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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Overview
This bill creates a Commission for Career and Technical Education Excellence to improve career and technical education programs across Pennsylvania. It also establishes the Building and Construction Trades Pre-Apprenticeship Grant Program to support building and construction trades pre-apprenticeship initiatives at community colleges. The commission will develop guidelines, report on the status of CTE, and make recommendations for legislative changes. The bill aims to expand access to vocational training and prepare students for careers in the building trades.
Key provisions
- Establishes the Commission for Career and Technical Education Excellence with specific duties.
- Creates the Building and Construction Trades Pre-Apprenticeship Grant Program to fund pre-apprenticeship initiatives at community colleges.
- Requires community colleges to offer annual construction and building trades youth camps.
- Authorizes career and technical education equipment grants.
- Directs the Department of Education to develop guidelines for CTE programs and pre-apprenticeship initiatives.
- Mandates annual reporting on career and technical education programs and achievements.
- Specifies the composition of the Commission, including representatives from relevant state agencies and industry organizations.
- Provides for the use of grant funds for building and construction trades youth camps and pre-apprenticeship programs.
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Christine Tartaglione
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