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SHOP CLASS Act
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S. 1501 (Introduced-in-Senate)


115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1501


To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to support maker education and makerspaces.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 29, 2017

Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Young) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to support maker education and makerspaces.

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 “21st Century Strengthening Hands On Programs that Cultivate Learning Approaches for Successful Students Act” or the “SHOP CLASS Act”.

SEC. 2. Definitions.

Section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(35) MAKER EDUCATION.—The term ‘maker education’ means a hands-on learning approach that encourages students to imagine, create, innovate, tinker, and collaborate through the process of manufacturing, testing, and demonstrating their ideas.

“(36) MAKERSPACE.—The term ‘makerspace’ means a community space that provides access to tools, technology and knowledge for learners and entrepreneurs, which result in the prototyping or creation of physical goods, and which supports the development of educational opportunities for personal growth, workforce training, and early stage business ventures.”.

SEC. 3. State leadership activities.

Section 124 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2344) is amended—

(1) in subsection (b)(3)(D)(iii), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: “and maker education”; and

(2) in subsection (c)—

(A) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (16)(B);

(B) by striking the period and inserting “; and” at the end of paragraph (17); and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

“(18) support for maker education and makerspaces.”.

SEC. 4. Local uses of funds.

Section 135 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2355) is amended—

(1) in subsection (b)(5)—

(A) by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (C);

(B) by adding “and” at the end of subparagraph (D); and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

“(E) programs designed to train teachers specifically in the effective use and application of maker education and makerspaces;”; and

(2) in subsection (c)—

(A) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (19)(D);

(B) by redesignating paragraph (20) as paragraph (21); and

(C) by inserting after paragraph (19), the following:

“(20) to support maker education and makerspaces; and”.