1, 2019), or the manufacturing field or other 
vocational or career and technical education 
field; 
(2) upon graduating from the high school, en-
rolls, at a community college partner of the eligible 
entity— 
(A) in a course of study related to a career 
pathway described in paragraph (1)(B); or 
(B) in a youth apprenticeship program; 
and 
(3) upon receiving an associate’s degree from 
the community college, in the case of a student who 
has not completed the youth apprenticeship program 
or joint labor-management training program of the 
eligible entity, enrolls and participates, for at least 
a 2-year period, in such youth apprenticeship pro-
gram or joint labor-management training program. 
(d) ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.—To be eligible to partici-
pate in a program described in subsection (c), a student 
shall, prior to participating in the program, demonstrate 
academic ability and a commitment to pursue a career 
pathway described in subsection (c)(1)(B). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPRENTICESHIP.—The term ‘‘apprentice-
ship’’ means an apprenticeship registered under the 
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Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the 
‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chap-
ter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 
(2) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘career and technical education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. 
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
(3) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘commu-
nity college’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘junior 
or community college’’ in section 312(f) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f)). 
(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a partnership— 
(A) among— 
(i) one or more local educational agen-
cies; 
(ii) one or more community colleges; 
and 
(iii) one or more youth apprenticeship 
programs or joint labor-management train-
ing programs; and 
(B) that works with an employer in a 
State-identified high-skill, high-wage, or in-de-
mand industry sector or occupation described in 
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subsection (c)(1)(B) that is serving, or seeking 
to expand its capacity to serve, youth appren-
ticeship programs. 
(5) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘local edu-
cational agency’’, ‘‘high school’’, and ‘‘State’’ have 
the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(6) IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY SECTOR OR OCCUPA-
TION.—The term ‘‘in-demand industry sector or oc-
cupation’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3 of the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(7) JOINT LABOR-MANAGEMENT TRAINING PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘joint labor-management training 
program’’ means a program that— 
(A) is carried out by a committee that is 
composed of an equal number of representatives 
of employers and representatives of employees 
represented by a bona fide collective bargaining 
agent; and 
(B) has been established to conduct, oper-
ate, or administer an youth apprenticeship pro-
gram and enter into apprenticeship agreements 
with apprentices. 
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(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(9) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ means— 
(A) science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics; and 
(B) other career and technical education 
subjects that build on the subjects described in 
subparagraph (A). 
(10) YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘youth apprenticeship program’’ means an ap-
prenticeship program that is a partner of the eligible 
entity that— 
(A) is designed for an eligible student who 
at the start of the program is eligible to be en-
rolled in high school; and 
(B) incorporates the following: 
(i) Paid, on-the-job learning under the 
supervision of skilled employee mentors. 
(ii) Related classroom-based instruc-
tion at a local educational agency or com-
munity college partner of the eligible entity 
aligned with a career pathway described in 
subsection (c)(2)(A). 
(iii) Ongoing assessment against es-
tablished skill and competency standards. 
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(iv) Culmination in a recognized post-
secondary credential, with the quality of 
the training leading to the credential re-
viewed by the eligible entity. 
(v) Leads to placement in further edu-
cation, employment, or an apprenticeship 
program. 
Æ 
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