1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Pre-apprenticeship Promotion Act”.
Pre-apprenticeship Promotion Act
A BILL
To ensure that pre-apprenticeship programs are considered when planning health professions opportunity grant career pathway demonstration projects.
2. Pre-apprenticeship programs required to be considered in planning health professions opportunity grant career pathway demonstration projects
Section 2008 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g) is amended by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
“(c) Pre-Apprenticeship programs required To be considered in planning demonstration projects—An application for a grant for a demonstration project under this section shall include a certification by the applicant that the development of the project included consideration of apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship models registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (also known as the “National Apprenticeship Act”).”
3. Effective date
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2019.