H.R. 496 · 118th Congress
Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning Act
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Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning Act or the PELL Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 25, 2023
Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning Act or the PELL Act
This bill expands student eligibility for Pell Grants by establishing the Workforce Pell Grants Program.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award Workforce Pell Grants to students enrolled in eligible short-term programs. Eligible programs are those that provide 150 to 600 clock hours of instructional time over a period of 8 to 15 weeks and meet other eligibility criteria.
An accrediting agency or association recognized by ED must determine a program's eligibility based on several criteria, including that the program provides education aligned with the requirements of in-demand industry sectors and occupations and meets specified completion and job placement rates.
ED must annually collect and publish information on the College Scorecard regarding each eligible program, including job outcomes. The College Scorecard is a comparison tool for information on school sizes, settings, graduation rates, average costs, and salary ranges per field of study.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: PELL Act
Latest action (Jan 25, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 25, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.