1.This Act may be cited as the Rural
Career and Technical Education Expansion Act of 2009
.
2.Loan forgiveness
for teaching career and technical education coursework at rural secondary
schools
(a)Section 428J of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–10) is amended—
(1)in subsection
(c)(3)—
(A)in the header, by
striking science, or
special education
and inserting science, special education, or career and
technical education coursework at rural secondary
schools
;
(B)in subparagraph
(A)(ii), by striking and
after the semicolon;
(C)in subparagraph
(B)(iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
;
and
(D)by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
(C)a teacher at a
rural secondary school—
(i)who meets the requirements of subsection
(b); and
(ii)whose qualifying employment for purposes of
such subsection is teaching career and technical education coursework on a
full-time basis, including at least one course or credit that is integrated
coursework.
;
and
(2)by amending
subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h)For the purpose of this section:
(1)Career and
technical educationThe term
career and technical education means organized educational
activities that—
(A)offer a sequence
of courses that—
(i)provides
individuals with coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging
academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to
prepare for further education and careers in current or emerging
professions;
(ii)provides a
secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; and
(iii)may include
prerequisite courses (other than a remedial course) that meet the requirements
of this subparagraph; and
(B)include
competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge,
higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general
employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and
knowledge of all aspects of an industry, including entrepreneurship, of an
individual.
(2)The term
integrated coursework means career and technical education
coursework that—
(A)integrates
academic curricula and relevant career and technical education programs;
and
(B)counts for both
academic and elective career and technical education credit toward a secondary
school diploma or its recognized equivalent.
(3)Rural local
educational agencyThe term
rural local educational agency means a local educational agency
that meets the eligibility requirements under—
(A)section 6211(b) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7345(b)) for
participation in the program described in subpart 1 of part B of title VI of
such Act (20 U.S.C. 7345 et seq.); or
(B)section 6221(b) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7351(b)) for participation in the
program described in subpart 2 of part B of title VI of such Act (20 U.S.C.
7351 et seq.).
(4)The term rural secondary school means a
secondary school served by a rural local educational agency.
(5)The term year where applied to
service as a teacher means an academic year as defined by the
Secretary.
.
(b)Section 460 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j) is amended—
(1)in subsection
(c)(3)—
(A)in the header, by
striking science, or
special education
and inserting science, special education, or career and
technical education coursework at rural secondary
schools
;
(B)in subparagraph
(A)(ii), by striking and
after the semicolon;
(C)in subparagraph
(B)(iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
;
and
(D)by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
(C)a teacher at a
rural secondary school—
(i)who meets the requirements of subsection
(b); and
(ii)whose qualifying employment for purposes of
such subsection is teaching career and technical education coursework on a
full-time basis, including at least one course or credit that is integrated
coursework.
;
and
(2)by amending
subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h)For the purpose of this section:
(1)Career and
technical educationThe term
career and technical education means organized educational
activities that—
(A)offer a sequence
of courses that—
(i)provides
individuals with coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging
academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to
prepare for further education and careers in current or emerging
professions;
(ii)provides a
secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; and
(iii)may include
prerequisite courses (other than a remedial course) that meet the requirements
of this subparagraph; and
(B)include
competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge,
higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general
employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and
knowledge of all aspects of an industry, including entrepreneurship, of an
individual.
(2)The term
integrated coursework means career and technical education
coursework that—
(A)integrates
academic curricula and relevant career and technical education programs;
and
(B)counts for both
academic and elective career and technical education credit toward a secondary
school diploma or its recognized equivalent.
(3)Rural local
educational agencyThe term
rural local educational agency means a local educational agency
that meets the eligibility requirements under—
(A)section 6211(b) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7345(b)) for
participation in the program described in subpart 1 of part B of title VI of
such Act (20 U.S.C. 7345 et seq.); or
(B)section 6221(b) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7351(b)) for participation in the
program described in subpart 2 of part B of title VI of such Act (20 U.S.C.
7351 et seq.).
(4)The term rural secondary school means a
secondary school served by a rural local educational agency.
(5)The term year where applied to
service as a teacher means an academic year as defined by the
Secretary.
.