Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Equity in Career and Technical Education Act of 2018”.
Equity in Career and Technical Education Act of 2018
A BILL
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 in order to improve career and technical education, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 References
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act 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 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
Sec. 3 Purpose
Section 2 (20 U.S.C. 2301) is amended to read as follows:
“2. Purpose
“The purpose of this Act is to support the development of and access to high-quality career and technical education programs of study that successfully prepare students for college and careers, thereby ensuring the global competitiveness of the United States and the economic self-sufficiency of the citizens of the United States.”
Sec. 4 Definitions
Section 3 (20 U.S.C. 2302) is amended—
by redesignating paragraphs (15) through (28) and (29) through (34) as paragraphs (16) through (29) and (31) through (36), respectively;
by inserting after paragraph (14) the following:
“(15) Equity gap—The term equity gap means the gaps in participation and performance on the core indicators of performance described in section 113(b)(2) for career and technical education programs of study, as described in section 122(c)(1)(A), between student groups based on gender, race, and each of the special populations described in paragraph (31), as compared to all students served by the eligible agency or eligible recipient under this Act.”
by inserting after paragraph (29), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following:
“(30) Self-sufficiency—The term self-sufficiency means a wage that enables a household to meet the costs of the basic needs in the local area of the household and to build sufficient savings for the future.”
in paragraph (33), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking “and instructional aids and devices.” and inserting “instructional aids and devices, transportation, child care, dependent care, tuition, books, supplies, and other services necessary to enable an individual to participate in career and technical education activities.”.
Sec. 5 Authorization of appropriations
Section 9 (20 U.S.C. 2307) is amended by striking “2007 through 2012” and inserting “2019 through 2023”.
Sec. 6 Within State allocation
Subparagraph (B) of section 112(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 2322(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
“(B) not less than $100,000 shall be reserved to provide technical assistance and professional development to local educational agencies on effective strategies for closing equity gaps; and”
Sec. 7 Accountability
Section 113 (20 U.S.C. 2323) is amended—
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (3)(A)—
in clause (i)(II), by inserting “closing equity gaps and” after “progress toward”; and
in clause (vi)(II), by inserting “close equity gaps and” after “levels of performance”; and
in paragraph (4)—
in subparagraph (A)—
in clause (i)(II), by inserting “closing equity gaps and” after “progress toward”; and
in clause (v)(II), by inserting “close equity gaps and” after “levels of performance”; and
in subparagraph (C)—
in clause (i)—
by striking “regarding the progress” and inserting the following:
“(I) the progress”
by striking “indicators of performance.” and inserting “indicators of performance; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(II) how the eligible recipient has used funds to provide programs and support services to close the equity gaps identified under clause (ii)(II).”
in clause (ii)—
in subclause (I), by striking “for the subgroups of students” and all that follows through “; and” and inserting “by gender, by race, and for each of the special populations described in section 3(31); and”; and
in subclause (II), by striking “disparities or gaps in performance” and inserting “equity gaps”; and
in subsection (c)—
in paragraph (1)—
by striking “and” after the semicolon;
by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and
by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
“(B) the progress of the State in closing equity gaps and how the eligible agency has used funds to provide programs and services for eligible recipients to close such equity gaps; and”
in paragraph (2)—
in subparagraph (A), by striking “for the categories” and all that follows through “; and” and inserting “by gender, race, and for each of the special populations described in section 3(31); and”; and
in subparagraph (B), by striking “disparities or gaps in performance between any such category of students and the performance of all students served by the eligible agency under this Act” and inserting “equity gaps between any category of students described in subparagraph (A)”.
Sec. 8 National activities
Section 114(d) (20 U.S.C. 2324(d)) is amended—
in paragraph (1)(B)—
in clause (v), by striking “and” after the semicolon;
by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (vii); and
by inserting after clause (v) the following:
“(vi) individuals with expertise on the development of programs that have been effective in closing equity gaps; and”
in paragraph (2)(B)—
in clause (i), by inserting “and have been successful in closing equity gaps” after “under this Act”; and
in the matter preceding subclause (I) of clause (iii), by inserting “, disaggregated as described in section 113(b)(4)(C)(ii)(I) and” before “including analyses”;
in the matter preceding subclause (I) of paragraph (4)(A)(i), by inserting “closing equity gaps and” before “addressing”; and
in paragraph (5), by striking “for providing” and inserting “for closing equity gaps by providing high-quality”.
