,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aj1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,horsford 7for himself and ,mr4        
,mc,dermott7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a  
pilot program to promote public-private 
partnerships among apprenticeships or   
other job training programs1 local      
educational agencies1 and community     
colleges1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,youth ,access to ,american ,jobs   
,act of #bjad4  #b4 #b-b-b ,pilot       
,program  7a7 ,in general ,from the     
amounts appropriated to carry out this  
,act1 the ,secretary of ,education1 in  
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,labor1 shall award grants to #aj       
eligible entities to carry a program    
described in subsection 7c7 for eligible
 students4  7b7 ,application            
requirements ,an eligible entity that   

desires to receive a grant under this   
section shall submit an application to  
the ,secretary as such time1 in such    
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require4  7c7     
,uses of funds ,an eligible entity that 
receives a grant under this section     
shall use such grant to carry out a     
program under which each eligible       
student participating in the program--  
7#a7 during grades #aa and #ab at a     
secondary school served by the local    
educational agency in the eligible      
entity1 takes ,,stem courses and courses
 that prepare such student for community
 college2  7#b7 upon graduating from the
 secondary school1 enrolls in a course  
of study related to the manufacturing   
field at the community college in the   
eligible entity2 and  7#c7 upon         
receiving an associate's degree from the
 community college1 enrolls and         
participates1 for a #b-year period1 in--
  7,a7 the ,state apprenticeship program
 in the eligible entity2 or  7,b7 the   

joint-labor management training program 
in the eligible entity4  7d7 ,eligible  
students ,to be eligible to participate 
in a program described in subsection    
7c71 a student shall1 prior to          
participating in the program1           
demonstrate academic ability and a      
commitment to pursue a career in a      
manufacturing field or other vocational 
field4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3  7#a7 ,community college ,the  
term community college has the meaning  
given the term in section #cab7;f7 of   
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeh7;f774  7#b7        
,eligible entity ,the term eligible     
entity means a partnership among--  7,a7
 a local educational agency2  7,b7 a    
community college2 and  7,c7 a ,state   
apprenticeship program or a joint-labor 
management training program4  7#c7      
,,esea terms ,the terms local           
educational agency1 secondary school1   
and ,state have the meanings given the  
terms in section #iaja of the           

,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of ,education4     
7#e7 ,state apprenticeship program ,the 
term ,state apprenticeship program means
 an apprenticeship program that provides
 an apprenticeship with an employer in  
the manufacturing field to students with
 an associate's degree related to the   
field of manufacturing4  7#f7 ,,stem    
,the term ,,stem means science1         
technology1 engineering1 and            
mathematics4