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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1400

To amend the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act and the Workforce 
 Innovation and Opportunity Act to strengthen adult education.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 April 9, 2025

 Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Young) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
 Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

To amend the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act and the Workforce 
 Innovation and Opportunity Act to strengthen adult education.

 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 ``Adult Education Workforce 
Opportunity and Reskilling for Knowledge and Success Act'' or the 
``Adult Education WORKS Act''.

 TITLE I--WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

SEC. 101. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Amendment to WIOA.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
whenever in this section 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 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3101 et seq.).

    (b) 

=== Definitions. ===
-

    (1) In general.--

Section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended--
        (A) by striking paragraph

    (5) ;
        (B) by redesignating paragraphs

    (6) through

    (9) as 
 paragraphs

    (5) through

    (8) , respectively;
            (C) by inserting after paragraph

    (8) , as 
 redesignated by subparagraph
        (B) , the following:
 ``

    (9) College and career navigator.--The term `college and 
 career navigator' means an individual who--
 ``
        (A) has extensive knowledge of workforce 
 development programs and services, postsecondary 
 programs and services, Federal and other student 
 financial aid for postsecondary education, and case 
 management techniques;
 ``
        (B) supports persons who are accessing services 
 under this Act, by gathering work history and skills 
 information, providing tailored college and career 
 guidance and labor market information, helping 
 jobseekers identify training and educational options to 
 best fit their needs, including Federal student aid and 
 other assistance available to pay the costs of 
 attendance at an institution of higher education or for 
 participation in training, facilitating access to 
 services, and facilitating co-enrollment of individuals 
 in programs carried out under title I and title II;
 ``
            (C) provides or organizes provision of services 
 to promote job readiness, digital literacy skills, 
 information literacy skills, and the skills needed for 
 success in postsecondary education, facilitates the 
 successful transition of individuals to postsecondary 
 education, coordinates activities with employers and 
 with entities and individuals involved in the one-stop 
 delivery system in the local area, and conducts 
 community outreach; and
 ``
            (D) as determined appropriate by the one-stop 
 operator or eligible provider of adult education and 
 literacy activities involved, is responsible for 
 recruitment of students in adult education and literacy 
 activities and participants in workforce investment 
 activities, provision of intensive case management, 
 provision of career exploration services, and data 
 collection associated with an activity specified in 
 this subparagraph.'';
            (D) by redesignating paragraphs

    (12) through

    (14) ,

    (15) through

    (21) ,

    (22) through

    (26) , and

    (27) through

    (71) , as paragraphs

    (13) through

    (15) ,

    (17) through

    (23) ,

    (25) through

    (29) , and

    (31) through

    (75) , 
 respectively;
        (E) by inserting after paragraph

    (11) the 
 following:
 ``

    (12) Concurrent enrollment.--The term `concurrent 
 enrollment' has the meaning given the term in 

section 203.'';
        (F) by inserting after paragraph

    (15) , as 
 redesignated by subparagraph
            (D) , the following:
 ``

    (16) Digital literacy skills.--The term `digital literacy 
 skills' has the meaning given the term in 

section 203.'';
        (G) by inserting after paragraph

    (23) , as 
 redesignated by subparagraph
            (D) , the following:
 ``

    (24) Foundational skill needs.--The term `foundational 
 skill needs', used with respect to an individual, means--
 ``
        (A) in the case of an individual who is a youth, 
 an individual who has English reading, writing, or 
 computing skills at or below the 8th grade level on a 
 generally accepted standardized test; or
 ``
        (B) in the case of an individual who is a youth 
 or adult, an individual who is unable to compute or 
 solve problems, or read, write, or speak English, at a 
 level necessary to function on the job, in the 
 individual's family, or in society.''; and
        (H) by inserting after paragraph

    (29) , as 
 redesignated by subparagraph
            (D) , the following:
 ``

    (30) Information literacy skills.--The term `information 
 literacy skills' has the meaning given the term in 

section 203.''.

