[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 2290 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2290

To amend the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 and the Educational 
    Technical Assistance Act of 2002 regarding career and technical 
                   education, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 13, 2023

  Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. Young, and Mr. Kaine) 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 Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 and the Educational 
    Technical Assistance Act of 2002 regarding career and technical 
                   education, 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 ``Data for American Jobs Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
             TITLE I--EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM ACT OF 2002

Sec. 101. Definitions.
              PART A--The Institute of Education Sciences

Sec. 111. Functions.
Sec. 112. Office of the Director.
Sec. 113. Priorities.
Sec. 114. National Board for Education Sciences.
Sec. 115. Agreements.
             PART B--National Center for Education Research

Sec. 131. Establishment.
Sec. 132. Duties.
            PART C--National Center for Education Statistics

Sec. 151. Duties.
Sec. 152. Performance of duties.
Sec. 153. Dissemination.
     PART D--National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional 
                               Assistance

Sec. 171. Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Regional 
                            Assistance.
Sec. 172. Regional educational laboratories for research, development, 
                            dissemination, and technical assistance.
               TITLE II--EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Sec. 201. Comprehensive centers.
Sec. 202. Grant program for statewide longitudinal data systems.
Sec. 203. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided--
            (1) whenever in title I an amendment or repeal is expressed 
        in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other 
        provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
        section or other provision of the Education Sciences Reform Act 
        of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.); and
            (2) whenever in title II an amendment or repeal is 
        expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section 
        or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be 
        made to a section or other provision of the Educational 
        Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).

             TITLE I--EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM ACT OF 2002

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 102 (20 U.S.C. 9501) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (23) as 
        paragraphs (7) through (24), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) Career and technical education.--The term `career and 
        technical education' has the meaning given the term in section 
        3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
        2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).''; and
            (3) in paragraph (16), as redesignated by paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``has the meaning given that term 
                in'' and inserting ``means an institution of higher 
                education, as defined in''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, or a postsecondary vocational 
                institution, as defined in section 102(c) of such Act 
                (20 U.S.C. 1002(c))'' before the period at the end.

              PART A--THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES

SEC. 111. FUNCTIONS.

    Section 112 (20 U.S.C. 9512) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, State, and local'' 
        after ``national'';
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) build national, State, and local capacity to 
        understand, make use of, and disseminate data.''.

SEC. 112. OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR.

    Section 114(f)(3) (20 U.S.C. 9514(f)(3)) is amended by inserting 
``, including and in particular coordinating with the Departments of 
Labor, Commerce, Health and Human Services, and Agriculture to promote 
alignment between education, public benefits, and workforce research 
and related activities'' before the period at the end.

SEC. 113. PRIORITIES.

    Section 115(a) (20 U.S.C. 9515(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``the Individuals'' and all that follows through ``(20 U.S.C. 
        1001 et seq.),'' and inserting ``the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
        Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), the 
        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et 
        seq.), the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et 
        seq.), and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
        U.S.C. 3101 et seq.),'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) closing the achievement and performance gaps between 
        high-performing and low-performing students, especially gaps in 
        achievement or performance between minority and nonminority 
        students and between disadvantaged students and such students' 
        more advantaged peers; and''; and
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``children'' and inserting 
                        ``students''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``and into the 
                        workforce'' after ``postsecondary education''; 
                        and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(B) access to, transfer in, persistence in, and 
                completion of high-quality and rigorous postsecondary 
                education and training experiences, including through 
                career and technical education; and''.

SEC. 114. NATIONAL BOARD FOR EDUCATION SCIENCES.

     Section 116(c)(4)(A)(ii) (20 U.S.C. 9516(c)(4)(A)(ii)) is amended 
by inserting ``career and technical education experts,'' after ``may 
include''.

SEC. 115. AGREEMENTS.

    Section 118 (20 U.S.C. 9518) is amended by inserting ``, the 
Division of Research and Evaluation of the Department of Labor,'' after 
``the National Science Foundation''.

