NEW ERA Act of 2007
Latest action · May 18, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Endowment for Workforce Education in Renewables and Agriculture Act of 2007, or NEW ERA Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make competitive grants to community colleges and advanced technology education centers located in Iowa or other midwestern states to support the education and training of technicians in the fields of bioenergy and other agricultural, renewable energy resources.
Requires grant applicants to demonstrate the ability to leverage existing partnerships and develop educational and occupation outreach and training programs with secondary schools, four-year institutions of higher education, and the agricultural extension system.
Gives funding priority to specified occupational education and training initiatives, which include: (1) improving the capacity of bioenergy service industry technicians to meet the needs of agricultural bioenergy businesses; (2) teacher training in agricultural bioenergy research, efficiency, and conservation; (3) the identification of agricultural bioenergy employment opportunities; and (4) the development of partnerships with nonprofit organizations dedicated to bioenergy education and training.
Requires grant applications to include a comprehensive education and training evaluation component.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2007 to May 7, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Mar 6, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Mar 6, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Mar 28, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 7, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- Feb 7, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Agricultural extension work
- Agriculture and Food
- Alternative energy sources
- Biomass energy
- Colleges
- Commerce
- Community colleges
- Continuing education
- Curricula
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational accountability
- Elementary and secondary education
- Energy
- Energy conservation
- Energy crops
- Energy efficiency
- Energy research
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental technology
- Federal aid to education
- High technology
- Higher education
- Job hunting
- Labor and Employment
- Nonprofit organizations
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Secondary education
- Small business
- Social Welfare
- Teacher education
- Technical education
- Vocational and technical education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2007Introduced in House
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