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 | 21st Century Skills |
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| Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--College Entrance Exams |
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| Assessment--Computer Based |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| Assessment--Legal Issues |
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| Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) |
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| Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio |
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| Assessment--Value Added |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Brain Research |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy |
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| Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards |
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| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
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| Class Size |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Alignment |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Censorship |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Excusal |
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| Curriculum--Family Living Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Geography Education |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Home Economics |
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| Curriculum--International Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Multicultural |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Curriculum--Speech Education |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics |
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| Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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 | Economic/Workforce Development |
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2012 | Community College | From bill summary: Authorize the board of governors of the California Community Colleges, once sufficient funding becomes available, to establish a competitive grant pilot program to evaluate a public-private partnership model designed to accomplish specified objectives relating to business development and job creation. Requires the board of governors to select partnering community college districts and private entities
to participate in the pilot program that best demonstrate the ability to fulfill those objectives and specified agreement requirements that the bill would impose. Upon completion of the pilot program, requires specified entities to prepare and post a written summary on the community college district's website. Provides that the pilot program only would be operative if the legislature appropriates funds expressly, or if sufficient private funding is received, whichever comes first. Repeals the pilot program on January 1, 2016. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2301-2350/ab_2309_bill_20120827_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_2309_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 2309
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2012 | P-12
Community College | From bill summary: Generally recasts and revise the provisions governing the California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program that is repealed by existing law on January 1, 2013, excluding the provisions relating to the economic and workforce regional development centers and consortia. Establishes a revised program that operates until January 1, 2018. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1401-1450/sb_1402_bill_20120917_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1402
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| ID | Issued 07/2012 | Postsec. | Creates the Idaho Workforce Development Council (the "Council") in accordance with section 111(e) and 117(c)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998.
The Council shall consist of not more than 33 members appointed by the Governor, consistent with federal nomination and composition requirements set forth in section 702 of the Job Training Partnership Act.
The Council will be responsible for advising the Governor and the State Board of Education on the following:
a. Development of a statewide strategy for workforce development programs which encompasses all workforce programs;
b. Development of the WIA State plan;
c. Development and continuous improvement of services offered under the statewide workforce investment system;
d. Development of comments at least once annually on the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and applied Technology Education Act;
e. Development and continuous improvement of comprehensive State performance measures;
f. Preparation of the annual report to the United States Secretary of Labor as required under section 136 of the WIA;
g. Development of a statewide employment statistic program;
h. Development of a plan for comprehensive labor market information; and
i. Development of applications for an incentive grant under section 503 of the WIA.
The Council shall also be responsible for:
a. Approval and oversight of the expenditures from the Employment Security Reserve Fund as
set forth in Section 72-1347A, Idaho Code;
b. Development and oversight of procedures, criteria and performance measures for the
Workforce Development Training fund established under Section 72-1347B, Idaho Code;
and
c. Such other duties as assigned by the Governor. http://gov.idaho.gov/mediacenter/execorders/eo12/eo_12_04.pdf
Title: 2012 ID EO 12-04
Source: gov.idaho.gov
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| PA | Signed into law 07/2012 | Postsec. | Authorizes the State System of Higher Education and its employees to enter into agreements for economic development advantageous to both the universities and employees. Provides for approval and notice of such agreements. Requires the State System and each university to monitor and rpeort on these agreements annually to the Education committees of the House and Senate.
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2011&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1308&pn=1732
Title: S.B. 1308
Source: http://www.legis.state.pa.us
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2012 | Postsec. | Expands the types of higher education institutions that graduates can come from in order to participate in the Learn Here, Live Here program which assists postsecondary graduates from in the state to buy their first house in the state. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/ACT/Pa/pdf/2012PA-00075-R00SB-00078-PA.pdf
Title: S.B. 78
Source: cga.ct.gov
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Directs the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, in collaboration with the Department of Education and the Board of Regents for Higher Education, to study model programs concerning the preemployment training and employment of young adults with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/ACT/SA/2012SA-00009-R00SB-00041-SA.htm
Title: S.B. 41
Source: cga.ct.gov
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2012 | Postsec. | Transfers the Pacific international space center for exploration systems (PISCES) from the University of Hawaii to the department of business, economic development, and tourism's office of aerospace development. Establishes a PISCES board of directors and provides for an executive director. Establishes the general powers of the board, and the powers and duties of the executive director, including various educational partnerships. Appropriates funds. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/HB2873_CD1_.pdf
Title: H.B. 2873
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2012 | Postsec. | Permits a college or university's governing board to grant a lease to a business in an area on college/university grounds that the college or university has designated as a business incubator or research park, subject to specified conditions. http://legis.la.gov/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=811595
Title: S.B. 412
Source: legis.la.gov
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Not later than June 30, 2013, directs the state board, in consultation with any office housed in the governor's office that deals with workforce development, to adopt K-12 model curricula that embed career connection learning strategies into regular classroom instruction. Page 6 of 401: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_SB_316_EN_N.pdf
Title: S.B. 316 - Career Connection Learning Strategies
