; (3) the creation, implementation, and support of pay-for-success initiatives leading to recognized postsecondary credentials; (4) support for career and technical education programs for adults and out-of-school youth concurrent with their completion of their secondary school education in a school or other educational setting; (5) the creation, evaluation, and support of competency-based curricula; (6) support for the development, implementation, and expansion of programs of study or career pathways in areas declared to be in a state of emergency under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5191 ); (7) providing support for dual or concurrent enrollment programs, such as early college high schools; (8) improvement of career guidance and academic counseling programs that assist students in making informed academic and career and technical education decisions, including academic and financial aid counseling; (9) support for the integration of employability skills into career and technical education programs and programs of study; (10) support for programs and activities that increase access, student engagement, and success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields (including computer science), particularly for students who are members of groups underrepresented in such subject fields, such as female students, minority students, and students who are members of special populations; (11) support for career and technical student organizations, especially with respect to efforts to increase the participation of students who are members of special populations; (12) support for establishing and expanding work-based learning opportunities; (13) support for preparing, retaining, and training of career and technical education teachers, faculty, specialized instructional support personnel, and paraprofessionals, such as preservice, professional development, and leadership development programs