I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3663 
To support the establishment of an apprenticeship college consortium. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 1, 2021 
Mr. HARDER of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To support the establishment of an apprenticeship college 
consortium. 
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 ‘‘Apprenticeships to Col-
lege Act’’. 
SEC. 2. APPRENTICESHIP COLLEGE CONSORTIUM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, in order to cooperate with 
the Secretary of Education and promote awareness and 
adoption of apprenticeship programs, the Secretary of 
Labor shall— 
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(1) enter into an interagency agreement with 
the Secretary of Education to promote and support 
integration and alignment of programs under the 
national apprenticeship system with secondary, post-
secondary, and adult education, through the activi-
ties described in this section; and 
(2) submit to the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
of Senate, such agreement and any modifications to 
such agreement. 
(b) APPRENTICESHIP COLLEGE CONSORTIUM.—In 
order to support the establishment of a college consortium 
of postsecondary educational institutions, related instruc-
tion providers, sponsors, qualified intermediaries, and em-
ployers for the purposes of promoting stronger connections 
between programs under the national apprenticeship sys-
tem and participating 2- and 4-year postsecondary edu-
cational institutions, the interagency agreement under 
subsection (a) shall include a description of how the Secre-
taries will— 
(1) support data sharing systems that align 
education records and records of programs under 
the national apprenticeship system regarding wheth-
er program participants who receive financial aid 
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under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
enroll in, or complete, postsecondary coursework 
while participating in a program under such system; 
(2) provide guidance on how to align eligible 
funding from, planning processes for, and the re-
quirements of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et 
seq.), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) 
with this Act; 
(3) require all participants of the apprentice-
ship college consortium to enter into agreements 
to— 
(A) have an articulation agreement with a 
participating sponsor of an apprenticeship pro-
gram, which may include a 2- or 4-year postsec-
ondary educational institution; 
(B) create or expand the awarding and ar-
ticulation of academic credit for related instruc-
tion completed and credentials awarded to pro-
gram participants as part of a program under 
the national apprenticeship system; and 
(C) support the creation or expansion of 
electronic transcripts for apprenticeship pro-
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grams and all academic content, including re-
lated instruction and on-the-job training; 
(4) provide technical assistance on eligible uses 
of financial aid, including the Federal work study 
program under part C of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq.), for 
related instruction for programs under the national 
apprenticeship system; 
(5) provide to consortium participants or poten-
tial participants information regarding— 
(A) a list of apprenticeship programs in re-
lated occupations offered in the State or avail-
able under the Office of Apprenticeship that 
may become part of the consortium; 
(B) information on how to develop an ap-
prenticeship program; 
(C) information on Federal, State, and 
local financial resources available to assist with 
the establishment and implementation of ap-
prenticeship programs; and 
(D) information on related qualified inter-
mediaries or industry or sector partnerships 
supporting apprenticeship programs, as applica-
ble; and 
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(6) support information regarding the appren-
ticeship consortium being made available on a pub-
licly accessible website, including— 
(A) a list of participating members of the 
consortium, apprenticeship programs provided, 
credentials awarded with each program, and 
available apprenticeable occupations; and 
(B) models of articulation agreements, 
prior learning assessments, and competency- 
based curriculum for related instruction for il-
lustrative purposes. 
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