Career and Technical Education Opportunity Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include as a program that is eligible to participate in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program and the Federal Perkins Loans program an educational program that: (1) provides students with at least 250 clock hours of instruction over a minimum of five weeks, and (2) leads to an industry-recognized credential.
Defines an "industry-recognized credential" as one that:
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2795 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2795
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the definition of
eligible program.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 11, 2014
Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the definition of
eligible program.
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 ``Career and Technical Education
Opportunity Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS.
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) in section 481(b), by adding at the end the following:
``(5)(A) For purposes of parts D and E, the term `eligible program'
includes a program of not less than 250 clock hours of instruction,
offered during a minimum of 5 weeks of instruction that leads an
industry-recognized credential.
``(B) In this paragraph, the term `industry-recognized credential'
means an industry-recognized credential that--
``(i) is demonstrated to be of high quality by the
institution offering the program in the program participation
agreement under section 487;
``(ii) meets the current, as of the date of the
determination, or projected needs of a local or regional
workforce for recruitment, screening, hiring, retention, or
advancement purposes--
``(I) as determined by the State in which the
program is located, in consultation with business
entities; or
``(II) as demonstrated by the institution offering
the program leading to the credential; and
``(iii) is, where applicable, endorsed by a nationally
recognized trade association or organization representing a
significant part of the industry or sector.''; and
(2) in section 487(a), by adding at the end the following:
``(30) In the case of an institution that offers a program
of not less than 250 clock hours of instruction, offered during
a minimum of 5 weeks of instruction that leads an industry-
recognized credential, as provided under section 481(b)(5), the
institution will demonstrate to the Secretary that the
industry-recognized credential is of high quality.''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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