Each State plan under subsection (a) shall also describe how 
the State will integrate its services and activities under this title 
with broad educational reforms in the State, including those under the 
Goals 2000: Educate America Act and the School-to-Work Opportunities 
Act of 1994, as well as related services and activities under the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Job Training 
Partnership Act, and relevant employment, training, and welfare 
programs carried out in the State.
    ``(e) Assurances.--Each State plan under subsection (a) shall 
contain assurances that the State will--
            ``(1) comply with the requirements of this Act and the 
        provisions of the State plan; and
            ``(2) provide for the fiscal control and fund accounting 
        procedures that may be necessary to ensure the proper 
        disbursement of, and accounting for, funds paid to the State 
        under this Act.
    ``(f) Revisions.--When changes in conditions or other factors 
require substantial revision to an approved State plan under subsection 
(a), the State shall submit revisions to the State plan to the 
Secretary. State plan revisions shall be approved by the State 
educational agency and each of the State agencies responsible for 
higher education (including community colleges) that approved the State 
plan.

                         ``state administration

    ``Sec. 106. (a) Responsible Agency or Agencies.--Any State desiring 
to receive a grant under section 111(f) shall, consistent with State 
law, designate an educational agency or agencies that shall be 
responsible for the administration of services and activities under 
this Act, including--
            ``(1) the development, submission, and implementation of 
        the State plan;
            ``(2) the efficient and effective performance of the 
        State's duties under the Act; and
            ``(3) consultation with other appropriate agencies, groups, 
        and individuals that are involved in the development and 
        implementation of services and activities assisted under this 
        Act, such as business, industry, parents, students, teachers, 
        labor organizations, community-based organizations, State and 
        local elected officials, and local program administrators.
    ``(b) Special Activities.--Any State that receives a grant under 
section 111(f) shall--
            ``(1) gather and disseminate data on the effectiveness of 
        services and activities related to the State's school-to-work 
        opportunities system in meeting the educational and employment 
        needs of women and students who are members of special 
        populations;
            ``(2) review proposed actions on applications, grants, 
        contracts, and policies of the State to help to ensure that the 
        needs of women and students who are members of special 
        populations are addressed in the administration of this title;
            ``(3) recommend outreach and other activities that inform 
        women and students who are members of special populations about 
        their education and employment opportunities;
            ``(4) advise local educational agencies, postsecondary 
        educational institutions, and other interested parties in the 
        State on expanding career preparation opportunities for women 
        and students who are members of special populations and helping 
        to ensure that the needs of men and women in training for 
        nontraditional jobs are met; and
            ``(5) work to eliminate bias and stereotyping in education 
        at the secondary and postsecondary levels.

                          ``local applications

    ``Sec. 107. (a) Eligibility.--Schools and other institutions or 
agencies eligible to apply, individually or as consortia, to a State 
for a subgrant under this title are--
            ``(1) local educational agencies;
            ``(2) area vocational education schools that provide 
        education at the postsecondary level;
            ``(3) institutions of higher education; and
            ``(4) postsecondary educational institutions controlled by 
        the Bureau of Indian Affairs or operated by or on behalf of any 
        Indian tribe that is eligible to contract with the Secretary of 
        the Interior for the administration of programs under the 
        Indian Self-Determination Act or the Act of April 16, 1934.
    ``(b) Application Requirements.--Any applicant that is eligible 
under subsection (a) and that desires to receive a subgrant under this 
title shall, according to requirements established by the State, submit 
an application to the agency or agencies designated under section 106. 
In addition to including such information as the State may require and 
identifying the results the applicant seeks to achieve, each 
application shall also describe how the applicant will use funds under 
this title to--
            ``(1) develop, improve, or implement a school-to-work 
        opportunities system in secondary and postsecondary schools and 
        address the priorities described in section 101, in accordance 
        with section 103;
            ``(2) evaluate progress toward the results it seeks to 
        achieve, consistent with the performance goals and indicators 
        established under section 108;
            ``(3) coordinate its services and activities with related 
        services and activities offered by community-based 
        organizations, employers, and labor organizations, and, to the 
        extent possible, integrate its services and activities under 
        this title with broad educational reforms in the State, 
        including those under the Goals 2000: Educate America Act and 
        the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994, as well as 
        related services and activities under the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Job Training Partnership 
        Act, and relevant employment, training, and welfare programs 
        carried out in the State; and
            ``(4) consult with students, their parents, and other 
        interested individuals or groups, in developing their services 
        and activities.

                   ``performance goals and indicators

    ``Sec. 108. (a) In General.--(1) Any State desiring to receive a 
grant under section 111(f) shall--
            ``(A) establish performance goals to define the level of 
        performance to be achieved by students served under this title 
and to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of services and 
activities under this title;
            ``(B) express such goals in an objective, quantifiable, and 
        measurable form;
            ``(C) establish performance indicators that the State and 
        local recipients will use in measuring or assessing progress 
        toward achieving such goals; and
            ``(D) provide biennial reports to the public and to the 
        Secretary, in accordance with section 109(c), on the State's 
        progress in achieving its goals, including information on the 
        progress of students who are members of special populations.
    ``(2) Any State may also use amounts it receives for State 
leadership activities under section 112(c) to evaluate its entire 
school-to-work opportunities system in secondary and postsecondary 
schools and to carry out activities under paragraph (1)(D).
    ``(b) Performance Indicators.--The Secretary shall, in 
collaboration with the Secretary of Labor, work with States to ensure 
that their performance goals under this section are consistent with 
challenging State academic standards and industry-based skill standards 
and their State goals established under the School-to-Work 
Opportunities Act of 1994 and title II of the Job Training Partnership 
Act. Performance goals established under paragraph (1)(A) of subsection 
(a) shall be in accord with the national education goals and with the 
purpose of this Act. Performance indicators established under paragraph 
(1)(C) of subsection (a) shall include at least--
            ``(1) achievement to challenging State academic standards, 
        such as those established under Goals 2000: Educate America 
        Act, and industry-based skill standards;
            ``(2) receipt of a high school diploma, skills certificate, 
        and postsecondary certificate or degree; and
            ``(3) job placement, retention, and earnings, particularly 
        in the career major of the student.
    ``(c) Transition.--Before it establishes performance goals and 
indicators under subsection (a), each State receiving funds under this 
title shall use the system of standards and measures developed under 
section 115 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
Education Act as in effect prior to the enactment of this Act. A State 
shall use its performance goals and indicators established under 
subsection (a) not later than July 1, 1997.
    ``(d) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide technical 
assistance to the States regarding the development of the State's 
performance goals and indicators under subsection (a). Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary may use funds appropriated 
for title II to provide technical assistance under this section.

