Opportunity America prepared a short summary of what the new CTE law, HR 2353, The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, will mean for employers.
The attached brief for employers outlines the provisions of the act that are most important to business and industry and suggests some ways for employers to take advantage of the opportunities it offers.
Here is an Updated Summary_of HR 2353 that replaces the earlier summary linked to below. The bill as passed, and the redline that compares the existing law to HR 2353 are unchanged.
Below are three documents:
On July 31, President Trump signed HR 2353 into law. His signature follows passage on a voice vote by the House of Representatives.
Congrats to all that worked toward its passage, and now lets get it implemented.
The US Senate passed HR 2353 with an amendment on a voice vote on September 23, 2018. The text of the bill is attached below. In large part, the bill is based on the earlier House-passed legislation. The bill with the amendments included by the Senate now goes to the House for final action and then to the President for his signature.
The US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions met on June 26th to mark up Perkins CTE. Chairman Alexander (R-TN) offered a Bipartisan Chairmans Amendment drafted with Ranking Member Murray (D-WA), and Senators Enzi (R-WY) and Casey (D-PA). The amendment passed unanimously on a voice vote. No date has been set for action by the full US Senate. The markup can be watched at Perkins CTE Markup
The bipartisan amendment that resulted from negotiations between Chairman Alexander, Ranking Member Murray, and Senators Enzi and Casey is attached below. The amendment builds on the legislation that passed the House on a voice vote, HR 2353.
