Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act

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Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 13, 2025

Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act

This bill includes within the responsibilities of Small Business Development Centers and Women's Business Centers the provision of assistance to small businesses in hiring graduates from career and technical education programs and to graduates of such programs in starting small businesses.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act

Latest action (Mar 13, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Policy area: Commerce · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 13, 2025

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

No recorded floor vote found.