S5061-118

Introduced

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.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 17, 2024

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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

Labor Education Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 17, 2024

Ms. Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Education Transportation
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"secretary_of_education"
→ Secretary of Education

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"school partnership" §id90D9B5033B7E4F2296F3EEFEFB62BBA5

a partnership that— shall include, at a minimum— an eligible agency

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