,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gfce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjbj,mr4  
,gu?rie 7= himself & ,ms4 ,wild7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,labor
 to aw>d grants to develop1 adm9i/]1 &  
evaluate e>ly *ildhood education        
appr5tice%ips1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,grants = e>ly *ildhood education       
appr5tice%ip programs  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t  
,! ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) !        
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices & !
 ,secret>y ( ,education1 %all aw>d      
grants to ,/ates to develop1 adm9i/]1 & 
evaluate appr5tice%ips4  7b7            
,application ,a ,/ate seek+ a grant "u  
?is ,act %all submit an application to !
 ,secret>y = approval at su* "t1 9 su*  
mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !      
,secret>y may require4  7c7 ,uses (     
funds  7#a7 ,requir$ uses ,a grant "u   
subsection 7a7 %all be us$ = activities 
t develop1 adm9i/]1 & evaluate an       

appr5tice%ip1 includ+-- 7,a7 equipp+    
appr5tices ) specializ$ k1 skills1 &    
compet5cies requir$ to "w 9 e>ly        
*ildhood education2  7,b7 increas+ !    
numb] ( appr5tices 7includ+ appr5tices t
 are 9 areas t are und]s]v$ or rural7 ) 
a recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial1 a     
c]tificate ( completion ( an            
appr5tice%ip1 or a degree f an          
in/itution ( high] education2  7,c7     
promot+ recruitm5t & ret5tion (         
appr5tices2  7,d7 provid+ a pa?way to   
c>e] advancem5t = appr5tices by assi/+  
su* appr5tices 9 complet+ an            
appr5tice%ip & track+ ! p]c5t ( su*     
completions1 includ+ ! appr5tices :o--  
7i7 att5d an in/itution ( high]         
education aft] complet+ an appr5tice%ip2
 &  7ii7 ent] into employm5t t is       
unsubsidiz$ aft] complet+ an            
appr5tice%ip2  7,e7 support+ p>tn]%ips )
 in/itutions ( high] education 9 !      
,/ate1 bus9esses1 & o!r entities        
p>ticipat+ 9 an appr5tice%ip to provide 
= academic cr$it = in/ruction relat$ to 

! appr5tice%ip & ! application ( su*    
cr$it t[>d a degree at an in/itution (  
high] education2 &  7,f7 develop+       
/rategies to hire & reta9 qualifi$      
sup]visors = appr5tices t support su*   
appr5tices ?r\gh-- 7i7 pr(essional      
developm5t2  7ii7 m5tor%ip2  7iii7      
evaluation2 &  7iv7 tra9+4  7#b7        
,p]mitt$ uses ,9 addition to !          
requirem5ts "u p>agraph 7#a71 a grant "u
 subsection 7a7 may be us$ to-- 7,a7    
coord9ate ) ! ,/ate appr5tice%ip ag5cy  
to det]m9e & dissem9ate be/ practices1  
recomm5d$ curricula1 or o!r res\rces on 
adm9i/]+ effective appr5tice%ips =      
bus9esses1 in/itutions ( high]          
education1 or o!r entities p>ticipat+ 9 
an appr5tice%ip2 &  7,b7 e/abli% prim>y 
indicators ( p]=mance ) respect to      
appr5tices & individuals :o h complet$  
an appr5tice%ip to be %>$ on ,/ate &    
national work=ce regi/ries 7commonly    
kn[n z ,regi/]$ ,appr5tice%ip ,p>tn]s   
,in=mation ,data ,sy/ems71 includ+-- 7i7
 ! p]c5tage ( individuals :o h complet$ 

an appr5tice%ip & rema9 employ$ full-"t 
9 e>ly *ildhood education-- 7,i7 #f     
mon?s aft] complet+ su* appr5tice%ip2 & 
7,,ii7 #a ye> aft] complet+ su*         
appr5tice%ip2  7ii7 ! m$ian e>n+s (     
individuals :o h complet$ an            
appr5tice%ip & are employ$ full-"t 9    
e>ly *ildhood education )9 #f mon?s aft]
 complet+ su* appr5tice%ip2  7iii7 !    
p]c5tage ( appr5tices :o obta9 a        
recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial1 a       
second>y s*ool diploma1 or ! recogniz$  
equival5t ( su* diploma :ile p>ticipat+ 
9 an appr5tice%ip2 &  7iv7 ! p]c5tage ( 
individuals :o h complet$ an            
appr5tice%ip & :o beg9 or obta9 a       
recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial or       
degree1 a second>y s*ool diploma1 or !  
recogniz$ equival5t ( su* diploma )9 #a 
ye> aft] complet+ an appr5tice%ip4  7d7 
,priority ,! ,secret>y %all prioritize  
,/ate applicants t-- 7#a7 h develop$    
p>tn]%ips )-- 7,a7 ,indian ,tribes 9 su*
 ,/ate2 or  7,b7 in/itutions ( high]    
education t s]ve m9ority populations2   

7#b7 h a /atewide cr$it articulation    
agreem5t 9 place t ensures cr$it transf]
 betwe5 p>ticipat+ in/itutions ( high]  
education 9 ! ,/ate & o!r relevant      
cr$5tial programs2 or  7#c7 assure t no 
less ?an #be p]c5t ( ! grant funds w be 
us$ to support appr5tice%ips 9 und]s]v$ 
or rural communities4  7e7 ,grant t]m & 
limitation  7#a7 ,t]m ,! t]m ( a grant  
made "u ?is ,act %all be #c ye>s4  7#b7 
,limitation ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d no   
great] ?an #bj grants ea* fiscal ye>4   
7f7 ,co/-,%>+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,f$]al  
%>e ( ! co/ ( any activity c>ri$ out us+
 a grant made "u ?is ,act %all be n m   
?an #ge p]c5t4  7#b7 ,9-k9d             
contributions ,! non-,f$]al %>e ( !     
total co/ ( any activity c>ri$ out us+ a
 grant made "u ?is ,act may be 9 ! =m ( 
donations or 9-k9d contributions ( goods
 or s]vices fairly valu$4  7g7 ,/ate    
evaluation & report to ,secret>y  7#a7  
,evaluation & report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] receiv+ a grant "u ?is ,act1 &     
annually !reaft] = ! duration ( ! grant1

 a ,/ate %all submit to ! ,secret>y a   
report conta9+ an evaluation ( !        
appr5tice%ips to det]m9e :i* program    
/rategies made progress t[>d-- 7,a7     
increas+ ! aggregate numb] ( appr5tices2
 &  7,b7 increas+ ! ret5tion rates (    
appr5tices4  7#b7 ,rule = report+ data  
,! disaggregation ( data "u ?is ,act    
%all n be requir$ :5 ! numb] (          
appr5tices 9 a category is insuffici5t  
to yield /ati/ically reliable in=mation 
or :5 ! results w\ld reveal p]sonally   
id5tifiable in=mation ab\t an appr5tice4
  7h7 ,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an  
#e ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to        
,congress a report on ! effectiv5ess (  
ea* ,/ate t receiv$ a grant "u ?is ,act 
to develop1 adm9i/]1 & evaluate         
appr5tice%ips1 includ+ evaluat+-- 7#a7  
an increase 9 ! numb] ( appr5tices 9    
e>ly *ildhood education2  7#b7 an       
increase 9 ! ret5tion rates (           
individuals :o "w 9 e>ly *ildhood       
education aft] complet+ an appr5tice%ip2

  7#c7 ! c>e] pa? ( appr5tices &        
individuals :o h complet$ an            
appr5tice%ip2 &  7#d7 an increase 9 !   
numb] ( cr$5tials & degrees obta9$ by   
appr5tices4  7i7 ,fund+ ,to c>ry out !  
grant program "u ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y  
%all use am\nts allocat$ "u section     
#dad7;c7 ( ! ,am]ican ,competitiv5ess & 
,work=ce ,improvem5t ,act ( #aiih 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cbbd;a74  7j7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,appr5tice ,! t]m        
appr5tice means an individual p>ticipat+
 9 a regi/]$ appr5tice%ip program focus$
 on e>ly *ildhood education z t t]m is  
def9$ "u section #ajc ( ! ,high]        
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajjc74  7#b7 ,appr5tice%ip ,! t]m      
appr5tice%ip means a regi/]$            
appr5tice%ip program t tra9s appr5tices4
  7#c7 ,in/itution ( high] education ,! 
t]m in/itution ( high] education has !  
mean+ giv5 ! t]m "u section #ajb7;a77#a7
 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb7;a77#a774  7#d7        
,regi/]$ appr5tice%ip program ,! t]m    

regi/]$ appr5tice%ip program means an   
appr5tice%ip program regi/]$ "u ! ,act (
 ,augu/ #af1 #aicg 7commonly kn[n z !   
,national ,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #bi       
,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq474  7#e7 ,secret>y 
,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (    
,labor4  7#f7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means  
ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (     
,columbia1 & ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to    
,rico4