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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7386 

To establish a grant program to support career and technical education 

schools in their efforts to advocate for career and technical education 

programs and promote public awareness thereof. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 15, 2024 

Mr. MILLER of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To establish a grant program to support career and technical 

education schools in their efforts to advocate for career 

and technical education programs and promote public 

awareness thereof. 

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 ‘‘Career and Technical 

5 Education Advocacy Grant Program Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND FINDING. 

7 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to estab8 lish a grant program to enable career and technical eduVerDate Sep 11 2014 05:33 Feb 22, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7386.IH H7386

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1 cation schools to advocate for the value and benefits of 

2 career and technical education programs and to increase 

3 public awareness of the opportunities and advantages 

4 these programs offer. 

5 (b) FINDING.—Congress recognizes the importance 

6 of career and technical education in preparing students 

7 for successful careers and fostering economic growth. 

8 SEC. 3. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADVOCACY 

9 GRANT PROGRAM. 

10 (a) GRANT AUTHORIZATION AND USES.—Subject to 

11 the availability of funds appropriated under subsection (f), 

12 the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis 

13 to eligible entities for the following purposes: 

14 (1) ADVOCACY INITIATIVES.—To support activi15 ties and campaigns aimed at advocating for the im16 portance of career and technical education (in this 

17 Act referred to as ‘‘CTE’’) programs to students, 

18 parents, educators, employers, and policymakers. 

19 (2) PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS.—To de20 velop and carry out a public awareness campaign 

21 that highlights the benefits of CTE programs and 

22 showcases student success stories. 

23 (3) OUTREACH PROGRAMS.—To facilitate part24 nerships and outreach efforts that engage local busiVerDate Sep 11 2014 05:33 Feb 22, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7386.IH H7386

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1 nesses, community organizations, and government 

2 agencies in support of CTE initiatives. 

3 (b) ELIGIBILITY ENTITY.—In this Act, the term ‘‘eli4 gible entity’’ means a public or private entity that offers 

5 a career and technical education program. 

6 (c) APPLICATIONS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 

8 grant under this Act, an eligible entity shall submit 

9 an application at such time, in such manner, and 

10 containing such information as the Secretary may 

11 require, including information on the specific initia12 tives the eligible entity intends to carry out to raise 

13 public awareness regarding CTE programs. 

14 (2) APPLICATION EVALUATION.—The Secretary 

15 shall establish, through the Office of Career, Tech16 nical, and Adult Education, eligibility criteria, appli17 cation procedures, and a review process for selecting 

18 eligible entities to receive grants. 

19 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after receiving 

20 a grant, and on an annual basis thereafter for each year 

21 that an eligible entity receives a grant, the eligible entity 

22 shall submit to the Secretary a report on the progress and 

23 outcomes of the activities supported by the grant under 

24 this Act. 

25 (e) EVALUATION AND REVIEW.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, through 

2 the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Edu3 cation, periodically evaluate and review any program 

4 carried out with grant funds under this Act to as5 sess the impact and effectiveness of such a program, 

6 which may include an assessment of the needs of the 

7 community being served by such a program. 

8 (2) ADJUSTMENTS.—On the basis of a review 

9 carried out under paragraph (1), the Secretary may 

10 require an eligible entity to make adjustments to the 

11 program such entity is carrying out with the grant 

12 funds under this Act. 

13 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

14 authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fis15 cal years 2025 through 2030 to carry out this Act. 

16 Amounts appropriated pursuant to such authorization of 

17 appropriation are authorized to remain available until ex18 pended. 

19 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

20 In this Act: 

21 (1) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—The 

22 term ‘‘career and technical education’’ has the 

23 meaning given such term in section 3 of the Carl D. 

24 Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 

25 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 


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1 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of Education. 

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