HR 1197
116th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
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 2019
Introduced: February 13, 2019
Introduced by:
Larsen, Rick
Democratic
· Washington
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 13, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2019
This bill directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to 10 eligible entities to carry out a program for students to
- enroll in and complete science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and STEM-focused career and technical education (CTE) courses and other courses during grades 11 and 12 at a secondary school served by a local educational agency (LEA) partner that prepare them for community college and a career in a state-identified high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sector or occupation, or the manufacturing field or other vocational or CTE field;
- enroll in a course of study related to such a career pathway or in a youth apprenticeship program at the community college upon graduating from the secondary school; and
- enroll, for a two-year period, in the youth apprenticeship program or the joint-labor management training program upon receiving an associate's degree from the community college.
An eligible entity is a partnership (1) among one or more LEAs, community colleges, and youth apprenticeship programs or joint labor-management training programs; and (2) that works with an employer in a state-identified high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sector or occupation that is serving, or seeking to expand its capacity to serve, youth apprenticeship programs.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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