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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research |
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| Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy |
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2010 | Community College | Establishes the Pilot Program for Innovative Nursing and Allied Health Care Profession Education at the California Community Colleges. Provides the goal of the program is to facilitate graduation of community college nursing and allied health students by testing innovative program delivery models. Requires the chancellor's office to establish the pilot program at up to 5 campuses throughout the state. Requires that pilot programs test education models that use tools such as technology and flexible scheduling, and that programs coordinate student services and financial assistance to the maximum extent possible to facilitate program completion. Directs the chancellor's office to develop a request for application for community colleges to participate in the pilot program commencing on or after the 2011–12 academic year.
Requires that programs chosen to participate in the pilot do all of the following:
(1) Provide students with an industry-recognized certificate or degree in health care fields with a demonstrated shortage of workers in the labor market and documented support from employers.
(2) Demonstrate a capacity to train specified health care workers, and/or the ability to sustain or expand current innovative health care education and training programs. (Limited capacity may
be demonstrated by waiting lists to enter existing community college allied health care or nursing programs.)
(3) Provide evidence of sufficient clinical sites for offering the pilot program
(4) Include high-quality curriculum delivery models as part of the pilot program
(5) Provide flexibility in the delivery of coursework, i.e., intensive weekend, evening, and summer courses
(6) Offer coordinated supportive services to students, including tutoring and financial advising
(7) Demonstrate clear, nonduplicative and articulated education pathways with local high schools and postsecondary institutions
(8) Identify resources to support the pilot program, including funding provided by the chancellor's office obtained from outside sources for the support of the pilot program, local workforce investment funding, and locally provided employer or philanthropic resources.
Expresses legislative intent that the pilot program be funded with a combination of state apportionment funding, federal grants, employer-based partnerships, and private philanthropic resources. Requires the chancellor's office to collect appropriate data to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program. Requires the chancellor's office to analyze this data, and contract with an external evaluator to conduct an independent evaluation, with findings and recommendations on the pilot program to be reported to the legislature by January 1, 2017. Provides that these provisions be implemented in any fiscal year only to the extent that the chancellor's office determines that sufficient moneys are available to administer the program. Provide that the pilot program becomes inoperative on July 1, 2017, and as of January 1, 2018, is repealed.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2351-2400/ab_2385_bill_20100930_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2385
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2010 | Postsec. | Primarily from bill summary: Requires that Cal C grants (which may already only be used for occupational or technical training) be used only for areas of occupational or technical training identified by the Student Aid Commission (areas to be reviewed and updated at least every 5 years). Requires the commission to give priority in granting the awards to students pursuing occupational or technical training in areas that meet at least two of the following criteria: (1) high employment need; (2) high employment salary or wage projections; (3) high employment growth. Requires that such occupations be identified in consultation with the Employment Development Department using projections available through the Labor Market Information Data Library.
Requires that the commission publish on its Web site a current list of the areas of occupational or technical training meeting those specified criteria. Requires the Legislative Analyst's Office to submit a report to the governor and the legislature, containing specified data on the outcomes of the Cal Grant C Program, on or before April 1, 2014, and on or before April 1 of each even-numbered
year thereafter.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0951-1000/sb_957_bill_20100831_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z64x81xk9g1mnp?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z651jtjl0g7yaz&_ce=1290123979.df98a6fab85580644f8ef0a523c78ed9
Title: S.B. 957
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2010 | P-12
Community College | From bill summary: Commencing with the 2012–13 fiscal year, requires as a condition of receiving federal funds provided under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1998, and to the extent permitted under federal law, that school districts, regional occupational centers or programs, and community college districts demonstrate that at least one-half of the course sequences offered are linked to high priority workforce needs in the career sectors identified by the Labor and Workforce Development Agency or the Labor Market Information Division of the Employment Development Department for the state of California, for the economic region established by the state where the regional occupational center or program, community college district, or school district is located, or for the county where the regional occupational center or program, community college district, or school district is located. Encourages school districts, regional occupational centers or programs, and community college districts to work with local workforce investment boards and the Labor Market Information Division of the Employment Development Department in the identification of career sectors of high priority.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_515_bill_20100831_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5mlgx1ovj9gm7?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5msx9bcq0v1fm&_ce=1289862893.145413cb31d9cf94d9b48b30c4b3d670
Title: S.B. 515
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2010 | P-12 | From bill summary: Requires the Controller annually to allocate $8,000,000 from the Energy Resources Program Account, upon appropriation by the legislature, to the superintendent of public instruction for expenditure in the form of local grants to be allocated pursuant to the existing provisions for creating and maintaining partnership academies. Requires a grantee to implement or maintain a partnership academy that
focuses on employment in clean technology businesses and renewable energy businesses and provides skilled workforces for the products and services for energy and/or water conservation, renewable energy, pollution reduction or other technologies.