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2012 | Postsec. | Creates the Cybersecurity, Education, and Economic Development Council. Includes among council membership two representatives from institutions of higher education and one representative from a community or technical college that have cybersecurity-related programs. Directs the council to conduct a study and make recommendations regarding (1) Improving the infrastructure of the state's cybersecurity operations
with existing resources and through partnerships between government, business, and institutions of higher education; and (2) Specific actions that would accelerate growth of the cybersecurity industry in the state. Directs the council, by December 31, 2012, to submit a report to the governor, lieutenant governor, and specified legislative leaders. http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_331_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 331
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12
Postsec. | Requires all state agencies engaged in workforce development activities to assist the state workforce policy board in the performance of its duties. Directs governor to designate 9 members of board as voting members; provides other members are ex officio members. Establishes duties of board, including to establish a statewide employment and data collection system, develop statewide performance measures for workforce development and investment, and develop a state workforce development plan. Pages 253-254 of 401: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_SB_316_EN_N.pdf
Title: S.B. 316 - Workforce Development
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| AL | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12
Postsec. | From K-12 appropriations bill: Provides that workforce development funds may be expended for technical dual enrollment programs. Also requires that up to $200,000 be used to provide regional council seed funding in Regions 3 and 8 to develop leadership strategies in the local areas. Requires each region to set measurable goals through a local planning process to determine current and future skills needed in the local area, develop seamless educational pathways, and align funding with identified local needs. Directs the chancellor of the department of postsecondary education to report quarterly to legislative leadership on any funds expended for workforce training. Pages 17-18 of 69: http://www.alsde.edu/general/SB0318_ENACTED.pdf
Title: S.B. 318 - Workforce Investment
Source: www.alsde.edu
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2012 | Community College
Postsec. | The bill allows a Colorado community college to offer a two-year degree program with academic designation in nursing or dental hygiene without a valid student transfer agreement..
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/F46C5C7574E6067F87257981007DBFF9?Open&file=1214_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1214
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| HI | Adopted 05/2012 | Postsec. | Requests that the governor convene a 10-member exploratory committee to examine the feasibility and necessary resources of establishing an international aviation training center at the Hilo International Airport and an advanced aviation degree training program at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Requests that the exploratory committee report its findings and recommendations, including any budget requests and proposed legislation, to the legislature not more than 20 days before the 2013 regular session is convened. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/HCR107_.pdf
Title: H.C.R. 107
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | This section adds a new subsection requiring the Department of Workforce Development to issue a quarterly report identifying Iowa industries in which there is a shortage of skilled workers. Also establishes for the community colleges a gap tuition assistance fund in the state treasury to be administered by the department of education. The funds in the gap tuition assistance fund are appropriated to the department of education for the gap tuition assistance program. Provides $5 million for Skilled Workforce Shortage Tuition Grants.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Legislation/84thGA/enrolled/SF2321.html
Title: S.F. 2321 - Division II
Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2012 | Postsec. | Establishes the Northeast Maryland Higher Education Advisory Board to support the development of higher education in two rural counties in Maryland. Requires representatives on Board to include members from the regional business industries and from the county offices of economic development. Determines that the Board must, among other things, assist and support development of higher education in the two counties and provide guidance and support in iddentifying institutions and programs to serve higher education and workforce needs in the counties.http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/bills/hb/hb0362e.pdf
Title: H.B. 362
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12
Postsec. | To the extent possible, requires state agencies to produce an annual report regarding state workforce need projections and college credential production. The report also should indicated anticipated credentials that high school vocational programs, apprenticeships and other workforce training programs are expected to issue.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/76D69C40F5D0891387257981007DB71F?Open&file=1061_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1061
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| FL | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Establishes a two-year Adults with Disabilities Workforce Education Pilot Program in four counties to make scholarships available for students with disabilities (age 22-30) who are receiving instruction in a private school to meet state-set high school graduation requirements, and who receive "supported employment services", i.e., employment provided or located in an integrated work setting with earnings paid on a commensurate wage basis and for which continued support is needed for job maintenance. Defines "student with a disability" for purposes of the pilot. Establishes eligibility requirements for participating private schools and providers of supported employment services. Establishes procedures for scholarship payments. Bill text (pages 19-23 of 72): http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h5201er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=5201&Session=2012
Final bill analysis: http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=h5201z.HEAS.DOCX&DocumentType=Analysis&BillNumber=5201&Session=2012
Title: H.B. 5201 - Adults with Disabilities Workforce Education Pilot Program
Source: myfloridahouse.gov
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| FL | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Defines "career-themed course" as a course or series of courses leading to industry certification, and aligned with priority workforce needs established by the regional workforce board or the department of economic opportunity. Permits two or more districts to collaborate to offer career-themed courses. Requires the offering of secondary-level career-themed courses to be coordinated with the relevant industry. Requires department of education to collect and analyze student achievement data in career-themed courses. Permits a career and professional academy to be aligned with priority workforce needs established by the department of economic opportunity (previously could only be aligned with needs established by the regional workforce board). Requires districts to offer at least two career-themed courses, and encourages each secondary school to offer at least one career-themed course. Encourages the Florida Virtual School to offer rigorous career-themed courses as appropriate. Requires students completing a career-themed course to be provided opportunities to earn postsecondary credit for the course if the course credit can be articulated to an approved postsecondary institution in the state. Makes goals of career adn professional academies also applicable to career-themed courses. Requires career academy and career-themed courses to be in high-wage, high-skill, high-demand careers (previous provision specified only "high-demand" careers). Permits a career academy to offer courses in more than one occupational cluster. Makes various other provisions that are applicable to a career academy also applicable to career-themed courses and schools offering career-themed courses, including related to middle school career and professional academy courses and career-themed courses. Directs the state board to adopt rules to identify industry certifications in STEM offered in middle school to be included on the Industry Certified Funding List and that are eligible for additional full-time equivalent membership. Amends provisions related to curriculum review committee (i.e., committee to ensure rigor of proposed and existing core secondary courses).
