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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8789 

To direct the Secretary of Labor to enter into interagency agreements to 

promote and support integration and alignment of programs under the 

national apprenticeship system with secondary, postsecondary, and adult 

education, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 19, 2020 

Mrs. LURIA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Labor to enter into interagency 

agreements to promote and support integration and 

alignment of programs under the national apprenticeship 

system with secondary, postsecondary, and adult education, 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 ‘‘Apprenticeship Pro5 gram Clearinghouse Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. IN GENERAL. 

2 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

3 of this Act, in order to cooperate with the Secretary of 

4 Education and promote awareness and adoption of ap5 prenticeship programs, the Secretary of Labor shall— 

6 (1) enter into an interagency agreement with 

7 the Secretary of Education to promote and support 

8 integration and alignment of programs under the 

9 national apprenticeship system with secondary, post10 secondary, and adult education, through the activi11 ties described in this Act; and 

12 (2) submit to the Committee on Education and 

13 Labor of the House of Representatives and the Com14 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

15 of Senate, such agreement and any modifications to 

16 such agreement. 

17 SEC. 3. BEST PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT AND SHARING. 

18 (a) DISSEMINATION.—Such interagency agreement 

19 shall require that the Secretaries disseminate information 

20 on the value of programs under the national apprentice21 ship system, including relevant placement, retention, and 

22 earnings information, labor market data from the local 

23 area, and sector forecasts to determine high-skill, high24 wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations of 

25 such programs, to local education and training providers, 


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1 labor organizations, or joint-labor management organiza2 tions (including those representing teachers). 

3 (b) CLEARINGHOUSE.—Such agreement shall require 

4 the Secretaries to create a clearinghouse of best prac5 tices— 

6 (1) for improving performance and increasing 

7 alignment of education and programs under the na8 tional apprenticeship system, including career path9 ways; and 

10 (2) publicly disseminate information and re11 sources on— 

12 (A) replicable related instruction and on13 the-job learning; and 

14 (B) how to build an understanding of ap15 prenticeship opportunities available to students. 

16 SEC. 4. DATA SHARING AGREEMENT. 

17 The Secretaries shall disseminate best practices for 

18 the alignment of education records and records of pro19 grams under the national apprenticeship system, including 

20 information on program participants who enroll in, com21 plete, and receive academic credit for postsecondary 

22 coursework while participating in such a program. 

23 SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 

24 In this Act: 


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1 (1) APPRENTICESHIP.—The term ‘‘apprentice2 ship’’ or ‘‘apprenticeship program’’ means an ap3 prenticeship— 

4 (A) registered with the Department of 

5 Labor under the Act of August 16, 1937 (com6 monly known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship 

7 Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 

8 et seq.), or a State Apprenticeship Agency rec9 ognized by the Department of Labor; and 

10 (B) that complies with the requirements of 

11 subpart A of part 29, and part 30 of title 29, 

12 Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 

13 September 18, 2020). 

14 (2) NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM.—The 

15 term ‘‘national apprenticeship system’’ means the 

16 apprenticeship programs, youth apprenticeship pro17 grams, and pre-apprenticeship programs registered 

18 under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly re19 ferred to as the National Apprenticeship Act). 

20 (3) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDEN21 TIAL.—The term ‘‘recognized postsecondary creden22 tial’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 

23 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

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1 clude a certificate of completion of an apprentice2 ship. 

3 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of Labor. 

5 SEC. 6. FUNDING. 

6 Any funds appropriated under this Act shall only be 

7 used for, or provided to, programs under the national ap8 prenticeship system, including any funds awarded for the 

9 purposes of grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, 

10 or the development, implementation, or administration, of 

11 program under the national apprenticeship system. 

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