Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2802 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2802 To require the Secretary of Education to disclose information about career and technical education and funding under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, and require FAFSA applications to include a career and technical education acknowledgment. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 15, 2025 Mr. Husted introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Education to disclose information about career and technical education and funding under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, and require FAFSA applications to include a career and technical education acknowledgment. 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 ``Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act''. SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE ON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WEBSITE. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Education (acting through the Office of Federal Student Aid) shall-- (1) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, publish on the public website of the Office of Federal Student Aid of the Department of Education information on-- (A) career and technical education programs, including average completion time, program cost, and post-graduation employment rate; (B) opportunities in each State-- (i) to pursue such programs; and (ii) for funding to pursue such programs under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); and (C) Workforce Pell Grants authorized under section 401(k) of