S. 1004 · 115th Congress
Perkins Fund for Equity and Excellence
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KaineSponsor7 cosponsors · 4 D, 3 R
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This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to replace the existing Tech Prep program with a new competitive grant program to support career and technical education. Under the program, local educational agencies and their partners may apply for grant funding to support:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 2, 2017
Perkins Fund for Equity and Excellence
This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to replace the existing Tech Prep program with a new competitive grant program to support career and technical education. Under the program, local educational agencies and their partners may apply for grant funding to support:
- career and technical education programs that are aligned with postsecondary education programs,
- dual or concurrent enrollment programs and early college programs,
- certain evidence-based strategies and delivery models related to career and technical education,
- teacher and leader experiential and informational-gathering site visits,
- professional development of educators and business partners,
- structured interdisciplinary collaboration and common planning time,
- teacher and leader externship programs,
- cross-credentialing for teachers,
- paid student internships or other paid work-based learning experiences, and
- guidance counseling.
Unless granted a waiver, a grant recipient must provide specified matching funds in the fourth and fifth years of the five-year grant.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Perkins Fund for Equity and Excellence
Latest action (May 2, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2681)
Policy area: Education · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 2, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.