3.0.0 3273 2022-02-08T23:22:56Z 2022-02-08T23:22:56Z Senate S 2020-02-11 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-02-11T21:51:23Z 2020-02-11 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S992-993) IntroReferral 2020-02-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. N Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2020-02-11 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-02-13 False Education Academic performance and assessments Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Child care and development Congressional oversight Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Economic development Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Educational guidance Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Food assistance and relief Government information and archives Health care coverage and access Higher education Indian social and development programs Licensing and registrations Mental health Military personnel and dependents Minority education Minority employment Performance measurement Poverty and welfare assistance Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Transportation programs funding Unemployment Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Vocational and technical education Wages and earnings Education 00 2020-02-11 Introduced in Senate 2021-01-27T18:47:19Z Assisting Community Colleges in Educating Skilled Students to Careers Act of 2020 or the ACCESS to Careers Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive grants to community and technical colleges and to states for education and career training programs and related activities.

Specifically, the bill requires ED to award grants to community and technical colleges and consortia of such colleges to (1) carry out student support services, such as child care, transportation, direct financial assistance, and case management services; and (2) carry out certain program activities, such as developing programs that accelerate learning, expand career pathways to postsecondary credentials, or expand dual or concurrent enrollment programs.

Additionally, ED must award grants to states to establish statewide systemic reforms that support education and career training programs. States receiving such grants must (1) use such funds to implement statewide policies, such as policies to support the expansion of education and career training programs for in-demand industry sectors or occupations, and (2) provide subgrants to community college partnerships to carry out program activities and student support services.

Grant recipients must submit an annual report to ED.

Further, ED must (1) contract with an independent third party to perform an evaluation of the grants awarded under the bill, (2) provide technical assistance, and (3) submit an annual report to Congress.

]]> ACCESS to Careers Act of 2020 Display Title ACCESS to Careers Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced ACCESS to Careers Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Assisting Community Colleges in Educating Skilled Students to Careers Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a community college and career training grant program. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3273is/xml/BILLS-116s3273is.xml 2020-02-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S992-993) 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.