VOICE Act of 2005

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25 cosponsors · 25 D

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Vocational Opportunities and Instruction through Cooperative Education Act of 2005 - VOICE Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to enter into a partnership with a qualified local educational agency to conduct a model school-to-work program.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 17, 2005

Requires such program to: (1) provide course credits to secondary school students who participate in work-based learning experiences in the public or private sector; (2) ensure that such students are paid at least the minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for such work; and (3) not require, or give credit for, any such work exceeding 20 hours a week.

Requires participating students to have: (1) no criminal background; (2) a grade point average of 2.0 or higher; and (3) a satisfactory record of school attendance.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: VOICE Act of 2005

Also known as: Vocational Opportunities and Instruction through Cooperative Education Act of 2005

Latest action (Apr 18, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 17, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.