    (2) Conforming amendments.--
        (A) Section 121

    (h)

    (2)
            (C) 
            (ii) (29 U.S.C. 
 3151

    (h)

    (2)
            (C) 
            (ii) ) is amended by striking ``

section 3

    (13)
            (D) '' and inserting ``

section 3

    (14)
            (D) ''.
        (B) Section 134
            (c) (3)
        (H)
            (i) (29 U.S.C. 
 3174
            (c) (3)
        (H)
            (i) ) is amended by striking ``

section 3

    (44) '' and inserting ``

section 3

    (48) ''.
            (C) Section 170

    (b)

    (1)
            (D) 
            (i) (29 U.S.C. 
 3225

    (b)

    (1)
            (D) 
            (i) ) is amended by striking ``

section 3

    (15)
        (E) '' and inserting ``

section 3

    (17)
        (E) ''.
            (D) Section 211

    (e)

    (3) (29 U.S.C. 3291

    (e)

    (3) ) is 
 amended by striking ``

section 3

    (45) '' and inserting 
 ``

section 3

    (49) ''.
            (c) State Workforce Development Boards.--

Section 101 (29 U.S.C. 
3111) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (b)

    (1)
            (C) 
            (ii) 
            (IV) , by inserting ``, and 
 representatives of organizations that provide adult education'' 
 after ``out-of-school youth''; and

    (2) in subsection
            (d) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (7)
        (A) , by striking ``(as defined 
 in 

section 202 of the Museum and Library Services Act 
 (20 U.S.C. 9101); referred to in this Act as `digital 
 literacy skills')'';
        (B) in paragraph

    (11) , by striking ``and'' at the 
 end;
            (C) by redesignating paragraph

    (12) as paragraph

    (13) ; and
            (D) by inserting after paragraph

    (11) the 
 following:
 ``

    (12) in collaboration with providers of adult education 
 and literacy activities, the promotion of the employment of 
 college and career navigators by the one-stop centers in the 
 State; and''.
            (d) Program Specifics for State Plans.--

Section 102

    (b)

    (2) (29 
U.S.C. 3112

    (b)

    (2) ) is amended--

    (1) in subparagraph
            (D) 
            (ii) --
        (A) in subclause
            (II) , by striking item
            (dd) and 
 inserting the following:
 ``
            (dd) integrated education 
 and training, including how 
 costs for such activities will 
 be shared among relevant core 
 programs;'';
        (B) in subclause
            (V) , by adding ``and'' at the end; 
 and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (VI) how the eligible agency will 
 promote, through funding priority or 
 other means, professionalization of 
 adult education and literacy activities 
 through the adoption of staffing models 
 that include requirements and support 
 for teacher credentialing, standards, 
 and support for ongoing in-service 
 professional development, and career 
 ladders for professional growth, which 
 may include more opportunities for 
 full-time teaching positions;''; and

    (2) in subparagraph
        (E)
            (iii) 
            (II) , by inserting ``providers 
 of adult education and literacy activities,'' after 
 ``institutions of higher education,''.

    (e) Local Boards.--

Section 107 (29 U.S.C. 3122) is amended--

    (1) in subsection
            (c) (1) , by adding at the end the 
 following:
 ``
            (D) Information on membership.--The chief elected 
 officials appointing the local board for a local area 
 shall make publicly available information on the 
 membership of the board (including information 
 identifying how the membership composition requirements 
 of subsection

    (b) have been met), including by posting 
 that information on the website of each unit of general 
 local government included in the local area.''; and

    (2) in subsection
            (d) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (5) , by striking ``secondary and 
 postsecondary education'' and inserting ``secondary, 
 postsecondary, and adult education'';
        (B) in paragraph

    (7)
            (C) --
            (i) by inserting ``, in consultation with 
 providers of public access to technology,'' 
 after ``identifying strategies'';
            (ii) by inserting ``, including deliveries 
 through public libraries,'' after ``traditional 
 service delivery''; and
            (iii) by inserting ``and information 
 literacy skills'' after ``digital literacy 
 skills''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (14) College and career navigators.--The local board, in 
 collaboration with providers of adult education and literacy 
 activities in the local area, shall promote the employment of 
 college and career navigators by the one-stop centers and 
 eligible providers (as defined in 

section 203) in the local 
 area.''.

    (f) Local Plans.--

Section 108 (29 U.S.C. 3123) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (b)

    (13) , by inserting ``, including, in 
 all local plans after the first such plan, a description of how 
 the local board carried out such coordination and completed 
 such review during the previous 4-year period'' after 
 ``submitted under title II''; and

    (2) in subsection
            (d) (3) , by inserting ``, along with a 
 description of the actions the local board took in response to 
 such comments'' after ``disagreement with the plan''.

