Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to 10 eligible entities (partnerships among a local educational agency (LEA), a community college, and a state apprentice program or a joint-labor management training program) to carry out a program for students to: (1) take science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses and other courses during grades 11 and 12 at a secondary school served by the LEA that prepare them for community college; (2) enroll in a course of study related to the manufacturing field at the community college upon graduating from the secondary school; and (3) enroll, for a two-year period, in the state apprenticeship program or the joint-labor management training program upon receiving an associate's degree from the community college.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4827 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4827
To establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships
among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational
agencies, and community colleges, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 10, 2014
Mr. Horsford (for himself and Mr. McDermott) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce
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A BILL
To establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships
among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational
agencies, and community colleges, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Access to American Jobs Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. 2-2-2 PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out this
Act, the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of
Labor, shall award grants to 10 eligible entities to carry a program
described in subsection (c) for eligible students.
(b) Application Requirements.--An eligible entity that desires to
receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the
Secretary as such time, in such manner, and containing such information
as the Secretary may require.
(c) Uses of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under
this section shall use such grant to carry out a program under which
each eligible student participating in the program--
(1) during grades 11 and 12 at a secondary school served by
the local educational agency in the eligible entity, takes STEM
courses and courses that prepare such student for community
college;
(2) upon graduating from the secondary school, enrolls in a
course of study related to the manufacturing field at the
community college in the eligible entity; and
(3) upon receiving an associate's degree from the community
college, enrolls and participates, for a 2-year period, in--
(A) the State apprenticeship program in the
eligible entity; or
(B) the joint-labor management training program in
the eligible entity.
(d) Eligible Students.--To be eligible to participate in a program
described in subsection (c), a student shall, prior to participating in
the program, demonstrate academic ability and a commitment to pursue a
career in a manufacturing field or other vocational field.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Community college.--The term ``community college'' has
the meaning given the term in section 312(f) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f)).
(2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a
partnership among--
(A) a local educational agency;
(B) a community college; and
(C) a State apprenticeship program or a joint-labor
management training program.
(3) ESEA terms.--The terms ``local educational agency'',
``secondary school'', and ``State'' have the meanings given the
terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Education.
(5) State apprenticeship program.--The term ``State
apprenticeship program'' means an apprenticeship program that
provides an apprenticeship with an employer in the
manufacturing field to students with an associate's degree
related to the field of manufacturing.
(6) STEM.--The term ``STEM'' means science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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