3.0.0 1447 2023-01-11T13:28:07Z 2023-01-11T13:28:07Z House HR 2015-03-18 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KENNEDY:H.R. 1447.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to the power ofCongress to provide for the general welfare of the UnitedStates) and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all lawsnecessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested inCongress[Page H1771]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-29T14:05:45Z Referred to 2015-03-18T14:04:05Z 2015-04-29 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2015-03-18 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-03-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 N K000378 Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] Adam Kinzinger R IL 16 2015-03-18 True D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2015-03-18 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2015-03-18 True C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2015-09-30 False Labor and Employment Employment and training programs Vocational and technical education Labor and Employment 00 2015-03-18 Introduced in House 2015-09-11T19:39:02Z Perkins Modernization Act of 2015

This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to revise its purposes, which are to develop more fully the academic and career and technical skills of secondary education students and postsecondary students who elect to enroll in career and technical education programs (as under current law), by:

  • preparing those students for employment in current or emerging in-demand industry sectors or occupations;
  • aligning the skills, certifications, and credentials of the students with those needed by employers in the labor markets served by educational institutions; and
  • ensuring that the selection of skills, certifications, and credentials acquired by such students is guided by timely labor market information.

An "in-demand industry sector or occupation" is:

  • an industry sector that has a substantial current or potential impact on the state, regional, or local economy, and that contributes to the growth or stability of other supporting businesses, or the growth of other industry sectors; or
  • an occupation that currently has or is projected to have a number of positions in an industry sector so as to have a significant impact on the state, regional, or local economy.
]]> Perkins Modernization Act of 2015 Display Title Perkins Modernization Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to improve the Act. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Perkins Modernization Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1447ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1447ih.xml 2015-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.