Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2015
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 1, 2015)
Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2015
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:
- take science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses and STEM-focused Career and Technical Education courses and other courses during grades 11 and 12 at a secondary school served by the LEA that prepare them for community college;
- enroll in a course of study related to the manufacturing field at the community college upon graduating from the secondary school; and
- 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.
What just happenedNov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 1, 2015
- Nov 16, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee - Nov 16, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee - May 1, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Education and the Workforce Committee - May 1, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 1, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House