[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7386 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7386

To establish a grant program to support career and technical education 
schools in their efforts to advocate for career and technical education 
             programs and promote public awareness thereof.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2024

Mr. Miller of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
              the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish a grant program to support career and technical education 
schools in their efforts to advocate for career and technical education 
             programs and promote public awareness thereof.

    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 ``Career and Technical Education 
Advocacy Grant Program Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND FINDING.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish a grant 
program to enable career and technical education schools to advocate 
for the value and benefits of career and technical education programs 
and to increase public awareness of the opportunities and advantages 
these programs offer.
    (b) Finding.--Congress recognizes the importance of career and 
technical education in preparing students for successful careers and 
fostering economic growth.

SEC. 3. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADVOCACY GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Grant Authorization and Uses.--Subject to the availability of 
funds appropriated under subsection (f), the Secretary shall award 
grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for the following 
purposes:
            (1) Advocacy initiatives.--To support activities and 
        campaigns aimed at advocating for the importance of career and 
        technical education (in this Act referred to as ``CTE'') 
        programs to students, parents, educators, employers, and 
        policymakers.
            (2) Public awareness campaigns.--To develop and carry out a 
        public awareness campaign that highlights the benefits of CTE 
        programs and showcases student success stories.
            (3) Outreach programs.--To facilitate partnerships and 
        outreach efforts that engage local businesses, community 
        organizations, and government agencies in support of CTE 
        initiatives.
    (b) Eligibility Entity.--In this Act, the term ``eligible entity'' 
means a public or private entity that offers a career and technical 
education program.
    (c) Applications.--
            (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this Act, an eligible entity shall submit an application at 
        such time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
        the Secretary may require, including information on the 
        specific initiatives the eligible entity intends to carry out 
        to raise public awareness regarding CTE programs.
            (2) Application evaluation.--The Secretary shall establish, 
        through the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, 
        eligibility criteria, application procedures, and a review 
        process for selecting eligible entities to receive grants.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after receiving a grant, and on 
an annual basis thereafter for each year that an eligible entity 
receives a grant, the eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary a 
report on the progress and outcomes of the activities supported by the 
grant under this Act.
    (e) Evaluation and Review.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may, through the Office of 
        Career, Technical, and Adult Education, periodically evaluate 
        and review any program carried out with grant funds under this 
        Act to assess the impact and effectiveness of such a program, 
        which may include an assessment of the needs of the community 
        being served by such a program.
            (2) Adjustments.--On the basis of a review carried out 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require an eligible 
        entity to make adjustments to the program such entity is 
        carrying out with the grant funds under this Act.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2030 to 
carry out this Act. Amounts appropriated pursuant to such authorization 
of appropriation are authorized to remain available until expended.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Career and technical education.--The term ``career and 
        technical education'' has the meaning given such term in 
        section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
        Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.
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