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H.R. 4387 115th Congress House

PREPARE Act

Official title: To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to increase the allocation for rural areas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 14, 2017 See on congress.gov
Education Congressional oversightEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationRural conditions and developmentVocational and technical education
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Latest action November 14, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Providing Rural Equity, Parity, and Reinvestment in Education Act or the PREPARE Act

This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 with respect to within-state funding allocations. States are required to reserve up to 15% (currently, 10%) of their grant funds for innovative career and technical education (CTE) activities in rural areas and in areas with high percentages and high numbers of CTE concentrators or participants.

A "CTE concentrator" at the (1) secondary school level, is a student served by an eligible recipient who has completed three or more CTE courses or completed at least two courses in a single CTE program or program of study; or (2) postsecondary level, is a student enrolled in an eligible recipient who has earned at least 12 cumulative credits within a CTE program or program of study, or completed such a program if it encompasses fewer than 12 credits or the equivalent in total.

A "CTE participant" is an individual who completes at least one course or earns at least one credit in a CTE program or program of study of an eligible recipient.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3217 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
  • HR 2353 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4387: PREPARE Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4387/
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