To provide grants to high school partnerships that develop career and technical fields of study programs in high demand fields. The grant program would expire on July 1, 2009.   Official Text and Analysis.

To specify additional partners in developing the field of study programs, including parents, special populations, and tech-prep consorti. Field of study programs must incorporate secondary and post-secondary elements and lead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate at the post-secondary level or an associate or baccalaureate degree. Grant recipients create end-of-program (rather than end-of-course) assessments that also include work readiness skills. "Field of study" program has the same meaning as a CTE program of study under the Perkins Act.