HR 1447
114th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Employment and training programs
Vocational and technical education
Perkins Modernization Act of 2015
Introduced: March 18, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Mar 18, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 18, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Perkins Modernization Act of 2015
This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to revise its purposes, which are to develop more fully the academic and career and technical skills of secondary education students and postsecondary students who elect to enroll in career and technical education programs (as under current law), by:
- preparing those students for employment in current or emerging in-demand industry sectors or occupations;
- aligning the skills, certifications, and credentials of the students with those needed by employers in the labor markets served by educational institutions; and
- ensuring that the selection of skills, certifications, and credentials acquired by such students is guided by timely labor market information.
An "in-demand industry sector or occupation" is:
- an industry sector that has a substantial current or potential impact on the state, regional, or local economy, and that contributes to the growth or stability of other supporting businesses, or the growth of other industry sectors; or
- an occupation that currently has or is projected to have a number of positions in an industry sector so as to have a significant impact on the state, regional, or local economy.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1