Sec. 9 State administration
Section 121(a) (20 U.S.C. 2341(a)) is amended—
in paragraph (3), by striking “and” after the semicolon;
in paragraph (4)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(5) conducting an equity gap analysis.”
Sec. 10 State plan
Section 122(c) (20 U.S.C. 2342(c)) is amended—
in paragraph (1)—
in subparagraph (K), by striking “and” after the semicolon;
in subparagraph (L), by inserting “and” after the semicolon; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(M) how funds will be used to support State technical assistance and professional development to close the equity gaps identified in section 121(a)(5);”
in paragraph (2)(E), by inserting “close equity gaps and” after “and skills needed to”; and
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (9), by striking “for special populations” and inserting “for closing equity gaps”.
Sec. 11 State program improvement
Section 123 (20 U.S.C. 2343) is amended—
in subsection (a)—
in paragraph (1)—
by inserting “, or fails to show improvement on closing any equity gap identified under section 113(c)(2)(B) for the preceding fiscal year,” after “upon State adjusted level of performance”; and
by inserting “or close equity gaps,” after “the State adjusted level of performance,”; and
in paragraph (3)—
in subparagraph (A)—
in clause (ii)—
by inserting “, or in closing equity gaps,” after “levels of performance”; and
by striking “or” after the semicolon;
in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(iv) fails to show improvement on closing equity gaps for the populations identified in section 113(c)(2)(A) for 3 consecutive years.”
by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and
by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
“(B) Use of funds—An eligible agency shall use funds made available under section 112(c) for the purposes described in section 124(b)(10) when the eligible agency—
“(i) fails to show improvement in closing equity gaps within the first program year of implementation of its improvement plan described in paragraph (1); or
“(ii) fails to show improvement on closing equity gaps for the populations identified in section 113(c)(2)(A) for 3 consecutive years.”
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (1), by inserting “conduct an equity gap analysis to” after “shall”;
in paragraph (2)—
by inserting “, or failed to show improvement on the closing of equity gaps identified in section 113(b)(4)(C)(ii)(II),” after “upon local adjusted level of performance”; and
by striking “(with special consideration to performance gaps identified under section 113(b)(4)(C)(ii)(II))”; and
in paragraph (4)—
in subparagraph (A)—
in clause (ii)—
by inserting “in closing equity gaps or” after “any improvement”; and
by striking “or” after the semicolon;
in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(iv) fails to show improvement on closing equity gaps for the populations identified in section 113(b)(4)(C)(ii)(I) for 3 consecutive years.”
by adding at the end the following:
“(C) Additional requirements—An eligible entity shall require an eligible recipient receiving an allocation under this title to use not less than 10 percent of the funds made available to the eligible recipient under section 131 or 132 to meet the purposes described in section 135(b)(9) in any case where an eligible recipient—
“(i) fails to show improvement in closing equity gaps within the first program year of implementation of its improvement plan described in paragraph (1); or
“(ii) fails to show improvement on closing equity gaps for the populations identified in section 113(c)(2)(A) for 3 consecutive years.”
Sec. 12 State leadership activities
Section 124(b) (20 U.S.C. 2344(b)) is amended—
in paragraph (1), by inserting “equity gap” before “assessment of the career”;
in paragraph (8), by striking “and” after the semicolon;
in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(10) delivering professional development, leadership, and technical assistance for eligible recipients to close equity gaps identified in paragraph (1) for any of the core indicators of performance described in section 113(b)(4).”
Sec. 13 Local plan for career and technical education programs
Section 134(b) (20 U.S.C. 2354(b)) is amended—
in paragraph (2), by inserting “closing equity gaps and” after “with respect to”; and
in paragraph (4), by inserting “the closing of equity gaps and” before “the integration of”.
Sec. 14 Local uses of funds
Section 135(b) (20 U.S.C. 2355(b)) is amended—
in paragraph (5)(A)—
in clause (iii), by striking “and” after the semicolon;
in clause (iv), by inserting “and” after the semicolon; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(v) effective practices to close equity gaps in career and technical education programs of study;”
in paragraph (6), by striking “assessment of how” and inserting “equity gap assessment of how”; and
in paragraph (9), by inserting “to close equity gaps and” after “provide activities”.