House Committee on Education and the Workforce leaders announced today that they will consider their Perkins reauthorization bill on Thursday, July 7th, at 10:00 am. The committee markup is the next step in the legislative process for the bipartisan Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, introduced last week. The markup will be webcast at http://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=400898.
We have been working very closely with the Committee and are pleased that the bill includes many of ACTE’s recommendations for Perkins, which we believe will strengthen the CTE system around the country. While we are still working through some key technical concerns, this bill is a strong step in the reauthorization process and we are urging the committee to approve it and continue working toward a full reauthorization. Our formal letter to the committee regarding the bill can be accessed on ACTE’s website.
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