,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ad1         
#bjag,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton 7= himself1  
,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( 
,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( 
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4 ,swalwell (
 ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4 ,ryan (   
,ohio1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,ms4 
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u 
( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,ms4          
,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,langev91  
,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,ms4   
,%ea-,port]1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4          
,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,e/y1 ,mr4 ,nolan1   
,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new        
,hamp%ire1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,ms4 
,del,bene1 ,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1 &    
,mr4 ,ha/+s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
e/abli% a pilot program to promote      
public-private p>tn]%ips among          
appr5tice%ips or o!r job tra9+ programs1
 local educational ag5cies1 & community 

colleges1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,y\?    
,access to ,am]ican ,jobs ,act ( #bjag4 
#b4 #b-b-b ,pilot ,program  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,f ! am\nts appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,education1 9      
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1    
%all aw>d grants to #aj eligible        
entities to c>ry a program describ$ 9   
subsection 7c7 = eligible /ud5ts4  7b7  
,application requirem5ts ,an eligible   
entity t desires to receive a grant "u  
?is section %all submit an application  
to ! ,secret>y z su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & 
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7c7 ,uses ( funds ,an eligible
 entity t receives a grant "u ?is       
section %all use su* grant to c>ry out a
 program "u :i* ea* eligible /ud5t      
p>ticipat+ 9 ! program--  7#a7 dur+     
grades #aa & #ab at a high s*ool s]v$ by
 ! local educational ag5cy 9 ! eligible 
entity1 enrolls 9 & completes ,,/em &   
,,/em-focus$ c>e] & te*nical education  
c\rses1 & c\rses t prep>e su* /ud5t =   

community college2  7#b7 ^u graduat+ f !
 high s*ool1 enrolls 9 a c\rse ( /udy   
relat$ to a high-gr[? skills indu/ry1 an
 9-dem& indu/ry or occupation1 !        
manufactur+ field1 or o!r vocational or 
c>e] & te*nical education field at a    
community college 9 ! eligible entity2 &
  7#c7 ^u receiv+ an associate's degree 
f ! community college1 enrolls &        
p>ticipates1 = a #b-ye> p]iod1 9--  7,a7
 ! ,/ate appr5tice%ip program ( !       
eligible entity2 or  7,b7 ! jo9t-labor  
managem5t tra9+ program ( ! eligible    
entity4  7d7 ,eligible /ud5ts ,to be    
eligible to p>ticipate 9 a program      
describ$ 9 subsection 7c71 a /ud5t %all1
 prior to p>ticipat+ 9 ! program1       
demon/rate academic ability & a         
commitm5t to pursue a c>e] 9 a high-gr[?
 skills indu/ry1 an 9-dem& indu/ry or   
occupation1 ! manufactur+ field1 or o!r 
vocational or c>e] & te*nical education 
field4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,c>e] & te*nical education ,! t]m  
c>e] & te*nical education has ! mean+   

giv5 ! t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,c>l ,d4    
,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education ,act
 ( #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74  7#b7   
,community college ,! t]m community     
college has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m junior or
 community college 9 section #cab7;f7 ( 
! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajeh7;f774  7#c7 ,eligible   
entity ,! t]m eligible entity means a   
p>tn]%ip among--  7,a7 a local          
educational ag5cy2  7,b7 a community    
college2 &  7,c7 a ,/ate appr5tice%ip   
program or a jo9t-labor managem5t tra9+ 
program4  7#d7 ,,esea t]ms ,! t]ms local
 educational ag5cy1 high s*ool1 & ,/ate 
h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #haja (
 ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#e7   
,9-dem& indu/ry sector or occupation ,! 
t]m 9-dem& indu/ry sector or occupation 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #c ( ! 
,work=ce ,inve/m5t & ,opportunity ,act  
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74  7#f7 ,secret>y  
,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (    
,education4  7#g7 ,/ate appr5tice%ip    

program ,! t]m ,/ate appr5tice%ip       
program means an appr5tice%ip program t 
provides an appr5tice%ip ) an employ] 9 
a high-gr[? skills indu/ry1 an 9-dem&   
indu/ry or occupation1 ! manufactur+    
field1 or o!r vocational or c>e] &      
te*nical education field to /ud5ts ) an 
associate's degree relat$ to su*        
indu/ry1 occupation1 or field4  7#h7    
,,/em ,! t]m ,,/em means-- 7,a7 sci5ce1 
te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics2 &  7,b7
 o!r c>e] & te*nical education subjects 
t build on ! subjects describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,a74