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SRES 66 115th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Commemorative events and holidays Educational guidance Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Teaching, teachers, curricula Vocational and technical education

A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.

Introduced: February 17, 2017 Introduced by: Kaine, Tim Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Feb 17, 2017
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1416; text of measure as passed: CR S1398-1399)
Feb 17, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1416; text of measure as passed: CR S1398-1399)
Feb 17, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates February 2017 as Career and Technical Education Month. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of such month.

Honors the 100th anniversary of the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act of 1917.

Recognizes the importance of career and technical education in preparing a well-educated and skilled workforce.

Encourages educators, counselors, and administrators to promote career and technical education as an option for students.

What's happening now February 17, 2017

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1416; text of measure as passed: CR S1398-1399)