S 1626
117th Congress
Senate
Education
Adult education and literacy
Congressional oversight
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Licensing and registrations
Minority education
Performance measurement
Rural conditions and development
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education
Youth employment and child labor
21st Century Workforce Partnerships Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
21st Century Workforce Partnerships Act
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish grant programs for educational or career training programs for students.
First, ED must establish a career pathways innovation grant program. Under the program, ED must award grants to address the specialized skill needs of business and industry by carrying out programs that support career pathways in high school or career exploration in the middle grades.
Second, ED must award grants for partnerships—between certain educational entities and employers—that provide educational or career training programs leading to recognized postsecondary credentials.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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