Career and Technical Education Opportunity Act

Bill: 113-s-2795
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2014-09-11
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding

Employee hiring

Employment and training programs

Higher education

Licensing and registrations

Teaching, teachers, curricula

Vocational and technical education
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-09-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Career and Technical Education Opportunity Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include as a program that is eligible to participate in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program and the Federal Perkins Loans program an educational program that: (1) provides students with at least 250 clock hours of instruction over a minimum of five weeks, and (2) leads to an industry-recognized credential.</p> <p>Defines an &quot;industry-recognized credential&quot; as one that:</p> <ul> <li>is demonstrated to be of high quality by the institution of higher education offering the educational program in its title IV participation agreement with the Secretary of Education;</li> <li>meets the current or projected needs of a local or regional workforce for recruitment, screening, hiring, retention, or advancement purposes; and </li> <li>is, where applicable, endorsed by a nationally recognized trade association or organization representing a significant part of the industry or sector.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2795 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 11, 2014 Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. Kaine ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the definition of eligible program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Career and Technical Education Opportunity Act . 2. Expansion of eligible programs The Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 481(b), by adding at the end the following: (5) (A) For purposes of parts D and E, the term eligible program includes a program of not less than 250 clock hours of instruction, offered during a minimum of 5 weeks of instruction that leads an industry-recognized credential. (B) In this paragraph, the term industry-recognized credential means an industry-recognized credential that— (i) is demonstrated to be of high quality by the institution offering the program in the program participation agreement under section 487; (ii) meets the current, as of the date of the determination, or projected needs of a local or regional workforce for recruitment, screening, hiring, retention, or advancement purposes— (I) as determined by the State in which the program is located, in consultation with business entities; or (II) as demonstrated by the institution offering the program leading to the credential; and (iii) is, where applicable, endorsed by a nationally recognized trade association or organization representing a significant part of the industry or sector. ; and (2) in section 487(a), by adding at the end the following: (30) In the case of an institution that offers a program of not less than 250 clock hours of instruction, offered during a minimum of 5 weeks of instruction that leads an industry-recognized credential, as provided under section 481(b)(5), the institution will demonstrate to the Secretary that the industry-recognized credential is of high quality. .