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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1834 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to develop, administer, 
and evaluate early childhood education apprenticeships, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 28, 2023 
Mr. GUTHRIE (for himself, Ms. WILD, and Mr. TRONE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to develop, 
administer, and evaluate early childhood education ap-
prenticeships, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GRANTS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
and the Secretary of Education, shall award grants to 
States to develop, administer, and evaluate apprentice-
ships. 
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(b) APPLICATION.—A State seeking a grant under 
this Act shall submit an application to the Secretary for 
approval at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. 
(c) USES OF FUNDS.— 
(1) REQUIRED
USES.—A grant under sub-
section (a) shall be used for activities that develop, 
administer, and evaluate an apprenticeship, includ-
ing— 
(A) equipping apprentices with specialized 
knowledge, skills, and competencies required to 
work in early childhood education; 
(B) increasing the number of apprentices 
(including apprentices that are in areas that are 
underserved or rural) with a recognized postsec-
ondary credential, a certificate of completion of 
an apprenticeship, or a degree from an institu-
tion of higher education; 
(C) promoting recruitment and retention of 
apprentices; 
(D) providing a pathway to career ad-
vancement for apprentices by assisting such ap-
prentices in completing an apprenticeship and 
tracking the percent of such completions, in-
cluding the apprentices who— 
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(i) attend an institution of higher edu-
cation after completing an apprenticeship; 
and 
(ii) enter into employment that is un-
subsidized after completing an apprentice-
ship; 
(E) supporting partnerships with institu-
tions of higher education in the State, busi-
nesses, and other entities participating in an 
apprenticeship to provide for academic credit 
for instruction related to the apprenticeship and 
the application of such credit toward a degree 
at an institution of higher education; and 
(F) developing strategies to hire and retain 
qualified supervisors for apprentices that sup-
port such apprentices through— 
(i) professional development; 
(ii) mentorship; 
(iii) evaluation; and 
(iv) training. 
(2) PERMITTED USES.—In addition to the re-
quirements under paragraph (1), a grant under sub-
section (a) may be used to— 
(A) coordinate with the State apprentice-
ship agency to determine and disseminate best 
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practices, recommended curricula, or other re-
sources on administering effective apprentice-
ships for businesses, institutions of higher edu-
cation, or other entities participating in an ap-
prenticeship; and 
(B) establish primary indicators of per-
formance with respect to apprentices and indi-
viduals who have completed an apprenticeship 
to be shared on State and national workforce 
registries (commonly known as ‘‘Registered Ap-
prenticeship Partners Information Data Sys-
tems’’), including— 
(i) the percentage of individuals who 
have completed an apprenticeship and re-
main employed full-time in early childhood 
education— 
(I) 6 months after completing 
such apprenticeship; and 
(II) 1 year after completing such 
apprenticeship; 
(ii) the median earnings of individuals 
who have completed an apprenticeship and 
are employed full-time in early childhood 
education within 6 months after com-
pleting such apprenticeship; 
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(iii) the percentage of apprentices who 
obtain a recognized postsecondary creden-
tial, a secondary school diploma, or the 
recognized equivalent of such diploma 
while participating in an apprenticeship; 
and 
(iv) the percentage of individuals who 
have completed an apprenticeship and who 
begin or obtain a recognized postsecondary 
credential or degree, a secondary school di-
ploma, or the recognized equivalent of such 
diploma within 1 year after completing an 
apprenticeship. 
(d) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall prioritize State 
applicants that— 
(1) have developed partnerships with— 
(A) Indian Tribes in such State; or 
(B) institutions of higher education that 
serve minority populations; 
(2) have a statewide credit articulation agree-
ment in place that ensures credit transfer between 
participating institutions of higher education in the 
State and other relevant credential programs; or 
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(3) assure that no less than 25 percent of the 
grant funds will be used to support apprenticeships 
in underserved or rural communities. 
(e) GRANT TERM AND LIMITATION.— 
(1) TERM.—The term of a grant made under 
this Act shall be 3 years. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall award no 
greater than 20 grants each fiscal year. 
(f) COST-SHARING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
cost of any activity carried out using a grant made 
under this Act shall be not more than 75 percent. 
(2) IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS.—The non-Fed-
eral share of the total cost of any activity carried 
out using a grant made under this Act may be in 
the form of donations or in-kind contributions of 
goods or services fairly valued. 
(g) STATE EVALUATION
AND REPORT
TO SEC-
RETARY.— 
(1) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—Not later than 
1 year after receiving a grant under this Act, and 
annually thereafter for the duration of the grant, a 
State shall submit to the Secretary a report con-
taining an evaluation of the apprenticeships to deter-
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mine which program strategies made progress to-
ward— 
(A) increasing the aggregate number of ap-
prentices; and 
(B) increasing the retention rates of ap-
prentices. 
(2) 
RULE
FOR
REPORTING
DATA.—The 
disaggregation of data under this Act shall not be 
required when the number of apprentices in a cat-
egory is insufficient to yield statistically reliable in-
formation or when the results would reveal person-
ally identifiable information about an apprentice. 
(h) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on the effectiveness of 
each State that received a grant under this Act to develop, 
administer, and evaluate apprenticeships, including evalu-
ating— 
(1) an increase in the number of apprentices in 
early childhood education; 
(2) an increase in the retention rates of individ-
uals who work in early childhood education after 
completing an apprenticeship; 
(3) the career path of apprentices and individ-
uals who have completed an apprenticeship; and 
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(4) an increase in the number of credentials 
and degrees obtained by apprentices. 
(i) FUNDING.—To carry out the grant program 
under this Act, the Secretary shall use amounts allocated 
under section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and 
Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3224a). 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) 
APPRENTICE.—The 
term 
‘‘apprentice’’ 
means an individual participating in a registered ap-
prenticeship program focused on early childhood 
education as that term is defined under section 103 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1003). 
(2) APPRENTICESHIP.—The term ‘‘apprentice-
ship’’ means a registered apprenticeship program 
that trains apprentices. 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given the term under section 102(a)(1) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002(a)(1)). 
(4) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship program’’ 
means an apprenticeship program registered under 
the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as 
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the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 29 U.S.C. 50 et 
seq.). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
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