Bill Summary
The Classroom to Careers Act of 2019 is a bill proposed to amend the Federal Work-Study program. The purpose of this bill is to expand and enhance the use of Federal Work-Study by students for both part-time and full-time, off-campus cooperative education and other work-based learning experiences. It allows institutions of higher education to use their Federal Work-Study allocations for these types of programs with nonprofit, government, and for-profit employers. The bill also aligns participation in the program with career pathways and defines cooperative education as alternating or parallel periods of academic study and work-based learning.
Possible Impacts
1. This legislation would allow students to use their Federal Work-Study allocations for full-time, off-campus cooperative education and work-based learning. This could positively impact students by providing them with valuable work experience and potentially helping them to finance their education.
2. The Act also aims to expand and enhance the use of Federal Work-Study for part-time and full-time work experiences with various types of employers. This could potentially create more job opportunities for students and give them a wider range of experiences to choose from.
3. Additionally, the Act includes language about aligning work-study participation with career pathways, which could benefit students by helping them to gain experience and skills in their desired career field while also earning income.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3035 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3035
To amend the Federal Work-Study program to permit institutions of
higher education to use their Federal work-study allocations for full-
time, off-campus cooperative education and work-based learning.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 28, 2019
Mr. McGovern (for himself and Ms. Stefanik) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To amend the Federal Work-Study program to permit institutions of
higher education to use their Federal work-study allocations for full-
time, off-campus cooperative education and work-based learning.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Classroom to Careers Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS FOR FULL-TIME, OFF-
CAMPUS COOPERATIVE EDUCATION AND WORK-BASED LEARNING.
(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act, and the amendments
made by this Act, to enable, expand, and enhance the use of Federal
work-study by students for part-time and full-time, off-campus
cooperative education and other work-based learning experiences with
nonprofit, government, and for-profit employers.
(b) Grants for Federal Work-Study Programs.--Part C of title IV of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-51 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) in section 441(a), by striking ``part-time''; and
(2) in section 443--
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``part-
time'';
(B) in subsection (c)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--
(I) by striking ``program of part-
time employment'' and inserting the
following: ``program--
``(A) of employment'';
(II) by inserting ``or'' after
``subsection (b)(3);''; and
(III) by adding at the end the
following:
``(B) of full-time employment of its cooperative
education students--
``(i) in work for a private for-profit
organization under an arrangement between the
institution and such organization that offers
cooperative education and with the requirements
of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection
(b)(1) and subsection (b)(3) for not longer
than a 6-month period (which period may be
completed non-consecutively, including during
summer and intercession periods); and
``(ii) who may participate in more than one
work period described in clause (i) during the
course of the students' enrollment;''; and
(ii) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and
complement and reinforce the educational goals
or career goals of each student receiving
assistance under this part'' after
``relevant''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Career Pathways.--An institution that operates a work-study
program under this part may align participation in the program with the
requirements of career pathways as defined in section 3 of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
``(g) Cooperative Education.--In this section, the term
`cooperative education' means the provision of alternating or parallel
periods of academic study and work-based learning or public or private
employment to give students work experiences related to their academic
or occupational objectives and an opportunity to earn the funds
necessary for continuing and completing their education.''.
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