Free Career and Technical Education for High School Students Act

Bill: 115-s-3101
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2018-06-20
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Education of the disadvantaged

Education programs funding

Elementary and secondary education

Vocational and technical education
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-20
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Free Career and Technical Education for High School Students Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires a state to conduct state leadership activities that reduce or eliminate out-of-pocket expenses for special populations (i.e., groups of people with needs that require special consideration and attention in an educational setting) participating in career and technical education, and that support the costs for such populations associated with fees, transportation, child care, or mobility challenges relating to such participation.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3101 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 20, 2018 Ms. Warren 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 require a State to conduct State leadership activities that reduce or eliminate out-of-pocket expenses related to enrollment in a career and technical education course or dual or concurrent enrollment program for students in special populations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Free Career and Technical Education for High School Students Act . 2. State leadership activities Section 124(b) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2344(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (8), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (10) (A) reducing or eliminating out-of-pocket expenses for special populations participating in career and technical education, including dual enrollment or early college high school programs; and (B) supporting the costs for special populations associated with fees, transportation, child care, or mobility challenges relating to such participation. .