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HR 5146 115th Congress House Labor and Employment Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Employment and training programs Higher education Vocational and technical education

TECH Careers Act

Introduced: March 1, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Technical Education Creates High-Paying Careers Act of 2018 or the TECH Careers Act

This bill directs the Department of Education, in coordination with the Department of Labor, to develop and implement an American Technical Training Grant Program awarding three-year grants of up to $5 million per fiscal year to institutions of higher education that offer career and technical education programs that can be completed in two years or less to support the establishment, redesign, or expansion of job training programs. Such programs shall enable economically disadvantaged students to enter into and advance along career pathways that lead to jobs in high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupations.

What's happening now March 1, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3