American Manufacturing Jobs for Students Act

Bill: 114-hr-645
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2015-02-02
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding

Educational guidance

Elementary and secondary education

Manufacturing

Vocational and technical education
Latest action: action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>American Manufacturing Jobs for Students Act</strong></p> <p>Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education, when awarding grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for school counseling programs, to give special consideration to coordinated efforts to significantly engage students in manufacturing careers.</p> <p> Requires such programs to provide students in grades 7-12 with: (1) information on career and educational pathways leading to jobs and career opportunities in the LEA's geographic area, particularly in the manufacturing field; and (2) opportunities to interact with employers in the LEA's geographic area, with preference given to employers in the manufacturing field.</p> <UL> <UL> <UL> </UL> </UL> </UL>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 645 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2015 Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide career education pathways in manufacturing.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Manufacturing Jobs for Students Act . 2. Career education pathways Section 5421 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7245 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)— (A) by striking and at the end of subparagraph (B); (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (D) significantly engage students, in a coordinated effort with local manufacturing employers, teachers, students, and parents, to promote careers in the manufacturing field. ; and (2) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) by striking and at the end of subparagraph (K); (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (L) and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (M) provide students in grades 7 through 12 with— (i) information on career and educational pathways leading to jobs and career opportunities in the labor markets of the geographic area of the local educational agency of the school, particularly in the manufacturing field; and (ii) opportunities for interaction with employers of such labor markets, with preference given to employers in the manufacturing field, including opportunities to visit the workplaces of such employers to facilitate a greater understanding of the job requirements, job opportunities, and what the job entails. .