Existing provision requires districts to develop a strategic 5-year plan, in collaboration with regional workforce boards, economic development agencies, and postsecondary institutions, to address and meet local and regional workforce needs. BIll amends scope of plan to 3-year strategic plan, and revises strategic plan requirements to incorporate career-themed courses, address student advisement, include plans to sustain and improve career-themed courses and career and professional academies, include strategies to recruit students into career-themed courses, and strategies to redirect appropriated career funding in secondary and postsecondary institutions to support career academies and career-themed courses that lead to industry certification. Provides that if passage rate on an industry certification exam related to a career academy or career-themed course falls below 50%, the 3-year strategic plan must be amended to include strategies to improve passage rate (and repeals previous sanctions for low passage rates on industry certification exams). Removes requirement that strategic plans include establishment of student eligibility criteria in career and professional academies.
Provides for calculation of additional full-time equivalent membership based on completion of career-themed courses.
Bill text (page 19-33, 68-70 of 71): http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7059er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7059&Session=2012
Final bill analysis: http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=h7059z.KINS.DOCX&DocumentType=Analysis&BillNumber=7059&Session=2012
Title: H.B. 7059 - Career Themed Courses, Career Academies, and Workforce Alignment
Source: myfloridahouse.gov
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| FL | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12
Postsec. | Directs the department of economic opportunity to prepare an economic security report of employment and earning outcomes for degrees or certificates earned at public postsecondary educational institutions. Requires that the report be easily accessible to and readable by the public and be made available online. Requires the report to include specified data on postsecondary graduates' employment (including by degree or certificate program), earnings, and student loan debt. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, directs the state board and the board of governors to require Florida College System institutions and state university institutions, respectively, to provide students, prior to registration, with electronic access to the economic security report of employment and earning outcomes prepared by the department of economic opportunity. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, requires each middle and high school student or student's parent, prior to registration, to be provided a two-page summary of the department of economic opportunity's economic security report of employment and earning outcomes, and electronic access to the report.
Pages 4, 11, 13, 30-31 of 31: http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7135er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7135&Session=2012
Title: H.B. 7135 - Economic Security Report of Employment and Earning Outcomes
Source: myfloridahouse.gov
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| NE | Signed into law 04/2012 | Postsec.
Community College | To fill the skills gap of educated workers needed to serve key roles in high-demand industries, provides competitive grants for educational bridge programs for low-income adults. Defines bridge program as a structured career pathway program, developed in partnership among a provider of basic skills and training, the provider of the Adult Education Program, and a nonprofit social services organization, which assists students in obtaining academic, employability, and technical skills needed to enter and succeed in postsecondary education and training and the labor market. Requires the legislature to appropriate $200,000 each fiscal year for three consecutive years.
http://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB1079.pdf
Title: L.B. 1079
Source: http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov
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| NY | Signed into law 03/2012 | Postsec. | Part O: Defines "SUNY Challenge Grant Program" as a long-term economic and academic plan submitted by a college, university or community college, subject to the approval of the governor and chancellor of the state university of New York. (2011 S.B. 5855, a.k.a. Chapter 260, authorizes the issuance of bonds to fund implementation costs of a NY-SUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Program, but does not define the program.)
