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To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to establish the American Technical Training Grant Program, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-5146| House 
| Updated: 3/1/2018
Elizabeth H. Esty

Elizabeth H. Esty

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (4)
Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Technical Education Creates High-Paying Careers Act of 2018 or the TECH Careers Act This bill directs the Department of Education, in coordination with the Department of Labor, to develop and implement an American Technical Training Grant Program awarding three-year grants of up to $5 million per fiscal year to institutions of higher education that offer career and technical education programs that can be completed in two years or less to support the establishment, redesign, or expansion of job training programs. Such programs shall enable economically disadvantaged students to enter into and advance along career pathways that lead to jobs in high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupations.
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Timeline
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced in House
Mar 1, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • March 1, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • March 1, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Education of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingEmployment and training programsHigher educationVocational and technical education

To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to establish the American Technical Training Grant Program, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-5146| House 
| Updated: 3/1/2018
Technical Education Creates High-Paying Careers Act of 2018 or the TECH Careers Act This bill directs the Department of Education, in coordination with the Department of Labor, to develop and implement an American Technical Training Grant Program awarding three-year grants of up to $5 million per fiscal year to institutions of higher education that offer career and technical education programs that can be completed in two years or less to support the establishment, redesign, or expansion of job training programs. Such programs shall enable economically disadvantaged students to enter into and advance along career pathways that lead to jobs in high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupations.
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Timeline
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced in House
Mar 1, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • March 1, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • March 1, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Elizabeth H. Esty

Elizabeth H. Esty

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (4)
Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Education of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingEmployment and training programsHigher educationVocational and technical education