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July 7th, 2016Dear Chairman Kline and Ranking Member Scott,We, the undersigned businesses and organizations, support the bipartisan H.R. 5587, The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, sponsored by Representatives G.T. Thompson (R-PA) and Katherine Clark (D-MA). We urge you to move swiftly toward passage of this important legislation. Employers are reporting a shortage of skilled workers to fill in-demand positions. Modernized and relevant career and technical education (CTE) programs, designed with the input of employers and responsive to the needs identified by labor market data, are central to overcoming this skills gap.CTE is an effective tool for improving student outcomes and helps prepare both secondary and postsecondary students with the necessary academic, technical, and employability skills required to be successful in the workforce. Indeed, CTE prepares students both for college and careers.The legislation focuses on areas where improvements can be made to current law, building upon its past successes and enhancing aspects of the Perkins CTE Act, which will help to better serve both workers and employers. H.R. 5587 will help:Align CTE programs to the needs of the regional, state, and local labor market;Support effective and meaningful collaboration between secondary and postsecondary institutions and employers;Increase student participation in work-based learning opportunities; andPromote the use of industry recognized credentials and other recognized post-secondary credentials.These improvements will more effectively spend federal dollars to help our nation’s students acquire the skills that they need and employers are demanding. We urge you to move forward with H.R. 5587 and applaud the ongoing, bipartisan commitment to invest in our nation’s students, workers, and economy through the Perkins CTE program.Sincerely,Aeronautical Repair Station AssociationAerospace Industries AssociationAfterschool AllianceAir Conditioning Contractors of AmericaAlloy Engineering Co. Inc.Alliance for Excellent EducationAlliance of Automobile ManufacturersAmerican Bakers AssociationAmerican Chemical SocietyAmerican Concrete Pressure Pipe AssociationAmerican Counseling AssociationAmerican Society of EmployersAMT-The Association For Manufacturing TechnologyAndy Roddick FoundationArizona Chamber of Commerce and IndustryArizona Technology CouncilArkansas State Chamber of Commerce / Associated Industries of Arkansas.Association for Talent DevelopmentAssociation of Global Automakers, Inc.Associated Equipment DistributorsAssociated General ContractorsAssociated Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors of Texas, Inc.Augustus F. Hawkins FoundationAustin Chamber of CommerceAustin Community CollegeAviation Technician Education CouncilBaton Rouge Area ChamberBattelleBloomington-Normal Economic Development CouncilThe Boeing CompanyBoulder Chamber of CommerceBoulder Economic CouncilBronx Community CollegeBuffalo Niagara PartnershipBusiness RoundtableBusiness Council of AlabamaThe Business Council of New York State.Business Council of WeschesterBusiness Education Network, Commerce LexingtonCA TechnologiesCalifornia Business RoundtableCamp Fire Central TexasCareer & Technical Association of TexasThe Carlstar Group, LLCCaterpillarCeco DoorCEO Council for GrowthCenter for Employment TrainingChange the EquationChemcut Corporation Chemung County Chamber of CommerceCitizen SchoolsCity of AustinCivic Colorado Business RoundtableCommunity Foundation of Greater DubuqueCommunity Health Charities, pTIAConnecticut Business & Industry AssociationCouncil of Industry of Southeastern New YorkCristo Rey Kansas CityDallas County Community College DistrictDallas Regional ChamberDelaware Business CouncilDelaware Business RoundtableDell, Inc.Deloitte, LLPDelta FaucetDelta Systems IncDeLaSalle Education CenterDurham Technical Community CollegeDutchess County Regional Chamber of CommerceDutchess County Workforce Investment BoardEmersonFord Motor CompanyForging Industry AssociationFulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of CommerceFusionG&D IntegratedThe Guardian Life Insurance Company of AmericaGeneral & Automotive Machine Shop, Inc.General MotorsGeorgia Association of Manufacturers Georgia Partnership for Excellence in EducationGiant Steps of St. LouisGirl Scouts of San JacintoGlobal Cold Chain AllianceThe Greater Baltimore CommitteeGreater Boston Chamber of CommerceGreater Durham Chamber of CommerceGreater Houston PartnershipGreater Manchester Chamber of CommerceGreater North Dakota Chamber of CommerceGreater Philadelphia Chamber of CommerceGreater Pittsburgh Chamber of CommerceGreater Providence Chamber of CommerceGreno IndustriesHealthCodeHeart of Florida UnitedHeating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI)Hillside Family of AgenciesThe Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)Honda North