August 4, 2006

Congress Agrees on 'Tech-Prep' Bill

By ELYSE ASHBURN

Members of a panel of lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have reached an agreement on legislation to reauthorize a technical-education program that provides millions of dollars to community colleges each year.

The legislation (HR 366, S 250), which would renew the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act, had been stalled for more than a year. The compromise legislation, negotiated by a House-Senate conference committee, is expected to pass both chambers.

The

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