S. 1048

119 S1048 IS: Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-13
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1048  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 13, 2025   Mr. Marshall  (for himself and  Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship    A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women’s business centers, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act  .
2.
Inclusion of career and technical education
(a)
Definition
Section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(gg)
Career and technical education
The term  career and technical education  has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2302 ).
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(b)
Small business development centers
Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3) ) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (T), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in clause (v) of the first subparagraph (U) (relating to succession planning), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
(3)
by redesignating the second subparagraph (U) (relating to training on domestic and international intellectual property protections) as subparagraph (V);
(4)
in subparagraph (V)(ii)(II), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(5)
by adding at the end the following:
(W)
assisting small business concerns in hiring graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and
(X)
assisting graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study in starting up a small business concern.
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(c)
Women’s business centers
Section 29(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656(b) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (2), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(4)
assistance for small business concerns to hire graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and
(5)
assistance for graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study to start up a small business concern.
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