[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2224 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2224

  To establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships 
among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational 
       agencies, and community colleges, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2015

 Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Tonko) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships 
among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational 
       agencies, and community colleges, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. 2-2-2 PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out this 
Act, the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Labor, shall award grants to 10 eligible entities to carry a program 
described in subsection (c) for eligible students.
    (b) Application Requirements.--An eligible entity that desires to 
receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary as such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
as the Secretary may require.
    (c) Uses of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under 
this section shall use such grant to carry out a program under which 
each eligible student participating in the program--
            (1) during grades 11 and 12 at a secondary school served by 
        the local educational agency in the eligible entity, takes STEM 
        and STEM-focused Career and Technical Education courses and 
        courses that prepare such student for community college;
            (2) upon graduating from the secondary school, enrolls in a 
        course of study related to the manufacturing field at the 
        community college in the eligible entity; and
            (3) upon receiving an associate's degree from the community 
        college, enrolls and participates, for a 2-year period, in--
                    (A) the State apprenticeship program in the 
                eligible entity; or
                    (B) the joint-labor management training program in 
                the eligible entity.
    (d) Eligible Students.--To be eligible to participate in a program 
described in subsection (c), a student shall, prior to participating in 
the program, demonstrate academic ability and a commitment to pursue a 
career in a manufacturing field or other vocational or career and 
technical education field.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Community college.--The term ``community college'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 312(f) of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f)).
            (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a 
        partnership among--
                    (A) a local educational agency;
                    (B) a community college; and
                    (C) a State apprenticeship program or a joint-labor 
                management training program.
            (3) ESEA terms.--The terms ``local educational agency'', 
        ``secondary school'', and ``State'' have the meanings given the 
        terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.
            (5) State apprenticeship program.--The term ``State 
        apprenticeship program'' means an apprenticeship program that 
        provides an apprenticeship with an employer in the 
        manufacturing field to students with an associate's degree 
        related to the field of manufacturing.
            (6) STEM.--The term ``STEM'' means--
                    (A) science, technology, engineering, and 
                mathematics; and
                    (B) other career and technical education subjects 
                that build on the subjects described in subparagraph 
                (A).
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