The bill would direct the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to eligible partnerships to establish, support, or expand career and technical education programs in early childhood education. Grants could fund educational materials, work-based learning, educator recruitment and training, student support, and professional development, with priority for areas with childcare-provider shortages and certain child care services. Grants could last up to 5 years, with a possible 2-year extension, and recipients would provide independent evaluations and annual reports.

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