HR 1050
115th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Economic performance and conditions
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Manufacturing
Science and engineering education
Vocational and technical education
Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2017
Introduced: February 14, 2017
Introduced by:
Larsen, Rick
Democratic
· Washington
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 14, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 14, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2017
This bill requires the Department of Education to award grants to 10 eligible entities (partnerships among a local educational agency (LEA), a community college, and a state apprentice program or a joint-labor management training program) to carry out a program for students to:
- enroll in and complete science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses, STEM-focused career and technical education courses, and other courses during grades 11 and 12 at a high school served by the LEA that prepares them for community college;
- enroll in a course of study related to a high-growth skills industry, an in-demand industry or occupation, the manufacturing field, or other vocational or career and technical education field at a community college upon graduating from such high school; and
- enroll, for a two-year period, in the eligible entity's state apprenticeship program or the joint-labor management training program upon receiving an associate's degree from such community college.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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