Chapter 57: http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A09057&term=&Summary=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y#jump_to_Text
Title: A.B. 9057 - SUNY Challenge Grant Program,
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| OR | Signed into law 03/2012 | P-12 | Makes the Governor and the members of the State Workforce Investment Board, or a subcommittee composed of members of the board designated by the board, an advisory committee to develop initiatives related to workforce development. Final report to be submitted no later than January 15, 2013.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/12reg/measpdf/hb4100.dir/hb4141.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 4141
Source: leg.state.or.us
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| OR | Signed into law 03/2012 | Postsec. | Expands duties of Higher Education Coordinating Commission to include the development and recommendation of policies to ensure or improve access to higher education
by underserved populations, recommend and encourage student success and completion initiatives, develop and recommend policies to improve the coordination of the provision of educational
services, oversee the licensing of career schools, review research efforts among the public universities of this state to improve economic development in this state, and coordinate education initiatives with the State Workforce Investment Board, the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, local workforce investment boards, the Oregon Health and Science University and independent institutions of postsecondary education. Provides that the duties, functions and powers of the State Board of Education, Department of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction relating to career schools are imposed upon, transferred to and vested in the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/12reg/measures/sb1500.dir/sb1538.en.html
Title: S.B. 1538
Source: leg.state.or.us
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2012 | Community College
Postsec. | Requires the state board for community and technical colleges to: (1) Facilitate coordination and alignment of aerospace training programs to the maximum extent possible; and (2) Establish an aerospace and advanced materials manufacturing pipeline advisory committee. Requires the workforce training and education coordinating board to: (1) Evaluate the programs recommended for review by the committee including the outcome results for persons receiving the training and the employers; and (2) Conduct and complete an analysis of the results of the training system for aerospace and advanced materials manufacturing. Makes the aerospace training student loan program available to students enrolled in aerospace industry courses offered by Renton Technical College.http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202012/2156-S2.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 2156
Source: apps.leg.wa.gov
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2012 | Community College | Authorizes a program of adult basic education at each state community and technical college campus where developmental education services are provided. This approach to providing adult basic education links the programs students study under with developmental education and creates a simpler, clearer pathway for adults to enter college.
Transfers title to certain property to state board. Under certain circumstances, State board may pay transportation of any certified unemployed person participating in any vocational program.
Establishes West Virginia Earn a Degree Graduate Early initiative (EDGE) to connect public schools with higher education to prepare public high school students for success in the workplace or postsecondary education and to provide the opportunity for these students to earn community and technical college credit free of charge for certain courses. EDGE's goals include increasing postsecondary enrollment.
Creates the Collaborative Degree Completion Program to increase the number of West Virginians who hold or can earn a college credential and increase the education and technical skills of the states' workforce.
Requires certain agreements between community and technical college consortia, career and technical centers and public high schools to cooperatively deliver services effectively and efficiently where needed most.
Clarifies duties of community and technical consortia planning districts and specifies certain accountability procedures.
Defines programs of study and directs consortia to focus on identifying and providing student programs of study leading to placement in high demand, high wage occupations.
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb436%20intr.htm&yr=2012&sesstype=RS&i=436
Title: S.B. 436
Source: www.legis.state.wv.us
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| CA | Vetoed 10/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | Partially from bill summary: Requires the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, in conjunction with the California Workforce Investment Board, the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the state department of education, and the California Postsecondary Education Commission, to develop a strategic plan for connecting the delivery of education and workforce development. Require that the plan include the following provisions: (1) How the state determines appropriate measures for evaluating and collecting data on future workforce needs; (2) The alignment of workforce needs with future postsecondary education programs and capacity at both the state and regional levels; (3) Strategies for fostering long-term improvements in workers' skills and knowledge; (4) Methods for closing the skills gap and strengthening the nexus between education and the workforce; and (5) Appropriate measures for improving data collection on future workforce needs. Establishes legislative intent that the secretary solicit input from K–12 and postsecondary education institutions, local workforce investment boards, regional occupational centers and programs, adult school programs, and other appropriate governmental entities in developing recommendations for the strategic plan. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development to commence the strategic plan only upon a determination by the Director of Finance that sufficient federal
funds or private donations are available to the state to fully support the activities required for development of the strategic plan.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1301-1350/ab_1310_bill_20110912_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_1310_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 1310
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| NY | Vetoed 09/2011 | P-12 | Creates the Green Jobs Workforce Subcommittee ("subcommittee") under the State Workforce Investment Board. Directs the subcommittee to work with specified public and private stakeholders in developing and carrying out its tasks, including, among others, the department of education and representatives from K-12 educational institutions, secondary educational institutions, trade schools, and the New York state and regional boards of cooperative education services (BOCES). Makes the subcommittee responsible for collecting, developing and analyzing statewide and regional labor market and industry data, and identifying existing and emerging businesses in the green economy and workforce skills needed to match existing and/or growing demand. Identifies specific sectors the subcommittee should focus on for the purpose of collecting industry data. Requires the subcommittee's analysis to identify job opportunities in the green economy and determine the potential for each industry sector to create new jobs in the state, taking into account the availability of existing housing and public transportation near these job sites.
