Community College to Career Fund Act
Latest action · Mar 23, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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.
- IntroducedOct 29, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Community College to Career Fund Act
This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to award competitive grants to eligible community colleges, four-year public institutions of higher education, tribal colleges or universities, private or nonprofit two-year institutions of higher education in specified U.S. territories, or a consortium of any of them, in partnership with employers or an employer or industry partnership representing multiple employers, in order to develop, offer, improve, and provide educational or career training programs for workers.
The governor of the state in which at least one of these entities is located shall establish criteria for an educational or career training program leading to a recognized postsecondary credential for which an eligible entity submits a grant proposal.
Cosponsors 64
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 29, 2015 to Apr 29, 2016, with 37 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Oct 29, 2015 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Oct 29, 2015 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Oct 29, 2015 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Oct 29, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Oct 29, 2015 |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Original | Oct 29, 2015 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Oct 29, 2015 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Oct 29, 2015 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Oct 29, 2015 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Oct 29, 2015 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Oct 29, 2015 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Oct 29, 2015 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | Oct 29, 2015 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Oct 29, 2015 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Oct 29, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Oct 29, 2015Introduced in House
- Oct 29, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2222 | Community College to Career Fund Act | Related bill | Oct 29, 2015 |
| HR 5671 | Urban Progress Act of 2016 | Related bill | Aug 30, 2016 |
| HR 6064 | Partnerships for the Future Act of 2016 | Related bill | Sep 15, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Adult education and literacy
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Higher education
- Labor and Employment
- Licensing and registrations
- National Guard and reserves
- Public-private cooperation
- Unemployment
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Vocational and technical education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 29, 2015Introduced in House
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