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Student Apprenticeship Act of 2020

2/9/2022, 3:56 AM

Congressional Summary of HR 5961

Student Apprenticeship Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to certain partnerships to enable the development and implementation of a postsecondary apprenticeship program.

An eligible partnership must consist of (1) at least one institution of higher education, (2) at least one individual employer, and (3) a workforce intermediary (an entity that demonstrates expertise in fostering partnerships in order to support postsecondary apprenticeship programs). Such partnership may also include other entities such as a state agency responsible for administering career and technical education, a labor organization, or an economic development agency.

ED must not provide a grant to a partnership seeking to establish an apprenticeship in construction trades.

A partnership that receives a grant must use the funds to develop and implement a postsecondary apprenticeship program in a high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand industry sector or occupation. Additionally, an apprenticeship shall qualify as a work-study program through which a student apprentice is eligible for federal financial assistance.

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Current Status of Bill HR 5961

Bill HR 5961 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 25, 2020. Bill HR 5961 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on February 25, 2020.  Bill HR 5961's most recent activity was Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. as of February 25, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5961

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
2
Democrat Cosponsors
1
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5961

Primary Policy Focus

Education

Potential Impact Areas

- Academic performance and assessments
- Disability and paralysis
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Employment and training programs
- Higher education
- Minority education
- Minority employment
- Performance measurement
- Student aid and college costs
- Student records
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Temporary and part-time employment
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Vocational and technical education
- Wages and earnings
- Women's education
- Women's employment

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5961

Student Apprenticeship Act of 2020
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support apprenticeship programs.
Student Apprenticeship Act of 2020

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 5961

Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna
CaliforniaDemocrat
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
PennsylvaniaRepublican
Dwight Evans
Dwight Evans
PennsylvaniaDemocrat

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