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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5146 
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 to establish the American Technical Training Grant Program, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2018 
Ms. ESTY of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. MACARTHUR, Mr. HIMES, and Mr. 
QUIGLEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 2006 to establish the American Technical 
Training Grant Program, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Technical Education 
Creates High-Paying Careers Act of 2018’’ or the ‘‘TECH 
Careers Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMERICAN TECHNICAL TRAINING GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Carl D. Perkins 
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2371 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by inserting before section 201 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘PART A—TECH PREP PROGRAM’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new part: 
‘‘PART B—AMERICAN TECHNICAL TRAINING 
GRANT PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 221. ESTABLISHMENT OF AMERICAN TECHNICAL 
TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of 
Education, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, 
shall develop and implement a grant program, to be known 
as the American Technical Training Grant Program, to 
award competitive grants to eligible entities for supporting 
the establishment, redesign, or expansion of job training 
programs that enable economically disadvantaged students 
to enter into and advance along career pathways that lead 
to jobs in high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupa-
tions. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—For pur-
poses of this part, the term ‘eligible entity’ means an insti-
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tution of higher education that offers career and technical 
education programs that can be completed in 2 years or 
less or a consortium of such institutions. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity that desires a 
grant under this part shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(d) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In awarding grants 
under this part, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
entities that— 
‘‘(1) would serve a large proportion of job train-
ing program participants who are from economically 
disadvantaged families; 
‘‘(2) would provide training for an industry sec-
tor or occupation in high demand; 
‘‘(3) demonstrate potential for a high percent-
age of job training program participants to secure 
employment after completion of such entity’s job 
training program; or 
‘‘(4) meet such other criteria as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
‘‘(e) PARTNERSHIPS.— 
‘‘(1) 
REQUIRED
PARTNERSHIPS.—Before 
awarding a grant to an eligible entity under this 
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part, the Secretary shall verify that the eligible enti-
ty has entered into a partnership agreement with— 
‘‘(A) a local workforce development board; 
‘‘(B) one or more employers with a work-
force need in a high-skill, high-wage, or high- 
demand industry; and 
‘‘(C) an industry organization or other 
intermediary representing the industry sector or 
occupation for which the job training program 
provides training. 
‘‘(2) SEPARATE ENTITIES NOT REQUIRED.—In 
meeting the partnership requirements of subpara-
graphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1), an eligible 
entity shall not be required to partner with a sepa-
rate entity for purposes of each such subparagraph. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.—In addition 
to being in the partnerships described in paragraph 
(1), an eligible entity may be in a partnership 
with— 
‘‘(A) a nonprofit organization or other 
training provider, including an apprenticeship 
program registered with the Department of 
Labor; 
‘‘(B) an institution of higher education 
that— 
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‘‘(i) offers a baccalaureate degree; and 
‘‘(ii) has an articulation agreement 
with the eligible entity; 
‘‘(C) a community-based organization; 
‘‘(D) a State, regional, or local economic 
development agency; 
‘‘(E) a secondary school; or 
‘‘(F) a local educational agency. 
‘‘(f) REQUIRED USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity 
that receives a grant under this part shall use the grant 
funds to— 
‘‘(1) establish, redesign, or expand a job train-
ing program that— 
‘‘(A) leads to an industry recognized cre-
dential or certification at the post-secondary 
level or to an associate degree; 
‘‘(B) trains job training program partici-
pants for a regionally in-demand industry sec-
tor or occupation; 
‘‘(C) addresses through embedded remedi-
ation the needs of job training program partici-
pants for remediation or attainment of basic 
skills; 
‘‘(D) provides academic credit to job train-
ing program participants for prior learning, if 
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