    (g) Indicators of Performance.--

Section 116

    (b)

    (2)
        (A) (29 U.S.C. 
3141

    (b)

    (2)
        (A) ) is amended--

    (1) in clause
            (i) , by striking subclauses
            (IV) and
            (V) and 
 inserting the following:
 ``
            (IV) the percentages of program 
 participants who, during participation 
 in the program--
 ``

    (aa) obtain a recognized 
 postsecondary credential or a 
 secondary school diploma or its 
 recognized equivalent; and
 ``

    (bb) are in an education 
 or training program that leads 
 to a recognized postsecondary 
 credential or employment and 
 who are achieving measurable 
 skill gains toward such a 
 credential or employment;
 ``
            (V) the percentages of program 
 participants who, within 1 year after 
 exit from the program--
 ``

    (aa) obtain a secondary 
 school diploma or its 
 recognized equivalent;
 ``

    (bb) have obtained or 
 retained employment; and
 ``
            (cc) are in an education 
 or training program leading to 
 a recognized postsecondary 
 credential; and'';

    (2) by striking clause
            (iii) and inserting the following:
 ``
            (iii) Interim indicators for adult 
 education.--A State may develop interim 
 indicators for measuring the percentage of 
 program participants on track to meet the 
 indicators described in subclauses
            (IV) and
            (V) of clause
            (i) for adult education and literacy 
 activities authorized under title II.''; and

    (3) in clause
            (iv) , by striking ``clauses
            (i) 
            (VI) '' and 
 inserting ``clause
            (i) 
            (VI) ''.

    (h) Common Participant Individual Record Layout.--

Section 116 (29 
U.S.C. 3141) is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (j) Common Participant Individual Record Layout.--The Secretary 
of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall establish a common 
reporting system that covers, and that accommodates, the core programs, 
relating to participant records and the performance accountability 
measures described in subsection

    (b) .''.
            (i) One-Stop Delivery Systems.--

Section 121 (29 U.S.C. 3151) is 
amended--

    (1) in subsection
            (d) (2)
        (B) --
        (A) by redesignating clauses
            (ii) through
            (vi) as 
 clauses
            (iii) through
            (vii) , respectively; and
        (B) by inserting after clause
            (i) the following:
 ``
            (ii) a public library;''; and

    (2) in subsection

    (e) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (2)
        (B) --
            (i) in clause
            (i) , by striking ``and'' at 
 the end;
            (ii) in clause
            (ii) , by striking the 
 semicolon and inserting ``; and''; and
            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (iii) through one or more public 
 libraries in accordance with paragraph

    (5) ;''; 
 and
        (B) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (5) Information and services provided through public 
 libraries.--A local board may use funds made available under 
 subsection

    (h) to make programs, activities, and services 
 available through a public library to the extent such library 
 demonstrates to the local board--
 ``
        (A) that the library provides or will provide 
 career services or other workforce development 
 activities to address unmet need for such services or 
 activities, such as by providing career services and 
 other workforce development activities to individuals 
 at days or times, and locations, at which the services 
 or activities are not otherwise made available through 
 the corresponding one-stop partners;
 ``
        (B) that the library will provide a physical 
 location within the library, which may include a mobile 
 library site, in which to serve individuals seeking 
 services provided by a college and career navigator; 
 and
 ``
            (C) the library's ability to leverage additional 
 resources, such as staff, facilities, computer access, 
 or learning materials, in order to extend the level of 
 services otherwise provided through the local one-stop 
 delivery system, particularly to geographically distant 
 communities, communities for which physical one-stop 
 centers are not easily accessible through public 
 transportation, or communities in which there is 
 inadequate access for the level of services needed.''.

    (j) Digital Literacy Skills; Information Literacy Skills.--

Section 134
            (c) (29 U.S.C. 3174
            (c) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (2)
        (A) --
        (A) in clause
            (iii) , by inserting ``digital 
 literacy, information literacy,'' after ``(including 
 literacy,''; and
        (B) in clause
            (xii) 
            (VI) , by inserting ``digital 
 literacy skills, information literacy skills,'' after 
 ``learning skills,''; and

    (2) in paragraph

    (3)
            (D) --
        (A) by redesignating clauses
            (x) and
            (xi) as 
 clauses
            (xii) and
            (xiii) , respectively; and
        (B) by inserting after clause
            (ix) the following:
 ``
            (x) digital literacy skills training; and
 ``
            (xi) information literacy skills 
 training;''.

