119-s758

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 758 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 758

 To support the establishment of an apprenticeship college consortium.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 26, 2025

 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Moran) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
 Education, Labor, and Pensions

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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 Workforce of 
 the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
 Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 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 (referred to in this Act as the 
``Registered Apprenticeship College Consortium'') 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 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) 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 (29 U.S.C. 701 et 
 seq.), and the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et 
 seq.) with this Act;

    (3) require all participants of the Registered 
 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 Registered Apprenticeship College 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 
 Registered Apprenticeship College 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 Registered 
 Apprenticeship College Consortium being made available on a 
 publicly accessible website, including--
        (A) a list of participating members of the 
 Registered Apprenticeship College 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.
            (c) Limitations.--Nothing in this Act shall require--

    (1) an institution of higher education to participate in 
 the Registered Apprenticeship College Consortium; or

    (2) an apprenticeship sponsor to participate in the 
 Registered Apprenticeship College Consortium.
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