Community College to Career Fund Act
Latest action · Mar 14, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedMar 14, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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, public or private 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 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2017 to Nov 2, 2017, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Mar 14, 2017 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Sep 28, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Nov 2, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Mar 14, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2207 | Community College to Career Fund Act | Identical bill | Apr 27, 2017 |
| S 2390 | Community College to Career Fund Act | Related bill | Feb 7, 2018 |
| HR 5164 | Urban Progress Act of 2018 | Related bill | Apr 6, 2018 |
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.
- Mar 14, 2017Introduced in Senate
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