[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 945 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 945

To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
  to authorize funds to identify and eliminate excessive occupational 
                               licensure.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2017

Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
  to authorize funds to identify and eliminate excessive occupational 
                               licensure.

    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 ``New Hope and Opportunity through the 
Power of Employment Act'' or the ``New HOPE Act''.

SEC. 2. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.

    Section 124(c) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2344(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (16)(B), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (17), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(18) consulting and coordinating with other State 
        agencies for the identification, consolidation, or elimination 
        of licenses or certifications which pose an unnecessary barrier 
        to entry for aspiring workers and provide limited consumer 
        protection.''.
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