A pair of newly introduced bills led by U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, seek to expand apprenticeship opportunities in the United States—an effort aimed at helping more Americans access job training while addressing workforce shortages.
The Apprenticeship Data Value Improvements to Create Employment (ADVICE) Act would support the collection of pay, retention, and program completion data so states and employers can identify successful programs and replicate them more effectively. The bill also proposes creating an advisory committee within the U.S. Department of Labor focused on reviewing and improving how registered apprenticeship data is collected and used.
Chairman Cassidy is also requesting the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study on removing barriers to create new apprenticeship programs.
AHCA/NCAL will keep its members informed of any relevant updates around these two bills.