             ``evaluation, improvement, and accountability

    ``Sec. 109. (a) Local Evaluation.--(1) Each local recipient of a 
subgrant under this title shall biennially evaluate, using performance 
goals and indicators described in section 108, and report to the State 
regarding, its use of funds under this title to develop, implement, or 
improve a school-to-work opportunities system at the local level and 
the effectiveness of its services and activities supported under this 
title in achieving the priorities described in section 101, including 
the progress of students who are members of special populations.
    ``(2) Such local recipients may evaluate portions of its school-to-
work opportunities system that are not supported with funds under this 
title, including its entire system. If such recipient does so, it need 
not evaluate separately that portion of its school-to-work 
opportunities system supported with funds under this title.
    ``(b) Improvement Activities.--If a State determines, based on the 
local evaluation under subsection (a) and applicable performance goals 
and indicators established under section 108, that a local recipient is 
not making substantial progress in achieving the purpose of this Act in 
accordance with the priorities described in section 101, the State 
shall work jointly with the local recipient to develop a plan, in 
consultation with teachers, parents, and students, for improvement for 
succeeding school years. If, after three years of implementation of the 
improvement plan, the State determines that the local recipient is not 
making sufficient progress, the State shall take whatever corrective 
action it deems necessary, consistent with State law. The State shall 
take corrective action only after it has provided technical assistance 
to the recipient and shall ensure that any corrective action it takes 
allows for continued career preparation education services and 
activities for the recipient's students.
    ``(c) State Report.--The State shall, once every two years on a 
schedule determined by the Secretary, report to the Secretary on the 
quality and effectiveness of its services and activities provided 
through its grant under title I, based on the performance goals and 
indicators established under section 108.
    ``(d) Technical Assistance.--If the Secretary determines that the 
State is not properly implementing its responsibilities under 
subsection (b), or is not making substantial progress in meeting the 
purpose of this Act or carrying out services and activities that are in 
accord with the priorities described in section 101, based on the 
performance goals and indicators established under section 108, the 
Secretary shall work with the State to implement improvement 
activities.
    ``(e) Withholding of Federal Funds.--If, after a reasonable time, 
but not earlier than one year after implementation of the improvement 
activities described in subsection (d), the Secretary determines that 
the State is not making sufficient progress, based on the performance 
goals and indicators established under section 108, the Secretary 
shall, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, withhold from the 
State all, or a portion, of the State's allotment under this title. The 
Secretary may use funds withheld under the preceding sentence to 
provide, through alternative arrangements, services and activities 
within the State that meet the purpose of this Act and are in accord 
with the priorities described in section 101.

             ``Part B--Allocating State and Local Resources

                              ``allotments

    ``Sec. 111. (a) Awards for Excellence.--In each fiscal year after 
the fiscal year 1998, from the amount made available under section 3(a) 
for title I, the Secretary may reserve not more than 10 percent for 
carrying out section 201.
    ``(b) Allotment for Indians and Native Hawaiians.--In each fiscal 
year, from the amount made available under section 3(a) for title I, 
the Secretary shall reserve 1.50 percent of which--
            ``(1) 1.25 percent shall be for carrying out section 
        206(a); and
            ``(2) 0.25 percent shall be for carrying out section 
        206(d).
    ``(c) Allotment To States.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), from the 
remainder of the sum available for title I, the Secretary shall allot 
to each State for each fiscal year--
            ``(A) an amount that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of 
        the sum being allotted as the product of the population aged 15 
        to 19, inclusive, in the State in the fiscal year preceding the 
        fiscal year for which the determination is made and the State's 
        allotment ratio bears to the sum of the corresponding products 
        for all the States; and
            ``(B) an amount that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of 
        the sum being allotted as the product of the population aged 20 
        to 24, inclusive, in the State in the fiscal year preceding the 
        fiscal year for which the determination is made and the State's 
        allotment ratio bears to the sum of the corresponding products 
        for all the States.
    ``(2)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to 
subparagraph (B), for any fiscal year through the fiscal year 1998 no 
State shall receive for services and activities authorized by title I 
of this Act less than 90 percent of the sum of the payments made to the 
State for the fiscal year 1995 for programs authorized by title II and 
parts A, B, and E of title III of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
Applied Technology Education Act.
    ``(B) If for any fiscal year the amount appropriated for services 
and activities authorized by title I and available for allotment under 
this section is insufficient to satisfy the provisions of subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall ratably reduce the payments to all States for 
such services and activities as necessary.
    ``(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the allotment for 
this title for each of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana 
Islands, and the Virgin Islands shall not be less than $200,000.
    ``(d) Allotment Ratio.--The allotment ratio of any State shall be 
1.00 less the product of--
            ``(1) 0.50; and
            ``(2) the quotient obtained by dividing the per capita 
        income for the State by the per capita income for all the 
        States (exclusive of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the 
        Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands), except 
        that--
                    ``(A) the allotment ratio shall in no case be more 
                than 0.60 or less than 0.40; and
                    ``(B) the allotment ratio for American Samoa, Guam, 
                Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 
                Virgin Islands shall be 0.60.
    ``(e) Reallotment.--If the Secretary determines that any amount of 
any State's allotment under subsection (c) for any fiscal year will not 
be required for carrying out the services and activities for which such 
amount has been allotted, the Secretary shall make such amount 
available for reallotment to one or more other States. Any amount 
reallotted to a State under this subsection shall be deemed to be part 
of its allotment for the fiscal year in which it is obligated.
    ``(f) State Grants.--From the State's allotment under subsection 
(c), the Secretary shall make a grant for each fiscal year to each 
State that has an approved State plan under section 105.
    ``(g) Definitions and Determinations.--For purposes of this 
section--
            ``(1) allotment ratios shall be computed on the basis of 
        the average of the appropriate per capita incomes for the three 
        most recent consecutive fiscal years for which satisfactory 
        data are available;
            ``(2) the term `per capita income' means, with respect to a 
        fiscal year, the total personal income in the calendar year 
        ending in such year, divided by the population of the area 
        concerned in such year; and
            ``(3) population shall be determined by the Secretary on 
        the basis of the latest estimates available to the Department 
        that are satisfactory to the Secretary.

                       ``within-state allocation

    ``Sec. 112. (a) In General.--(1) For each of the fiscal years 1996 
and 1997, the State shall award as subgrants to local recipients at 
least 80 percent of its grant under section 111(f) for that fiscal 
year.
    ``(2) For each of the fiscal years 1998 through 2005, the State 
shall award as subgrants to local recipients at least 85 percent of its 
grant under section 111(f) for that fiscal year.
    ``(b) State Administration.--(1) The State may use an amount not to 
exceed 5 percent of its grant under section 111(f) for each fiscal year 
for administering its State plan, including developing the plan, 
reviewing local applications, supporting activities to ensure the 
active participation of interested individuals and organizations, and 
ensuring compliance with all applicable Federal laws.
    ``(2) Each State shall match, from non-Federal sources and on a 
dollar-for-dollar basis, the funds used for State administration under 
paragraph (1).
    ``(c) State Leadership.--The State shall use the remainder of its 
grant under section 111(f) for each fiscal year for State leadership 
activities described in section 102.

