Providing information surrounding the benefits of supporting career and technical education (CTE); Supporting the work of the House and Senate CTE Caucuses; Providing input for TRADES Act, S.4907; Providing input for Gateway to Careers Act, not yet introduced; Providing input for S.5046 and H.R. 10232, bills to prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies; Providing input for the Pathway to Trades Act, H.R. 9955; Providing input for the AI LABS Act, H.R. 10315; Supporting the PREP Act of 2026, S.5540; Providing input and supporting the Expanding Access to Career and Technical Education Act, not yet introduced; Opposing Interagency Agreements between the Department of Education and other agencies; Sharing information on AI in CTE.
Advocating for funding for the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act in the Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations bills, as well as advocating for overall higher levels of funding for education and workforce development in the FY 2027 appropriations bills; advocating for restrictions on funding transfers to other agencies in the FY 2027 appropriations bills.
Providing input to the Gateway to Careers Act, not yet introduced in the House; Providing input to the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026, S.1874; Supporting input to the PREP Act of 2026, S.5540; Providing input to the GAINS Act, not yet introduced; Providing input to the First Job Act, not yet introduced.