,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aaig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ac1         
#bjai,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton 7= himself1  
,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4   
,norton1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new 
,hamp%ire1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney 
( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,mr4          
,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,k9d1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 
,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1
 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 & ,mr4 ,ha/+s7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,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 ( #bjai4 
#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
 a local educational ag5cy p>tn] ( !    
eligible entity1 enrolls 9 & completes--
 7,a7 ,,/em & ,,/em-focus$ c>e] &       
te*nical education c\rses2 &  7,b7      
c\rses t prep>e su* /ud5t = community   
college & a c>e] 9 a ,/ate-id5tifi$     
high-skill1 high-wage1 or 9-dem& indu/ry
 sector or occupation 7)9 ! mean+ ( !   
,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical       
,education ,act ( #bjjf1 z 9 effect on  
or aft] ,july #a1 #bjai71 or !          
manufactur+ field or o!r vocational or  

c>e] & te*nical education field2  7#b7  
^u graduat+ f ! high s*ool1 enrolls1 at 
a community college p>tn] ( ! eligible  
entity--  7,a7 9 a c\rse ( /udy relat$  
to a c>e] pa?way describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#a77;,b72 or  7,b7 9 a y\? appr5tice%ip
 program2 &  7#c7 ^u receiv+ an         
associate's degree f ! community        
college1 9 ! case ( a /ud5t :o has n    
complet$ ! y\? appr5tice%ip program or  
jo9t labor-managem5t tra9+ program ( !  
eligible entity1 enrolls & p>ticipates1 
= at lea/ a #b-ye> p]iod1 9 su* y\?     
appr5tice%ip program or jo9t            
labor-managem5t tra9+ program4  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] pa?way describ$ 9 subsection    
7c77#a77;,b74  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section3 7#a7 ,appr5tice%ip ,! t]m      
appr5tice%ip means an appr5tice%ip      
regi/]$ "u ! ,act ( ,augu/ #af1 #aicg   

7commonly kn[n z ! ,national            
,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #ej ,/at4 #ffd1     
*apt] #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq474 
7#b7 ,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#c7   
,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#d7 ,eligible   
entity ,! t]m eligible entity means a   
p>tn]%ip-- 7,a7 among--  7i7 "o or m    
local educational ag5cies2  7ii7 "o or m
 community colleges2 &  7iii7 "o or m   
y\? appr5tice%ip programs or jo9t       
labor-managem5t tra9+ programs2 &  7,b7 
t works ) an employ] 9 a ,/ate-id5tifi$ 
high-skill1 high-wage1 or 9-dem& indu/ry
 sector or occupation describ$ 9        
subsection 7c77#a77;,b7 t is s]v+1 or   
seek+ to exp& its capacity to s]ve1 y\? 
appr5tice%ip programs4  7#e7 ,,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#f7 ,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#g7 ,jo9t labor-managem5t tra9+      
program ,! t]m jo9t labor-managem5t     
tra9+ program means a program t-- 7,a7  
is c>ri$ out by a committee t is compos$
 ( an equal numb] ( repres5tatives (    
employ]s & repres5tatives ( employees   
repres5t$ by a bona fide collective     
b>ga9+ ag5t2 &  7,b7 has be5 e/abli%$ to
 conduct1 op]ate1 or adm9i/] an y\?     
appr5tice%ip program & ent] into        
appr5tice%ip agreem5ts ) appr5tices4    
7#h7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,education4  7#i7 ,,/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  7#aj7 ,y\?           
appr5tice%ip program ,! t]m y\?         
appr5tice%ip program means an           
appr5tice%ip program t is a p>tn] ( !   
eligible entity t--  7,a7 is design$ =  
an eligible /ud5t :o at ! />t ( !       
program is eligible to be enroll$ 9 high
 s*ool2 &  7,b7 incorporates ! foll[+3  
7i7 ,paid1 on-!-job le>n+ "u !          
sup]vision ( skill$ employee m5tors4    
7ii7 ,relat$ classroom-bas$ in/ruction  
at a local educational ag5cy or         
community college p>tn] ( ! eligible    
entity align$ ) a c>e] pa?way describ$ 9
 subsection 7c77#b77;,a74  7iii7 ,ongo+ 
assessm5t aga9/ e/abli%$ skill &        
compet5cy /&>ds4  7iv7 ,culm9ation 9 a  
recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial1 ) !     
quality ( ! tra9+ lead+ to ! cr$5tial   
review$ by ! eligible entity4  7v7      
,leads to placem5t 9 fur!r education1   
employm5t1 or an appr5tice%ip program4