                        ``distribution of funds

    ``Sec. 113. (a) Distribution of Funds at the Secondary Level.--(1) 
Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e), each State shall, 
each fiscal year, distribute to local educational agencies, or 
consortia of such agencies, within the State funds under this title 
available for secondary school education services and activities that 
are conducted in accordance with the priorities described in section 
101. Each local educational agency or consortium shall be allocated an 
amount that bears the same relationship to the amount available as that 
local educational agency or consortium was allocated under subpart 2 of 
part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
in the preceding fiscal year bears to the total amount received under 
such subpart by all the local educational agencies in the State in such 
fiscal year.
    ``(2) In applying the provisions of paragraph (1), the State 
shall--
            ``(A) distribute those funds that, based on the 
        distribution formula under paragraph (1), would have gone to a 
        local educational agency serving only elementary schools, to 
        the local educational agency that provides secondary school 
services to secondary school students in the same attendance area;
            ``(B) distribute to a local educational agency that has 
        jurisdiction over secondary schools, but not elementary 
        schools, funds based on the number of students that entered 
        such secondary schools in the previous year from the elementary 
        schools involved; and
            ``(C) distribute funds to an area vocational education 
        school in any case in which--
                    ``(i) the area vocational education school and the 
                local educational agency or agencies concerned have an 
                agreement to use such funds to provide services and 
                activities in accordance with the priorities described 
                in section 101; and
                    ``(ii) the area vocational education school serves 
                an equal or greater proportion of students with 
                disabilities or economically disadvantaged students 
                than the proportion of these students under the 
                jurisdiction of the local educational agencies sending 
                students to the area vocational education school.
    ``(b) Distribution of Funds at the Postsecondary Level.--(1) Except 
as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e), each State shall, each 
fiscal year, distribute to eligible institutions, or consortia of such 
institutions, within the State funds under this title available for 
postsecondary school education services and activities that are 
conducted in accordance with the priorities described in section 101. 
Each such eligible institution or consortium shall be allocated an 
amount that bears the same relationship to the amount of funds 
available as the number of Pell Grant recipients and recipients of 
assistance from the Bureau of Indian Affairs enrolled by such 
institution or consortium in the preceding fiscal year bears to the 
number of such recipients enrolled in such programs within the State in 
such fiscal year.
    ``(2) For the purposes of this section--
            ``(A) the term `eligible institution' means--
                    ``(i) an institution of higher education;
                    ``(ii) a local educational agency providing 
                education at the postsecondary level;
                    ``(iii) an area vocational education school 
                providing education at the postsecondary level; and
                    ``(iv) a postsecondary educational institution 
                controlled by the Bureau of Indian Affairs or operated 
                by or on behalf of any Indian tribe that is eligible to 
                contract with the Secretary of the Interior for the 
                administration of programs under the Indian Self-
                Determination Act or the Act of April 16, 1934; and
            ``(B) the term `Pell Grant recipient' means a recipient of 
        financial aid under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the 
        Higher Education Act of 1965.
    ``(c) Alternative Distribution Formula.--The State may distribute 
funds under subsection (a) or (b) using an alternative formula if the 
State demonstrates to the Secretary's satisfaction that such 
alternative formula better meets the purpose of this Act, is in accord 
with the priorities described in section 101, and that--
            ``(1) in the case of funds distributed to secondary 
        schools--
                    ``(A) the formula described in subsection (a) does 
                not result in a distribution of funds to the local 
                educational agencies or consortia that serve secondary 
                school students with the greatest need for services and 
                activities under this title, including students who are 
                members of special populations; and
                    ``(B) the alternative formula would better serve 
                the needs of these students; and
            ``(2) in the case of funds distributed to postsecondary 
        schools--
                    ``(A) the formula described in subsection (b) does 
                not result in a distribution of funds to the eligible 
                institutions or consortia that have the highest numbers 
                or percentages of economically disadvantaged students, 
                as described in subsection (g); and
                    ``(B) the alternative formula would result in such 
                a distribution.
    ``(d) Minimum Subgrant Amounts.--(1)(A) Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), no local educational agency shall be eligible for a 
subgrant under this title unless the amount allocated to that agency 
under subsection (a) or (c) equals or exceeds $15,000.
    ``(B) The State may waive the requirement in subparagraph (A) in 
any case in which the local educational agency--
            ``(i) enters into a consortium with one or more other local 
        educational agencies to provide services and activities 
        conducted in accordance with the priorities described in 
        section 101 and the aggregate amount allocated and awarded to 
        the consortium equals or exceeds $15,000; or
            ``(ii) is located in a rural, sparsely-populated area and 
        demonstrates that the agency is unable to enter into a 
        consortium for the purpose of providing services and activities 
        conducted in accordance with the priorities described in 
        section 101.
    ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no eligible 
institution shall be eligible for a subgrant under this title unless 
the amount allocated to that institution under subsection (b) or (c) 
equals or exceeds $50,000.
    ``(B) The State may waive the requirement in subparagraph (A) in 
any case in which the eligible institution--
            ``(i) enters into a consortium with one or more other 
        eligible institutions to provide services and activities 
        conducted in accordance with the priorities described in 
        section 101 and the aggregate amount allocated and awarded to 
        the consortium equals or exceeds $50,000; or
            ``(ii) is a tribally controlled community college.
    ``(e) Secondary-Postsecondary Consortia.--The State may distribute 
funds available in any fiscal year for secondary and postsecondary 
schools, as applicable, to one or more local educational agencies and 
one or more eligible institutions that enter into a consortium in any 
case in which--
            ``(1) the consortium has been formed to provide services 
        and activities conducted in accordance with the priorities 
        described in section 101; and
            ``(2) the aggregate amount allocated and awarded to the 
        consortium under subsections (a), (b), and (c) equal or exceeds 
        $50,000.
    ``(f) Reallocations.--The State shall reallocate to one or more 
local educational agencies, eligible institutions, and consortia any 
amounts that are allocated in accordance with subsections (a) through 
(e), but that would not be used by a local educational agency or 
eligible institution, in a manner the State determines will best serve 
the purpose of this Act and be in accord with the priorities described 
in section 101.
    ``(g) Economically Disadvantaged Students.--For the purposes of 
this section, the State may determine the number of economically 
disadvantaged students on the basis of--
            ``(1) eligibility for free or reduced-price meals under the 
        National School Lunch Act, the program for aid to dependent 
        children under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
        or benefits under the Food Stamp Act of 1977;
            ``(2) the number of children counted for allocation 
        purposes under title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965; or
            ``(3) any other index of disadvantaged economic status if 
        the State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
        that the index is more representative of the number of low-
        income students that the indices described in paragraphs (1) 
        and (2).