Directs the subcommittee to conduct an inventory of specified existing job training and educational programs related to clean technology, renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies at the K-12 level and at public and private postsecondary institutions, and referral, career counseling and case management services linking job seekers to openings and training programs related to clean technology, renewable energy and energy efficiency. Identifies areas for the subcommittee to conduct analysis, including current barriers and opportunities for specified targeted populations to participate, and recommended actions to promote job training and education programs. Directs the subcommittee, based on the results of the labor market/industry data analysis, to develop strategies for job training programs that match the needs of the state's growing green economy. Directs the subcommittee to expand on existing job training programs and develop new programs to fill skills gaps. Identifies criteria that new programs must meet. Directs the subcommittee to build on the successes of existing education programs at colleges and universities. Directs the subcommittee to work wtih local and regional governments to facilitate the creation of local green jobs corps in municipalities throughout the state. Directs the subcommittee to explore all public and private funding mechanisms to implement these provisions. Directs the subcommittee to prepare an annual report on green labor market outcomes and workforce trends, to be submitted to the governor and the legislature. Requires the report to include specified information, and to make narrowly tailored recommendations based on its data and findings, including specific and targeted requirements for actions to be completed within pre-determined timeframes.
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A00241&term=&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y
Title: A.B. 241
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2011 | Postsec. | Creates the Higher Education Green Jobs and Technology Act. Permits representatives from each state university and community college, in conjunction with research centers on these campuses focused on clean or sustainable energy, to meet annually to develop collaborative efforts with regard to the green technology industry. Directs the board of higher education and the Illinois community college board to publish on their Web sites information on efforts by these institutions to promote the green technology industry, including the development of new academic degree and certificate programs, courses of instruction, and
initiatives made to align green jobs programs with employer needs. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-0241.pdf
Title: H.B. 166
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | Creates the Comprehensive Healthcare Workforce Planning Act. Establishes the State Healthcare Workforce Council to provide an ongoing assessment of health care workforce trends, training issues, and financing policies and to recommend appropriate state government and private sector efforts to address identified needs. Provides that the Council's work must focus on health care workforce supply and distribution; cultural competence and minority participation in health professions education; primary care training and practice; and data evaluation and analysis. Establishes the membership of the State Healthcare Workforce Council, including the state superintendent of education, the executive director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, and the president of the Illinois Community College Board. Directs the department of public health to prepare a comprehensive healthcare workforce plan. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-0424.pdf
Title: S.B. 1945
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| CT | Signed into law 07/2011 | Postsec. | Requires the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, every two years, to identify and report on the sectors or subsectors in which workforce shortages exist, the workforce skills needed in those sectors or subsectors, and which career pathways should be established. Requires the Department of Education to electronically distribute information on teacher shortage areas for at least the previous five-year period. Provides that this information must be distributed annually, by March 1, to the president of every higher education institution in Connecticut that offers teacher preparation programs. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/Pa/pdf/2011PA-00133-R00HB-06485-PA.pdf
Title: H.B. 6485
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov
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| IA | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12
Community College | "Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Act" . Establishes a pathways for academic career and employment program to provide funding to community colleges for the development of projects in coordination with the department of economic development, the department of education, Iowa workforce development, regional advisory boards and community partners to implement a simplified, streamlined, and comprehensive process, along with customized support services, to enable eligible participants to acquire effective academic and employment training to secure gainful, quality, in-state employment. Sets eligibility criteria: Projects that further the ability of members of target populations to secure gainful, quality employment. The "target population" includes: a. Persons deemed low skilled for the purposes of attaining gainful, quality, in-state employment; b. Persons earning incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty level; c. Unemployed persons; d. Underemployed persons; e. Dislocated workers.
Program outcomes. Projects eligible for funding are expected to enable target populations to: a. Acquire and demonstrate competency in basic skills. b. Acquire and demonstrate competency in a specified technical field. c. Complete a specified level of postsecondary education. d. Earn a national career readiness certificate. e. Obtain employer-validated credentials. f. Secure gainful employment in high-quality, local jobs. Satisfaction of economic and employment goals include but are not limited to: a. Economic and workforce development requirements in each region served by the community colleges. b. Needs of industry partners in areas including but not limited to: (1) Information technology. (2) Health care. (3) Advanced manufacturing. (4) Transportation and logistics. Sets program component requirements: 1. Include measurable and effective recruitment, assessment, and referral activities designed for the target populations. 2. Integrate basics skills and work-readiness training with occupational skills training. 3. Combine customized supportive and case management services with training services to help participants overcome barriers to employment. 4. Provide training services at times, locations, and through multiple, flexible modalities that are easily understood and readily accessible to the target populations. Such modalities shall support timeless entry, individualized learning, and flexible scheduling, and may include online remediation, learning lab and cohort learning communities, tutoring, and modularization.
