[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1050 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1050

  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

                           February 14, 2017

Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Norton, Mr. Smith 
of Washington, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Keating, Mr. 
 Swalwell of California, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Garamendi, 
 Ms. Speier, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. 
   Vargas, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Langevin, Mr. McNerney, Ms. 
 Slaughter, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Titus, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Esty, Mr. 
 Nolan, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Heck, Ms. Eshoo, 
 Ms. DelBene, Ms. Castor of Florida, and Mr. Hastings) 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 
2017''.

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 high school served by the 
        local educational agency in the eligible entity, enrolls in and 
        completes STEM and STEM-focused career and technical education 
        courses, and courses that prepare such student for community 
        college;
            (2) upon graduating from the high school, enrolls in a 
        course of study related to a high-growth skills industry, an 
        in-demand industry or occupation, the manufacturing field, or 
        other vocational or career and technical education field at a 
        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 of the 
                eligible entity; or
                    (B) the joint-labor management training program of 
                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 high-growth skills industry, an in-demand industry or 
occupation, the manufacturing field, or other vocational or career and 
technical education field.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Career and technical education.--The term ``career and 
        technical education'' has the meaning given the term in section 
        3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
        2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
            (2) Community college.--The term ``community college'' has 
        the meaning given the term ``junior or community college'' in 
        section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1058(f)).
            (3) 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.
            (4) ESEA terms.--The terms ``local educational agency'', 
        ``high school'', and ``State'' have the meanings given the 
        terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (5) In-demand industry sector or occupation.--The term 
        ``in-demand industry sector or occupation'' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Investment and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.
            (7) State apprenticeship program.--The term ``State 
        apprenticeship program'' means an apprenticeship program that 
        provides an apprenticeship with an employer in a high-growth 
        skills industry, an in-demand industry or occupation, the 
        manufacturing field, or other vocational or career and 
        technical education field to students with an associate's 
        degree related to such industry, occupation, or field.
            (8) 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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