Providing information surrounding the benefits of supporting career and technical education (CTE); Supporting the work of the House and Senate CTE Caucuses; Opposing the Interagency Agreement between the Departments of Education and Labor; Providing input into the implementation of Workforce Pell; Developing new Perkins reauthorization priorities and discussing strategy for and preparing for hearings; Supporting the Workforce Flexibility Act, H.R. 6413; Supporting the Clean Energy Workforce Act (not yet introduced); providing input into the IDEAL Act, H.R. 6932; Supporting the Fast Track to and Through College Act, S. 3359; supporting the Jumpstart on College Act, H.R. 6133.
Advocating for funding for the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act in the Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations bills, as well as advocating for overall higher levels of funding for education and workforce development in the FY 2026 appropriations bills; advocating for restrictions on funding transfers to other agencies in the FY 2026 appropriations bills
Finalized apprenticeship-related proposals to share with policymakers