,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bj1 #bjba,mr4  
,williams of ,texas introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,education to disclose information     
about career and technical education and
 funding under the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins   
,career and ,technical ,education ,act  
of #bjjf1 and require ,,fafsa           
applications to include a career and    
technical education acknowledgment4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,student ,debt ,alternative and    
,,cte ,awareness ,act4  #b4 ,findings   
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,career and technical education provides
 individuals with a rigorous academic   
alternative to a costly #d-year degree1 
and prepares individuals with employable
 and occupation-specific skills4  7#b7  
,career and technical education         
programs-- 7,a7 offer #af different     

high-skilled1 high-demand career fields 
of study2 and  7,b7 can take between #f 
months and #b years to complete1        
compared to a traditional #d-year       
bachelor's degree4  7#c7 ,the average   
cost for a career and technical         
education program is #c1jjj to #f1jjj   
per year1 while the average cost for an 
in-,state1 public #d-year institution is
 over #be1jjj per year4  #c4 ,disclosure
 on ,department of ,education website   
,the ,secretary of ,education 7acting   
through the ,office of ,federal ,student
 ,aid7 shall-- 7#a7 not later than #fj  
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 publish on the public website of 
the ,office of ,federal ,student ,aid of
 the ,department of ,education          
information on-- 7,a7 career and        
technical education programs1 including 
average completion time1 program cost1  
and post-graduation employment rate2 and
  7,b7 opportunities in each ,state--   
7i7 to pursue such programs2 and  7ii7  
for funding to pursue such programs     

under the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and
 ,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcja et seq472 and  7#b7
 continuously update and maintain the   
information published under paragraph   
7#a7 to ensure that such information    
continues to be relevant4  #d4          
,disclosure on ,,fafsa application      
,section #did7;a77#a77;,a7 of the       
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajih;h7a77#a77;,a77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7iii7 career and technical  
education programs 7as defined in       
section #c of the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins    
,career and ,technical ,education ,act  
of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb77 are a   
viable alternative to a #d-year degree1 
and include1 to ensure such individuals 
are made aware of such programs and     
related career paths at the beginning of
 the application-- 7,i7 a one-page      
summary of the most recent information  
provided under section #c7a7 of the     
,student ,debt ,alternative and ,,cte   

,awareness ,act2 and  7,,ii7 an         
acknowledgment signature box2  4  #e4   
,definitions ,the terms career and      
technical education and ,state have the 
meanings given the terms in section #c  
of the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and   
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74