Require the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, in consultation with the state department of education, to develop guidelines, that would be exempted from the Administrative Procedure Act, to ensure that programs receiving grants reflect current state energy policies and priorities as well as provide skills and education linked to the needs of relevant industries.
Authorizes a school district to apply for planning grants for implementing a partnership academy, and allows the state superintendent to expend up to 5% of the funds transferred to the superintendent to pay the costs incurred in the administration of this program. Requires the state department of education, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, to provide a report to the legislature that includes a description of the curriculum and substance of the programs funded by grants awarded pursuant to these provisions, and specified data. Provides that the bill's provisions become inoperative on June 30, 2016, and, as of January 1, 2017, would repeal these provisions.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0651-0700/sb_675_bill_20100902_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z65dhsep4fto3d/0/0?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z65p1zm6c0d0km&_ce=1289863956.75c7a2b56873b223dec9ba973b2528bc
Title: S.B. 675
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| NY | Vetoed 08/2010 | Community College | Creates the technology employment community hub (TECH) centers program to award grants of up to $100,000 to community colleges to upgrade their educational, occupational and training services including their facilities, labs and high technology equipment. Requires that applications for grants include, among other elements, (1) demonstration of need in the region for skilled workers in the high-technology fields and (2) evidence of any collaboration with a New York state four-year institution or New York state business, including a detailed description of the skill needs of the institution or business and detailed description of the equipment and other training resources required.
Bill text: http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A00356&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y
Title: A.B. 356/S.B. 2293-B
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2010 | Postsec. | Authorizes the department of commerce and economic opportunity to, subject to appropriation, create financial incentive and grant programs to encourage private companies to share their new energy technologies with public institutions of higher education, public utilities, electric cooperatives, and state and federal agencies. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/96/PDF/096-1279.pdf
Title: H.B. 6153
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| KS | Signed into law 07/2010 | P-12 | Governor established the Kansas Broadband Advisory Task Force with the following purposes and charges: (1) To develop recommendations for development and implementation of a broadband digital strategy to support statewide availability and adoption of broadband services consistent with the 2010 National Broadband Plan; (2) To coordinate key stakeholders input from both the public and private sectors to assist in broadband planning and implementation efforts in a technology-neutral manner; (3) To establish performance goals and metrics and the impact on achieving statewide universal availability and adoption of broadband services with greatest attention to un-served and under-served communities; (4) Advise the governor and the legislature on statutory, regulatory and policy changes necessary to support making affordable, quality broadband service available to every Kansas home and business and encourage its adoption and to provide feedback to federal agencies engaged in national broadband policy and funding efforts as they relate to Kansas; (5) Identify opportunities to leverage public/private partnerships in funding boardband sustainability and infrastructure; (6) Identify opportunities to foster economic development and technology innovation through partnerships between public, private and non-profit sectors; (7) This task force shall report annually to the governor and the secretary of commerce. Composition of the task force and their terms of office is specified. http://governor.ks.gov/issues-a-initiatives/executive-orders/731-executive-order-10-08
Title: E.O. 10-08
Source: http://.governor.ks.gov/issues-a-initiatives/executive-orders/731-exec
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2010 | Community College | Allows the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, with the approval of and in coordination with the Board of Regents, to establish a Centers of Excellence Program to provide customized educational and training programs to meet areas of need as identified by Louisiana business and industry.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=722455
Title: S.B. 712
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2010 | Postsec.
Community College | Louisiana Granting Resources and Autonomy for Diplomas Act; provides for performance agreements between the Board of Regents and public postsecondary institutions; provides for autonomies, including setting tuition rates, granted to institutions that enter into such agreements; to require specified performance objectives to be met as part of such agreements; to provide for monitoring and reporting by the Board of Regents; The standards are related to student success, articulation and transfer policies, and workforce and economic development. The fourth objective – efficiency and accountability – requires four-year institutions that enter into the agreements to eliminate remedial education courses unless such programs cannot be offered at a community college in the same geographic area.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=722570
Title: H.B. 1171
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/
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| RI | Signed into law 06/2010 | Community College
Postsec. | Extends role of the Community College of Rhode Island as a workforce development center. Redefines purpose of the community college to be "to offer all students the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for intellectual, professional and personal growth by providing an array of academic, career and lifelong learning programs, while contributing to Rhode Island's economic development and the needs of the region's workforce." http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law10/law10099.htm
Title: H.B. 8181, S.B.2823
Source: www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| RI | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12
Postsec. | Amends powers and duties of Rhode Island Human Resource Investment Council. Repeals provision requiring council to prepare an annual report on the council's goals, policies and activities. Directs the council to annually produce a Unified Workforce Development Expenditure and Program Report to be submitted to the general assembly beginning January 1, 2011 and covering activity for the previous fiscal year ending June 30th. Requires that the report include expenditures by agencies for specified employment and training programs, and show the number of individuals served by each program, including demographic information by gender and race/ethnicity; outcome information and such other information as may be determined by the Human Resource Investment Council.
