[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 899 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 899

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to 
           focus on career readiness, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 13, 2015

  Ms. Baldwin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to 
           focus on career readiness, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Afterschool and Workforce Readiness 
Act''.

TITLE I--PREPARING, TRAINING, AND RECRUITING HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS AND 
                               PRINCIPALS

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 2102 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6602) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Workforce critical subject.--The term `workforce 
        critical subject' means an academic or career and technical 
        education subject, such as--
                    ``(A) any subject found in the science, technology, 
                engineering, and mathematics fields; or
                    ``(B) any other subject that has been identified by 
                the State educational agency, in consultation with the 
                State workforce development board established under 
                section 101 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
                Act (29 U.S.C. 3111), as being critical to the State's 
                current and emerging workforce needs.''.

SEC. 102. STATE APPLICATIONS.

    Section 2112(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6612(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (12), as 
        paragraphs (7) through (13), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) A description of all subjects identified by the State 
        as workforce critical subjects.''.

           TITLE II--21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS

SEC. 201. PURPOSES.

    Section 4201(a)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``and character 
education'' and all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting the following: ``mathematics, science, and career and 
technical programs, and, for secondary school students, internships, 
apprenticeships, and other ties to an in-demand industry sector or 
occupation (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)).''.

SEC. 202. APPLICATION.

    Section 4203(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7173(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by striking ``help participating'' and 
                inserting the following: ``help--
                    ``(A) participating'';
                    (B) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the 
                end; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) secondary school students achieve career 
                competencies, complete internships or apprenticeships, 
                or participate in work-based learning opportunities;''; 
                and
            (2) in paragraph (11), by inserting ``local boards (as 
        defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)),'' after ``parents, 
        students,''.

SEC. 203. LOCAL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.

    Section 4204(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7174(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and college and 
        career readiness'' before the semicolon at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ``local board (as 
        defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)), business entities,'' after 
        ``community-based organization,''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (J), by inserting ``college and career 
        readiness,'' after ``achievement,''.

SEC. 204. LOCAL ACTIVITIES.

    Section 4205(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7175(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) programs that partner with in-demand fields of the 
        local workforce or build career competencies and career 
        readiness.''.
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