Requires each community college receiving funding for the program to develop a pipeline program that has the following goals: 1. To strengthen partnerships with community-based organizations and industry representatives. 2. To improve and simplify the identification, recruitment, and assessment of qualified participants. 3. To conduct and manage an outreach, recruitment, and intake process, along with accompanying support services, reflecting sensitivity to the time and financial constraints and remediation needs of the target populations. 4. To conduct orientations for qualified participants to describe regional labor market opportunities, employer partners, and program requirements and expectations. 5. To describe the concepts of the project implemented with funds from the pathways for academic career and employment program and the embedded educational and support resources available through such project. 6. To outline the basic skills participants will learn and describe the credentials participants will earn. 7. To describe success milestones and ways in which temporal and instructional barriers have been minimized or eliminated. 8. To review how individualized and customized service strategies for participants will be developed and provided.
Requires each community college receiving funding for the pathways for academic career and employment program to develop a career pathways and bridge curriculum development program with the following goals: 1. The articulation of courses and modules, the mapping of programs within career pathways, and establishment of bridges between credit and noncredit programs. 2. The integration and contextualization of basic skills education and skills training. Requires that the process provide for seamless progressions between adult basic education and general education development programs and continuing education and credit certificate, diploma, and degree programs. 3. The development of career pathways that support the attainment of industry-recognized credentials, diplomas, and degrees through stackable, modularized program delivery.
Establishes the "Gap Tuition Assistance Act" to provide funding to community colleges for need-based tuition assistance to applicants to enable completion of continuing education certificate training programs for in-demand occupations. Sets eligibility criteria for tuition assistance: 1. The program is not offered for credit, but is aligned with a certificate, diploma, or degree for credit, and does any of the following: a. Offers a state, national, or locally recognized certificate. b. Offers preparation for a professional examination or licensure. c. Provides endorsement for an existing credential or license. d. Represents recognized skill standards defined by an industrial sector. e. Offers a similar credential or training. 2. The program offers training or a credential in an in-demand occupation. For the purposes of this chapter, "in-demand occupation" includes occupations in the following industries: a. Information technology. b. Health care. c. Advanced manufacturing. d. Transportation and logistics. e. Any other industry designated as in-demand by a regional advisory board.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/linc/84/external/govbills/HF645.pdf
Title: H.F. 645 - Multiple Provisions
Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2011 | Postsec. | Creates the Higher Education Technology Entrepreneur Center Act. Authorizes the board of trustees of each public university and community college district to to create a technology entrepreneur center for each campus of the university or each community college. Requires a center to provide material and personal infrastructure to selected innovators who possess an inventive concept that has not yet been offered for sale in the private-sector market, with the goal being to develop a concept to the point where it can become a business venture. Provides that a center may offer mentors, workshops, contacts with potential private-sector investors, and a structured course or courses of work-study to bring an innovation from conception to market. Provides that the work-study program, if offered, may offer business instruction, engineering instruction, or a structured combination of both forms of knowledge. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-0196.pdf
Title: H.B. 1876
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec. | Requires the state Department of Education to annually, by March first, electronically distribute to the president of every institution of higher education in this state offering a teacher preparatory program
information concerning teacher shortage areas, for at least the prior five years. Requires the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, in consultation with the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission, the Departments of Education, Higher Education and Economic and Community Development and the Labor Department, to biennially submit to the Board of Governors of Higher Education a report identifying the sectors or subsectors in which workforce shortages exist, the types of workforce skills needed in such sectors or subsectors to address workforce shortages and which career pathways should be established. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/Pa/pdf/2011PA-00133-R00HB-06485-PA.pdf
Title: H.B. 6485
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Creates the Department of Economic Opportunity. Transfers the functions and trust funds of the Agency for Workforce Innovation to other agencies. Transfers the Ready to Work program from the Department of Education (DOE) to the Department of Economic Opportunity. Transfers the Office of Early Learning Services to the DOE and provides that the DOE may not impose requirements or standards on early learning programs beyond those authorized in law for voluntary prekindergarten (Sec. 12). Consolidates public-private economic development partnerships. http://laws.flrules.org/files/Ch_2011-142.pdf
Title: S.B. 2156
Source: http://laws.flrules.org
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec. | Establishes the Higher Education Coordinating Council and directs the council to make recommendations on: (1) The primary core mission of public and nonpublic postsecondary education institutions in the context of state access demands and economic development goals; (2) Performance outputs and outcomes designed to meet annual and long-term state goals, including, but not limited to, increased student access, preparedness, retention, transfer, and completion; (3) The state's articulation policies and practices to ensure that cost benefits to the state are maximized without jeopardizing quality; and (4) A plan for workforce development education.
Directs the Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Chancellor of the State University System, to establish the Articulation Coordinating Committee which will make recommendations related to statewide articulation policies to the Higher Education Coordination Council, the State Board of Education, and the Board of Governors. Details the duties of the committee.
