Innovation for Tomorrow's Workforce Act
Latest action · Mar 30, 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 30, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Innovation for Tomorrow's Workforce Act
This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to authorize the Department of Education (ED) to award early-phase, mid-phase, or expansion grants to eligible entities, including local educational agencies and area career and technical education (CTE) schools, to:
- create, develop, implement, or take to scale evidence-based, field initiated innovations, including through a pay for success initiative to improve CTE student outcomes; and
- evaluate such innovations rigorously.
Funding under the Act may be used by eligible agencies for state leadership activities and by eligible recipients for local uses to support CTE programs to:
- make all forms of instructional content widely available, which may include the use of open educational resources; and
- support pay for success initiatives.
Funding under the Act may also be used by eligible agencies for state leadership activities to provide or support work-based learning opportunities for students, which may include employer-led training resulting in recognized credential and apprenticeship programs for such students. Funds received for local use shall be used for such activities.
ED and the Department of Labor may carry out joint experimental, research, pilot, or demonstration projects regarding integrated, aligned, coordinated, and effective CTE and workforce education and training programs in order to address employment and training needs. The independent assessment of career and technical education programs required under such Act is expanded to include an evaluation of the effectiveness of such projects.
Funding under the Act may be used by eligible agencies for local uses to expand opportunities for students to participate in competency-based education programs.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 30, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Mar 30, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Mar 30, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 30, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Mar 30, 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 2353 | Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act | Related bill | Jul 31, 2018 |
| S 3101 | Free Career and Technical Education for High School Students Act | Related bill | Jun 20, 2018 |
| S 3217 | Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act | Related bill | Dec 19, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to encourage innovation, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Innovation for Tomorrow's Workforce Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 30, 2017Introduced in Senate
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