House Bill 1197
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 13, 2019
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Bill Number
1197
Congress
116
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
Rick Larsen
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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.
February 13, 2019
02/13/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
02/13/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 4:17:46 PM