,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bj1 #bjba,mr4   
,williams ( ,texas introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require ! ,secret>y ( ,education to     
disclose in=mation ab\t c>e] & te*nical 
education & fund+ "u ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s  
,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education ,act (     
#bjjf1 & require ,,fafsa applications to
 include a c>e] & te*nical education    
ackn[l$gm5t4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,/ud5t ,debt ,alt]native
 & ,,cte ,aw>5ess ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s     
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,c>e] &   
te*nical education provides individuals 
) a rigor\s academic alt]native to a    
co/ly #d-ye> degree1 & prep>es          
individuals ) employable &              
occupation-specific skills4  7#b7 ,c>e] 
& te*nical education programs-- 7,a7 (f]
 #af diff]5t high-skill$1 high-dem& c>e]
 fields ( /udy2 &  7,b7 c take betwe5 #f
 mon?s & #b ye>s to complete1 comp>$ to 

a traditional #d-ye> ba*elor's degree4  
7#c7 ,! av]age co/ = a c>e] & te*nical  
education program is #c1jjj to #f1jjj p]
 ye>1 :ile ! av]age co/ = an 9-,/ate1   
public #d-ye> in/itution is ov] #be1jjj 
p] ye>4  #c4 ,disclosure on ,dep>tm5t ( 
,education website ,! ,secret>y (       
,education 7act+ ?r\gh ! ,(fice ( ,f$]al
 ,/ud5t ,aid7 %all-- 7#a7 n lat] ?an #fj
 days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 publi% on ! public website ( ! ,(fice (
 ,f$]al ,/ud5t ,aid ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,education in=mation on-- 7,a7 c>e] &   
te*nical education programs1 includ+    
av]age completion "t1 program co/1 &    
po/-graduation employm5t rate2 &  7,b7  
opportunities 9 ea* ,/ate-- 7i7 to      
pursue su* programs2 &  7ii7 = fund+ to 
pursue su* programs "u ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s
 ,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education ,act (    
#bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcja et seq472 &  
7#b7 cont9u\sly update & ma9ta9 !       
in=mation publi%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 to   
ensure t su* in=mation cont9ues to be   
relevant4  #d4 ,disclosure on ,,fafsa   

application ,section #did7;a77#a77;,a7 (
 ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajih;h7a77#a77;,a77 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7iii7 c>e] &
 te*nical education programs 7z def9$ 9 
section #c ( ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] &  
,te*nical ,education ,act ( #bjjf 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb77 are a viable          
alt]native to a #d-ye> degree1 &        
include1 to ensure su* individuals are  
made aw>e ( su* programs & relat$ c>e]  
pa?s at ! beg9n+ ( ! application-- 7,i7 
a "o-page summ>y ( ! mo/ rec5t in=mation
 provid$ "u section #c7a7 ( ! ,/ud5t    
,debt ,alt]native & ,,cte ,aw>5ess ,act2
 &  7,,ii7 an ackn[l$gm5t signature box2
  4  #e4 ,def9itions ,! t]ms c>e] &     
te*nical education & ,/ate h ! mean+s   
giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #c ( ! ,c>l ,d4   
,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education ,act
 ( #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74