; and (5) by inserting after paragraph (26), as redesignated by paragraph (2), the following: (27) Pre-apprenticeship program The term pre-apprenticeship program means a program or set of strategies that— (A) is designed to prepare individuals to enter and succeed in a registered apprenticeship program; (B) is carried out in partnership with at least 1 sponsor of a registered apprenticeship program; and (C) includes each of the following elements: (i) Training (including a curriculum for the training), aligned with industry standards and reviewed and approved annually by sponsors of the registered apprenticeships within the documented partnership, that will prepare individuals by teaching the skills and competencies needed to enter one or more registered apprenticeship programs. (ii) Provision of hands-on training and theoretical education to individuals that— (I) accurately simulates the industry and occupational conditions of the registered apprenticeship program described in subparagraph (B); (II) is carried out in a manner that includes proper observation of supervision and safety protocols; and (III) is carried out in a manner that does not displace a paid employee. (iii) A formal agreement with a sponsor of a registered apprenticeship program that would enable participants who successfully complete the pre-apprenticeship program to enter directly into the registered apprenticeship program (if a place in the program is available), and includes agreements concerning earning credit recognized by a postsecondary educational institution for skills and competencies acquired during the pre-apprenticeship program. . (b) Local reporting Section 113 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2323 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(4)(C)— (A) in clause (i), by inserting before the period at the end the following: and, in the case of an eligible recipient that is a local educational agency, the data described in clause (iii)