The bill would direct the Secretary of Labor, working with the Secretary of Education, to award competitive contracts to industry intermediaries. The contracts would support registered apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships for secondary school students and other eligible participants. Funds could support training, employer partnerships, wages, equipment, tuition assistance, and services such as transportation help and tutoring. Priority would go to proposals serving certain students and groups, including rural students, disconnected youth, Indian children, women entering building trades and technology, and people with disabilities. The bill authorizes Congress to provide any amount needed, but does not specify a dollar amount.
Students and other eligible participants could receive help finding and preparing for apprenticeships in listed fields such as building trades, health care, teaching, technology, and manufacturing. The bill does not guarantee that a particular student or school would receive services; intermediaries would apply for contracts, and the Labor Secretary would select them competitively.
The bill authorizes amounts as necessary but does not set a specific funding amount. Contract funds could pay for training and support, including half of an apprentice’s wages for the apprenticeship, tuition-related costs, tools, clothing, and technology.
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