        ``TITLE II--NATIONAL SUPPORT FOR STATE AND LOCAL REFORMS

                        ``awards for excellence

    ``Sec. 201. The Secretary, may, from the amount reserved under 
section 111(a) for any fiscal year after the fiscal year 1998, and 
through a peer review process, make performance awards to one or more 
States that have--
            ``(1) exceeded in an outstanding manner the performance 
        goals set in section 108;
            ``(2) implemented exemplary school-to-work opportunities 
        systems in secondary and postsecondary schools in accordance 
        with the priorities described in section 101; or
            ``(3) provided exemplary education services and activities 
        for students who are members of special populations.

                         ``national activities

    ``Sec. 202. (a) General Authority.--(1) In order to carry out the 
purpose of this Act, the Secretary may, directly or through grants, 
contracts, or cooperative agreements, carry out research, development, 
dissemination, evaluation, capacity-building, and technical assistance 
activities with regard to the services and activities carried out under 
this Act. The Secretary shall coordinate activities carried out under 
this section with related activities under the School-to-Work 
Opportunities Act of 1994, the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, the Job 
Training Partnership Act, and the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965.
    ``(2) Research and development activities carried out under this 
section may include support for States in their development of 
performance goals and indicators established under section 108. The 
Secretary shall broadly disseminate information resulting from research 
and development activities carried out under this Act, and shall ensure 
broad access at the State and local levels to the information 
disseminated.
    ``(3) Activities carried out under this section may include support 
for youth development partnerships that are promoted by the Secretary 
and the Secretary of Labor, working with other agencies and entities 
such as the Corporation for National and Community Service, and that 
facilitate innovative arrangements at the State and local level among 
business, community-based organizations, labor organizations, and 
educational institutions.
    ``(4) Activities carried out under this section may include support 
for occupational and career information systems.
    ``(5) The Secretary shall coordinate technical assistance 
activities carried out under this section with related technical 
assistance activities carried out under the Job Training Partnership 
Act and title XIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965.
    ``(b) Professional Development.--(1) The Secretary may, directly, 
or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, support 
professional development activities for educators (including teachers, 
administrators, and counselors) to help to ensure that all students 
receive an education that enables them to enter high-skill, high-wage 
careers. Entities eligible to receive funds under this subsection are 
institutions of higher education, other public or private nonprofit 
organizations or agencies, and consortia of such institutions, 
organizations, or agencies.
    ``(2)(A) Professional development activities supported under this 
subsection shall--
            ``(i) be tied to challenging State academic standards and 
        industry-based skill standards;
            ``(ii) take into account recent research on teaching and 
        learning;
            ``(iii) be of sufficient intensity and duration to have a 
        positive and lasting impact on the educator's performance;
            ``(iv) include strong substantive and pedagogical 
        components; and
            ``(v) be designed to improve educators' skills in such 
        areas as integrating academic and vocational instruction, 
        articulating secondary and postsecondary education, combining 
        school-based and work-based instruction, and using occupational 
        and career information.
    ``(B) Funds under this subsection may be used for such activities 
as pre-service and inservice training and support for development of 
local, regional, and national educator networks that facilitate the 
exchange of information relevant to the development of school-to-work 
opportunities systems.
    ``(3) In supporting activities under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall give priority to designing and implementing new models of 
professional development for educators, and preparing educators to use 
innovative forms of instruction, such as worksite learning and the 
integration of academic and occupational instruction. The Secretary 
shall coordinate the professional development activities carried out 
under this subsection with related activities carried out under the Job 
Training Partnership Act and title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965, as well as with other related professional 
development activities supported by the Department.

                         ``national assessment

    ``Sec. 203. (a) General Authority.--(1) The Secretary shall conduct 
a national assessment of services and activities assisted under this 
Act, through independent studies and analyses, including, when 
appropriate, studies based on data from longitudinal surveys, that are 
conducted through one or more competitive awards.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall appoint an independent advisory panel, 
consisting of administrators, educators, researchers, and 
representatives of business, industry, labor, and other relevant 
groups, as well as representatives of Governors and other State and 
local officials, to advise the Secretary on the implementation of such 
assessment, including the issues to be addressed, the methodology of 
the studies, and the findings and recommendations. The panel, at its 
discretion, may submit to the Congress an independent analysis of the 
findings and recommendations of the assessment.
    ``(b) Contents.--The assessment required under subsection (a) shall 
examine the extent to which services and activities assisted under this 
Act have achieved their intended purposes and results, including the 
extent to which--
            ``(1) State and local services and activities have 
        developed, implemented, or improved systems established under 
        the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994;
            ``(2) services and activities assisted under this Act 
        succeed in preparing students, including students who are 
        members of special populations, for postsecondary education, 
        further learning, or entry into high-skill, high-wage careers;
            ``(3) students who participate in services and activities 
        supported under this Act succeed in meeting challenging State 
        academic and industry-based skill standards; and
            ``(4) the system improvement, participation, local and 
        State assessment, and accountability provisions of this Act, 
        including the performance goals and indicators established 
        under section 108, are effective.
    ``(c) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Congress an 
interim report on or before July 1, 2000, and a final report on or 
before July 1, 2004.

                       ``national research center

    ``Sec. 204. (a) General Authority.--(1) The Secretary may, through 
a grant or contract, establish one or more national centers in the 
areas of applied research, development, and dissemination. The 
Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Labor and with States 
prior to establishing one or more such centers.
    ``(2) Entities eligible to receive funds under this section are 
institutions of higher education, other public or private nonprofit 
organizations or agencies, and consortia of such institutions, 
organizations, or agencies.
    ``(3) The national center in existence on the date of the enactment 
of the Career Preparation Education Reform Act of 1995 shall continue 
to receive assistance under this section in accordance with the terms 
of its current award.
    ``(b) Activities.--(1) The applied research, development, and 
dissemination activities carried out by the national center or centers 
shall include--
            ``(A) activities that assist recipients of funds under this 
        Act to meet the requirements of section 103; and
            ``(B) such other activities as the Secretary determines to 
        be appropriate to achieve the purpose of this Act.
    ``(2) The center or centers conducting the activities described in 
paragraph (1) shall annually prepare a summary of key research findings 
of such center or centers and shall submit copies of the summary to the 
Secretaries of Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services. The 
Secretary shall submit that summary to the Committee on Labor and Human 
Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities of the House of Representatives.

