; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (L) as subparagraphs (A) through (K), respectively; and (3) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by striking the career and technical programs of study described in subparagraph (A) and inserting career and technical education programs of study, including a description of how the eligible agency will ensure the quality of any program of study culminating in an industry-recognized certificate, credential, or license . 4. State leadership activities Section 124 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2344 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(6), by striking programs of study, as described in section 122(c)(1)(A) and inserting education programs of study ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (9), by striking , career academies, ; (B) in paragraph (16)(B), by striking and after the semicolon; (C) in paragraph (17), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (18) support for career academies, which— (A) implement a postsecondary education and workforce ready curriculum at the secondary education level that integrates rigorous academic, technical, and employability contents through career and technical education programs of study and high-quality elements, including those described in section 134(b)(7); (B) include experiential or work-based learning for secondary school students, in collaboration with local and regional employers; (C) include opportunities for secondary school students to earn postsecondary credit while in secondary school, such as through credit transfer agreements including dual enrollment; and (D) establish and maintain ongoing partnerships— (i) between the local educational agency, business and industry, and institutions of higher education or postsecondary vocational institutions (as defined in section 102(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002(c) ))