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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1050 
To establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among 
apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agen-
cies, and community colleges, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2017 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. TONKO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. 
KEATING, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. KILMER, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, 
Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. JUDY 
CHU of California, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. POCAN, Mr. LAN-
GEVIN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. 
TITUS, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. ESTY, Mr. NOLAN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. 
KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. HECK, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. 
CASTOR of Florida, and Mr. HASTINGS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To establish a pilot program to promote public-private part-
nerships among apprenticeships or other job training 
programs, local educational agencies, and community col-
leges, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Youth Access to Amer-
ican Jobs Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. 2–2–2 PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 
to carry out this Act, the Secretary of Education, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall award grants 
to 10 eligible entities to carry a program described in sub-
section (c) for eligible students. 
(b) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible enti-
ty that desires to receive a grant under this section shall 
submit an application to the Secretary as such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(c) USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 
a grant under this section shall use such grant to carry 
out a program under which each eligible student partici-
pating in the program— 
(1) during grades 11 and 12 at a high school 
served by the local educational agency in the eligible 
entity, enrolls in and completes STEM and STEM- 
focused career and technical education courses, and 
courses that prepare such student for community 
college; 
(2) upon graduating from the high school, en-
rolls in a course of study related to a high-growth 
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skills industry, an in-demand industry or occupation, 
the manufacturing field, or other vocational or ca-
reer and technical education field at a community 
college in the eligible entity; and 
(3) upon receiving an associate’s degree from 
the community college, enrolls and participates, for 
a 2-year period, in— 
(A) the State apprenticeship program of 
the eligible entity; or 
(B) the joint-labor management training 
program of the eligible entity. 
(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 in 
a high-growth skills industry, an in-demand industry or 
occupation, the manufacturing field, or other vocational 
or career and technical education field. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 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). 
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(2) 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)). 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a partnership among— 
(A) a local educational agency; 
(B) a community college; and 
(C) a State apprenticeship program or a 
joint-labor management training program. 
(4) 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). 
(5) 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). 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(7) STATE
APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘State apprenticeship program’’ means an ap-
prenticeship program that provides an apprentice-
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ship with an employer in a high-growth skills indus-
try, an in-demand industry or occupation, the manu-
facturing field, or other vocational or career and 
technical education field to students with an associ-
ate’s degree related to such industry, occupation, or 
field. 
(8) 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). 
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