Promoting Health Careers in Community and Technical Colleges Act

Bill: 116-hr-3823
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]
Introduced: 2019-07-18
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding

Health personnel

Higher education

Medical education

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2019-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Promoting Health Careers in Community and Technical Colleges Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires entities (e.g., institutions of higher education) that are awarded Health Profession Opportunity Grants to train project participants to earn recognized postsecondary credentials, including industry-recognized credentials.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3823 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2019 Mr. Doggett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To ensure that health professions opportunity demonstration projects train project participants to earn a recognized postsecondary credential, and to clarify that community colleges are eligible for grants to conduct such a demonstration project.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Health Careers in Community and Technical Colleges Act . 2. Health professions opportunity demonstration project grantees required to train project participants to earn a recognized postsecondary credential Section 2008 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g ) is amended by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Grantees required To train project participants To earn a recognized postsecondary credential An eligible entity awarded a grant to conduct a demonstration project under this section shall train project participants to earn a recognized postsecondary credential, including an industry-recognized credential. . 3. Eligibility of community colleges for grants to conduct health professions opportunity demonstration projects Section 2008(a)(4)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)(4)(D) ) is amended by striking section 101 and inserting sections 101 and 102(a)(1)(B) . 4. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2019.