[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4819 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4819
To require the Secretary of Education to disclose information about
career and technical education and funding under the Carl D. Perkins
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, and require FAFSA
applications to include a career and technical education
acknowledgment.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 20, 2023
Mr. Williams of Texas (for himself and Ms. Perez) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Education to disclose information about
career and technical education and funding under the Carl D. Perkins
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, and require FAFSA
applications to include a career and technical education
acknowledgment.
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 ``Student Debt Alternative and CTE
Awareness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Career and technical education provides individuals
with a rigorous academic alternative to a costly 4-year degree,
and prepares individuals with employable and occupation-
specific skills.
(2) Career and technical education programs--
(A) offer 16 different high-skilled, high-demand
career fields of study; and
(B) can take between 6 months and 2 years to
complete, compared to a traditional 4-year bachelor's
degree.
(3) The average cost for a career and technical education
program is $3,000 to $6,000 per year, while the average cost
for an in-State, public 4-year institution is over $25,000 per
year.
SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE ON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WEBSITE.
The Secretary of Education (acting through the Office of Federal
Student Aid) shall--
(1) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, publish on the public website of the Office of
Federal Student Aid of the Department of Education information
on--
(A) career and technical education programs,
including average completion time, program cost, and
post-graduation employment rate; and
(B) opportunities in each State--
(i) to pursue such programs; and
(ii) for funding to pursue such programs
under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);
and
(2) continuously update and maintain the information
published under paragraph (1) to ensure that such information
continues to be relevant.
SEC. 4. DISCLOSURE ON FAFSA APPLICATION.
Section 494(a)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1098h(a)(1)(A)) is amended--
(1) in clause (i)(II), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) career and technical education
programs (as defined in section 3 of the Carl
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)) are a viable
alternative to a 4-year degree, and include, to
ensure such individuals are made aware of such
programs and related career paths at the
beginning of the application--
``(I) a one-page summary of the
most recent information provided under
section 3(1) of the Student Debt
Alternative and CTE Awareness Act; and
``(II) an acknowledgment signature
box; and''.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
The terms ``career and technical education'' and ``State'' have the
meanings given the terms in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
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