TECH Careers Act
Latest action · Sep 19, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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.
- IntroducedApr 28, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Technical Education Creates High-Paying Careers Act of 2016 or the TECH Careers Act
This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to direct the Department of Education (ED), in coordination with the Department of Labor, to develop and implement an American Technical Training Grant Program awarding competitive three-year grants of up to $5 million per fiscal year to eligible entities for supporting the establishment, redesign, or expansion of job training programs that enable economically disadvantaged students to enter into and advance along career pathways that lead to jobs in high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupations.
The entities eligible for such grants must be institutions of higher education offering career and technical education programs that can be completed in two years or less (or a consortium of such institutions), but only if they enter a partnership agreement with:
- a local workforce development board;
- an employer with a workforce need in a high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand industry;
- an industry organization or other intermediary representing the industry sector or occupation for which the job training program provides training; and
- an institution of higher education that offers a baccalaureate degree and also has an articulation agreement with the eligible entity.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 28, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Apr 28, 2016 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Apr 28, 2016 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Apr 28, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Apr 28, 2016Introduced in House
- Apr 28, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2016Introduced in House
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