[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4965 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4965
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand
career counseling opportunities within student support and academic
enrichment grants.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 12, 2025
Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. Bonamici) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education
and Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand
career counseling opportunities within student support and academic
enrichment grants.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Counseling for Career Choice Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
Section 4107(a)(3)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7117(a)(3)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
``(A) career guidance and school counseling
programs, such as--
``(i) guidance for school career counseling
programs, and school counselors and students
who may be interested in such programs;
``(ii) identifying and assessing school
counseling activities and postsecondary options
available within the State, and outside the
State as applicable;
``(iii) identifying regional workforce
trends in collaboration with entities at the
State and regional level with expertise in
identifying such trends (such as State boards
and local boards (as such terms are defined in
section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)), regional
economic development organizations, or State
employment agencies);
``(iv) developing and implementing a
process and infrastructure for school
counselors and school counseling programs to
access information regarding the regional
workforce trends identified in clause (iii);
``(v) information for school counselors on
how to effectively provide students with
current and relevant workforce information,
financial aid assistance, personal counseling,
and academic advising relevant to students'
individual career and postsecondary education
goals;
``(vi) financial literacy and Federal
financial aid awareness activities other than
the activities described in clause (v);
``(vii) developing and implementing
professional development or career development
training certification programs for counselors
and other educators involved in preparing
students for postsecondary opportunities, which
may include partnering with an industry
association that provides a nationally
recognized certification in career development;
``(viii) establishing, improving, or
coordinating postsecondary opportunities for
students, which shall include--
``(I) individual career planning;
``(II) personalized learning plans;
``(III) registered apprenticeships;
``(IV) internships;
``(V) dual enrollment programs;
``(VI) programs leading to
recognized postsecondary credentials
(as defined in section 3 of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)), including
programs at a secondary school;
``(VII) 2-year degree programs; or
``(VIII) 4-year degree programs;
``(ix) encouraging partnerships with one-
stop centers as defined in section 3 of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3102), which may include colocating a
one-stop center in a high school, transporting
students to local one-stop centers, or having
one-stop center career counselors and business
liaisons assist school counselors in hosting
job fairs, career days, or other such similar
tasks;
``(x) leveraging resources and emerging
technologies, including artificial
intelligence, that are being developed to
support career development and career
counseling activities; and
``(xi) evaluating secondary and
postsecondary outcomes for individuals served
by school or other career counseling
programs;''.
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