America, Inc.Houston Independent School DistrictHudson Valley Pattern for ProgressIBM CorporationIowa Business CouncilIowa Association of Business and IndustryIndependent Electrical ContractorsIndustrial Minerals Association – North AmericaInforInformation Technology Industry Council (ITI)Intel CorporationInternational Dairy Foods AssociationInternational PaperInternational Sign AssociationITEEA – The International Technology and Engineering Educators AssociationJackson ChamberJackson State Community CollegeJourneyAh, LLC – Leadership & Management Development Training CompanyJunior Achievement of OklahomaJunior Achievement of Southern CaliforniaKentucky Association of Manufacturers (KAM)Kentucky Chamber of CommerceKentucky Community & Technical College (KCTCS)Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of CommerceLearn All The Time NetworkLongmont Chamber of CommerceLouisiana Association of Business and IndustryLouisiana Committee of 100 for Economic DevelopmentLubbock-Cooper ISDLumityLyondellBasellMACNY, The Manufacturers AssociationMagnet Schools of America The Manufacturers Alliance of New YorkManufacturers Association of FloridaManufacturing Skill Standards CouncilMarlin SteelMaryland Business Roundtable for EducationMassachusetts Business Alliance for EducationMassachusetts Business RoundtableMetroHartford AllianceMicrosoftMichigan Manufacturers AssociationMindset, Inc.Missouri Association of ManufacturersMonroe Community CollegeMontana Chamber of CommerceMontana Manufacturing AssociationMotor & Equipment Manufacturers AssociationNAACPNational Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE)National Association of Graduate-Professional StudentsNational Association of ManufacturersNational Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs (NASSGAP)National Association of Trailer ManufacturersNational Association of Workforce BoardsNational CartNational Center for Technological Literacy at the Museum of Science, BostonNational Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3)National Council for Advanced ManufacturingNational Council of Teachers of MathematicsNational GridNational Retail FederationNational Roofing Contractors AssociationNational Science Education Leadership AssociationNational Skills CoalitionNevada Manufacturers AssociationThe New England CouncilNew Hampshire High Technology CouncilNew Jersey Business & Industry AssociationNew Jersey Chamber of CommerceNew Mexico Business RoundtableNew York State School Boards AssociationNorth Carolina Institute of Minority Economic DevelopmentNorth Carolina Technology AssociationNPES The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing, and Converting TechnologiesNY Tech AllianceOhio Business RoundtableOklahoma Business RoundtableOpportunity AmericaOpportunity NationOracleOregon Business CouncilPacific Gas and Electric CompanyPartnership for New York CityPartnership of Air Conditioning ,Heating & Refrigeration Accreditation(PAHRA)Pattern for ProgressPeopleFundPhiladelphia WorksPlumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors—National AssociationPort Townsend Paper CorporationPoughkeepsie AllianceProject ExplorationProject Lead the Way.Quality Float Works, Inc.Raleigh Chamber of CommerceRayonier Advanced MaterialsThe Research & Development Council of New JerseyRhode Island Manufacturers AssociationRoaring Spring Blank Book Co.RoMan Manufacturing Inc.San Antonio Chamber of CommerceSan Antonio Hispanic Chamber of CommerceSan Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of CommerceSilicon Valley Leadership GroupSociety of Chemical Manufacturers and AffiliatesSociety of Women EngineersSoftware & Information Industry Association (SIIA)South Carolina Council on CompetitivenessSouth Texas CollegeSpecialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)Symantec CorporationSt. Michael's Learning AcademyState University of New YorkSTEM Education CoalitionSTEMxSUNY GeneseoTechNetTech Council of MarylandTechnology Association of Louisville KentuckyTennessee Chamber of Commerce and IndustryTennessee Manufacturers AssociationTexas Association of BusinessTexas Association of ManufacturersTexas Business Leadership CouncilThermcraft, IncThermo Fisher Scientific/Fisher Science EducationThird WayTompkins County Chamber of CommerceToyota Motor North America, Inc.United Way of Central IowaUnited Way of New York State UnivisionU.S. Chamber of CommerceU.S. Hispanic Chamber of CommerceValley Industrial AssociationVermont Chamber of CommerceVermont Technology AllianceVernier Software & TechnologyWest Tennessee Industrial Association, Jackson, TennesseeWest Virginia Community and Technical College SystemWest Virginia Manufacturers AssociationWoodwork Career Alliance of North AmericaThe Workforce Development Board of Southeast MinnesotaWorld Youth FoundationXerox CorporationYWCA Greater AustinYMCA OF THE USAYouth Communication ................
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