[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 864 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 864
Supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education
Month.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 25, 2020
Mr. Langevin (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Craig, Mr.
Fitzpatrick, Mr. Brindisi, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Graves of
Missouri, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Smith of Washington,
Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Norman, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Rodney Davis of
Illinois, Mr. Keller, Mr. Foster, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Comer, Mr. Upton,
Ms. Wild, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Ms. Finkenauer, Mr.
Guthrie, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Chabot, Mr.
Bost, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Weber of Texas,
Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr.
Marshall, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr.
Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Steil, Mr. Barr, Ms. Blunt Rochester,
Mr. Latta, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Watkins, Mr.
Woodall, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Mr. Cox of California,
Mrs. Axne, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Garamendi, and Ms. Kendra S. Horn of
Oklahoma) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
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RESOLUTION
Supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education
Month.
Whereas a competitive global economy requires workers who are prepared for
skilled professions;
Whereas 3 million workers will be needed for the Nation's infrastructure in the
next several years, including designing, building, and operating
transportation, housing, utilities, and telecommunications;
Whereas career and technical education (referred to in this preamble as ``CTE'')
ensures that competitive and skilled workers are ready, willing, and
capable of holding jobs in high-wage, high-skill, and in-demand career
fields such as science, technology, engineering, art and design,
mathematics, nursing, allied health, construction, information
technology, energy sustainability, and many other career fields that are
vital in keeping the United States competitive in the global economy;
Whereas CTE helps the United States meet the very real and immediate challenges
of economic development, student achievement, and global
competitiveness;
Whereas the United States has 30,000,000 jobs providing an average income of
$55,000 per year that do not require a bachelor's degree yet
increasingly require some level of postsecondary education;
Whereas over 11,800,000 students are enrolled in CTE across the country at the
secondary and postsecondary levels, with CTE programs in thousands of
CTE centers, comprehensive high schools, career academies, and CTE high
schools, and nearly 1,000 2-year colleges;
Whereas CTE matches employability skills with workforce demand and provides
relevant academic and technical coursework leading to industry-
recognized credentials for secondary, postsecondary, and adult learners;
Whereas CTE affords students the opportunity to gain the knowledge, skills, and
credentials needed to secure careers in growing, high-demand fields;
Whereas secondary CTE is associated with a lower probability of dropping out of
high school and a higher likelihood of graduating on time;
Whereas according to an American Federation of Teachers poll, 94 percent of
parents approve of expanding access to CTE and other programs that
prepare students for jobs;
Whereas students at schools with highly integrated rigorous academic and CTE
programs are significantly more likely to meet college and career
readiness benchmarks than students at schools with less integrated
programs;
Whereas, in 2018, Congress affirmed the importance of CTE by passing the
Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
(Public Law 115-224), which supports program improvement in secondary
and postsecondary CTE programs in all 50 States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and outlying
areas;
Whereas 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of State CTE leadership by Advance CTE
(formerly known as the ``National Association of State Directors of
Career Technical Education Consortium'' or ``NASDCTEc''); and
Whereas, February 23, 2019, marks the 102nd anniversary of the signing of the
Act of February 23, 1917 (39 Stat. 929, commonly known as the Smith-
Hughes Vocational Education Act of 1917), which was the first major
Federal investment in secondary CTE and laid the foundation for the
bipartisan, bicameral support for CTE that continues as of February
2020: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) supports the designation of ``Career and Technical
Education Month'' to celebrate career and technical education
across the United States;
(2) supports the goals and ideals of Career and Technical
Education Month;
(3) recognizes the importance of career and technical
education in preparing a well-educated and skilled workforce in
the United States; and
(4) encourages educators, school counselors, guidance and
career development professionals, administrators, and parents
to promote career and technical education as a respected option
for students.
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