    (k) Library-Based and Community-Based College and Career 
Navigators.--Subtitle D of title I is amended by inserting after 

section 171 (29 U.S.C. 3226) the following:

``

SEC. 171A. LIBRARY-BASED AND COMMUNITY-BASED COLLEGE AND CAREER 
 NAVIGATORS.

 ``

    (a) 

=== Purpose ===
-The purpose of this section is to expand the 
capacity of State and local workforce development systems by leveraging 
the facilities and staff of libraries and community-based organizations 
to provide career navigation services to individuals through library-
based and community-based college and career navigators.
 ``

    (b) Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term `eligible entity' 
means a partnership between a State board or local board and 1 or more 
of the following:
 ``

    (1) A community-based organization.
 ``

    (2) A library (as defined in 

section 213 of the Library 
 Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9122)) that offers 
 workforce development activities at no cost to individuals.
 ``
            (c) Grants Authorized.--From funds made available under 

section 172

    (g) , the Secretary is authorized to make grants to eligible entities 
to carry out the purpose of this section.
 ``
            (d) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
as the Secretary may require.
 ``

    (e) Uses of Funds.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a grant 
 under this section shall use funds made available through the 
 grant to establish a college and career navigator program 
 within the library, community-based organization, or agency 
 that is a partner of such eligible entity.
 ``

    (2) Activities of program.--A college and career 
 navigator program established under paragraph

    (1) may hire, 
 train, support, or retain 1 or more college and career 
 navigators to provide career navigation services in 
 coordination with a State or local workforce development 
 system.''.
            (l) Authorization of Appropriations.--

Section 172 (20 U.S.C. 3227) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (g) Library-Based and Community-Based Navigators.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

section 171A, $135,000,000 
for fiscal year 2026 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.

 TITLE II--ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY

SEC. 201. PURPOSE.

 

Section 202

    (1) of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3271

    (1) ) is amended--

    (1) by inserting ``(including digital literacy skills and 
 information literacy skills)'' after ``skills''; and

    (2) by striking ``and economic self-sufficiency'' and 
 inserting ``, economic self-sufficiency, and full participation 
 in all aspects of adult life''.

SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

 

Section 203 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3272) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1) --
        (A) by striking ``postsecondary level'' and 
 inserting ``college placement level'';
        (B) in subparagraph
        (B) , by striking ``and'' after 
 the semicolon;
            (C) by redesignating subparagraph
            (C) as 
 subparagraph
        (E) ; and
            (D) by inserting after subparagraph
        (B) the 
 following:
 ``
            (C) develop and use digital literacy skills;
 ``
            (D) develop and use information literacy skills; 
 and'';

    (2) by redesignating paragraphs

    (3) through

    (9) and

    (10) through

    (17) as paragraphs

    (6) through

    (12) and

    (14) through

    (21) , respectively;

    (3) by inserting after paragraph

    (2) the following:
 ``

    (3) College placement level.--The term `college placement 
 level' means the level required for placement in college-level 
 course work, rather than placement in developmental education, 
 as demonstrated by achievement of a designated score on a 
 placement test or other college-identified measure.
 ``

    (4) Concurrent enrollment.--The term `concurrent 
 enrollment' means intentional, simultaneous enrollment in more 
 than 1 one-stop partner program, as a strategy for leveraging 
 resources and eliminating duplication of services while 
 achieving the best possible outcomes.
 ``

    (5) Digital literacy skills.--The term `digital literacy 
 skills' means the skills associated with--
 ``
        (A) using technology to enable users to find, 
 evaluate, organize, create, and communicate 
 information; and
 ``
        (B) developing digital citizenship and the 
 responsible use of technology.'';

    (4) in paragraph

    (7) , as redesignated by paragraph

    (2) , in 
 subparagraph
            (C) 
            (i) , by striking ``is basic skills deficient'' 
 and inserting ``has foundational skills needs'';

    (5) in paragraph

    (9) , as redesignated by paragraph

    (2) , in 
 subparagraph
        (B)
            (i) --
        (A) in subclause
            (I) , by striking ``and'' after the 
 semicolon;
        (B) in subclause
            (II) , by striking ``or'' and 
 inserting ``and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (III) development of digital 
 literacy skills and information 
 literacy skills; or'';

    (6) in paragraph

    (12) , as redesignated by paragraph

    (2) , in 
 the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) , by inserting ``and 
 educational'' after ``in the economic'';

