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ACTE
Organization · VA
Hires government relations
What they lobby on
Advocating for Funding for the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act in Fiscal Year 2025 House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bills, as well as advocating for overall higher levels of funding for education and workforce development in the FY 2025 appropriations bills.
Advocating for career and technical education priorities in the upcoming reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; advocating on potential changes in the National Apprenticeship Act and related regulations; providing input on the Youth Apprenticeship Advancement Act, S. 2363.
Providing information surrounding the benefits of supporting career and technical education; Supporting the Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act (S. 161/H.R. 793); Supporting the operations of the House Career and Technical Education Caucus; Supporting the operations of the Senate Career and Technical Education Caucus; Promoting CTE teacher pipeline issues at the secondary and postsecondary level; advocating against potential Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act regulations as proposed in the fall regulatory agenda by the Department of Education, supporting S. 4580, a bill to establish, improve, or expand high-quality workforce development at community colleges; providing input into H.R. 8770, a bill to establish cybersecurity clinics at community colleges, expressing concerns about H.R. 7896, the Veterans Education & Technical Skills Opportunity Act of 2024.
Advocating for Funding for the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act in Fiscal Year 2024 House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bills, and beginning advocacy on the same program's funding for FY 2025, including responding to the Administration's FY 2025 budget release.
Advocating for career and technical education priorities in the upcoming reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; advocating on potential changes in the National Apprenticeship Act and related regulations; supporting the Gateway to Careers Act (S. 2402).