HB 2461
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in career and technical education, establishing the Commission for Career and Technical Education Excellence and further providing for career and technical education equipment grants; and, in community colleges, providing for building and construction trades pre-apprenticeship initiatives and establishing the Building and Construction Trades Pre-Apprenticeship Grant Program.
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Bill overview
This bill creates the Commission for Career and Technical Education Excellence to advise the Department of Education on career and technical education programs and needs. It also establishes the Building and Construction Trades Pre-Apprenticeship Grant Program to support building and construction trades youth camps and pre-apprenticeship initiatives at community colleges. The commission will develop guidelines for credit recognition in career and technical education programs and provide regular reports to the Governor and the legislature on the state of career and technical education.
Key provisions
- Establishes the Commission for Career and Technical Education Excellence.
- Creates the Building and Construction Trades Pre-Apprenticeship Grant Program.
- Requires community colleges to offer building and construction trades youth camps.
- Mandates community colleges to establish pre-apprenticeship programs aligned with the National Association of Building Trade Unions' curriculum.
- Directs the commission to develop guidelines for credit recognition in career and technical education.
- Requires the commission to submit annual reports to the Governor and the legislature on career and technical education status.
- Authorizes equipment grants for career and technical education programs.
- Specifies criteria for equipment purchased with career and technical education grants.
Who is affected
- Students in secondary and postsecondary education
- Community colleges
- Career and technical education programs
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