Require Small Business Development Centers and Women's Business Centers to include support relating to graduates of career and technical education programs.

To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to graduates of career and technical education programs for small business development centers and women’s business centers, and for other purposes.

Olszewski cosponsored H.R. 1642, which would amend the Small Business Act to add requirements related to career and technical education graduates for small business development centers and women's business centers.

H.R. 1642 (IH) - Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025 - BILLS-119hr1642ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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The compilation states it is the Small Business Act, as amended through P.L. 119-83, enacted April 13, 2026. Section 21 authorizes Small Business Development Center grants for counseling, management and technical assistance, international trade services, technology transfer, and cyber strategy support; it does not include a requirement focused on graduates of career and technical education programs.

Current federal Small Business Act text through April 13, 2026 does not show the promised CTE-graduate support requirement in the SBDC statute.

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Section 29 describes the Women's Business Center Program as providing financial assistance, management assistance, and marketing assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women. The listed project requirements do not require support relating to graduates of career and technical education programs.

The current Women's Business Center statutory language lacks the promised CTE-graduate support mandate.

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The compilation's relevant 'technical education' reference is in Section 32, where the Associate Administrator compiles resources for women veterans including vocational and technical education and disseminates them through Veteran Business Outreach Centers and women's business centers. This is limited to women veterans, not graduates of career and technical education programs generally, and does not amend SBDC duties.

The only similar technical-education language found in the Small Business Act is a veterans provision, so it is not delivery of the specific promise.

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