TECH Act

This bill would make qualified technical schools eligible for certain federal grant programs on the same basis as 2-year and 4-year colleges. The covered programs are the Department of Education's Strengthening Institutions, TRIO, and CCAMPIS child care grants, and the Department of Labor's Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants. Within 180 days, the Secretaries of Education and Labor would have to change eligibility rules and issue guidance on how grants should be divided among technical schools and colleges. A qualified technical school must be a U.S. postsecondary vocational institution offering an approved career pathway program or a short-term job training program of 150 to 599 clock hours over 8 to 15 weeks. The Secretary of Education would have 60 days to decide whether a job training program qualifies, and would need a state board certification first.

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Sponsors

• Mike Kennedy Republican sponsor
• 3 cosponsors