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S 2064 114th Congress Senate Education Education programs funding Employee hiring Employment and training programs Higher education Licensing and registrations Teaching, teachers, curricula Vocational and technical education

Career and Technical Education Opportunity Act

Introduced: September 22, 2015 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 22, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Career and Technical Education Opportunity Act

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the programs eligible to participate in federal student aid.

Specifically, it makes eligible for Direct Loan program and Federal Perkins Loan program participation an educational program that provides at least 250 hours of instruction over a minimum of 5 weeks that leads to an industry-recognized credential.

An industry-recognized credential: (1) is high quality, as demonstrated by the institution offering the program; (2) meets local or regional workforce needs; and (3) is endorsed by a national industry trade association.

What's happening now September 22, 2015

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1