118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 3537 — CTE Awareness Act

“A bill 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 Dec 14, 2023

Last action Dec 14, 2023

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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 · 4 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Dec 14, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Dec 14, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.