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From the ECS State Policy Database
2001 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2001. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. To view all, press the button located at the top labeled "Expand All."

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NYSigned into law 12/2001P-12Establishes a Farm-to-School program to facilitate and promote the purchase of New York farm products by schools, universities and other educational institutions; calls for establishment of a harvest for New York Kids Week to promote State farm products.
Title: S.B. 4886
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

CASigned into law 09/2001P-12
Postsec.
Establishes the Industry-Based Certification Incentive Grant Program for the purpose of awarding grants to selected school districts, county offices of education, and regional occupational centers and programs to establish industry-based certification programs within their career technical programs. Requires the Department of Education to evaluate the effectiveness of each certification program. Allocates funds to the department for specific career technical education purposes.
Title: A.B. 1018
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

NCSigned into law 08/2001Postsec.
Community College
Session Law Number 368., Exempts certain community college activities from the Umstead Act; provides for use of community college personnel or facilities, with the consent of the trustees of that college, in support of private business enterprise located on the college campus of in the college's service area for specific services in support of economic and business development.
Title: S.B. 531
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

MESigned into law 06/2001P-12
Postsec.
Public Law No. 363., (LD 1399) Delegates the requirement that at least one third of all federal funds received by the State under the federal Workforce Investment Act be used for education and skills training; requires that at least 15% of funds be used for support services such as child care and transportation for individuals enrolled in an education or training program; requires the Department of Labor to provide information related to expenditures of funds and program outcomes.
Title: H.B. 1042
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

ORSigned into law 06/2001P-12
Postsec.
Establishes the Oregon Council for Knowledge and Economic Development to advise the governor, the legislature, the state boards of K-12 and higher education, the Oregon Economic and Community Development Commission, the Oregon Growth Account Board and the Oregon Resource and Technology Development Board in matters pertaining to knowledge based economic development in Oregon and the
collaboration of Oregon's higher education, business, industry and capital resources to promote the following: (a) High quality research and development; (b) Private-public models for sharing profit and intellectual property; (c) The transfer and commercialization of technology and knowledge from higher education to the private sector; (d) A technologically skilled workforce; and (e) Capital resources for investment in and commercialization of technology developed by higher education or other research institutions, including but not limited to national labs and health care related research entities.

Title: S.B. 273
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/01reg/measures/sb0200.dir/sb0273.en.html

OKVetoed 05/2001P-12
Postsec.
Enacts the Workforce Investment Act; establishes the Workforce Development Board and local workforce development boards; requires the designation of workforce investment areas; provides workforce investment activities grant procedures for local entities; provides vocational training and technical education for adult and displaced workers and youth who meet specified criteria.
Title: H.B. 1388
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

ORSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.
Community College
Allows small business development centers in state universities; extends purposes of centers to include counseling; requires assent of Commissioner for Community College Services and Chancellor of State Board of Higher Education before Economic and Community Development Department may make grant to state university.
Title: H.B. 2342
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

TXSigned into law 05/2001P-12Establishes the Texas excellence fund to provide funding to promote increased research capacity and to develop institutional excellence at eligible general academic teaching institutions in order to ensure that Texas and its workforce remain at the forefront of scientific and technological innovation. Eligible comprehensive research university receiving funds must file annual reports on how dollars were used.
Title: H.B. 1839
Source: http://www.house.state.tx.us/

TXSigned into law 05/2001P-12
Postsec.
States that it is an appropriate role for a municipality to foster economic opportunity, job generation, and capital investment by promoting a favorable business climate, preparing the workforce for productive employment, and supporting infrastructure development. Allows the creation of a Municipal Development Corporation to develop and implement programs for (1) job training, including long-term job training and in-training support service grants; (2) early childhood development that prepare each child to enter school and make each child ready to learn. Specifies specific skills that children should learn.
Title: S.B. 607
Source: Texas Legislative Web Site

TXSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.Relates to certain programs to develop the technology workforce in Texas by supporting and promoting higher education in electrical engineering and computer science.
Title: S.B. 353
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

VTSigned into law 05/2001P-12
Postsec.
The purpose of this act to enable technical center regions to establish alternative governance structures which meet regional technical education needs, ensure equal educational opportunities to technical education students throughout Vermont, and prepare Vermont technical education students to enter high skill jobs which pay a high salary.
Title: H.B. 495
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us

WVSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.Provides higher education adult part-time student grants to students enrolled in postsecondary certificate, industry-recognized credential and other skill development programs of study in demand occupations.
Title: H.B. 2897
Source: West Virginia Department of Education Legislative Update

WVSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.Relates to modernization and procurement of equipment for workforce development initiative grant programs; addresses improving employer awareness and access to services available through the state's education institutions, providing designated professionals and resources to support workforce education through the state's education institutions, assisting with the modernization and procurement of equipment needed for workforce training programs, increasing the capacity of the state's education institutions to respond rapidly to employer needs for workforce education and training on an ongoing basis through the development of a client-focused, visible point of contact for program development and delivery, service referral and needs assessment, such as a workforce development center; and maximizing the use of available resources for workforce education and training through partnerships with public vocational, technical and adult education centers and private training providers.
Title: H.B. 2898
Source: West Virginia Legislative Web Site

MDSigned into law 04/2001Postsec.Changes the Maryland Job Training Partnership Act to the Maryland Workforce Investment Act; repeals provisions concerning the Governor's plan concerning job training and placement programs for employment; makes technical changes to reflect changes made to federal law; repeals provisions concerning classroom training; alters definitions; defines terms; provides for accurate codification of the Act's provisions; makes technical and stylistic changes; provides a delayed effective date
Title: H.B. 1251
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

VASigned into law 03/2001P-12Relates to the Advantage Virginia Incentive Program; revises the programs focus which is to provide job training scholarships; changes the term occupational areas where there is a high demand for workers to qualified jobs, defined as jobs in high demand as designated by the Virginia Workforce Council; deletes requirement that qualified jobs must be in high unemployment areas; states students from high schools in high unemployment areas shall have preference in receiving said benefits.
Title: H.B. 2565
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

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