                             ``data systems

    ``Sec. 205. (a) In General.--The Secretary shall maintain a data 
system to collect information about, and report on, the condition of 
school-to-work opportunities systems and on the effectiveness of State 
and local services and activities carried out under this Act in order 
to provide the Secretary and the Congress, as well as Federal, State, 
local, and tribal agencies, with information relevant to improvement in 
the quality and effectiveness of career preparation education 
activities and services. The Secretary shall periodically report to 
the Congress on the Secretary's analysis of performance data collected 
each year pursuant to this Act.
    ``(b) Contents.--The data system shall--
            ``(1) provide information to evaluate, to the extent 
        feasible, the participation and performance of students, 
        including students who are members of special populations;
            ``(2) include data that are at least nationally 
        representative;
            ``(3) report on career preparation in the context of 
        education reform; and
            ``(4) be based, to the extent feasible, on data from 
        general purpose data systems of the Department or other Federal 
        agencies, augmented as necessary with data from additional 
        surveys focusing on career preparation education.
    ``(c) Coordination.--(1) The Secretary shall consult with a wide 
variety of experts in academic and occupational education, including 
individuals with expertise in the development and implementation of 
school-to-work opportunities systems, in the development of data 
collections and reports under this section.
    ``(2) In maintaining the data system, the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) ensure that the system, to the extent practicable, 
        uses comparable information elements and uniform definitions 
        common to State plans, performance indicators, and State and 
        local assessments; and
            ``(B) cooperate with the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor 
        to ensure that the data system is compatible with other Federal 
        information systems regarding occupational data, and to the 
        extent feasible, allow for international comparisons.
    ``(3) The Secretary and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly define 
common terms and definitions that all State grantees and local 
applicants shall use in program administration, data collection and 
reporting, and evaluation at all levels for programs supported under 
this Act and the Job Training Partnership Act.
    ``(d) Assessments.--(1) As a regular part of its assessments, the 
National Center for Education Statistics shall collect and report 
information on career preparation at the secondary school level for a 
nationally representative sample of students, including students who 
are members of special populations, which shall allow for fair and 
accurate assessment and comparison of the educational achievement of 
students in the areas assessed. Such assessment may include 
international comparisons.
    ``(2) The Commissioner of Education Statistics may authorize a 
State educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, to use items 
and data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress for the 
purpose of evaluating a course of study related to services and 
activities under title I, if the Commissioner has determined in writing 
that such use will not--
            ``(A) result in the identification of characteristics or 
        performance of individual schools or students;
            ``(B) result in the ranking or comparing of schools or 
        local educational agencies;
            ``(C) be used to evaluate the performance of teachers, 
        principals, or other local educators for reward or punishment; 
        or
            ``(D) corrupt the use or value of data collected for the 
        National Assessment.

         ``career preparation for indians and native hawaiians

    ``Sec. 206. (a) Assistance to Tribes or Bureau-Funded Schools.--
(1)(A) From funds reserved under section 111(b)(1) for each fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall make grants to, or enter into cooperative 
agreements with, tribal organizations of eligible Indian tribes or 
Bureau-funded schools to develop and provide services and activities 
that are consistent with the purpose of this Act and conducted in 
accordance with the priorities described in section 101.
    ``(B) Any tribal organization or Bureau-funded school that receives 
assistance under this subsection shall--
            ``(i) establish performance goals and indicators to define 
        the level of performance to be achieved by students served 
        under this subsection;
            ``(ii) evaluate the quality and effectiveness of services 
        and activities provided under this subsection; and
            ``(iii) help to ensure that students served under this 
        subsection achieve to challenging academic and skill standards, 
        receive high school diplomas, skill certificates, and 
        postsecondary certificates or degrees, and enter employment 
        related to their career major.
    ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall make such a grant or cooperative 
agreement--
            ``(i) upon the request of any Indian tribe that is eligible 
        to contract with the Secretary of the Interior for programs 
        under the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Act of April 16, 
        1934; or
            ``(ii) upon the application (filed under such conditions as 
        the Secretary may require) of any Bureau-funded school that 
        offers secondary programs.
    ``(B)(i) A grant or cooperative agreement under this subsection 
with any tribal organization shall be subject to the terms and 
conditions of section 102 of the Indian Self-Determination Act, and 
shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of sections 4, 5, 
and 6 of the Act of April 16, 1934 that are relevant to the services 
and activities administered under this subsection.
    ``(ii) A grant or cooperative agreement under this subsection with 
any Bureau-funded school shall not be subject to the requirements of 
the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Act of April 16, 1934.
    ``(C) Any tribal organization or Bureau-funded school eligible to 
receive assistance under this subsection may apply individually or as 
part of a consortium with another tribal organization or school.
    ``(D) The Secretary may not place upon such grants or cooperative 
agreements any restrictions relating to programs or results other than 
those that apply to grants or cooperative agreements to States under 
this Act.
    ``(3) Any tribal organization or Bureau-funded school receiving 
assistance under this subsection may provide stipends to students who 
are undertaking career preparation education and who have acute 
economic needs that cannot be met through work-study programs.
    ``(4) In making grants or cooperative agreements under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall give special consideration to awards 
that involve, are coordinated with, or encourage, tribal economic 
development plans.
    ``(b) Assistance to Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational 
Institutions.--(1) The Secretary may make five-year grants to tribally 
controlled postsecondary vocational institutions to provide basic 
support for educating Indian students, including support for the 
operation, maintenance, and capital expenses of such institutions.
    ``(2) To be eligible for assistance under this subsection, a 
tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institution shall--
            ``(A) be governed by a board of directors or trustees, a 
        majority of whom are Indians;
            ``(B) demonstrate adherence to stated goals, a philosophy, 
        or a plan of operation that fosters individual Indian economic 
        self-sufficiency;
            ``(C) have been in operation for at least three years;
            ``(D) hold accreditation with, or be a candidate for 
        accreditation by, a nationally recognized accrediting authority 
        for postsecondary vocational education;
            ``(E) offer technical degrees or certificate-granting 
        programs; and
            ``(F) enroll the full-time equivalent of not less than 100 
        students, of whom a majority are Indians.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall, based on the availability of 
appropriations, distribute to each tribally controlled vocational 
institution having an approved application an amount based on full-time 
equivalent Indian students at each such institution.
    ``(c) Accountability.--The Secretary shall require from each 
institution assisted under this section such information regarding 
fiscal control and program quality and effectiveness as is reasonable.
    ``(d) Assistance to Native Hawaiians.--From the funds reserved 
under section 111(b)(2) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall make 
one or more grants to, or enter into one or more cooperative agreements 
with, organizations, institutions, or agencies with experience 
providing educational and related services to Native Hawaiians to 
develop and provide, for the benefit of Native Hawaiians, services and 
activities that are consistent with the purpose of this Act and 
conducted in accordance with the priorities described in section 101.
    ``(e) Definitions.--For the purpose of this section:
            ``(1) The term `Bureau-funded school' has the same meaning 
        given `Bureau funded school' in section 1146(3) of the 
        Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2026(3)).
            ``(2) The term `full-time equivalent Indian students' means 
        the sum of the number of Indian students enrolled full time at 
        an institution, plus the full-time equivalent of the number of 
        Indian students enrolled part time (determined on the basis of 
        the quotient of the sum of the credit hours of all part-time 
        students divided by 12) at such institution.
            ``(3) The terms `Indian' and `Indian tribe' have the 
        meaning given such terms in section 2 of the Tribally 
        Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978.