    (7) by inserting after paragraph

    (12) , as redesignated by 
 paragraph

    (2) , the following:
 ``

    (13) Information literacy skills.--The term `information 
 literacy skills' means the set of skills needed to find, 
 retrieve, understand, evaluate, analyze, discern the 
 reliability and accuracy of, and effectively use information 
 (which encompasses spoken and broadcast words and videos, 
 printed materials, and digital content, data, and images).'';

    (8) in paragraph

    (15) , as redesignated by paragraph

    (2) , by 
 inserting ``(and may be provided concurrently with other 
 activities and services, such as adult basic education)'' after 
 ``workforce training'';

    (9) in paragraph

    (17) , as redesignated by paragraph

    (2) , by 
 striking ``and solve problems, at levels of proficiency 
 necessary to function on the job, in the family of the 
 individual, and in society'' and inserting ``solve problems, 
 and use digital literacy skills and information literacy skills 
 at levels of proficiency necessary to function effectively as 
 an employee, a parent or family member, and a member of 
 society''; and

    (10) in paragraph

    (21) , as redesignated by paragraph

    (2) --
        (A) by inserting ``information literacy skills,'' 
 after ``digital literacy skills,''; and
        (B) by striking ``and completion of''.

SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

 

Section 206 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3275) is amended by striking ``this title'' and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ``this title $810,000,000 
for fiscal year 2026, $945,000,000 for fiscal year 2027, $1,080,000,000 
for fiscal year 2028, $1,215,000,000 for fiscal year 2029, and 
$1,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2030.''.

SEC. 204. RESERVATION OF FUNDS.

 

Section 211 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3291) is amended in subsection

    (a)

    (1) , by striking 
``$15,000,000'' and inserting ``$25,000,000''.

SEC. 205. PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

 

Section 212 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3292) is amended to read as follows:

``

SEC. 212. PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

 ``

    (a) In General.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection

    (b) , 
 programs and activities authorized under this title are subject 
 to all of the performance accountability provisions described 
 in 

section 116.
 ``

    (2) Additional measurable skill gains.--With respect to 
 the application to programs and activities authorized under 
 this title of the indicator of measurable skill gains under 
 

section 116

    (b)

    (2)
        (A)
            (i) 
            (IV) , such measurable skill gains may 
 include those relating to the purpose described in 

section 202.
 ``

    (b) Pilot for Innovative Performance Accountability Systems.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve an 
 application from an eligible agency to pilot, for a subset of 
 eligible providers within its State and as an alternative to 
 the performance accountability system described in 

section 116, 
 an innovative performance accountability system that uses 
 alternative indicators of performance that have the potential 
 to more accurately reflect the objectives and adult education 
 and literacy activities of the eligible providers' programs if 
 the Secretary determines that an application from such an 
 eligible agency meets the requirements of this subsection.
 ``

    (2) Pilot period.--An eligible agency applying to pilot 
 an innovative performance accountability system under this 
 subsection shall propose in its application the period of time 
 that the agency desires to implement such system, except that 
 the period shall not exceed 5 years.
 ``

    (3) Extension of a pilot period.--The Secretary shall 
 approve an eligible agency's request to extend the period of a 
 pilot under this subsection if the Secretary determines that 
 the innovative performance system is meeting the objectives of 
 this subsection.
 ``

    (4) Application.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--An eligible agency desiring to 
 undertake a pilot under this subsection shall submit an 
 application at such time and in such manner as the 
 Secretary may require.
 ``
        (B) Contents.--An application described in 
 subparagraph
        (A) shall include--
 ``
            (i) a description of how the eligible 
 agency engaged in an outreach process with 
 eligible providers within its State to--
 ``
            (I) inform the eligible providers 
 of the opportunity to implement a pilot 
 under this subsection; and
 ``
            (II) engage with the eligible 
 providers in the development of 
 alternative indicators of performance;
 ``
            (ii) an explanation of whether and how 
 the eligible agency established any standards 
 or criteria for the alternative measures of 
 performance that participating eligible 
 providers could elect to use;
 ``
            (iii) a listing of the eligible providers 
 that will participate in the proposed pilot and 
 a description of the indicators of performance 
 that each such provider will make use of 
 through the pilot;
 ``
            (iv) a description of why the eligible 
 agency and the participating eligible providers 
 believe the proposed indicators of performance 
 would more accurately measure the attainment of 
 the objectives of such providers' adult 
 education and literacy activities than would 
 the indicators of performance described in 
 

section 116

    (b)

