To expand access to apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships among certain populations, and for other purposes. 2019-09-17 Introduced in House This bill directs the Department of Defense, the Department of Labor, the Department of Education, and the Department of Justice to promote apprenticeships and preapprenticeships for

  • high school students and participants in the Job Corps,
  • persons currently or formerly incarcerated,
  • persons not currently attending high school or an accredited post-secondary educational institution, and
  • members of armed services and veterans.

Labor and the Department of Commerce must promote apprenticeships to business leaders across critical industry sectors, including manufacturing, infrastructure, cybersecurity, health care, and construction.

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