Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 795
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Workforce Advance Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 30, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 30, 2017
Latest Action
Mar 30, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
795
Congress
115
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.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Colorado
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Workforce Advance Act

This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to include dual or concurrent enrollment and early college high school options as part of the Act's supported career technical education (CTE) programs. (Dual and concurrent enrollment programs and early college courses allow students to earn college credit while still in high school.)

The bill allows: (1) schools to use a portion of funding received under the Act for tuition and fees for CTE college courses, and (2) school districts to use such funding to support educators pursuing the credentials they need to teach these courses in their high schools.

The Department of Education may include in its demonstration and dissemination of best practices information on CTE programs methods and techniques for providing and integrating dual or concurrent enrollment, early college high schools, pre-apprenticeship programs, and other opportunities for secondary students to earn postsecondary education credit in CTE programs.

Text (1)
March 30, 2017
Actions (2)
03/30/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
03/30/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:36:10 PM