             PART B--NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH

SEC. 131. ESTABLISHMENT.

    Section 131(b) (20 U.S.C. 9531(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and 
                technical'' after ``academic''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) by striking ``the achievement gap'' and 
                        inserting ``achievement and performance gaps''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by inserting ``and technical'' after 
                        ``academic''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, including, as 
        appropriate, alignment to other federally-funded workforce 
        development research'' before the semicolon at the end.

SEC. 132. DUTIES.

    Section 133 (20 U.S.C. 9533) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(6) ensure that research conducted under the direction of 
        the Research Center is relevant to practice and policy across 
        the full educational continuum, from early childhood to 
        postsecondary education and into the workforce;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (10)(D), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (C) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(12) carry out research that is rigorous, peer-reviewed, 
        and large scale to determine which methods of career and 
        technical education delivery are most effective, cost 
        efficient, and able to be applied, duplicated, and scaled up 
        for use in secondary and postsecondary education.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``8'' each place 
                the term appears and inserting ``9''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
                        through (K) as subparagraphs (D) through (L), 
                        respectively; and
                            (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
                        the following:
                    ``(C) Career and technical education.''.

            PART C--NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

SEC. 151. DUTIES.

    Section 153(a) (20 U.S.C. 9543(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
        ``and education to workforce pathways'' after ``to education'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(E) access to, transfer in, persistence in, and 
                completion of high-quality and rigorous postsecondary 
                education and training, including data on financial aid 
                in support of such education and training 
                experiences;'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (F)--
                            (i) in clause (i), by striking ``including 
                        technology courses'' and inserting ``including 
                        career and technical education courses and 
                        programs of study, disaggregated by career 
                        cluster''; and
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ``and 
                        requirements for preparation, certification, 
                        and supports for career and technical education 
                        teachers with industry experience and 
                        credentials'' after ``routes to 
                        certification''; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (N) and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(N) career and technical education, including--
                            ``(i) student participation in and 
                        completion of secondary and postsecondary 
                        career and technical education programs, 
                        disaggregated by career cluster; and
                            ``(ii) workforce and labor market outcomes 
                        of students enrolled in secondary and 
                        postsecondary career and technical education 
                        programs that, to the greatest extent 
                        practicable, shall make use of wage and 
                        employment records as accessible via 
                        unemployment insurance records, census data, or 
                        other applicable source systems for this 
                        information, consistent with section 183; 
                        and'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and local educational 
        agencies'' and inserting ``, local educational agencies, and 
        eligible entities described in section 208(a)(2)'';
            (4) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
            ``(5) determining voluntary standards and guidelines to 
        assist State educational agencies and other statewide data 
        governing bodies in developing statewide longitudinal data 
        systems that link individual student data consistent with the 
        requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
        Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), the 
        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et 
        seq.), the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et 
        seq.), and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
        U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), to promote linkages across State 
        education and workforce agencies and protect student privacy, 
        consistent with section 183, in order to--
                    ``(A) improve student academic achievement and 
                related outcomes;
                    ``(B) promote the successful completion of career 
                pathways programs; and
                    ``(C) close related achievement and performance 
                gaps;'';
            (5) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (6) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (7) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) determining, in consultation with the National 
        Research Council of the National Academies, methodology by 
        which States may accurately measure--
                    ``(A) student access to high-quality and rigorous 
                postsecondary education and training opportunities, 
                including career and technical education programs; and
                    ``(B) students' persistence, transfer, completion, 
                and related outcomes of such opportunities.''.

SEC. 152. PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES.

    Section 154(b) (20 U.S.C. 9544(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``vocational and'' and 
        inserting ``career and technical education programs,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) coordinate with other statistical agencies, 
                including the Bureau of the Census, the Bureau of Labor 
                Statistics of the Department of Labor, and the Office 
                of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics of the Social 
                Security Administration, in the collection, sharing, 
                and dissemination of data.''.

SEC. 153. DISSEMINATION.

