ADVICE Act

This bill would create an apprenticeship advisory committee within the Department of Labor, with 16 members appointed by the Secretary of Labor from state workforce agencies, data systems, apprenticeship sponsors, labor groups, industry, and colleges. Within 2 years, the committee would report recommendations to the Secretary and Congress on making apprenticeship data more standardized and connected with other federal and state data systems, reducing reporting burdens, and tracking outcomes such as job retention and pay. Within 30 days of the report, the Secretary of Labor, working with the Secretary of Education, would issue a policy plan and send Congress a funding request to help states carry it out. The bill would also amend the National Apprenticeship Act to require the Secretary of Labor to consider the plan's recommendations. The committee would end the day after its report deadline.

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Sponsors

• Bill Cassidy Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors