Perkins Implementation

Members of the House Caucus on Career Technical Education:

Co-Chair Rep. Brian Baird (WA-3)
Co-Chair Rep. Phil English (PA-3)
Rep. Michael Doyle (PA-14)
Rep. Adam Smith (WA-9)
Rep. Denny Rehberg (MT-AL)
Rep. Gene Green (TX-29)
Rep. Neil Abercrombie (HI-1)
Rep. Jim McDermott (WA-7)
Rep. John Peterson (PA-5)
Rep. Jack Space (OH-18)
Rep. Michael Honda (CA-15)
Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12)
Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-2)
Rep. Vic Snyder (AR-2)
Rep. Bob Filner (CA-51)
Rep. Tim Holden (PA-17)
Rep. Ike Skelton (MO-4)
Rep. Donald Payne (NJ-10)
Rep. Thelma Drake (VA-2)
Rep. Betty Sutton (OH-13)
Rep. John Yarmouth (KY-3)
Rep. Mike Ross (AR-4)
Rep. Harold Rogers (KY-5)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5)
Rep. Paul Gillmor (OH-5)
Rep. Todd Platts (PA-19)
Rep. Barbara Cubin (WY-AL)
Rep. Ben Chandler (KY-6)
Rep. Jay Inslee (WA-1)

Available: Response to OVAE's State Plan Guide (December 13, 2006 version) (MSWord,48Kb)

Interim State Plan Guidance from OVAE (December 13, 2006)

OVAE Comments on Responses to the State Plan Guide (January 8, 2007)(MSWord,80Kb)

Detailed Side By Side -- A Legislative Comparison of Perkins III and Perkins IV (MSWord,1.15Mb)

Final Version of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, as passed by the House and Senate

ACTE and NASDCTEc Conference Priorities, June 2005 (PDF,189Kb)

RESOURCES

2004 National Assessment of Vocational Education (NAVE)
Summary Document (MSWord,168Kb)
Full Document

Other Organization’s Legislative Policies and Positions

American Association of Community Colleges (AACC): http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/GovernmentRelations/WIAPerkReauth.pdf

Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE):
http://www.acteonline.org/policy/legislative_issues/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=13339

AFT
http://www.aft.org/about/resolutions/2000/vocationaled.html

The American Technical Education Association (ATEA)
http://www.ateaonline.org/ATEAPositionPaper25.pdf

The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF):
http://64.226.111.21/publications/aypf_rigor_0004v.3.pdf

The Career Technical Education Coalition:
A coalition of education lobbying organizations has developed a set of priority principles for Perkins reauthorization. To view the document and see a list of the groups who support the principles, go to:
http://www.acteonline.org/policy/legislative_issues/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=16072

The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO):
http://www.ccsso.org/content/pdfs/CCSSOPerkinsRecs010703.pdf

National Association of Secondary School Principals:
http://www.principals.org/advocacy/pdf/perkins.pdf

National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education:
http://www.ncwge.org/documents/Perkins_Position_2003_FINAL.pdf

National Education Association (NEA):
http://www.nea.org/he/resolutions/heres-B35.html

Tradeswomen Now and Tomorrow (TNT):
http://www.tradeswomennow.org/resources/publications/Perkins.pdf

U.S. Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.uschamber.com/government/issues/education/vocationaltechnicaledact.htm

Workforce Alliance:
http://www.workforcealliance.org/policy/perkins_comments.shtm