Legislative Activity Perkins Reauthorization Halted in the Senate After receiving overwhelming bipartisan support in the House, the Perkins Reauthorization which governs federal support for career and technical education, has been stopped in the Senate. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), originally scheduled a vote on the … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity House Approves Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act The House voted on September 13 in a 405-5 vote to approve H.R. 5587, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. Introduced by Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Katherine Clark (D-MA), the legislation reauthorizes and reforms the Carl D. … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity House Committee on Education and the Workforce Approves Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act The House Committee on Education and the Workforce approved H.R. 5587, theStrengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. Introduced by Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Katherine Clark (D-MA), the legislation reauthorizes and … Continue Reading
Legislative Update DOL Overtime Rule In response to this week’s final Overtime Rule, lawmakers have introduced the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act (S. 2707/ H.R. 4773), legislation that seeks to ensure DOL pursues a balanced and responsible approach to updating federal overtime rules. Both bills are currently pending in their committees of jurisdiction – … Continue Reading
