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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 830 

To amend the Federal Work-Study program to permit institutions of higher 

education to use their Federal work-study allocations for full-time, offcampus cooperative education and work-based learning. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 14, 2019 

Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. TOOMEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Work-Study program to permit institutions of higher education to use their Federal workstudy allocations for full-time, off-campus cooperative 

education and work-based learning. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Classroom to Careers 

5 Act of 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS 

2 FOR FULL-TIME, OFF-CAMPUS COOPERATIVE 

3 EDUCATION AND WORK-BASED LEARNING. 

4 (a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this Act, and the 

5 amendments made by this Act, to enable, expand, and en6 hance the use of Federal work-study by students for part7 time and full-time, off-campus cooperative education and 

8 other work-based learning experiences with nonprofit, gov9 ernment, and for-profit employers. 

10 (b) GRANTS FOR FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PRO11 GRAMS.—Part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act 

12 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq.) is amended— 

13 (1) in section 441(a), by striking ‘‘part-time’’; 

14 and 

15 (2) in section 443— 

16 (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘part– 

17 time’’; 

18 (B) in subsection (c)— 

19 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (I) by striking ‘‘program of part21 time employment’’ and inserting the 

22 following: ‘‘program— 

23 ‘‘(A) of employment’’; 

24 (II) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘sub25 section (b)(3);’’; and 


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1 (III) by adding at the end the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(B) of full-time employment of its cooper4 ative education students— 

5 ‘‘(i) in work for a private for-profit or6 ganization under an arrangement between 

7 the institution and such organization that 

8 offers cooperative education and with the 

9 requirements of subparagraphs (A) 

10 through (D) of subsection (b)(1) and sub11 section (b)(3) for not longer than a 6- 

12 month period (which period may be com13 pleted non-consecutively, including during 

14 summer and intercession periods); and 

15 ‘‘(ii) who may participate in more 

16 than one work period described in clause 

17 (i) during the course of the students’ en18 rollment;’’; and 

19 (ii) in paragraph (4), by inserting 

20 ‘‘and complement and reinforce the edu21 cational goals or career goals of each stu22 dent receiving assistance under this part’’ 

23 after ‘‘relevant’’; and 

24 (C) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(f) CAREER PATHWAYS.—An institution that oper2 ates a work-study program under this part shall ensure 

3 that participation in the program aligns with the require4 ments of career pathways as defined in section 3 of the 

5 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 

6 ‘‘(g) COOPERATIVE EDUCATION.—In this section, the 

7 term ‘cooperative education’ means the provision of alter8 nating or parallel periods of academic study and work9 based learning or public or private employment to give stu10 dents work experiences related to their academic or occu11 pational objectives and an opportunity to earn the funds 

12 necessary for continuing and completing their education.’’. 

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