,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bgie  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #aa1         
#bjad,ms4 ,baldw9 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,ka9e7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife to exp& ! def9ition (      
eligible program4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,c>e] & ,te*nical 
,education ,opportunity ,act4  #b4      
,expansion ( eligible programs ,! ,high]
 ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section
 #dha7;b71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3   
7#e7 7,a7 ,= purposes ( p>ts ,d & ,e1 ! 
t]m eligible program includes a program 
( n less ?an #bej clock h\rs (          
in/ruction1 (f]$ dur+ a m9imum ( #e     
weeks ( in/ruction t leads an           
indu/ry-recogniz$ cr$5tial4  7,b7 ,9 ?is
 p>agraph1 ! t]m indu/ry-recogniz$      
cr$5tial means an indu/ry-recogniz$     
cr$5tial t-- 7i7 is demon/rat$ to be (  

high quality by ! in/itution (f]+ !     
program 9 ! program p>ticipation        
agreem5t "u section #dhg2  7ii7 meets ! 
curr5t1 z ( ! date ( ! det]m9ation1 or  
project$ ne$s ( a local or regional     
work=ce = recruitm5t1 scre5+1 hir+1     
ret5tion1 or advancem5t purposes-- 7,i7 
z det]m9$ by ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! program is 
locat$1 9 consultation ) bus9ess        
entities2 or  7,,ii7 z demon/rat$ by !  
in/itution (f]+ ! program lead+ to !    
cr$5tial2 &  7iii7 is1 :]e applicable1  
endors$ by a nationally recogniz$ trade 
association or organization repres5t+ a 
significant "p ( ! indu/ry or sector4  2
 &  7#b7 9 section #dhg7;a71 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7#cj7 ,9 ! case ( an   
in/itution t (f]s a program ( n less ?an
 #bej clock h\rs ( in/ruction1 (f]$ dur+
 a m9imum ( #e weeks ( in/ruction t     
leads an indu/ry-recogniz$ cr$5tial1 z  
provid$ "u section #dha7;b77#e71 !      
in/itution w demon/rate to ! ,secret>y t
 ! indu/ry-recogniz$ cr$5tial is ( high 
quality4  4