Expanding Access to the Workforce Through Dual Enrollment Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 653 To provide grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support dual or concurrent enrollment programs offering career and technical edu- cation, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 17, 2019 Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, and Ms. WILD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To provide grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support dual or concurrent enrollment programs offer- ing career and technical education, and for other pur- poses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expanding Access to 4 the Workforce Through Dual Enrollment Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 7 under subsection (h), the Secretary of Education shall 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:20 Jan 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H653.IH H653 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 653 IH provide grants to eligible entities for the purposes of estab- 1 lishing, expanding, or supporting dual or concurrent en- 2 rollment programs offering career and technical education. 3 (b) AMOUNTS.—The total grant amount made to an 4 eligible entity under this section may not exceed 5 $1,000,000. 6 (c) USE OF GRANTS.— 7 (1) REQUIRED USE OF GRANTS.—An eligible 8 entity that receives a grant under this section shall 9 use such grant for a program described in sub- 10 section (a) that carries out the following require- 11 ments: 12 (A) A State that is a partner in such eligi- 13 ble entity shall establish a policy to ensure that 14 any postsecondary credits earned though the 15 program will be recognized throughout the sys- 16 tem of public higher education of the State in 17 which such program is located. 18 (B) Each local educational entity that is a 19 partner in such eligible entity— 20 (i) shall prioritize establishing, ex- 21 panding, or supporting such program at 22 secondary schools— 23 (I) serving students not less than 24 50 percent of whom are eligible for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:20 Jan 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H653.IH H653 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 653 IH the free or reduced-price lunch under 1 the Richard B. Russell National 2 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 3 seq.); 4 (II) whose most recent four-year 5 adjusted cohort graduation rate is 6 below the national four-year adjusted 7 cohort graduation rate, as determined 8 by the Secretary using the most re- 9 cent data submitted to the National 10 Center of Education Statistics for the 11 calculation of such national rate; and 12 (III) whose most recent imme- 13 diate college enrollment rate is below 14 the national immediate college enroll- 15 ment rate, as determined by the Na- 16 tional Center of Education Statistics; 17 and 18 (ii) shall prioritize selecting students 19 for the program who are from a family 20 whose taxable income for the proceeding 21 year did not exceed 90 percent of the 22 amount equal to the median income for a 23 family of the size involved within the State 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:20 Jan 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H653.IH H653 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 653 IH as determined by the Bureau of the Cen- 1 sus. 2 (C) Each public institution of higher edu- 3 cation that is a partner in such eligible entity 4 shall provide such program— 5 (i) assistance with curriculum develop- 6 ment; 7 (ii) access to faculty for the instruc- 8 tion of courses; 9 (iii) access to facilities on the campus 10 of such institution of higher education, in- 11 cluding for the purpose of instructing 12 courses; and 13 (iv) access to advisors from such insti- 14 tution of higher education for the purposes 15 of advising students enrolled in such pro- 16 gram. 17 (D)(i) Each private sector entity that is a 18 partner in such eligible entity shall provide such 19 program with at least two of the forms of as- 20 sistance described in clause (ii), which shall in- 21 clude at least one of the forms of assistance de- 22 scribed in subclause (I), (III), or (IV) of such 23 clause. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:20 Jan 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H653.IH H653 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 653 IH (ii) The forms of assistance described in 1 this clause are as follows: 2 (I) Internships approved by the Sec- 3 retary or registered apprenticeship pro- 4 grams for students enrolled in such pro- 5 gram. 6 (II) Funds in an amount equal to not 7 less than 10 percent of the total costs of 8 administering such program. 9 (III) Assistance with curriculum de- 10 velopment. 11 (IV) Mentoring for students enrolled 12 in such program. 13 (V) Individuals employed by the pri- 14 vate sector entity for the instruction of 15 courses. 16 (VI) Equipment and facilities for the 17 purposes of on-site instruction. 18 (2) AUTHORIZED USE OF GRANTS.—An eligible 19 entity that receives a grant under this section may 20 use— 21 (A) not more than 50 percent of the grant 22 to— 23 (i) cover expenses, including tuition 24 costs and textbook fees, incurred by stu- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:20 Jan 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H653.IH H653 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 653 IH dents enrolled in the program established, 1 expanded, or supported with the grant; and 2 (ii) offer courses for credit or not-for- 3 credit to supplement such program to— 4 (I) improve the financial literacy 5 of students; and 6 (II) teach skills, including resume 7 and interviewing skills, that will pre- 8 pare students for postsecondary ca- 9 reer and technical education; 10 (B) not less than 10 percent and not more 11 than 30 percent of the grant to train or hire 12 educators; and 13 (C) not more than 20 percent of the grant 14 to pay for the cost of transporting (including by 15 school bus, private transportation company, or 16 public transit) students enrolled in the program 17 to the public institution of higher education or 18 private sector entity that is a partner in the eli- 19 gible entity to receive instruction through a 20 course offered under such program. 21 (d) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible enti- 22 ty seeking a grant under this section shall submit an appli- 23 cation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 24 containing such information as the Secretary determines, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:20 Jan 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H653.IH H653 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 653 IH which shall include an assurance that each partner in the 1 eligible entity will comply with the requirements of sub- 2 section (c)(1). 