3.0.0 342 2023-01-11T13:46:35Z 2023-01-11T13:46:35Z Senate S 2021-02-22 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-02-22T22:51:00Z WORKER Act 117 594 HR 2021-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Related bill CRS 2021-02-22 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2021-02-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV N Labor and Employment Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Department of Labor Education programs funding Educational guidance Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Higher education Performance measurement Public-private cooperation Science and engineering education State and local government operations Teaching, teachers, curricula Unemployment Vocational and technical education Wages and earnings Labor and Employment 00 2021-02-22 Introduced in Senate 2021-05-18T11:12:47Z Working On Rewarding and Keeping Employees Resilient Act or the WORKER Act

This bill addresses workforce development by advancing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, revising and implementing certain worker training, retention, and advancement programs.

The bill requires (1) the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to eligible entities to implement certain formal and informal engineering education programs in elementary and secondary schools, and (2) the use of certain career and technical education program funds for supporting a hands-on learning approach.

The bill establishes in the Department of Labor an Office of Apprenticeship, including a National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships, to promote apprenticeship programs.

Labor and ED must establish a voluntary Registered Apprenticeship-College Collaborative consisting of the sponsors carrying out registered apprenticeship programs, two- or four-year post secondary educational institutions, and organizations that represent such programs or institutions.

]]> WORKER Act Display Title WORKER Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to advance STEM education, provide for improved worker training, retention, and advancement, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced WORKER Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Working On Rewarding and Keeping Employees Resilient Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill LEARNS Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Leveraging Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s342is/xml/BILLS-117s342is.xml 2021-02-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.