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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.
Summary
The bill would require the Department of Education to publish information on its FAFSA website within 60 days about career and technical education programs, including their average completion time, cost, and post-graduation employment rates, as well as funding opportunities available under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. The bill would also require the FAFSA application itself to include a one-page summary of career and technical education programs as a viable alternative to a four-year degree, along with an acknowledgment signature box so applicants are made aware of CTE programs and related career paths. The bill requires continuous updates to keep the published information current and authorizes no additional appropriations for implementation.
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Roger Williams’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $31,350
- DOUBLE EAGLE $16,000
- PIERSON & PATTERSON $13,200
- LENDERS & MEMBERS SERVICE GROUP $13,200
- LUTHER KING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $11,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Roger Williams → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Feb 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Feb 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 26, 2025
Mr. Williams of Texas (for himself and Ms. Perez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
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.
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 “Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act”.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE ON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WEBSITE.
(a) In General.—The Secretary of Education (acting through the Office of Federal Student Aid) shall—
(1) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, publish on the public website of the Office of Federal Student Aid of the Department of Education information on—
(A) career and technical education programs, including average completion time, program cost, and post-graduation employment rate; and
(B) opportunities in each State—
(i) to pursue such programs; and
(ii) for funding to pursue such programs under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); and
(2) continuously update and maintain the information published under paragraph (1) to ensure that such information continues to be relevant.
(b) Definitions.—In this section, the terms “career and technical education” and “State” have the meanings given the terms in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE ON FAFSA APPLICATION.
Section 494(a)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1098h(a)(1)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i)(II), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in clause (ii), by adding “and” at the end; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(iii) career and technical education programs (as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)) are a viable alternative to a 4-year degree, and include, to ensure such individuals are made aware of such programs and related career paths at the beginning of the application—
“(I) a one-page summary of the most recent information provided under section 2(a)(1) of the Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act; and
“(II) an acknowledgment signature box;”.
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDS.
No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act. <all>
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