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HR 1439 109th Congress House

VOICE Act of 2005

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Education to enter into a partnership with a qualified local educational agency to conduct a model school-to-work program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 18, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vocational Opportunities and Instruction through Cooperative Education Act of 2005 - VOICE Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to enter into a partnership with a qualified local educational agency to conduct a model school-to-work program.

Requires such program to: (1) provide course credits to secondary school students who participate in work-based learning experiences in the public or private sector; (2) ensure that such students are paid at least the minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for such work; and (3) not require, or give credit for, any such work exceeding 20 hours a week.

Requires participating students to have: (1) no criminal background; (2) a grade point average of 2.0 or higher; and (3) a satisfactory record of school attendance.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Mar 17, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 17, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Mar 17, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1439: VOICE Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1439/
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