    Section 156(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 9546(a)(2)) is amended by inserting 
``statewide data governing bodies,'' after ``local educational 
agencies,''.

     PART D--NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION EVALUATION AND REGIONAL 
                               ASSISTANCE

SEC. 171. COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION EVALUATION AND REGIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE.

    Section 172(a) (20 U.S.C. 9562(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
                subparagraph (F); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 
                following:
                    ``(E) career and technical education; and''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph (2)(E)'' and 
        inserting ``paragraph (2)(F)''.

SEC. 172. REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 
              DISSEMINATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 174(f)(1)(B) (20 U.S.C. 9564(f)(1)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v); and
            (3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
                            ``(iv) career and technical education; 
                        and''.

               TITLE II--EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

SEC. 201. COMPREHENSIVE CENTERS.

    Section 203 (20 U.S.C. 9602) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``career and 
        technical education,'' after ``science,''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)(1)(A)(ii)--
                    (A) in subclause (II), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(IV) career and technical 
                                education; and''.

SEC. 202. GRANT PROGRAM FOR STATEWIDE LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEMS.

    Section 208 (20 U.S.C. 9607) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
        grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities described 
        in paragraph (2) to enable such eligible entities to design, 
        develop, and implement statewide longitudinal data systems to 
        efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, and 
        use individual student data, consistent with--
                    ``(A) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
                1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
                    ``(B) the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
                Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);
                    ``(C) the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
                Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.);
                    ``(D) the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                1001 et seq.);
                    ``(E) the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
                (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); and
                    ``(F) other relevant Federal law.
            ``(2) Eligible entity.--An entity eligible for a grant 
        under paragraph (1) is--
                    ``(A) a State educational agency;
                    ``(B) a Governor;
                    ``(C) a State agency with responsibility for 
                postsecondary education; or
                    ``(D) another data governance entity administering 
                a State's statewide longitudinal data system, as 
                determined or designated by the Governor.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``State educational 
        agency'' and inserting ``eligible entity described in 
        subsection (a)(2)'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``to the 
                greatest extent practicable'' after ``States''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(2) promotes the generation and accurate and timely use 
        of data that is needed--
                    ``(A) for States and local educational agencies--
                            ``(i) to comply with the laws listed in 
                        subsection (a)(1) and other reporting 
                        requirements;
                            ``(ii) to improve student outcomes; and
                            ``(iii) to close related achievement gaps;
                    ``(B) to facilitate research to improve student 
                academic achievement and close achievement gaps; and
                    ``(C) to align statewide longitudinal data systems 
                spanning early education through postsecondary 
                education and the workforce, consistent with section 
                183;
            ``(3) ensures the protection of student privacy, and 
        includes a review of how State educational agencies, local 
        educational agencies, and others that will have access to the 
        statewide longitudinal data systems under this section will 
        adhere to Federal privacy laws and protections, consistent with 
        section 183, in the building, maintenance, and use of such data 
        systems;
            ``(4) ensures that a State with an eligible entity 
        receiving a grant under this section supports professional 
        development that builds the capacity of teachers, school 
        leaders, local educational agencies, and institutions of higher 
        education to use data effectively; and
            ``(5) gives priority to eligible entities that propose to 
        use grant funds to develop and improve integrated data systems 
        that--
                    ``(A) meet the voluntary standards and guidelines 
                described in section 153(a)(5); and
                    ``(B) demonstrate adequate capacity to provide 
                timely access to data within integrated data systems, 
                consistent with section 183.''; and
            (4) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``Not later than 1 year after the date of 
                enactment of the Educational Technical Assistance Act 
                of 2002'' and inserting ``Not later than 1 year after 
                the date of enactment of the Data for American Jobs Act 
                of 2023''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Elementary 
                and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 
                seq.)'' ``the laws listed in subsection (a)(1)''.

SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 209 (20 U.S.C. 9608) is amended by striking ``$80,000,000 
for fiscal year 2003'' and inserting ``$100,000,000 for fiscal year 
2025''.
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