                    ``TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                               ``waivers

    ``Sec. 301. (a) Request for Waiver.--Any State may request, on its 
own behalf or on behalf of a local recipient, a waiver by the Secretary 
or the Secretary of Labor, as appropriate, of one or more statutory or 
regulatory provisions described in this section in order to carry out 
more effectively State efforts to reform education and develop school-
to-work opportunities systems in the State.
    ``(b) General Authority.--(1) Except as provided in subsection (d), 
the Secretary may waive any requirement of any statute listed in 
subsection (c), or of the regulations issued under that statute, and 
the Secretary of Labor may waive any statutory or regulatory 
requirement under the Job Training Partnership Act, for a State that 
requests such a waiver--
            ``(A) if, and only to the extent that, the Secretary or the 
        Secretary of Labor determines that such requirement impedes the 
        ability of the State to carry out State efforts to reform 
        education and develop school-to-work opportunities systems in 
        the State;
            ``(B) if the State waives, or agrees to waive, any similar 
        requirements of State law;
            ``(C) if, in the case of a statewide waiver, the State--
                    ``(i) has provided all local recipients of 
                assistance under this Act in the State with notice of, 
                and an opportunity to comment on, the State's proposal 
                to request a waiver; and
                    ``(ii) has submitted the comments of such 
                recipients to the appropriate Secretary; and
            ``(D) if the State provides such information as the 
        Secretary or the Secretary of Labor reasonably requires in 
        order to make such determinations.
    ``(2) The Secretary or the Secretary of Labor, as appropriate, 
shall act promptly on any request submitted under paragraph (1).
    ``(3) Each waiver approved under this subsection shall be for a 
period not to exceed five years, except that the Secretary or the 
Secretary of Labor may extend such period if the Secretary or the 
Secretary of Labor determines that the waiver has been effective in 
enabling the State to carry out the purpose of this Act.
    ``(c) Programs.--(1) The statutes subject to the waiver authority 
of the Secretary under this section are--
            ``(A) this Act;
            ``(B) part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (authorizing programs and activities to 
        help disadvantaged children meet high standards);
            ``(C) part B of title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional 
        Development Program);
            ``(D) title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965 (Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 
        1994);
            ``(E) title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965 (Innovative Education Program Strategies);
            ``(F) part C of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (Emergency Immigrant Education Program); 
        and
            ``(G) the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994.
    ``(2) The Secretary may not waive any requirement under paragraph 
(1)(G) without the concurrence of the Secretary of Labor.
    ``(d) Waivers Not Authorized.--The Secretary or the Secretary of 
Labor may not waive any statutory or regulatory requirement of the 
programs listed in subsection (c) relating to--
            ``(1) the basic purposes or goals of the affected programs;
            ``(2) maintenance of effort;
            ``(3) comparability of services;
            ``(4) the equitable participation of students attending 
        private schools;
            ``(5) parental participation and involvement;
            ``(6) the distribution of funds to States or to local 
        recipients;
            ``(7) the eligibility of an individual for participation in 
        the affected programs;
            ``(8) public health or safety, labor standards, civil 
        rights, occupational safety and health, or environmental 
        protection; or
            ``(9) prohibitions or restrictions relating to the 
        construction of buildings or facilities.
    ``(e) Termination of Waivers.--The Secretary or the Secretary of 
Labor, as appropriate, shall periodically review the performance of any 
State for which that Secretary has granted a waiver under this section 
and shall terminate such waiver if the Secretary determines that the 
performance of the State affected by the waiver has been inadequate to 
justify a continuation of the waiver, or the State fails to waive 
similar requirements of State law in accordance with subsection 
(b)(1)(B).

                      ``effect of federal payments

    ``Sec. 302. (a) Student Financial Assistance.--(1) The portion of 
any student financial assistance received under this Act that is made 
available for attendance costs described in paragraph (2) shall not be 
considered as income or resources in determining eligibility for 
assistance under any program of welfare benefits, including aid to 
families with dependent children under a State plan approved under part 
A of title IV of the Social Security Act and aid to dependent children, 
that is funded in whole or in part with Federal funds.
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, attendance costs are--
            ``(A) tuition and fees normally assessed a student carrying 
        the same academic workload, as determined by the institution, 
        including costs for rental or purchase of any equipment, 
        materials, or supplies required of all students in the same 
        course of study; and
            ``(B) an allowance for books, supplies, transportation, 
        dependent care, and miscellaneous personal expenses for a 
        student attending the institution on at least a half-time 
        basis, as determined by the institution.
    ``(b) Institutional Aid.--No State shall take into consideration 
payments under this Act in determining, for any educational agency or 
institution in that State, the eligibility for State aid, or the amount 
of State aid, with respect to public education within the State.

             ``identification of state-imposed requirements

    ``Sec. 303. Any State rule or policy imposed on the provision of 
services or activities funded by this Act, including any rule or policy 
based on State interpretation of any Federal law, regulation, or 
guideline, shall be identified as a State-imposed requirement.

                       ``out-of-state relocations

    ``Sec. 304. No funds provided under this Act shall be used for the 
purpose of directly providing incentives or inducements to an employer 
to relocate a business enterprise from one State to another if such 
relocation would result in a reduction in the number of jobs available 
in the State where the business enterprise is located before such 
incentives or inducements are offered.

