[House Report 109-69]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     109-69

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 366, VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL 
                      EDUCATION FOR THE FUTURE ACT

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 May 3, 2005.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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    Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 254]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 254, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 366, the 
Vocational and Technical Education for the Future Act, under a 
structured rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill.
    The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment.
    The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in 
this report. The rule provides that the amendments printed in 
this report may be considered only in the order printed in this 
report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this 
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 
time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division 
of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in this report. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The Committee is not aware of any points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The waiver of all points of order 
against consideration of the bill is prophylactic in nature.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House rule XIII the results of 
each record vote on an amendment or motion to report, together 
with the names of those voting for and against, are printed 
below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 49

    Date: May 3, 2005.
    Measure: H.R. 366, Vocational and Technical Education for 
the Future Act.
    Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Representative 
George Miller which prohibits the Department of Education from 
using public funds for paying journalists or media commentators 
to engage in publicity. Requires pre-packaged news segments 
paid with federal funds to disclose such funding in the 
segments.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 6.
    Vote by Members: Hastings (WA)--Nay; Putnam--Nay; Capito--
Nay; Bishop--Nay; Gingrey--Nay; Slaughter--Yea; McGovern--Yea; 
Hastings (FL)--Yea; Matsui--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

                  SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

    1. Castle: Provides that funding for Tech-Prep activities 
are held harmless to the amount that was appropriated to the 
Tech-Prep in FY05 in order to reinforce the consolidation of 
the Tech-Prep program with the Basic State Grant program. (15 
minutes)
    2. Wu: Allows states, as part of their state leadership 
activities, to use funds designed to facilitate the transition 
of vocational and career education students into baccalaureate 
degree programs. Provides that funds could be used for: 
statewide articulation agreements between career and technical 
schools and colleges and universities; dual and concurrent 
enrollment programs; academic and financial aid counseling; and 
other initiatives to encourage the pursuit of a baccalaureate 
degree, including those relating to geography and affecting 
special populations. (15 minutes)
    3. Millender-McDonald: Provides that local funds may be 
used for programs that assist in the training of automotive 
technicians in diesel retrofitting, hybrid, hydrogen, and 
alternative fuel automotive technologies. (15 minutes)

                    TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER


1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Castle of Delaware, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 15 Minutes

  Page 10, line 23, strike ``not less than the amount 
allotted'' and insert ``an amount equal to the amount 
allotted''.
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 2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wu of Oregon, or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 15 Minutes

  Page 56, line 15, strike ``paragraphs (12) through (13), 
respectively'' and insert ``paragraphs (13) and (14), 
respectively''.
  Page 57, line 21, strike the quotation mark and period and 
insert
          ``(12) support for initiatives to facilitate the 
        transition of sub-baccalaureate career and technical 
        education students into baccalaureate degree programs, 
        including--
                  ``(A) statewide articulation agreements 
                between sub-baccalaureate degree granting 
                career and technical postsecondary educational 
                institutions and baccalaureate degree granting 
                post-secondary educational institutions;
                  ``(B) postsecondary dual and concurrent 
                enrollment program;
                  ``(C) academic and financial aid counseling; 
                and
                  ``(D) other initiatives to--
                          ``(i) encourage the pursuit of a 
                        baccalaureate degree; and
                          ``(ii) overcome barriers to 
                        participation in baccalaureate degree 
                        programs, including geographic and 
                        other barriers affecting rural students 
                        and special populations;''.
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 3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Millender-McDonald of 
         California, or Her Designee, Debatable for 15 Minutes

  Page 68, line 17, strike `` paragraph (19)'' and insert 
``paragraph (20)''.
  Page 69, line 23, strike ``and'.'' and insert a semicolon.
  Page 69, after line 23, insert the following:
          ``(19) for programs that assist in the training of 
        automotive technicians in diesel retrofitting, hybrid, 
        hydrogen, and alternative fuel automotive technologies; 
        and''.

                                  
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