118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4819 — Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act

“To require the Secretary of Education to disclose information about career and technical education and funding under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, and require FAFSA applications to include a career and technical education acknowledgment.”

Education

Introduced Jul 20, 2023

Last action Jul 20, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jul 20, 2023

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Referred

Jul 20, 2023

Education and Workforce

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to disclose certain information related to career and technical education. Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Federal Student Aid within ED to publish on its public website information on (1) career and technical education programs, including average completion time, program cost, and postgraduation employment rate; and (2) opportunities in each state to pursue these programs and obtain Perkins funding. In addition, ED must include this information and a related acknowledgment signature box on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

Provisions · 5 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 2 actions

Jul 20, 2023

Introduced in House

Jul 20, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.