                             ``definitions

    ``Sec. 305. As used in this Act:
            ``(1) The term `all aspects of an industry' has the same 
        meaning as given that term under section 4(1) of the School-to-
        Work Opportunities Act of 1994.
            ``(2) The term `all students' has the same meaning as given 
        that term under section 4(2) of the School-to-Work 
        Opportunities Act of 1994.
            ``(3) The term `area vocational education school' means--
                    ``(A) a specialized public high school that 
                provides vocational education to students who are 
                preparing to earn a high school diploma or its 
                equivalency and to enter the labor market; or
                    ``(B) a public technical institute or vocational 
                school that provides vocational education to 
                individuals who have completed or left high school and 
                who are preparing to enter the labor market.
            ``(4) The term `career guidance and counseling' has the 
        same meaning as given that term under section 4(4) of the 
        School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994.
            ``(5) The term `career major' has the same meaning as given 
        that term under section 4(5) of the School-to-Work 
        Opportunities Act of 1994.
            ``(6) The term `community-based organization' means any 
        such organization of demonstrated effectiveness described in 
        section 4(5) of the Job Training Partnership Act.
            ``(7) The term `institution of higher education' has the 
        same meaning as given that term under section 1201(a) of the 
        Higher Education Act of 1965.
            ``(8) The term `limited English proficiency' has the same 
        meaning given such term in section 7501(8) of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
            ``(9) The term `local educational agency' has the same 
        meaning as given that term under section 4(10) of the School-
        to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994.
            ``(10) The term `school dropout' has the same meaning as 
        given that term under section 4(17) of the School-to-Work 
        Opportunities Act of 1994.
            ``(11) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of 
        Education.
            ``(12) The term `skill certificate' has the same meaning as 
        given that term under section 4(22) of the School-to-Work 
        Opportunities Act of 1994.
            ``(13) The term `special populations' includes students 
        with disabilities, educationally or economically disadvantaged 
        students, students of limited English proficiency, foster 
        children, migrant children, school dropouts, students who are 
        identified as being at-risk of dropping out of secondary 
        school, students who are seeking to prepare for occupations 
        that are not traditional for their gender, and, to the extent 
        feasible, individuals younger than age 25 in correctional 
        institutions.
            ``(14) Except as otherwise provided, the term `State' 
        includes, in addition to each of the several States, the 
        District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana 
        Islands.
            ``(15) The term `State educational agency' has the same 
        meaning as given that term under section 4(24) of the School-
        to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994.
            ``(16) The term `students with disabilities' means students 
        who have a disability or disabilities, as such term is defined 
        in section 3(2) of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990.
            ``(17) The term `tribally controlled community college' 
        means an institution that receives assistance under the 
        Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1976 or 
        the Navajo Community College Act.''.

                  TITLE II--EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION

                             effective date

    Sec. 201. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 1996.

                               transition

    Sec. 202. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law--
            (1) upon enactment of the Career Preparation Education 
        Reform Act of 1995, a State or local recipient of funds under 
        the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
        Act may use any such unexpended funds to carry out services and 
        activities that are authorized by either such Act or the Carl 
        D. Perkins Career Preparation Education Act; and
            (2) a State or local recipient of funds under the Carl D. 
        Perkins Career Preparation Education Act for the fiscal year 
        1996 may use such funds to carry out services and activities 
        that are authorized by either such Act or were authorized by 
        the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
        Act prior to its amendment.

                  TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS

             amendments to the job training partnership act

    Sec. 301. The Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) 
is amended--
            (1) in section (4)--
                    (A) in paragraph (14), by striking ``in section 
                521(22) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education 
                Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 4(10) of 
                the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (28), by striking ``Vocational 
                Education Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
                ``Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act as in 
                effect on the day prior to the date of enactment of the 
                Career Preparation Education Reform Act of 1995'';
            (2) in section 121(a)(2), by adding at the end thereof the 
        following sentence: ``The State may submit such plan as part of 
        a State plan, or amendment to a State plan, under the Carl D. 
        Perkins Career Preparation Education Act or the School-to-Work 
        Opportunities Act of 1994.'';
            (3) in section 122(b)--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (8) to read as follows:
            ``(8) consult with the appropriate State agency under 
        section 106 of the Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education 
        Act to obtain a summary of activities and an analysis of 
        results in training women in nontraditional employment under 
        such Act, and annually disseminate such summary to service 
        delivery areas, service providers throughout the State, and the 
        Secretary;''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking ``section 
                113(b)(14) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education 
                Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 105(e)(2) 
                of the Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education 
                Act'';
            (4) in section 123(c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(E)(iii), by striking ``Carl D. 
                Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act 
                (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.)'' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof ``Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education 
                Act''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(D)(iii), by striking 
                ``Vocational and Applied Technology'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``Career Preparation'';
            (5) in section 125--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by inserting after 
                ``coordinating committee'' a comma and ``as described 
                in section 422(b) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
                Applied Technology Education Act as in effect on the 
                day prior to the date of enactment of the Career 
                Preparation Education Reform Act of 1995,'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out 
                ``Vocational'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
                Preparation''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c), by inserting after 
                ``Coordinating Committee'' a comma and ``as established 
                in section 422(a) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
Applied Technology Education Act as in effect on the day prior to the 
date of enactment of the Career Preparation Education Reform Act of 
1995,'';
            (6) in section 205(a)(2), by striking ``Carl D. Perkins 
        Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 
        et seq.)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Carl D. Perkins 
        Career Preparation Education Act'';
            (7) in section 265(b)(3), by striking ``Carl D. Perkins 
        Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 
        et seq.)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Carl D. Perkins 
        Career Preparation Education Act'';
            (8) in section 314(g)(2), by striking out ``Vocational and 
        Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
        Preparation'';
            (9) in section 427(a)(1), by striking ``local agencies, 
        including a State board or agency designated pursuant to 
        section 111(a)(1) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Act which 
        operates or wishes to develop area vocational education school 
        facilities or residential vocational schools (or both) as 
        authorized by such Act, or private organizations'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``local agencies, or private 
        organizations'';
            (10) in section 455(b), by striking ``Carl D. Perkins 
        Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 
        et seq.)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Carl D. Perkins 
        Career Preparation Education Act'';
            (11) in section 461(c), by striking out ``Vocational'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``Career Preparation'';
            (12) in section 464--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``Carl D. 
                Perkins Vocational Education Act)'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
                Technology Education Act as in effect on the day prior 
                to the date of enactment of the Career Preparation 
                Education Reform Act of 1995)'';
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking out ``In 
                additional to its responsibilities under the Carl D. 
                Perkins Vocational Education Act, the'' and inserting 
                in lieu thereof ``The''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c), by striking out ``this Act, 
                under section 422 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
                Education Act, and'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
                ``this Act and'';
            (13) in section 605(c), by striking out ``Vocational 
        Education Act)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Vocational and 
        Applied Technology Education Act as in effect on the day prior 
        to the date of enactment of the Career Preparation Education 
        Reform Act of 1995)'';
            (14) in section 701(b)--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this title, the term 
        `applicable Federal human resource program' includes any 
        program authorized under the provisions of law described under 
        paragraph (2)(A) that the Governor and the head of the State 
        agency or agencies responsible for the administration of such 
        program jointly agree to include within the jurisdiction of the 
        State Council.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking ``Carl D. 
                Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act 
                (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.)'' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof ``Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education 
                Act''; and
            (15) in section 703(a)(2), by striking the comma after 
        ``section 123(a)(2)(D)'' and ``except that, with respect to the 
        Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act 
        (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), such State may use funds only to the 
        extent provided under section 112(g) of such Act''.

