S 3043
116th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Licensing and registrations
Performance measurement
School administration
Transportation employees
Vocational and technical education
Promoting Aviation Regulations for Technical Training (PARTT) 147 Act of 2019
Introduced: December 12, 2019
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Dec 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 12, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Promoting Aviation Regulations for Technical Training (PARTT) 147 Act of 2019
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish requirements for issuing aviation maintenance technician school certificates and associated ratings.
Among other requirements, the bill
- sets forth application requirements for a certificate to operate an aviation maintenance technician school, including that applications must include a description of the manner in which the school's curriculum will ensure students are capable of attaining a mechanic certificate and associated ratings;
- establishes facility and instructor requirements for each school;
- directs each school to establish and maintain a quality control system that provides procedures for recordkeeping, assessment, issuing credit for experience, issuing of final course grades, ensuring sufficient number of instructors, granting of graduation documentation, and corrective action for addressing deficiencies; and
- requires schools to maintain a pass rate of at least 70% for students who take the written, oral, or practical (or any combination thereof) FAA mechanic tests.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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