[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 645 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 645

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide 
              career education pathways in manufacturing.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2015

  Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide 
              career education pathways in manufacturing.

    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 ``American Manufacturing Jobs for 
Students Act''.

SEC. 2. CAREER EDUCATION PATHWAYS.

    Section 5421 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7245) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (B);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of 
                subparagraph (C) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) significantly engage students, in a 
                coordinated effort with local manufacturing employers, 
                teachers, students, and parents, to promote careers in 
                the manufacturing field.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (K);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of 
                subparagraph (L) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(M) provide students in grades 7 through 12 
                with--
                            ``(i) information on career and educational 
                        pathways leading to jobs and career 
                        opportunities in the labor markets of the 
                        geographic area of the local educational agency 
                        of the school, particularly in the 
                        manufacturing field; and
                            ``(ii) opportunities for interaction with 
                        employers of such labor markets, with 
                        preference given to employers in the 
                        manufacturing field, including opportunities to 
                        visit the workplaces of such employers to 
                        facilitate a greater understanding of the job 
                        requirements, job opportunities, and what the 
                        job entails.''.
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