,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bb1 #bjba,mr4  
,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,kilm]1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 & ,mr4   
,langev97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a pilot  
program to promote public-private       
p>tn]%ips among appr5tice%ips or o!r job
 tra9+ programs1 local educational      
ag5cies or area c>e] & te*nical         
education s*ools1 & community colleges1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,am]ican ,work=ce  
,inve/m5t 9 ,next ,g5]ation ( ,/ud5ts   
,act 4  #b4 #b-b-b ,pilot ,program  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,f ! am\nts appropriat$ to c>ry
 out ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,education1
 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1 
%all aw>d grants to n less ?an #aj      
eligible entities to c>ry a program     
describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 = eligible    
/ud5ts4  7b7 ,application requirem5ts   
,an eligible entity t desires to receive

 a grant "u ?is section %all submit an  
application to ! ,secret>y z su* "t1 9  
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require4  7c7 ,uses (     
funds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an eligible entity
 t receives a grant "u ?is section %all 
use su* grant to c>ry out a program "u  
:i* ea* eligible /ud5t p>ticipat+ 9 !   
program-- 7,a7 dur+ grades #aa & #ab at 
a high s*ool s]v$ by a local educational
 ag5cy p>tn] ( ! eligible entity1       
enrolls 9 & completes-- 7i7 ,,/em &     
,,/em-focus$ c>e] & te*nical education  
c\rses2 &  7ii7 c\rses t prep>e su*     
/ud5t = community college & a c>e] 9 a  
,/ate-id5tifi$ high-skill1 high-wage1 or
 9-dem& indu/ry sector or occupation 7)9
 ! mean+ ( su* phrase 9 ! ,c>l ,d4      
,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education ,act
 ( #bjjf71 or ! manufactur+ field or o!r
 vocational or c>e] & te*nical education
 field1 or a cons]vation1 su/a9ability &
 environm5tally focus$ jobs2  7,b7 ^u   
graduat+ f ! high s*ool1 enrolls1 at a  
community college p>tn] ( ! eligible    

entity-- 7i7 9 a c\rse ( /udy relat$ to 
a c>e] pa?way describ$ 9 subp>agraph    
7,a77ii72 or  7ii7 9 a y\? appr5tice%ip 
program2  7,c7 ^u receiv+ an associate's
 degree f ! community college1 9 ! case 
( a /ud5t :o has n complet$ ! y\?       
appr5tice%ip program or jo9t            
labor-managem5t tra9+ program ( !       
eligible entity1 enrolls & p>ticipates1 
= at lea/ a #b-ye> p]iod1 9 su* y\?     
appr5tice%ip program or jo9t            
labor-managem5t tra9+ program2  7,d7    
receives assi/ance1 on a regul> basis   
?r\gh\t ! /ud5t's p>ticipation 9 !      
program at ! /ud5t's reque/ & ?r\gh     
regul> annual meet+s1 f a /ud5t c>e]    
work=ce navigator :o-- 7i7 assi/s !     
/ud5t 9 mak+ decisions to ensure        
long-t]m success & eligibility 9 !      
program1 & evaluat+ eligible c>e]       
pa?ways2 &  7ii7 provides guidance on h[
 to access o!r ,f$]al b5efits 7su* z    
nutrition assi/ance1 h\s+ support1 &    
,f$]al /ud5t aid72 &  7,e7 receives "w  
tra9+ & job placem5t ?r\gh a g5]al or   

indu/ry specific work=ce developm5t     
consortium employ] e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 
7#b74  7#b7 ,work=ce developm5t         
consortium employ]  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,an   
eligible entity t receives a grant "u   
?is section %all use n less ?an #aj     
p]c5t ( ! grant to e/abli% a work=ce    
developm5t employ] consortium describ$ 9
 subp>agraph 7,b7 t p>tn]s ) ! local    
educational ag5cy & community college   
p>tn]s ( ! eligible entity to provide   
eligible /ud5ts p>ticipat+ 9 ! program  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 ) "w tra9+ &   
job placem5t4  7,b7 ,work=ce developm5t 
consortium employ] ,= purposes ( ?is    
p>agraph1 ! work=ce developm5t employ]  
consortium means-- 7i7 a g5]al work=ce  
consortium employ] t-- 7,i7 focuses on  
assess+ & id5tify+ ! common work=ce ne$ 
= ! geographic area or community s]v$ by
 ! eligible entity2 &  7,,ii7 is compos$
 ( p>tn]+ employ]s1 spann+ multiple     
indu/ries or sectors2 or  7ii7 an       
indu/ry specific work=ce developm5t     
employ] consortium t-- 7,i7 focuses on  