3 (e) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Federal funds 4 made available under this section shall be used so as to 5 supplement the level of Federal, State, and local public 6 funds that, in the absence of such availability, would have 7 been expended for dual enrollment programs and in no 8 case to supplant such Federal, State, and local public 9 funds. 10 (f) FINANCIAL AID AND ENROLLMENT STATUS.— 11 (1) FINANCIAL AID.—A student’s participation 12 in a program funded under this section shall not be 13 taken into account in determining the need or eligi- 14 bility of the student for assistance under the Higher 15 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1000 et seq.). 16 (2) ENROLLMENT STATUS.—A student enrolled 17 in such program shall not be considered a first-time 18 student of any institution of higher education with- 19 out regard to postsecondary credits earned under the 20 program. 21 (g) REPORT.— 22 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that re- 23 ceives a grant under this section shall submit to the 24 Secretary a report on— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:20 Jan 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H653.IH H653 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 8 •HR 653 IH (A) the activities supported by the grant; 1 (B) the number of students participating 2 in the activities supported by the grant; 3 (C) any progress made in achieving the 4 goals of the program supported by the grant; 5 and 6 (D) such other information as the Sec- 7 retary determines to be appropriate. 8 (2) TIMELINE FOR SUBMISSION OF REPORT.— 9 The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted 10 to the Secretary not later than 180 days after the 11 date on which the eligible entity concludes the activi- 12 ties supported by the grant under this section. 13 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 14 are authorized to be appropriated $150,000,000 for each 15 of the fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 16 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 17 In this Act: 18 (1) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—The 19 term ‘‘career and technical education’’ has the 20 meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. 21 Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (20 22 U.S.C. 2302). 23 (2) DUAL OR CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PRO- 24 GRAM.—The term ‘‘dual or concurrent enrollment 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:20 Jan 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H653.IH H653 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 9 •HR 653 IH program’’ has the meaning given the term in section 1 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 2 Act (20 U.S.C. 7801), except that the postsecondary 3 courses of such program shall offer career and tech- 4 nical education. 5 (3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti- 6 ty’’ means a partnership among the following: 7 (A) A State. 8 (B) One or more local educational agen- 9 cies. 10 (C) One or more public institutions of 11 higher education. 12 (D) One or more private sector entities. 13 (4) FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT.— 14 The term ‘‘first generation college student’’ has the 15 meaning given the term in section 402A(h)(3) of the 16 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 17 11(h)(3)). 18 (5) FOUR-YEAR ADJUSTED COHORT GRADUA- 19 TION RATE.—The term ‘‘four-year adjusted cohort 20 graduation rate’’ has the meaning given the term in 21 section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu- 22 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 23 (6) HIGH SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high school’’ 24 has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:20 Jan 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H653.IH H653 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 10 •HR 653 IH the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 2 (7) IMMEDIATE COLLEGE ENROLLMENT 3 RATE.—The term ‘‘immediate college enrollment 4 rate’’ means the percentage of individuals ages 16 to 5 24— 6 (A) who graduate from high school or com- 7 plete a graduate educational development test 8 prior to October of a calendar year; and 9 (B) who enroll in a two- or four-year insti- 10 tution of higher education in the fall of such 11 calendar year. 12 (8) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 13 term ‘‘institution of high education’’ has the mean- 14 ing given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher 15 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 16 (9) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 17 ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 18 the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec- 19 ondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7801). 20 (10) MENTORING.—The term ‘‘mentoring’’ 21 means a structured, managed program in which chil- 22 dren are appropriately matched with screened and 23 trained adult volunteers for one-on-one relationships, 24 involving meetings and activities on a regular basis, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:20 Jan 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H653.IH H653 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 11 •HR 653 IH intended to meet, in part, the child’s need for in- 1 volvement with a caring and supportive adult who 2 provides a positive role model. 3 (11) PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITY.—The term 4 ‘‘private sector entity’’ means an entity owned, con- 5 trolled, and managed by a private individual or en- 6 terprise, including a for-profit business, nonprofit or- 7 ganization, charity, or labor organization. 8 (12) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PRO- 9 GRAM.—The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship pro- 10 gram’’ means an apprenticeship registered under the 11 Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the 12 ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chap- 13 ter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 14 (13) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 15 means the Secretary of Education. 16 (14) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean- 17 ing given the term in section 103 of the Higher 18 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003). 19 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:20 Jan 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H653.IH H653 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS