,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hcbh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ba1 #bjbj
 ,mr4 ,harder of ,california introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,education and     
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to support the      
establishment of an apprenticeship      
college consortium4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,apprenticeships to ,college ,act4  #b4 
,apprenticeship college consortium  7a7 
,in general ,not later than #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 in order to cooperate with the    
,secretary of ,education and promote    
awareness and adoption of apprenticeship
 programs1 the ,secretary of ,labor     
shall--  7#a7 enter into an interagency 
agreement with the ,secretary of        
,education to promote and support       
integration and alignment of programs   
under the national apprenticeship system
 with secondary1 postsecondary1 and     
adult education1 through the activities 

described in this section2 and  7#b7    
submit to the ,committee on ,education  
and ,labor of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate1 such agreement
 and any modifications to such          
agreement4  7b7 ,apprenticeship college 
consortium ,in order to support the     
establishment of a college consortium of
 postsecondary educational institutions1
 related instruction providers1         
sponsors1 qualified intermediaries1 and 
employers for the purposes of promoting 
stronger connections between programs   
under the national apprenticeship system
 and participating #b- and #d-year      
postsecondary educational institutions1 
the interagency agreement under         
subsection 7a7 shall include a          
description of how the ,secretaries     
will-- 7#a7 support data sharing systems
 that align education records and       
records of programs under the national  
apprenticeship system regarding whether 

program participants who receive        
financial aid under title ,,iv of the   
,higher ,education ,act of #aife enroll 
in1 or complete1 postsecondary          
coursework while participating in a     
program under such system2  7#b7 provide
 guidance on how to align eligible      
funding from1 planning processes for1   
and the requirements of the ,carl ,d4   
,perkins ,career and ,technical         
,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#bcja et seq471 the ,rehabilitation ,act
 of #aigc1 and the ,higher ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et   
seq47 with this ,act2  7#c7 require all 
participants of the apprenticeship      
college consortium to enter into        
agreements to--  7,a7 have an           
articulation agreement with a           
participating sponsor of an             
apprenticeship program1 which may       
include a #b- or #d-year postsecondary  
educational institution2  7,b7 create or
 expand the awarding and articulation of
 academic credit for related instruction

 completed and credentials awarded to   
program participants as part of a       
program under the national              
apprenticeship system2 and  7,c7 support
 the creation or expansion of electronic
 transcripts for apprenticeship programs
 and all academic content1 including    
related instruction and on-the-job      
training2  7#d7 provide technical       
assistance on eligible uses of financial
 aid1 including the ,federal work study 
program under part ,c of title ,,iv of  
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg-ea et seq471 for   
related instruction for programs under  
the national apprenticeship system2     
7#e7 provide to consortium participants 
or potential participants information   
regarding-- 7,a7 a list of              
apprenticeship programs in related      
occupations offered in the ,state or    
available under the ,office of          
,apprenticeship that may become part of 
the consortium2  7,b7 information on how
 to develop an apprenticeship program2  

7,c7 information on ,federal1 ,state1   
and local financial resources available 
to assist with the establishment and    
implementation of apprenticeship        
programs2 and  7,d7 information on      
related qualified intermediaries or     
industry or sector partnerships         
supporting apprenticeship programs1 as  
applicable2 and  7#f7 support           
information regarding the apprenticeship
 consortium being made available on a   
publicly accessible website1 including--
  7,a7 a list of participating members  
of the consortium1 apprenticeship       
programs provided1 credentials awarded  
with each program1 and available        
apprenticeable occupations2 and  7,b7   
models of articulation agreements1 prior
 learning assessments1 and              
competency-based curriculum for related 
instruction for illustrative purposes4