,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ad1       
#bjag,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington 7for   
himself1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4
 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,khanna1   
,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 ,mr4     
,keating1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1
 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,ryan of ,ohio1 ,mr4
 ,garamendi1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1
 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of     
,california1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,ms4         
,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 
,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1 ,ms4  
,shea-,porter1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4        
,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,esty1 ,mr4 ,nolan1  
,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new     
,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1    
,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,ms4 ,castor of         
,florida1 and ,mr4 ,hastings7 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 #bjag4  #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 high
 school served by the local educational 
agency in the eligible entity1 enrolls  
in and completes ,,stem and             
,,stem-focused career and technical     
education courses1 and courses that     
prepare such student for community      
college2  7#b7 upon graduating from the 
high school1 enrolls in a course of     
study related to a high-growth skills   
industry1 an in-demand industry or      
occupation1 the manufacturing field1 or 
other vocational or career and technical
 education field at a 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
 of the eligible entity2 or  7,b7 the   
joint-labor management training program 
of 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      
high-growth skills industry1 an         
in-demand industry or occupation1 the   
manufacturing field1 or other vocational
 or career and technical education      
field4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3 7#a7 ,career and technical     
education ,the term career and technical
 education has the meaning given the    
term in section #c of the ,carl ,d4     
,perkins ,career and ,technical         
,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#bcjb74  7#b7 ,community college ,the   
term community college has the meaning  
given the term junior or community      
college in section #cab7;f7 of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajeh7;f774  7#c7 ,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#d7      
,,esea terms ,the terms local           
educational agency1 high school1 and    
,state have the meanings given the terms
 in section #haja of the ,elementary and
 ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#e7 ,in-demand 
industry sector or occupation ,the term 
in-demand industry sector or occupation 
has the meaning given the term in       
section #c of the ,workforce ,investment
 and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#cajb74  7#f7 ,secretary ,the term      
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,education4  7#g7 ,state apprenticeship 
program ,the term ,state apprenticeship 
program means an apprenticeship program 
that provides an apprenticeship with an 
employer in a high-growth skills        
industry1 an in-demand industry or      
occupation1 the manufacturing field1 or 
other vocational or career and technical
 education field to students with an    
associate's degree related to such      
industry1 occupation1 or field4  7#h7   

,,stem ,the term ,,stem means-- 7,a7    
science1 technology1 engineering1 and   
mathematics2 and  7,b7 other career and 
technical education subjects that build 
on the subjects described in            
subparagraph 7,a74