New bill aims to link students with job skills – "The Providing Innovation to 21st Century Careers Act"

Federal lawmakers have introduced a new bill in Congress that would give federal grants to states to put toward linking up students with training for specific industries in need of skilled workers.

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Rep. John Tierney, D-Mass., sponsored the bill, called "The Providing Innovation to 21st Century Careers Act," http://murray.senate.gov/workforce/. that would help pay to provide student training.

Some of the industries that would benefit would be aerospace, health care, construction and energy. Murray said on a media conference call Wednesday that the idea for the bill came from her discussions with employers around the state of Washington.

"There is a lot of work that needs to be done to get our economy back on track," Murray said.

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