New Hope and Opportunity through the Power of Employment Act

Bill: 115-s-945
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2017-04-26
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding

Employment and training programs

Licensing and registrations

State and local government operations

Vocational and technical education
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2555)

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>New Hope and Opportunity through the Power of Employment Act or the New HOPE Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to require state leadership activities funded by the Act to include consulting and coordinating with other state agencies for the identification, consolidation, or elimination of licenses or certifications that pose an unnecessary barrier to entry for aspiring workers and provide limited consumer protection.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 945 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 26, 2017 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to authorize funds to identify and eliminate excessive occupational licensure.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the New Hope and Opportunity through the Power of Employment Act or the New HOPE Act . 2. State leadership activities Section 124(c) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2344(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (16)(B), by striking and after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (17), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (18) consulting and coordinating with other State agencies for the identification, consolidation, or elimination of licenses or certifications which pose an unnecessary barrier to entry for aspiring workers and provide limited consumer protection. .