Directs the human resource investment council to establish a State Career Pathways System to increase the skill level of workers in alignment with industry needs. Directs the council to create a 15-member task force, to include the commissioner of higher education, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, the director of the department of labor and training, the executive director of the economic development corporation and the director of the community college of Rhode Island's center for workforce and community education. Directs the task force to work in coordination with the adult education committee of the human resource investment council to develop and oversee the career pathways system. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law10/law10098.htm
Title: H.B. 8220
Source: www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| TN | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12
Community College | Requires the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, in conjunction with the Department of Education, to develop, implement, and administer a program for the payment of the cost of licensing tests for adult students with financial need who
complete a high school diploma or a general educational development credential in a career and technical education program and who are required to take a test in order to become licensed for a career in their fields of study.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/HB2645.pdf
Title: H.B. 2645
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov/
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2010 | Postsec.
Community College | Concerns college savings accounts for job retraining for adult learners; provides a tax exemption for employer matching contributions; relates to postsecondary educational opportunities and job retraining goals.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2010a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/2B56FAFB1BCB42E8872576EE00665024?open&file=202_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 202
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| CT | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Requires the state board of education to conduct a formal vote before closing or suspending operations of a vocational-technical school; Requires that at least 2 members of the state board have industrial, trade or technical school experience; Requires that on and after April 1, 2011, the state board have at least one member with experience in agriculture or be an alumni of or have served as an educator at a regional agricultural science and technology education center. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/ACT/PA/2010PA-00076-R00SB-00379-PA.htm
Title: S.B. 379 - Sec. 1 and 2
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2010 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires the the office of program policy analysis and government accountability to conduct a review of the public school adult workforce education programs and the community college and state college workforce education programs for the purpose of identifying and analyzing the positive and negative aspects of merging the school district programs with the community college and state college programs. The results of the review must be submitted to the legislature by December 1, 2010.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h5201er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=5201&Session=2010
Title: HB 5201-Sec. 31
Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12
Postsec. | Creates the Workforce Investment Board and the Governor's Office of Workforce Development for the purpose of implementing state workforce development policy. Provides that the annual allocation reserved by federal law for statewide workforce activities and administration must be reserved for use by the governor to support statewide workforce activities and may be implemented through the creation of the Georgia Work Ready Program. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/hb1195.pdf
Title: H.B. 1195
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2010 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires MnSCU with business and industry groups and labor unions to study options for lower credit credentials recognized by employers that could be combined into an educational career path leading to a diploma or degree. The study must recognize the need for workers and other job training programs. Requires a report to the legislature.
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S0184.3.html&session=ls86
Title: S.F. 184
Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2010 | Postsec.
Community College | Directs MnSCU to establish a pilot project with participating health care facilities for the training, education, and employment of certified surgical technologist through partnerships between MnSCU institutions with accredited surgical technologist programs and health care facilities within 25 miles of the institution. Requires a report to the legislature by January 1, 2013.
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S0184.3.html&session=ls86
Title: S.F. 184
Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2010 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires the U of M and MnSCU to report to the legislature by February 1, 2011, on nanotechnology research and education, including ethical issues and principles for the responsible use to protect health, environment, and workers safety.
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S0184.3.html&session=ls86
Title: S.F. 184
Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/
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| NJ | Signed into law 05/2010 | Postsec.
Community College | Meant to ease restrictions on public-private partnerships between higher education institutions and private entities, encouraging flexibility in planning and growth at state and county colleges, and creating jobs.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2010/Bills/S1000/920_R3.HTM
Title: S.B. 920
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us
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| SC | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Permits high schools to offer state-funded WorkKeys (i.e., a job skill assessment system) to 10th grade students using funds appropriated for the assessment of PSAT or PLAN; Provides that the selection of the test for each student should be informed by the student's individual graduation plan, cluster selection, guidance counselor advisement, and parent or legal guardian consent. http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/4823.htm
Title: H.J.R. 4823 - Sec. 4
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.gov
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| TX | Adopted 05/2010 | Postsec. | H.B. 3519, 81st Texas Legislature, amended the Labor Code by adding s.305.003, mandating that the Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission enter into a Memorandum of Understanding for the coordination and administration of the Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program, which reduces the financial barriers to postsecondary career education and training for economically disadvantaged Texans.
