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139 STAT. 352 PUBLIC LAW 119–21—JULY 4, 2025 ‘‘(BB) provides such students with such a credential upon completion of such program; and ‘‘(IV) prepares students to pursue 1 or more certifi- cate or degree programs at 1 or more institutions of higher education (which may include the eligible institution providing the program), including by ensuring— ‘‘(aa) that a student, upon completion of the program and enrollment in such a related certifi- cate or degree program, will receive academic credit for the Workforce Pell program that will be accepted toward meeting such certificate or degree program requirements; and ‘‘(bb) the acceptability of such credit toward meeting such certificate or degree program require- ments; and ‘‘(iv) after the Governor of such State makes the deter- mination that the program meets the requirements under clause (iii), the Secretary determines that— ‘‘(I) the program has been offered by the eligible institution for not less than 1 year prior to the date on which the Secretary makes a determination under this clause; ‘‘(II) for each award year, the program has a verified completion rate of at least 70 percent, within 150 percent of the normal time for completion; ‘‘(III) for each award year, the program has a verified job placement rate of at least 70 percent, meas- ured 180 days after completion; and ‘‘(IV) for each award year, the total amount of the published tuition and fees of the program for such year is an amount that does not exceed the value- added earnings of students who received Federal finan- cial aid under this title and who completed the program 3 years prior to the award year, as such earnings are determined by calculating the difference between— ‘‘(aa) the median earnings of such students, as adjusted by the State and metropolitan area regional price parities of the Bureau of Economic Analysis based on the location of such program; and ‘‘(bb) 150 percent of the poverty line applicable to a single individual as determined under section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) for such year. ‘‘(B) In this paragraph: ‘‘(i) The term ‘eligible institution’ means an eligible institution for purposes of section 401. ‘‘(ii) The term ‘Governor’ means the chief executive of a State. ‘‘(iii) The terms ‘in-demand industry sector or occupa- tion’, ‘recognized postsecondary credential’, and ‘State board’ have the meanings given such terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.’’. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on July 1, 2026, and shall apply 20 USC 1070a note. Definitions. State and local governments. Determination.