,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcjd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ac1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,casey 7for himself and ,mr4  
,tillis7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to support dual or concurrent enrollment
 programs in allied health4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,allied ,health ,opportunity ,act4  #b4 
,awards for allied health and other     
disciplines ,section #gee7;b77#a7 of the
 ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #bid;e7b77#a77 is amended--   
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking  
to individuals who have baccalaureate   
degrees in health-related sciences2     
7#b7 in the flush text at the end of    
subparagraph 7,i71 by striking 2 and and
 inserting a semicolon2  7#c7 in        
subparagraph 7,j71 by striking the      
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7#d7 by

 adding at the end the following3  7,k7 
those that establish or support a dual  
or concurrent enrollment program 7as    
defined in section #haja of the         
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife7 if the dual or concurrent
 enrollment program-- 7i7 provides      
outreach on allied health careers       
requiring an industry-recognized        
credential1 a certificate1 or an        
associate degree1 to all high schools   
served by the local educational agency  
that is a partner in the partnership    
offering the dual or concurrent         
enrollment program2  7ii7 provides      
information to high school students     
about the training requirements and     
expected salary of allied health        
professions2 and  7iii7 provides        
academic and financial aid counseling to
 students who participate in the dual or
 concurrent enrollment program4  4  #c4 
,supporting dual or concurrent          
enrollment in the health careers        
opportunity program ,section            

#gci7;a77#b7 of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#bic;c7a77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,h71 by striking and after
 the semicolon2  7#b7 in subparagraph   
7,i71 by striking the period at the end 
and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7,j7        
providing academic and financial aid    
counseling to support participation in a
 dual or concurrent enrollment program  
7as defined in section #haja of the     
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife7 that leads to an         
industry-recognized credential1 a       
certificate1 or an associate degree in  
the health professions or academic      
credits that can be transferred1 as     
indicated through an articulation       
agreement between #b or more community  
colleges or universities1 to obtain an  
industry-recognized credential1 a       
certificate1 or a degree in the health  
professions4  4