The new sections of administrative code describe the authority and purpose of the program, provide definitions of terms used, outline program award amounts and limits, and set forth requirements whereby students may qualify to receive a grant. The new sections also outline institutional agreement requirements, including annual reports to the Coordinating Board. Sections 22.181, 22.183, 22.186, and 22.187 are adopted as published in the February 19, 2010 Texas Register (pp 5-7 of 55): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0219/0219prop.pdf. Sections 22.182, 22.184, 22.185, and 22.188 adopted as published in the May 21, 2010 Texas Register (pp 14-15 of 46): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0521/0521adop.pdf
Title: 19 TAC 22.181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188
Source: www.sos.state.tx.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12
Community College | Relates to nonviolent prisoners receiving work compensation under contract with the Department of Corrections in prison industries. Allows 5% of the prisoners wage to be deposited into a transitions program. Allows a contracted entity in the transitions program to provide employment assistance, career counseling, basic academic education, general equivalency diploma preparation and postsecondary education job training to eligible prisoners. Chapter 54
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb1093s.pdf
Title: S.B. 1093
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| HI | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12
Postsec. | Requires the department of education, the University of Hawaii, and the department of labor and industrial relations, and other state agencies to share data to support research that will improve educational and workforce outcomes and meet the longitudinal data requirements of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Directs the aforementioned agencies to jointly determine the data to be shared, and to share data at least annually, in a manner that protects the confidentiality of student information. Directs the aforementioned agencies to establish a data governance and access committee that meets on a quarterly basis to determine protocols to prioritize analyses and research questions that will provide information to (1) improve educational and workforce outcomes and policies, and (2) approve requests for access to data provided by the department of education, the University of Hawaii, the department of labor and industrial, and other state agencies, as appropriate. Directs all state agency directors to consider sharing data for the statewide longitudinal data system. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2122_SD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 2122
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Amend Employment Security Law to allow the director of the department of labor to develop and
implement youth employment and job training programs. Chapter 276
http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2010/H0509.htm
Title: H.B. 509
Source: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12
Postsec. | Establishes the Maryland Longitudinal Data System (MLDS) as a statewide data system that contains individual-level student data and workforce data from all levels of education and the state's workforce. The bill also establishes a Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center within state government to serve as a central repository for the data, to ensure compliance with federal privacy laws, to perform research on the data sets, and to fulfill education reporting requirements and approved public information requests. The governing board of the center must submit an annual report by December 15 to the Governor and the General Assembly. The bill takes effect July 1, 2010. The requirement that state agencies, local education agencies (LEAs), and educational institutions submit data to the center in accordance with specified plans, terminates June 30, 2011. http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/bills/sb/sb0275e.pdf
Title: S.B. 275
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us
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| TN | Signed into law 04/2010 | Postsec.