    (2) ;
 ``
            (v) an explanation of how the proposed 
 indicators of performance will be valid and 
 reliable measures of education and employment 
 consistent with purposes of this title;
 ``
            (vi) a description of how the eligible 
 agency will collect, report to the Secretary, 
 and make publicly available the proposed 
 indicators of performance from each 
 participating eligible provider on a timely 
 basis; and
 ``
            (vii) an assurance that the eligible 
 agency will, at the end of the pilot period, 
 report to the Secretary on the outcomes of the 
 pilot, including on whether the eligible agency 
 met the objectives of the pilot.
 ``
            (C) Secretarial review and approval.--The 
 Secretary shall determine whether to approve an 
 application under this subsection by not later than 90 
 days of receiving the application.
 ``
            (D) Disapproval.--The Secretary shall not 
 disapprove an application under this subsection without 
 giving the applicant the opportunity to revise and 
 resubmit the application.
 ``

    (5) Additional secretarial responsibilities.--The 
 Secretary shall--
 ``
        (A) through the Director of the Institute of 
 Education Sciences, carry out national evaluations of 
 the implementation and outcomes of the pilots 
 authorized under this subsection, with the first such 
 evaluation to be completed not later than 5 years after 
 the Secretary approves the first application from an 
 eligible entity;
 ``
        (B) in consultation with the Director of the 
 Institute of Education Sciences, identify best 
 practices in the development and implementation of 
 innovative performance accountability systems under 
 this subsection;
 ``
            (C) disseminate information on those practices, 
 including by making the information available on the 
 website of the Department of Education; and
 ``
            (D) provide a report to the Committee on Health, 
 Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the 
 Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of 
 Representatives on the results of the pilot program, 
 including a comparison of the outcomes as measured by 
 the innovative performance accountability systems 
 implemented under this subsection and the performance 
 measures described in 

section 116.''.

SEC. 206. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.

 

Section 222

    (b) of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3302

    (b) ) is amended by inserting after paragraph

    (2) the 
following:
 ``

    (3) Public availability of information on matching 
 funds.--Each eligible agency shall maintain, on the website of 
 such agency and in an easily accessible format, information 
 documenting the non-Federal contributions made available to 
 adult education and literacy programs pursuant to this 
 subsection, including the sources of such contributions and, in 
 the case of funds made available by the State, the distribution 
 of such funds to eligible providers.''.

SEC. 207. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.

 

Section 223

    (a) of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3303

    (a) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1)
            (C) --
        (A) in clause
            (i) , by striking ``programs,'' and 
 inserting ``, family literacy,''; and
        (B) in clause
            (iii) , by inserting ``and expand 
 options for the education of adults'' after 
 ``efficiencies''; and

    (2) in paragraph

    (2) --
        (A) in subparagraph
        (B) , by inserting ``digital'' 
 after ``implementation of'';
        (B) by redesignating subparagraphs
        (E) through
            (L) and subparagraph
            (M) , as subparagraphs
        (F) through
            (M) and subparagraph
        (O) , respectively;
            (C) by inserting after subparagraph
            (D) the 
 following:
 ``
        (E) Developing content and models for family 
 literacy programs.'';
            (D) in subparagraph
        (J) , as redesignated by 
 subparagraph
        (B) , in clause
            (i) , by striking ``and 
 English language acquisition'' and inserting ``English 
 language acquisition, digital literacy skills, and 
 information literacy skills'';
        (E) in subparagraph
        (K) , as redesignated by 
 subparagraph
        (B) , by inserting ``, such as the 
 development and retention of policies for credentialing 
 of adult educators who demonstrate effectiveness'' 
 after ``retention'';
        (F) in subparagraph
            (L) , as redesignated by 
 subparagraph
        (B) --
            (i) by striking ``adult learners with 
 learning disabilities or'' and inserting 
 ``specific groups of adult learners, such as 
 those with learning disabilities, those at the 
 lowest levels of literacy, or those who are''; 
 and
            (ii) by striking ``at the lowest 
 achievement levels'' and inserting ``in 
 appropriate and meaningful ways''; and
        (G) by inserting after subparagraph
            (M) , as 
 redesignated by subparagraph
        (B) , the following:
 ``
        (N) Strengthening the quality of adult education 
 and literacy programs in the State through support for 
 improved credentials, program quality standards, and 
 certification and accreditation requirements.''.

