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S 282 113th Congress Senate

Counseling for Career Choice Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a new counseling program.

Introduced: September 18, 2013 See on congress.gov
Education Education programs fundingEducational guidanceElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programs
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Higher educationTeaching, teachers, curriculaVocational and technical education
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 12, 2013
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 Latest action February 12, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Counseling for Career Choice Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive establishment grants to states to develop and implement comprehensive school counseling programs that provide students with effective postsecondary education planning and career guidance services.

Requires each program to be aligned with a statewide counseling framework that: (1) encompasses grades 6 through 12 and postsecondary education; and (2) is developed in consultation with, or exists with the support of, at least five stakeholders that include at least one business or industry and at least one local educational agency (LEA) or secondary school.

Requires establishment grant funds to be used to: (1) train and hire school counselors; (2) identify regional workforce trends and postsecondary options available in the state; (3) establish, improve, or coordinate postsecondary opportunities; and (4) recommend curricular improvements to better align curricula with workforce trends and available postsecondary opportunities.

Allows states to carry out program activities directly or through competitive subgrants to LEAs, or consortia of LEAs, educational service agencies, tribal organizations, or nonprofit organizations with expertise in counseling or career and technical education.

Directs the Secretary to reserve at least 10%, but no more than 20%, of the amount appropriated for this Act's counseling program to award competitive capacity-building grants to states that do not receive an establishment grant.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 282: Counseling for Career Choice Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-282/
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