To award career pathways innovation grants to local educational agencies and consortia of local educational agencies, to provide technical assistance within the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education to administer the grants and support the local educational agencies with the preparation of grant applications and management of grant funds, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support community college and industry partnerships, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To award career pathways innovation grants to local educational agencies and consortia of local educational agencies, to provide technical assistance within the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education to administer the grants and support the local educational agencies with the preparation of grant applications and management of grant funds, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support community college and industry partnerships, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Education, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 21st Century Workforce Partnerships Act.
- Section id90D9B5033B7E4F2296F3EEFEFB62BBA5: 2. Definitions In this Act: The terms elementary school, high school, local educational agency, middle grades, and secondary school have the meanings given the...
- Section id00132EB20AEE4F3E8E928CDA4C1C9EE3: 3. Secondary school to career pathways innovation grant program From amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary, after consultation with...
- Section id456829E2359649D7BD41E2C6ACB4C6D0: 4. Career pathways technical assistance The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, shall— administer and...
- Section id592287E0B49C4AC8B8770212867F04BA: 5. College to Career Pathways Innovation Grant Program Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To award career pathways innovation grants to local educational agencies and consortia of local educational agencies, to provide technical assistance within the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education to administer the grants and support the local educational agencies with the preparation of grant applications and management of grant funds, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support community college and industry partnerships, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Education, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To award career pathways innovation grants to local educational agencies and consortia of local educational agencies, to provide technical assistance within the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education to administer the grants and support the local educational agencies with the preparation of grant applications and management of grant funds, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support community college and industry partnerships, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a partnership that— shall include, at a minimum— an eligible agency
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