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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1050 

To establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among 

apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 14, 2017 

Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. TONKO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 

SMITH of Washington, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. 

KEATING, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. KILMER, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, 

Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. JUDY

CHU of California, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. POCAN, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. 

TITUS, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. ESTY, Mr. NOLAN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. 

KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. HECK, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. 

CASTOR of Florida, and Mr. HASTINGS) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among apprenticeships or other job training 

programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges, 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, 

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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Youth Access to Amer3 ican Jobs Act of 2017’’. 

4 SEC. 2. 2–2–2 PILOT PROGRAM. 

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

6 to carry out this Act, the Secretary of Education, in con7 sultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall award grants 

8 to 10 eligible entities to carry a program described in sub9 section (c) for eligible students. 

10 (b) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible enti11 ty that desires to receive a grant under this section shall 

12 submit an application to the Secretary as such time, in 

13 such manner, and containing such information as the Sec14 retary may require. 

15 (c) USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 

16 a grant under this section shall use such grant to carry 

17 out a program under which each eligible student partici18 pating in the program— 

19 (1) during grades 11 and 12 at a high school 

20 served by the local educational agency in the eligible 

21 entity, enrolls in and completes STEM and STEM22 focused career and technical education courses, and 

23 courses that prepare such student for community 

24 college; 

25 (2) upon graduating from the high school, en26 rolls in a course of study related to a high-growth 

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1 skills industry, an in-demand industry or occupation, 

2 the manufacturing field, or other vocational or ca3 reer and technical education field at a community 

4 college in the eligible entity; and 

5 (3) upon receiving an associate’s degree from 

6 the community college, enrolls and participates, for 

7 a 2-year period, in— 

8 (A) the State apprenticeship program of 

9 the eligible entity; or 

10 (B) the joint-labor management training 

11 program of the eligible entity. 

12 (d) ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.—To be eligible to partici13 pate in a program described in subsection (c), a student 

14 shall, prior to participating in the program, demonstrate 

15 academic ability and a commitment to pursue a career in 

16 a high-growth skills industry, an in-demand industry or 

17 occupation, the manufacturing field, or other vocational 

18 or career and technical education field. 

19 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—The 

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

22 meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. 

23 Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 

24 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 

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1 (2) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘commu2 nity college’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘junior 

3 or community college’’ in section 312(f) of the High4 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f)). 

5 (3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti6 ty’’ means a partnership among— 

7 (A) a local educational agency; 

8 (B) a community college; and 

9 (C) a State apprenticeship program or a 

10 joint-labor management training program. 

11 (4) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘local edu12 cational agency’’, ‘‘high school’’, and ‘‘State’’ have 

13 the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the 

14 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

15 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

16 (5) IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY SECTOR OR OCCUPA17 TION.—The term ‘‘in-demand industry sector or oc18 cupation’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

19 3 of the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act 

20 (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

21 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

22 the Secretary of Education. 

23 (7) STATE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The 

24 term ‘‘State apprenticeship program’’ means an ap25 prenticeship program that provides an apprenticemstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with BILLS

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1 ship with an employer in a high-growth skills indus2 try, an in-demand industry or occupation, the manu3 facturing field, or other vocational or career and 

4 technical education field to students with an associ5 ate’s degree related to such industry, occupation, or 

6 field. 

7 (8) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ means— 

8 (A) science, technology, engineering, and 

9 mathematics; and 

10 (B) other career and technical education 

11 subjects that build on the subjects described in 

12 subparagraph (A). 

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