SEC. 208. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS.

 

Section 231 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3321) is amended--

    (1) in subsection
            (d) , by striking ``subparagraphs
        (A) and
        (B) of 

section 203

    (4) '' and inserting ``subparagraphs
        (A) and
        (B) of 

section 203

    (8) ''; and

    (2) in subsection

    (e)

    (2) , by striking ``learning 
 disabilities'' and inserting ``learning differences''.

SEC. 209. LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMITS.

 

Section 233

    (a) of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3323

    (a) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1) , by inserting ``and for professional 
 development'' after ``literacy activities''; and

    (2) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``professional 
 development,''.

SEC. 210. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.

 

Section 242 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3332) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (b) --
        (A) by striking paragraph

    (1) and inserting the 
 following:
 ``

    (1) assistance to help States meet the requirements of 
 

section 116 in order to ensure--
 ``
        (A) that the outcomes and other data required 
 pursuant to 

section 116 are collected and reported in a 
 timely and accessible manner; and
 ``
        (B) that such data are reported consistently 
 across States and eligible providers and are reviewed 
 for quality and consistency at the Federal level.'';
        (B) by redesignating paragraphs

    (2) through

    (4) as 
 paragraphs

    (5) through

    (7) , respectively; and
            (C) by inserting after paragraph

    (1) the following:
 ``

    (2) technical assistance to participating eligible 
 agencies and eligible providers in implementing innovative 
 performance accountability systems under 

section 212

    (b)

    (1) ;
 ``

    (3) grants to such agencies and providers to assist them 
 in implementing such systems;
 ``

    (4) carrying out the national evaluations required under 
 

section 212

    (b)

    (5)
        (A) ;'' and

    (2) in subsection
            (c) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1)
            (C) , by inserting ``skills and 
 information literacy skills'' after ``digital 
 literacy''; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) --
            (i) in subparagraph
            (C) 
            (vii) --
            (I) in the matter preceding 
 subclause
            (I) , by striking ``best 
 practices'' and inserting ``effective 
 practices'';
            (II) in subclause
            (I) , by striking 
 ``adults with learning disabilities and 
 with'' and inserting ``specific 
 populations, such as adults with 
 learning differences, adults with the 
 lowest levels of literacy or numeracy, 
 adults who are supporting the education 
 of their children, and'';
            (III) by redesignating subclauses
            (III) and
            (IV) as subclauses
            (IV) and
            (V) , respectively;
            (IV) by inserting after subclause
            (II) the following:
 ``
            (III) family literacy 
 programs;''; and
            (V) in subclause
            (IV) , as 
 redesignated by subclause
            (III) , by 
 inserting ``, including digital 
 literacy skills and information 
 literacy skills development'' after 
 ``activities'';
            (ii) in subparagraph
            (D) --
            (I) in clause
            (ii) , by inserting 
 ``for themselves and their children'' 
 after ``education and training''; and
            (II) in clause
            (iii) , by inserting 
 ``, such as counseling, transportation, 
 and child care,'' after ``support 
 services'';
            (iii) in subparagraph
        (F) , by striking 
 ``and'' after the semicolon;
            (iv) by redesignating subparagraph
        (G) as 
 subparagraph
        (K) ; and
            (v) by inserting after subparagraph
        (F) the 
 following:
 ``
        (G) developing and rigorously evaluating model 
 programs for the preparation of highly effective adult 
 educators;
 ``
        (H) carrying out initiatives to support the 
 professionalization of adult education through the 
 creation and implementation of full-time staffing 
 models;
 ``
            (I) providing professional development and 
 technical assistance to adult educators that is 
 designed to help ensure that adult education and family 
 literacy programs build pathways to future success for 
 all adult learners; and
 ``
        (J) strengthening the quality of adult education 
 and literacy programs through support for improved 
 credentials, program quality standards, and 
 certification and accreditation requirements that 
 States may adopt on a voluntary basis; and''.

SEC. 211. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND CIVICS EDUCATION.

 

Section 243 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 
U.S.C. 3333) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) , by striking ``, in combination with 
 integrated education and training activities''; and

    (2) in subsection
            (c) , by striking ``designed'' and all 
 that follows through the period at the end and inserting the 
 following: ``designed to prepare adults who are English 
 learners for full participation in the economic, educational, 
 and civic life of the community, which may include integration 
 with the local workforce development system.''.
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