                   amendments to the smith-hughes act

    Sec. 302. The Act of February 23, 1917 (20 U.S.C. 11 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) in section 1 (20 U.S.C. 11), by inserting ``through the 
        fiscal year 1995'' after ``annually appropriated'';
            (2) in section 2 (20 U.S.C. 12)--
                    (A) by inserting ``through the fiscal year 1995'' 
                after ``there is annually appropriated''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``through the fiscal year 1995'' 
                after ``There is appropriated for each fiscal year'';
            (3) in section 3 (20 U.S.C. 13)--
                    (A) by inserting ``through the fiscal year 1995'' 
                after ``there is annually appropriated''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``through the fiscal year 1995'' 
                after ``There is appropriated'';
            (4) in section 4 (20 U.S.C. 14)--
                    (A) by inserting ``through the fiscal year 1995'' 
                after ``there is annually appropriated''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``through the fiscal year 1995'' 
                after ``And there is appropriated''; and
            (5) in section 7 (20 U.S.C. 15), by inserting ``through the 
        fiscal year 1995'' after ``There is authorized to be 
        appropriated''.

                 amendments to the adult education act

    Sec. 303. The Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) in section 322(a)(4), by striking ``Vocational and 
        Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
        Preparation'';
            (2) in section 342--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(11), by striking ``Carl D. 
                Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1963'' and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``Carl D. Perkins Career 
                Preparation Education Act''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``Vocational'' 
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career Preparation''; 
                and
            (3) by amending section 384(d)(1)(D)(ii) to read as 
        follows:
                            ``(ii) be coordinated with activities 
                        conducted by other educational and training 
                        entities that provide relevant technical 
                        assistance;''.

       amendments to the school-to-work opportunities act of 1994

    Sec. 304. The School-to-Work Opportunities Act (20 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 202(a)(3), by striking ``Vocational and 
        Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
        Preparation'';
            (2) in section 203(b)(2), by striking clause (I) and 
        redesignating clauses (J) and (K) as clauses (I) and (J), 
        respectively;
            (3) in section 213--
                    (A) in subsection (d)(6)(B), by striking 
                ``Vocational and Applied Technology'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``Career Preparation''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(4), by striking clause (I) 
                and redesignating clauses (J) and (K) as clauses (I) 
                and (J), respectively;
            (4) in section 403(a), by striking ``the individuals 
        assigned under section 111(b)(1) of the Carl D. Perkins 
        Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
        2321(b)(1)),'';
            (5) in section 404--
                    (A) by inserting ``and'' after ``(29 U.S.C. 
                1733(b)),''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and the National Network for 
                Curriculum Coordination in Vocational Education under 
                section 402(c) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
                Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
                2402(c)),'';
            (6) in section 502(b)(6), by striking ``Vocational and 
        Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
        Preparation''; and
            (7) in section 505--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i), by striking 
                ``section 102(a)(3) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
                and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
                2312(a)(3)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
                112(c) of the Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation 
                Education Act''; and
                    (B) in subsection (e), by striking ``section 201(b) 
                of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
                Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2312(a)(3)'' and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``section 102 of the Carl D. 
                Perkins Career Preparation Education Act''.

    amendments to the elementary and secondary education act of 1965

    Sec. 305. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 1114(b)(2)(C)(v), by striking ``Vocational 
        and Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
        Preparation'';
            (2) in section 9115(b)(5), by striking ``Vocational and 
        Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
        Preparation'';
            (3) by amending section 14302(a)(2)(C) to read as follows: 
        ``(C) services and activities under section 102 of the Carl D. 
        Perkins Career Preparation Education Act;'' and
            (4) in section 14307(a)(1), by striking ``Vocational and 
        Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
        Preparation''.

           amendments to the goals 2000: educate america act

    Sec. 306. The Goals 2000: Educate America Act (20 U.S.C. 5801 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 306--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting before 
                the semicolon at the end thereof a comma and ``as in 
                effect on the day prior to the date of enactment of the 
                Career Preparation Education Reform Act of 1995, until 
                not later than July 1, 1998, and the performance goals 
                and indicators developed pursuant to section 108 of the 
                Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education Act 
                thereafter''; and
                    (B) in subsection (1), by striking out ``Vocational 
                and Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
                ``Career Preparation''; and
            (2) in section 311(b)(6), by striking out ``Vocational and 
        Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
        Preparation''.

               other technical and conforming amendments

    Sec. 307. (a) Higher Education Act of 1965.--The Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by amending section 127(2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) have, as one of the partners participating in an 
        articulation agreement, an entity that uses funds under title I 
        of the Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education Act to 
        support tech-prep education services and activities;'';
            (2) in section 481(a)(3)(A), by striking ``section 
        521(4)(C) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
        Technology Education Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``section 305(3)(B) of the Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation 
        Education Act'';
            (3) in section 484(l)(1), by striking ``section 521(4)(C) 
        of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
        Education Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
        305(3)(B) of the Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education 
        Act''; and
            (4) in section 503(b)(2)(B)(vi), by striking ``in a Tech-
        Prep program under section 344 of the Carl D. Perkins 
        Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act'' and inserting 
        in lieu thereof ``in a tech-prep program supported through 
        services and activities under the Carl D. Perkins Career 
        Preparation Education Act''.
    (b) Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.--Section 626(g) of 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et 
seq.) is amended by striking out ``Vocational and Applied Technology'' 
and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career Preparation''.
    (c) Rehabilitation Act of 1973.--Section 101(a)(11)(A) of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is amended by 
striking out ``Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
Preparation Education Act''.
    (d) Displaced Homemakers Self-Sufficiency Assistance Act.--Section 
9(a)(2) of the Displaced Homemakers Self-Sufficiency Assistance Act (29 
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended by inserting ``as in effect on the day 
prior to the date of enactment of the Career Preparation Education 
Reform Act of 1995 or the State agency or agencies designated under 
section 106(a) of the Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education 
Act,''.
    (e) Wagner-Peyser Act.--Section 7(c)(2)(A) of the Act of June 6, 
1933 (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) is amended by striking out ``Vocational and 
Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
Preparation''.
    (f) Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994.--Section 
533(c)(4)(A) of the Equity in Education Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 
(7 U.S.C. 301 note; part C of title V of the Improving America's 
Schools Act) is amended by inserting after ``(20 U.S.C. 2397h(3))'' a 
comma and ``as in effect on the day prior to the date of enactment of 
the Career Preparation Education Reform Act of 1995,''.
    (g) Title 31, Chapter 67, of the United States Code.--Section 
6703(a)(12) of title 31, United States Code (as added by section 31001 
of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) is 
amended by striking out ``Vocational and Applied Technology'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``Career Preparation''.
    (h) Nontraditional Employment for Women Act.--Section 2(b)(3) of 
the Nontraditional Employment for Women Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 note) is 
amended by striking out ``Vocational and Applied Technology'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``Career Preparation''.
    (i) Training Technology Transfer Act of 1988.--Section 6107(6) of 
the Training Technology Transfer Act of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 5091 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof a comma 
and ``as in effect on the day prior to the date of enactment of the 
Career Preparation Education Reform Act of 1995''.
    (j) General Redesignation.--Any other references to the Carl D. 
Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act shall be deemed 
to refer to the Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education Act.
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