STEP for Veterans Act
- Last Action
- 3/3/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- 2017-02-09Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2017-02-09Introduced in House
- 2017-02-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-09 (00)
Service, Training, Education, and Preparation for Veterans Act or the STEP for Veterans Act
This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to community colleges to: (1) analyze the demand for additional trained employees in their locality and the skills possessed by veterans who receive federal educational assistance and seek local employment; (2) carry out an existing, or implement a new, certificate or degree program that provides those veterans with training that addresses local demand for trained employees; and (3) facilitate the establishment of an advisory board to provide guidance to the training program and assist trained veterans in their pursuit of local employment.
The advisory board shall be composed of local business representatives and an employee from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Cosponsors (2)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Education programs funding
- Employment and training programs
- Higher education
- Manufacturing
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Vocational and technical education
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