HR 3892 — START Career Pathways Act

Summary

Short-Term Accelerated Reskilling Tracks Career Pathways Act or the START Career Pathways Act This bill directs the Department of Labor, in coordination with the Department of Education, to award competitive grants to eligible institutions of higher education and vocational institutions to develop, offer, improve and provide educational or career pathway programs for workers. Grants funds must be used for specified purposes, including for career pathway programs that provide relevant job training to meet the needs of employers in high-skill, high-wage, or in demand sectors or occupations and that may include registered apprenticeship programs. . Beginning on October 1, 2019, Labor shall carry out a program to award START federal Pell Grants to students in short-term programs that prepare participants for employment opportunities in high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand sectors or occupations in a geographic area in which the programs are offered.

Bill Text

• Introduced Introduced in House Current html July 23, 2019

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The bill adds a new section to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish a grant program for developing educational or career pathway programs.

• 29 U.S.C. § 3111

  Subtitle F--START Pathways to Careers Fund SEC. 199. START PATHWAYS TO CAREERS PROGRAM. (a) Grants Authorized.--Not later than the end of the first full fiscal year after the date of enactment of the START Career Pathways Act, from funds appropriated under section 199A, the Secretary of Labor (in coordination with the Secretary of Education) shall award competitive grants to eligible entities described in subsection (c) for the purpose of developing, offering, improving, and providing educational or career pathway programs for workers.

  This establishes a new grant program under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act aimed at educational and career pathways.

• 29 U.S.C. § 3111

  The Secretaries may award a grant to an eligible entity for not more than a 6-year period.

  Grants can be awarded for a maximum duration of six years.

• 29 U.S.C. § 3111

  At the end of the initial 3-year grant period, the Secretary shall evaluate each program to determine if the eligible entity is eligible to receive such grant for an additional 3-year grant period.

  Grants may be renewed for an additional three years contingent on performance evaluations.

• 29 U.S.C. § 3111

  An entity described in paragraph (1) may include in the partnership one or more organizations described in subparagraph (B).

  The bill allows eligible entities to partner with various educational and community organizations.

• 29 U.S.C. § 3111

  Grants shall be awarded based on criteria established by the Secretaries, that include assessments of the merits of the proposal and likely employment opportunities for program graduates.

  Grants will be awarded based on specific criteria assessing the feasibility and potential success of the educational programs proposed.

• 29 U.S.C. § 3111

  Grant funds may be used for developing job training programs leading to recognized postsecondary credentials.

  The funds can be utilized for creating training programs that provide recognized qualifications.

Action History

1. July 23, 2019

   Introduced in House

2. July 23, 2019

   Introduced in House

3. July 23, 2019

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Sponsors

• Josh Harder · Primary

Subjects