[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3786 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3786
To support the establishment of an apprenticeship college consortium.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 1, 2023
Mr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To support the establishment of an apprenticeship college consortium.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Apprenticeships to College Act''.
SEC. 2. APPRENTICESHIP COLLEGE CONSORTIUM.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, in order to cooperate with the Secretary of Education and
promote awareness and adoption of apprenticeship programs, the
Secretary of Labor shall--
(1) enter into an interagency agreement with the Secretary
of Education to promote and support integration and alignment
of programs under the national apprenticeship system with
secondary, postsecondary, and adult education, through the
activities described in this section; and
(2) submit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of Senate, such agreement and
any modifications to such agreement.
(b) Apprenticeship College Consortium.--In order to support the
establishment of a college consortium of postsecondary educational
institutions, related instruction providers, sponsors, qualified
intermediaries, and employers for the purposes of promoting stronger
connections between programs under the national apprenticeship system
and participating 2- and 4-year postsecondary educational institutions,
the interagency agreement under subsection (a) shall include a
description of how the Secretaries will--
(1) support data sharing systems that align education
records and records of programs under the national
apprenticeship system regarding whether program participants
who receive financial aid under title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 enroll in, or complete, postsecondary
coursework while participating in a program under such system;
(2) provide guidance on how to align eligible funding from,
planning processes for, and the requirements of the Carl D.
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C.
2301 et seq.), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) with this Act;
(3) require all participants of the apprenticeship college
consortium to enter into agreements to--
(A) have an articulation agreement with a
participating sponsor of an apprenticeship program,
which may include a 2- or 4-year postsecondary
educational institution;
(B) create or expand the awarding and articulation
of academic credit for related instruction completed
and credentials awarded to program participants as part
of a program under the national apprenticeship system;
and
(C) support the creation or expansion of electronic
transcripts for apprenticeship programs and all
academic content, including related instruction and on-
the-job training;
(4) provide technical assistance on eligible uses of
financial aid, including the Federal work study program under
part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1087-51 et seq.), for related instruction for programs
under the national apprenticeship system;
(5) provide to consortium participants or potential
participants information regarding--
(A) a list of apprenticeship programs in related
occupations offered in the State or available under the
Office of Apprenticeship that may become part of the
consortium;
(B) information on how to develop an apprenticeship
program;
(C) information on Federal, State, and local
financial resources available to assist with the
establishment and implementation of apprenticeship
programs; and
(D) information on related qualified intermediaries
or industry or sector partnerships supporting
apprenticeship programs, as applicable; and
(6) support information regarding the apprenticeship
consortium being made available on a publicly accessible
website, including--
(A) a list of participating members of the
consortium, apprenticeship programs provided,
credentials awarded with each program, and available
apprenticeable occupations; and
(B) models of articulation agreements, prior
learning assessments, and competency-based curriculum
for related instruction for illustrative purposes.
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