Small business development centers and women's business centers — federally supported resources that help entrepreneurs start and grow businesses — would be required to help small businesses hire graduates from career and technical education (CTE) programs and help CTE graduates start their own businesses. The bill adds these duties to the Small Business Act, connecting the pipeline of skilled workers coming out of vocational and technical programs with the small businesses that need them most.
Congressional Summary
This bill includes within the responsibilities of Small Business Development Centers and Women's Business Centers the provision of assistance to small businesses in hiring graduates from career and technical education programs and to graduates of such programs in starting small businesses.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-03-13
- Date Added
- 2026-04-06
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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