Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
The Cyber Ready Workforce Act creates a competitive Department of Labor grant program for workforce intermediaries to establish, implement, and expand registered cybersecurity apprenticeship programs.
Grants primarily fund apprenticeship registration, employer partnerships, technical instruction, offsite training, certifications, and support services; up to 15% may be used for outreach.
Eligible programs are expected to include specified industry certifications, encourage stackable credentials, and target cybersecurity-related occupations.
Content favors passage as a technical training program, but likelihood depends on appropriation, legislative vehicle, and competing priorities.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly establishes substantive authority for a DOL-administered competitive grant program focused on cybersecurity registered apprenticeship programs and specifies eligible entities, program content, and permitted uses of funds. The bill provides useful, concrete elements (definitions, eligible certifications, an 85/15 distribution between programmatic and outreach uses, and cross-references to existing apprenticeship and workforce frameworks) but omits important implementation details.
Liberals emphasize equity, support services, and labor standards.
Liberals emphasize equity, support services, and labor standards.
Likely supportive because the bill funds workforce pathways and targets underrepresented groups through apprenticeship and support services.
Would welcome career counseling, mentorship, and assistance with transportation and childcare that improve access and equity.
Might press for stronger wage, labor standards, and union access guarantees.
Generally favorable as a pragmatic workforce development measure addressing cybersecurity labor demand.
Appreciates industry-aligned certifications and employer partnerships but will seek clear accountability, measurable outcomes, and cost controls.
Likely to support with amendments ensuring coordination with existing programs and performance reporting.
Cautiously supportive of skills training that aligns with employer needs and boosts cybersecurity capacity.
Concerned about expanding federal spending and potential mission creep into education.
Prefers state and private sector leadership; wants rigorous oversight of federal grants and clear limits on administrative expansion.
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Content favors passage as a technical training program, but likelihood depends on appropriation, legislative vehicle, and competing priorities.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals emphasize equity, support services, and labor standards.
Content favors passage as a technical training program, but likelihood depends on appropriation, legislative vehicle, and competing priorit…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly establishes substantive authority for a DOL-administered competitive grant program focused on cybersecurity registered apprenticeship programs and specifies e…
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