; (B) in clause (iii)— (i) in subclause (II), by striking and after the semicolon; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (IV) activities and strategies to provide teachers, principals, or other school leaders with opportunities to complete coursework or acquire skills, credentials, or certifications required to educate students in postsecondary career and technical education course­work as part of a career and technical education program through early college high school or dual or concurrent enrollment; ; and (C) by inserting after clause (iii) the following: (iv) to carry out evidence-based research and evaluation for the purpose of developing, improving, and identifying the most successful methods, best practices, and models for providing dual or concurrent enrollment, early college high schools, and other opportunities for students to earn postsecondary career and technical education credit while still in high school as part of career and technical education programs; and ; and (2) in paragraph (5)— (A) by inserting or eligible recipient after upon request of a State ; and (B) by inserting , including for providing and integrating dual or concurrent enrollment, early college high schools, pre-apprenticeship programs, and other opportunities for secondary students to earn postsecondary education credit, in career and technical educational programs after under this Act . (d) State plan Section 122(c) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2342 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (I)— (i) in clause (ii), by striking and after the semicolon; (ii) in clause (iii), by inserting and after the semicolon