3.0.0 3583 2023-01-11T13:41:08Z 2023-01-11T13:41:08Z Senate S 2018-10-11 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-10-11T18:42:04Z Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act 115 5509 HR 2018-12-31 Became Public Law No: 115-402. Related bill CRS 2018-10-11 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2018-10-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2018-11-28 False Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversight Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Government studies and investigations Higher education Minority education National Science Foundation Science and engineering education Vocational and technical education Women's education Science, Technology, Communications 00 2018-10-11 Introduced in Senate 2019-03-19T16:22:43Z Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act

This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants to community colleges to develop or improve associate degree and certificate programs in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science) fields in which there is a significant workforce demand in their region and a need to strengthen the global competitiveness of affected companies.

The NSF shall award competitive grants to universities partnering with employers or employer consortia that commit to offering apprenticeships, internships, research opportunities, or applied learning experiences to university students in identified four-year STEM degree programs.

The NSF shall award competitive grants to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations to conduct research on student outcomes and determine best practices and scalability of computer-based and online courses for technical skills training.

The NSF Directorate of Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences, in coordination with the Department of Labor, shall support research to improve the efficiency of skilled technical labor markets in the United States.

The NSF shall commission research that compares and contrasts skilled technical workforce development between the United States and other developed countries.

The NSF National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics shall coordinate with other relevant federal statistical agencies in exploring the feasibility of expanding its surveys to include the collection of objective data on certain skilled technical workers who use significant levels of STEM knowledge in their jobs.

]]> Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act Display Title Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the National Science Foundation to provide grants for research about STEM education approaches and the STEM-related workforce, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act Introduced in Senate 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3583is/xml/BILLS-115s3583is.xml 2018-10-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.