[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7676 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7676

To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
  to authorize States to develop directories of career and technical 
    education programs of study and career pathways, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2026

   Ms. McClellan (for herself, Ms. Ross, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. 
 Norton, Ms. Garcia of Texas, and Ms. Craig) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
  to authorize States to develop directories of career and technical 
    education programs of study and career pathways, 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 ``Career-Connected Learning Pathways 
Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. STATE DIRECTORIES OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS OF 
              STUDY AND CAREER PATHWAYS.

    (a) Establishment.--Section 124(b) of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2344(b)) is amended by 
striking paragraph (12) and inserting the following:
            ``(12) developing, publishing, and maintaining a searchable 
        public statewide directory of career and technical education 
        programs of study and career pathways offered in the State 
        that--
                    ``(A) includes, for each such program of study and 
                career pathway, the information described in section 
                134(b)(10) with respect to such program of study or 
                career pathway;
                    ``(B) is searchable by--
                            ``(i) the school district or political 
                        subdivision of the State in which each program 
                        of study or career pathway is located;
                            ``(ii) the industry or career cluster for 
                        which each program of study or career pathway 
                        provides preparation; and
                            ``(iii) the credential available upon 
                        completion of each program of study or career 
                        pathway;
                    ``(C) uses data formats that are--
                            ``(i) standard;
                            ``(ii) open;
                            ``(iii) linked; and
                            ``(iv) interoperable; and
                    ``(D) is updated not less than once each program 
                year;''.
    (b) Information Sharing.--Section 134(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
2354(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) if the eligible agency elects to carry out the 
        activities described in section 124(b)(12), for each career and 
        technical education program of study and career pathway offered 
        by the eligible recipient--
                    ``(A) the name of such program of study or career 
                pathway;
                    ``(B) a description of such program of study or 
                career pathway;
                    ``(C) the school district or political subdivision 
                of the State in which such program of study or career 
                pathway is located;
                    ``(D) the industry or career cluster for which such 
                program of study or career pathway provides 
                preparation;
                    ``(E) each sequence of courses within such program 
                of study or career pathway;
                    ``(F) any dual or concurrent enrollment credit or 
                recognized postsecondary credential available upon 
                completion of such program of study or career pathway;
                    ``(G) the postsecondary institution, local 
                workforce development board, or industry or sector 
                partnership affiliated with such program of study or 
                career pathway;
                    ``(H) any work-based learning opportunities 
                provided by such program of study or career pathway; 
                and
                    ``(I) evidence of the alignment between such 
                program of study or career pathway and the needs or 
                projected needs of the labor market.''.
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