College Opportunities for Servicemembers Act

Bill: 118-hr-7097
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2024-01-25
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-01-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>College Opportunities for Servicemembers Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to conduct outreach to institutions of higher education for purposes of entering into more agreements that may provide training or internships to members of the Armed Forces under the Skillbridge program. Skillbridge provides members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to gain civilian work experience through training, apprenticeships, or internships and connects service members who are transitioning to civilian life with job experiences.</p> <p>Additionally, DOD may conduct outreach and provide assistance to institutions of higher education to support the creation of centers at the institutions through which members of the Armed Forces who are eligible for Skillbridge and veterans may receive job training.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7097 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2024 Ms. Sherrill (for herself, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia , Mr. Allred , Mr. Crow , Mr. Davis of North Carolina , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Kim of New Jersey , Ms. Norton , Ms. Titus , and Ms. Tokuda ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Defense to conduct outreach and provide assistance to institutions of higher education to support training and internships for members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the College Opportunities for Servicemembers Act . 2. Training and education for transitioning members through institutions of higher education (a) Skillbridge The Secretary of Defense may conduct outreach to institutions of higher education in order to enter into more agreements with such institutions that may provide training or internships to members of the Armed Forces pursuant to the Skillbridge program established under section 1143(e) of title 10, United States Code. (b) Centers for military and veterans education The Secretary of Defense may conduct outreach and provide assistance to institutions of higher education to support the creation of centers at such institutions through which members of the Armed Forces eligible for Skillbridge and veterans may receive job training. (c) Institution of higher education defined In this section, the term institution of higher education means an institution described in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) ).