assess+ & id5tify+ ! common work=ce ne$ 
= indu/ries2 &  7,,ii7 is compos$ (     
p>tn]+ employ]s )9 a s+le indu/ry or    
sector4  7d7 ,eligible /ud5ts ,to be    
eligible to p>ticipate 9 a program      
describ$ 9 subsection 7c71 a /ud5t %all1
 prior to p>ticipat+ 9 ! program1       
demon/rate academic ability & a         
commitm5t to pursue a c>e] pa?way       
describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#a77;,a77ii74 
7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,appr5tice%ip ,! t]m appr5tice%ip means 
an appr5tice%ip regi/]$ "u ! ,act (     
,augu/ #af1 #aicg 7commonly kn[n z !    
,national ,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #ej ,/at4 
#ffd1 *apt] #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et  
seq474  7#b7 ,area c>e] & te*nical      
education s*ool ,! t]m area c>e] &      
te*nical education s*ool has ! mean+    
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,c>l ,d4    
,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education ,act
 ( #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74  7#c7   
,c>e] & te*nical education ,! t]m c>e] &
 te*nical education has ! mean+ giv5 !  
t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s    

,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education ,act (     
#bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74  7#d7      
,community college ,! t]m community     
college has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m junior or
 community college 9 section #cab7;f7 ( 
! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajeh7;f774  7#e7 ,eligible   
entity ,! t]m eligible entity means a   
p>tn]%ip-- 7,a7 among-- 7i7 at lea/ "o  
local educational ag5cy or area c>e] &  
te*nical education s*ool2  7ii7 at lea/ 
"o community college2 &  7iii7 at lea/  
"o y\? appr5tice%ip program or jo9t     
labor-managem5t tra9+ program2 &  7,b7 t
 works ) an employ] 9 a ,/ate-id5tifi$  
high-skill1 high-wage1 or 9-dem& indu/ry
 sector or occupation describ$ 9        
subsection 7c77#a77;,a77ii7 t is s]v+1  
or seek+ to exp& its capacity to s]ve1  
y\? appr5tice%ip programs4  7#f7 ,,esea 
t]ms ,! t]ms local educational ag5cy1   
high s*ool1 & ,/ate h ! mean+s giv5 !   
t]ms 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &    
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#g7 ,jo9t           

labor-managem5t tra9+ program ,! t]m    
jo9t labor-managem5t tra9+ program means
 a program t-- 7,a7 is c>ri$ out by a   
committee t is compos$ ( an equal numb] 
( repres5tatives ( employ]s &           
repres5tatives ( employees repres5t$ by 
a bona fide collective b>ga9+ ag5t2 &   
7,b7 has be5 e/abli%$ to conduct1       
op]ate1 or adm9i/] an y\? appr5tice%ip  
program & ent] into appr5tice%ip        
agreem5ts ) appr5tices4  7#h7 ,secret>y 
,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (    
,education4  7#i7 ,,/em ,! t]m ,,/em    
means-- 7,a7 sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1
 & ma!matics2 &  7,b7 o!r c>e] &        
te*nical education subjects t build on !
 subjects describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  
7#aj7 ,y\? appr5tice%ip program ,! t]m  
y\? appr5tice%ip program means an       
appr5tice%ip program t is a p>tn] ( !   
eligible entity t-- 7,a7 is design$ = an
 eligible /ud5t :o at ! />t ( ! program 
is eligible to be enroll$ 9 high s*ool2 
&  7,b7 incorporates ! foll[+3 7i7      
,paid1 on-!-job le>n+ "u ! sup]vision ( 

skill$ employee m5tors4  7ii7 ,relat$   
classroom-bas$ in/ruction at a local    
educational ag5cy or community college  
p>tn] ( ! eligible entity align$ ) a    
c>e] pa?way describ$ 9 subsection       
7c77#a77;,a77ii74  7iii7 ,ongo+         
assessm5t aga9/ e/abli%$ skill &        
compet5cy /&>ds4  7iv7 ,culm9ation 9 a  
recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial1 ) !     
quality ( ! tra9+ lead+ to ! cr$5tial   
review$ by ! eligible entity4  7v7      
,leads to placem5t 9 fur!r education1   
employm5t1 or an appr5tice%ip program4