Gateway to Careers Act of 2023
Key claim: The bill would direct the Department of Labor to provide grants for partnerships between educational institutions and workforce agencies to build career pathway programs and support participating students.
Abstract
(S2402 · 118th Congress) Gateway to Careers Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a career pathway partnership grant program to award grants to state workforce agencies to support partnerships between educational institutions and workforce development entities. The partnerships must use the subgrants to (1) carry out activities that support the development and implementation of career pathway programs, and (2) provide support services to students engaged in career pathway programs. Labor must ensure an equitable geographic distribution of such grants, including to rural areas and other regions that have traditionally been underserved by regional economic development and industry or sector partnership activities. Latest action (2023-07-19): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Why this matters
The proposal would create a federal grant route for educational institutions and workforce agencies to jointly develop career pathways and provide support to participating students. It remains an introduced bill that has not advanced beyond committee referral, so it does not establish currently available grants or student benefits.