Requires Department of Education to utilize student performance data in subsequent coursework to determine appropriate Advanced Placement, Advanced International Certificate of Education examination, and International Baccalaureate examination scores for the receipt of college credit. Repeals the exemption from the state university system summer term enrollment requirement for students who have earned 9 or more credits through acceleration mechanisms. Requires the State Board of Education to specify by rule provisions for alternative remediation opportunities and retesting policies. Provides access to postsecondary education for individuals with intellectual disabilities, by allowing for reasonable substitution for admission and graduation requirements. Repeals the Florida Business and Education Collaborative and the University Concurrency Trust Fund.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7151er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7151&Session=2011
Title: H.B. 7151
Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov
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| LA | Adopted 06/2011 | Postsec. | Urges and requests the Board of Regents to work with the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to study the two-year college services offered to the greater northeast Louisiana area, and to determine how the state can best meet the educational needs of students and the economic and workforce development needs of this region of the state.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=753429
Title: S.C.R. 61
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Adopted 06/2011 | Postsec. | Urges and requests the Board of Regents, the Department of Revenue, and the Louisiana Workforce Commission to report and share information and data, including the success of Louisiana's postsecondary graduates in the workforce, and to submit a report of further progress and recommendations for related legislation to the education committees not later than sixty days prior to the beginning of the 2012 session.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=753817
Title: H.C.R. 66
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Adopted 06/2011 | Postsec. | Urges the Louisiana Board of Regents to aggressively and fully implement its previously established admission standards, those standards the board set for implementation in 2012 and 2014, and additional admission standards as warranted; that the board continue to ensure that developmental education and associate degree programs be delivered by the two-year
institutions unless there is a lack of capacity in a region to do so. Requests that the board include in its Master Plan the concepts outlined in the Resolution, and that the board track the data requested by the legislature. The Master Plan will outline the long-term goals for institutions through 2025 and focus more on student succes than access, including increasing completion rates. The resolution also mentions the need for postsecondary education to play a role in advancing the workforce and economic development needs of Louisiana. The Board of Regents is required to submit a written report of its progress to the legislature not later than March 1, 2012.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=758634
Title: H.C.R. 121
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| NC | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec. | Requires the Commission on Workforce Development, acting as the lead agency, with the cooperation of other participating agencies, including but not limited to, the North Carolina Community College System, The University of North Carolina, and the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities to initiate the "No Adult Left Behind" Initiative (Initiative) geared toward achievement of major statewide workforce development goals. Provides that the Initiative may also include community-based nonprofit organizations that provide services or assistance in the areas of worker training, workforce development, and transitioning North Carolinians between industries in the current global labor market. Provides that the first goal of the Initiative is to increase dramatically to forty percent (40%) the percentage of North Carolinians who earn associate degrees, other two-year educational credentials, and baccalaureate degrees. Permits specific fields of study may be selected for the most intense efforts. Directs the Commission on Workforce Development to, as the lead agency along with the North Carolina Community College System and The University of North Carolina as key cooperating institutions: (1) Collaborate to provide model evening-weekend certificate and degree programs designed specifically for working adults and other nontraditional students; (2) Work together to promote systemic changes designed to increase access and foster success among adult workers and other nontraditional students; and (3) Make it a priority to provide model evening-weekend certificate and degree programs in high-demand disciplines, occupations, and fields closely linked to economic development or that are the focus of public initiatives. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/HTML/S166v5.html
Title: S.B. 166
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec.
Community College | Creates an Advisory Council on Economic Development and prescribes its duties. Creates the Board of Economic Development, consisting of the governor or his or her designee, the lieutenant governor or his or her designee, the secretary of state or his or her designee, the chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education or his or her designee and seven persons appointed by the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the majority leader of the senate, the minority leaders of the assembly and senate and the department of employment, training and rehabilitation. Creates the Office of Economic Development with the office of the governor and the position of executive director of that office, who must be appointed by the governor from a list of three persons recommended by the Board. Establishes a fund to provide grants and loans to regional development authorities for the purpose of economic development. Establishes a fund to provide financial assistant to certain institutions within the Nevada System of Higher Education for the development and comercialization of new technologies. Amends provisions relation to the Commission on Economic Develop[ment, the Govrenor's Workforce Investment Board and the Secretary of State's business portal. Transfers the duties and powers of the Commission on Economic Development to the Office of Economic Development.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/AB/AB449_EN.pdf
Title: A.B. 449
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12
Community College | Creates Oregon Employer Workforce Training Program and Oregon Youth Employment Program in Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development (CCWD) subject to availability of funds. Charges local workforce investment boards with local management of programs created. Requires private sector funding equal to state funding for the Oregon Employer Workforce Training Fund. Establishes the Oregon Employer Workforce Training Fund and the Oregon Youth Employment Fund in the State Treasury.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/sb0100.dir/sb0175.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 175
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| SC | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | Extends the date by which the Education and Economic Development Act, now called Personal Pathways to Success, must be implemented fully (the primary goals of Personal Pathways to Success are to increase high school completion rates, better prepare students for work and college, increase parental involvement, and increase options for students at risk of dropping out of school). Provides that Personal Pathways to Success must be implemented fully by July 1, 2012 (was July 1, 2011). http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/bills/3748.htm
