,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hghi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ai1       
#bjbj,mrs4 ,luria introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,labor to enter into interagency        
agreements to promote and support       
integration and alignment of programs   
under the national apprenticeship system
 with secondary1 postsecondary1 and     
adult education1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,apprenticeship ,program   
,clearinghouse ,act4  #b4 ,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
 ,act2 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 ,senate1 such  
agreement and any modifications to such 
agreement4  #c4 ,best practice          
development and sharing  7a7            
,dissemination ,such interagency        
agreement shall require that the        
,secretaries disseminate information on 
the value of programs under the national
 apprenticeship system1 including       
relevant placement1 retention1 and      
earnings information1 labor market data 
from the local area1 and sector         
forecasts to determine high-skill1      
high-wage1 or in-demand industry sectors
 or occupations of such programs1 to    
local education and training providers1 
labor organizations1 or joint-labor     

management organizations 7including     
those representing teachers74  7b7      
,clearinghouse ,such agreement shall    
require the ,secretaries to create a    
clearinghouse of best practices-- 7#a7  
for improving performance and increasing
 alignment of education and programs    
under the national apprenticeship       
system1 including career pathways2 and  
7#b7 publicly disseminate information   
and resources on-- 7,a7 replicable      
related instruction and on-the-job      
learning2 and  7,b7 how to build an     
understanding of apprenticeship         
opportunities available to students4    
#d4 ,data sharing agreement ,the        
,secretaries shall disseminate best     
practices for the alignment of education
 records and records of programs under  
the national apprenticeship system1     
including information on program        
participants who enroll in1 complete1   
and receive academic credit for         
postsecondary coursework while          
participating in such a program4  #e4   

,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,apprenticeship ,the term apprenticeship
 or apprenticeship program means an     
apprenticeship-- 7,a7 registered with   
the ,department of ,labor under the ,act
 of ,august #af1 #aicg 7commonly known  
as the ,national ,apprenticeship ,act2  
#ej ,stat4 #ffd1 chapter #ffc2 #bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq471 or a ,state     
,apprenticeship ,agency recognized by   
the ,department of ,labor2 and  7,b7    
that complies with the requirements of  
subpart ,a of part #bi1 and part #cj of 
title #bi1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7as in effect on ,september
 #ah1 #bjbj74  7#b7 ,national           
apprenticeship system ,the term national
 apprenticeship system means the        
apprenticeship programs1 youth          
apprenticeship programs1 and            
pre-apprenticeship programs registered  
under the ,act of ,august #af1 #aicg    
7commonly referred to as the ,national  
,apprenticeship ,act74  7#c7 ,recognized
 postsecondary credential ,the term     

recognized postsecondary credential has 
the meaning given the term in section #c
 of the ,workforce ,innovation and      
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb71
 except that such term does not include 
a certificate of completion of an       
apprenticeship4  7#d7 ,secretary ,the   
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,labor4  #f4 ,funding ,any funds        
appropriated under this ,act shall only 
be used for1 or provided to1 programs   
under the national apprenticeship       
system1 including any funds awarded for 
the purposes of grants1 contracts1 or   
cooperative agreements1 or the          
development1 implementation1 or         
administration1 of program under the    
national apprenticeship system4