Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4881
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2022-09-19
Policy area: Commerce
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act of </b> <b>2022</b></p> <p>This bill includes within the responsibilities of Small Business Development Centers and Women's Business Centers the provision of assistance to small businesses in hiring graduates from career and technical education programs and to graduates of such programs in starting small businesses.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4881 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 19, 2022 Mr. Marshall (for himself and Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women’s business centers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 2022 . 2. Inclusion of career and technical education (a) Definition Section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (gg) Career and technical education The term career and technical education has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2302 ). . (b) Small business development centers Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (T), by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (v) of the first subparagraph (U) (relating to succession planning), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (3) by redesignating the second subparagraph (U) (relating to training on domestic and international intellectual property protections) as subparagraph (V); (4) in subparagraph (V)(ii)(II), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (W) assisting small business concerns in hiring graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and (X) assisting graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study in starting up a small business concern. . (c) Women’s business centers Section 29(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) assistance for small business concerns to hire graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and (5) assistance for graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study to start up a small business concern. .