US HB2207 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-0)
Status: Introduced on April 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Community College to Career Fund Act This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to award competitive grants to eligible community colleges, four-year public institutions of higher education, tribal colleges or universities, public or private nonprofit two-year institutions of higher education in specified U.S. territories, or a consortium of any of them, in partnership with employers or an employer or industry partnership representing multiple employers, in order to develop, offer, improve, and provide educational or career training programs for workers. The governor of the state in which at least one of these entities is located shall establish criteria for an educational or career training program leading to a recognized postsecondary credential for which an eligible entity submits a grant proposal.

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Title

Community College to Career Fund Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-04-27HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2017-04-27HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB620 (Same As) 2017-03-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB5164 (Related) 2018-04-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
SB2390 (Related) 2018-02-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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