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Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act
A bill to require the Secretary of Education to disclose information about career and technical education and funding under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, and require FAFSA applications to include a career and technical education acknowledgement.
- Introduced
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
Summary
Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to disclose certain information related to career and technical education.
Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Federal Student Aid within ED to publish on its public website information on (1) career and technical education programs, including average completion time, program cost, and postgraduation employment rate; (2) opportunities in each state to pursue these programs and obtain Perkins funding; and (3) Workforce Pell Grants.
In addition, ED must include this information and a related acknowledgment signature box on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Sep 15, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sep 15, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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