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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7511 

To authorize funding to expand and support enrollment at institutions of 

higher education that sponsor construction and manufacturing-oriented 

registered apprenticeship programs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 9, 2020 

Ms. CRAIG (for herself and Mr. STAUBER) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To authorize funding to expand and support enrollment at 

institutions of higher education that sponsor construction 

and manufacturing-oriented registered apprenticeship 

programs, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Supporting Appren5 ticeship Colleges Act of 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COMMUNITY OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 

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1 vide grants to eligible entities for the purposes of expand2 ing or supporting potential student and employer outreach 

3 carried out by such entities with respect to the construc4 tion and manufacturing-oriented registered apprenticeship 

5 programs offered by such entities. 

6 (b) AMOUNTS.—The total grant amount made to an 

7 eligible entity under this section may not exceed $500,000. 

8 (c) USE OF GRANTS.—An eligible entity that receives 

9 a grant under this section shall use such grant for the 

10 outreach described in subsection (a), which shall include 

11 the following: 

12 (1) Outreach to high schools, for the purpose of 

13 educating students, parents, guardians, and faculty 

14 on the benefits of enrolling in the construction and 

15 manufacturing-oriented registered apprenticeship 

16 program offered by the eligible entity. 

17 (2) Outreach to local businesses and other po18 tential employers for the purpose of educating such 

19 employers on the benefits of hiring graduates of 

20 such program, which shall— 

21 (A) primarily target relationship building 

22 with potential employers in rural, exurban, and 

23 suburban areas; and 


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1 (B) seek to maximize the number of stu2 dents who work in such areas after completing 

3 such program. 

4 (3) Outreach to local workforce development 

5 boards for the purpose of reaching nontraditional 

6 student populations and prioritizing local needs. 

7 (d) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible enti8 ty seeking a grant under this section shall submit an appli9 cation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 

10 containing such information as the Secretary may require. 

11 (e) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec12 tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 

13 that demonstrate outreach efforts targeted at increasing 

14 program enrollment for rural, first generation, minority, 

15 and nontraditional students, or other students from 

16 underrepresented population. 

17 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

18 are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out 

19 this section for each of the fiscal years 2021 through 

20 2025. 

21 SEC. 3. STUDENT SUPPORT GRANT PROGRAM FOR EX22 PANDED ACADEMIC ADVISING. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 

24 under subsection (f), the Secretary of Education shall pro25 vide grants to eligible entities for the purpose of providing 


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1 academic advising and student support services to enroll2 ees of construction and manufacturing-oriented registered 

3 apprenticeship programs offered by such entities to in4 crease retention and persistence for students. 

5 (b) AMOUNTS.—The total grant amount made to an 

6 eligible entity under this section may not exceed $500,000. 

7 (c) MULTIPLE GRANTS PERMITTED.—An eligible en8 tity may receive a grant under sections 2 and 3. 

9 (d) USE OF GRANTS.—An eligible entity that receives 

10 a grant under this section shall use such grant for the 

11 advising and support services described in subsection (a) 

12 that carries out the following requirements: 

13 (1) Expanding academic advising programs that 

14 provide the following services to students, including 

15 the following: 

16 (A) Career advising and professional devel17 opment. 

18 (B) Support for English as a second lan19 guage students. 

20 (C) Information and resource systems. 

21 (D) Mentoring systems. 

22 (E) Other such programs. 

23 (2) Expanding student support programs that 

24 provide the following services to students, including 

25 the following: 


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1 (A) Health and family-related services, in2 cluding substance abuse disorder and mental 

3 health counseling. 

4 (B) Support for first-generation students. 

5 (C) Childcare support. 

6 (D) Other such programs. 

7 (e) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible enti8 ty seeking a grant under this section shall submit an appli9 cation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 

10 containing such information as the Secretary may require. 

11 (f) REPORT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that re13 ceives a grant under this section shall submit to the 

14 Secretary a report on— 

15 (A) the activities supported by the grant; 

16 (B) the number of students participating 

17 in the activities supported by the grant; 

18 (C) any progress made in achieving the 

19 goals of the program supported by the grant, in 

20 general, and measuring in particular— 

21 (i) the effectiveness of the grant in ex22 panding overall enrollment and program 

23 completion rates; and 

24 (ii) the effectiveness of the grant in 

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1 tion rates for underrepresented popu2 lations; and 

3 (D) such other information as the Sec4 retary determines to be appropriate. 

5 (2) TIMELINE FOR SUBMISSION OF REPORT.— 

6 The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted 

7 to the Secretary not later than 180 days after the 

8 date on which the eligible entity concludes the activi9 ties supported by the grant under this section. 

10 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

11 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

12 $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2021 through 

13 2025. 

14 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

15 In this Act: 

16 (1) CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING-ORI17 ENTED APPRENTICESHIP COLLEGE.—The term 

18 ‘‘construction and manufacturing-oriented appren19 ticeship college’’ means an institution of higher edu20 cation that is a sponsor of a construction and manu21 facturing-oriented registered apprenticeship pro22 gram. 

23 (2) CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING-ORI24 ENTED REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.— 

25 The term ‘‘construction and manufacturing-oriented 


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1 registered apprenticeship program’’ means a reg2 istered apprenticeship program that— 

3 (A) provides coursework and training in 

4 preparation for employment in the construction 

5 or manufactory industry (such as employment 

6 as a painter, drywall finisher, glazier, or glass7 worker); and 

8 (B) leads to a recognized postsecondary 

9 credential other than a certificate of completion 

10 of an apprenticeship. 

11 (3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti12 ty’’ means a construction and manufacturing-ori13 ented apprenticeship college. 

14 (4) FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT.— 

15 The term ‘‘first generation college student’’ has the 

16 meaning given the term in section 402A(h) of the 

17 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 

18 11(h)). 

19 (5) HIGH SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high school’’ 

20 has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of 

21 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

22 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

23 (6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

24 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 


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1 meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 

2 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 

3 (7) OUTREACH.—The term ‘‘outreach’’ means 

4 communications and relationship-building opportuni5 ties undertaken by an eligible entity in service of the 

6 goals described in section 3(c)(1). 

7 (8) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDEN8 TIAL.—The term ‘‘recognized postsecondary creden9 tial’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 

10 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

11 U.S.C. 3102). 

12 (9) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.— 

13 The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship program’’ 

14 means an apprenticeship program registered under 

15 the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as 

16 the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, 

17 chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 

18 (10) SECOND LANGUAGE.—The term ‘‘second 

19 language’’ means any language other than English, 

20 including Braille and American Sign Language. 

21 (11) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

22 means the Secretary of Education. 

23 (12) UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATION.—The 

24 term ‘‘underrepresented population’’ means an indi25 vidual who is from a group whose gender, ethnic 


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1 background, or national origin is not traditionally 

2 represented in registered apprenticeship programs. 

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