HR 5374119th CongressIntroduced

Promoting Health Careers in Community and Technical Colleges Act

Introduced: Sep 16, 2025

Education

Standard Summary

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The Promoting Health Careers in Community and Technical Colleges Act would modify the Health Professions Opportunity Grants (HPOG) demonstration program to (1) require grantees to train participants to earn a recognized postsecondary credential (including industry-recognized credentials) and (2) explicitly allow community colleges to be eligible to receive grants for conducting health professions demonstration projects. The changes are aimed at strengthening workforce outcomes by tying grant activity directly to credential attainment and by broadening who can administer these demonstration projects. The amendments would take effect October 1, 2025.

Key Points

1Grantees must train project participants to earn a recognized postsecondary credential, expanding the program’s emphasis from participation alone to credential attainment.
2The bill explicitly includes industry-recognized credentials as valid outcomes for participants, broadening what counts as a recognized credential.
3Community colleges are explicitly made eligible to receive HPOG demonstration grants, expanding the pool of potential grantee institutions.
4The amendments modify cross-references in the Social Security Act to reflect the expanded eligibility and requirements (updating sections referenced for eligibility and program structure).
5Effective date: the changes apply starting October 1, 2025.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected- Health professions demonstration project participants (participants are more likely to earn recognized credentials).- Community colleges (new eligible grant recipients, enabling expanded program participation at 2-year institutions).Secondary group/area affected- Grantee organizations and higher education/healthcare training providers (potentially more applicants from community colleges and other eligible entities).- Health care employers and workforce pipelines by increasing credentialed workers entering the field.Additional impacts- Federal program administration and oversight of the HPOG demonstration program (alignment with credentialing outcomes may influence reporting and performance metrics).- Potential effects on state and local workforce development planning as community colleges join HPOG demonstrations and coordinate with local health care providers.

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