Community College | Prohibits the reduction or denial of unemployment benefits due to the claimant's enrollment in any institution of higher
education.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/HB2092.pdf
Title: H.B. 2092, S.B. 1491
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, in coordination with the Department of Rehabilitative Services and other partner agencies, to develop pilot programs to assist individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders to obtain and sustain employment and to offer education and training to employers.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+CHAP0307+pdf
Title: H.B. 1099
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12
Community College | Creates the opportunity express program to: (1) expand training and education programs such as the worker retraining program, the opportunity grant program and the opportunity internship program; and (2) create more effective intake and outreach systems to reach the greatest number of citizens and connect them to the resources they need. Requires state board for community and technical colleges to give priority in receipt of college board worker retraining program funds to applicants working toward certain careers. Expands the opportunity internship program for fiscal years 2011 through 2013. Authorizes the state board for community and technical colleges to create a single web site: (1) for advertising the availability of opportunity express funding to state citizens; (2) to direct interested individuals to the appropriate local intake office; and (3) that includes a link to the department of labor and industries apprenticeship program. Creates the opportunity express account. First Special Session Chapter 24
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2630-S2.PL.pdf
Title: H.B. 2630
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Education Achievement Council to increase educational attainment of the state's working-age population by 2025.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1071SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1071
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2010 | Postsec. | Creates the Virginia Workforce Development Authority to take over the duties of the Statewide Area Health Education Centers Program.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+HB1304ER+pdf
Title: H.B. 1304
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Requires each local school board to include in its annual report to the Board of Education the number of students who passed the state Workplace Readiness Skills assessment.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+SB630ER+pdf
Title: S.B. 630
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us/
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Relates to workforce program evaluations and the sharing of certain data. Provides for certain agencies to share de-identified data to create one- time restricted-use data sets in order to evaluate postsecondary and career readiness programs pursuant to specified requirements and to conduct eduction program evaluations that require employment outcomes.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+SB459ER+pdf
Title: S.B. 459
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| VA | Issued 03/2010 | Postsec. | Establishes the Governor's Commission on Higher Education Reform, Innovation and Investment. Directs the commission to consider the current state of public and private higher education in the state, and best practices in other states and countries. Directs the commission to make findings and recommendations for addressing the following priorities:
(1) Preserving and enhancing the instructional excellence of Virginia's leading universities and of the higher education system as a whole
(2) Significantly increasing the percentage of college-age Virginians who enroll in colleges and complete degrees
(3) Attracting and preparing young people for the STEM areas and other disciplines (e.g., healthcare and advanced manufacturing) where skill shortages now exist and/or unmet demand is anticipated
(4) Forging new public-private partnerships and regional strategies for business recruitment, workforce preparation, and university-based research
(5) Making the state a national leader in providing higher education opportunities to military personnel and veterans
(6) Crafting a sustainable higher education funding model that will move Virginia toward higher levels of educational attainment and economic competitiveness over the next 15 years
(7) Developing innovative ways to deliver quality instruction, cost-saving reform strategies, and affordable new pathways to degree attainment for Virginians, regardless of income or background
(8) Evaluating strategies to reduce costs through additional college placement testing and accelerated degree completion
(9) Creating effective workforce development programs through expanded use of the community college system in coordination with the commission on economic development and job creation.
Calls for the creation of the following committees, and identifies tasks for each committee: (1) Increased Degree Attainment, Financial Aid and Workforce Training; (2) Implement Innovation and Cost Containment; and (3) Regional Strategies/Partnerships for Research and Economic Development.
Directs the committee to submit its interim findings and recommendations on matters potentially impacting the executive budget by September 30, 2010. Directs the commission to an interim report of its activities, findings and recommendations by November 30, 2010. Provides the interim report must focus primarily on increasing degree attainment, concentrating increased educational attainment in STEM areas and other high-demand and high-income fields, a model for higher education funding, and partnerships through which public and private colleges and community colleges participate actively in economic development and workforce training. Directs the commission to continue to meet and make recommendations on additional stated objectives throughout 2011.
Provides this executive order will become effective upon signing and remain in full force and effect until March 26, 2011 unless amended or rescinded by further executive order.
http://www.governor.virginia.gov/Issues/ExecutiveOrders/pdf/EO_9.pdf
Title: E.O. 9
Source: www.governor.virginia.gov
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Authorizes port districts to contract with nonprofit entities in order to participate in programs for job training and placement, preapprenticeship training or educational programs associated with port tenants, customers, and local economic development related to port activities; provides that a sponsoring port must require any entity that operates such programs to submit specified information as a condition of the contract.
Chapter 195
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202010/2651-S.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 2651
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Requires the Employment Security Department to conduct an analysis of occupations in the forest products industry; require the Department of Commerce and the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board to identify barriers to the growth of green jobs in traditional industries such as the forest products industry. Chapter 187
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/House%20Final/2420-S%20HBR%20FBR%2010%20E1.pdf
Title: H.B. 2420
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov
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| VA | Signed into law 02/2010 | Postsec.
Community College | Relates to State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; provides that when performing its duty to develop a uniform, comprehensive data information system designed to gather all information necessary to the performance of the Council's duties, the Council may contract with private entities to create de-identified student records for the purpose of assessing the performance of institutions and specific programs relative to the workforce needs of the Commonwealth.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+HB7ER+pdf
Title: H.B. 7
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| NJ | Signed into law 01/2010 | Postsec.
Community College | Dedicates a percentage of funds from the Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills to the State Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development, a part of the Council of County Colleges, to provide basic skills training to qualified displaced, disadvantaged or employed workers.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A4500/4325_R1.PDF
Title: A.B. 4325
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us
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| NJ | Signed into law 01/2010 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes NJ PLACE program to facilitate college credit for registered apprenticeship programs.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A4500/4327_R1.PDF
Title: A.B. 4327
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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