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S. 3101 115th Congress Senate

Free Career and Technical Education for High School Students Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to require a State to conduct State leadership activities that reduce or elimina… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to require a State to conduct State leadership activities that reduce or eliminate out-of-pocket expenses related to enrollment in a career and technical education course or dual or concurrent enrollment program for students in special populations.

Introduced: June 20, 2018 Introduced by: Elizabeth Warren Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Education Disability and paralysisEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationVocational and technical education
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 20, 2018
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 Latest action June 20, 2018

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Free Career and Technical Education for High School Students Act

This bill requires a state to conduct state leadership activities that reduce or eliminate out-of-pocket expenses for special populations (i.e., groups of people with needs that require special consideration and attention in an educational setting) participating in career and technical education, and that support the costs for such populations associated with fees, transportation, child care, or mobility challenges relating to such participation.

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  • S 3083 Career and Technical Education for Adult Learners Act of 2018
  • HR 2353 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
  • HR 2155 New HOPE Act
  • HR 3137 Promoting Women in STEM Act
  • S 790 Innovation for Tomorrow's Workforce Act
  • S 945 New HOPE Act
  • HR 6623 WORKER Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3101: Free Career and Technical Education for High School Students Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3101/
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