Title: H.B. 3748
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.gov
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec. | Renames the advanced research program the Norman Hackerman advanced research program. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB02631F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 2631
Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec. | Creates a 9-member cybersecurity, education and economic development council, including two representatives from institutions of higher education with cybersecurity-related programs and one representative from a public junior college with a cybersecurity-related program. Directs the council to conduct an interim study and make recommendations to the executive director of the department of information resources on (1) improving the infrastructure of the state's cybersecurity operations with existing resources and through partnerships between government, business and institutions of higher education; and (2) examining specific actions to accelerate the growth of cybersecurity as an industry in the state. Directs the council to submit a report of its findings to specified stakeholders. Provides these provisions expire and the council is abolished September 1, 2013. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/SB00988F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: S.B. 988
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| WA | Partial Veto http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Vetoes/5764.VTO.pdf 06/2011 | Postsec. | Creates innovate Washington as a state agency. Abolishes the Spokane intercollegiate research and technology institute and the Washington technology center and transfers the powers, duties, and functions to innovate Washington. Creates the investing in innovation account. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5764.PL.pdf
Title: S.B. 5764
Source: apps.leg.wa.gov
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2011 | Postsec. | Directs the commission on higher education to design a master plan that achieves the following goals: increasing the overall number of degrees and certificates awarded in a year by 30% in a decade to provide support for economic development; renegotiating performance contracts with individual postsecondary institutions; and creating a performance-based funding plan that will make 25% of institutional funding based on student success metrics.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2011a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/63B087D7A1DC83D687257801006051AC?Open&file=052_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 52
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2011 | Postsec.
Community College | Clarifies and amends the requirements for obtaining an exemption from the payment of tuition at community colleges for specified disabled individuals. Allows an individual who is out of work due to a disability to obtain a tuition waiver at a community college (previous law provided this excemption only for someone who is retired). Provides that the tuition waiver is limited to 6 credits per semester or to 12 credits per semester if the individual is enrolled in classes as part of a degree or a certificate program designed to lead to employment. http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/hb/hb0104t.pdf
Title: H.B. 104
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us
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| NC | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Directs local boards of education to adopt and implement policies that encourage high school to work partnerships. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/HTML/H769v4.html
Title: H.B. 769
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| ND | Signed into law 05/2011 | Postsec.
Community College | Clarify that one of the four institutions of higher education that is assigned primary responsibility for workforce training qualifies as a "community" under the program and to provide that the institutions of higher education assigned primary responsibility for workforce training are required to use state funds the institutions receive under the program for business and customized training
activities.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/62-2011/bill-actions/ba2056.html
Title: S.B. 2056 (H.B. 1016)
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly
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| WV | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Learn and Earn Cooperative Education Program to provide opportunities for students in technical and community colleges to work with West Virginia companies while in college, thus increasing the likelihood that they will complete the program, find gainful employment and choose to remain in West Virginia upon graduation. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb538%20ENR.htm&yr=2011&sesstype=RS&i=538
Title: S.B. 538
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2011 | Community College
Postsec. | Outlines an alternative process to convert a provisional community college district to an independent community college district. Allows a county to organize an independent community college district if the following requirements are met: (1) The county has operated a provisional community college for at least five years; (2) the provisional community college has an enrollment of at least 900 full-time equivalent student enrollment (FTSE) according to the latest audited student count; (3) the provisional community college holds a public meeting to discuss and hear testimony on the conversion to an independent community college district; (4) the board adopta s resultion to form a community college district; (5) the proposed community college district is seeking accreditation; and (5) the provisional community college district has maintained a regional accreditation and oversight relationship with another community college district until it is converted from a provisional district to an independent district. After the resolution to convert to an independent district is adopted, the board is permitted to call an election on a general election date to seek voter approval to increase the property tax levy. Once the voters approve the proposed tax levy, the board cannot submit another proposal in subsequent years. Requires the new alternatively-formed community college district to maintain a regional accreditation and oversight relationship with another community college district until it has reached the initial candidacy state of the accreditation process. Prohibits the community college districts formed by this resolution from receiving state equalization aid and specifies these districts should not be considered when calculating the base used to determine equalization aid to the other community college districts.
Outlines the distribution of Proposition 301 Workforce Development monies for alternatively formed community college districts as follows:
(1) For a new alternatively-formed district required to contract with another district for the purpose of accreditation, the FTSE of the new district is included in the FTSE of the contracting district. Monies generated from the additional FTSE must be used to provide services to students in the new district as approved by the district's governing board through its annual budget process; (2) foran alternatively-formed district that obtains initial candidacy status in its accreditation process, monies distributed based on FTSE will go directly to the alternatively-formed district. Contains a delayed effective date of October 1, 2011 related to Proposition 301 Workforce Development monies. Chapter 248
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/1r/bills/sb1213s.pdf
Title: S.B. 1213
Source: http://www.azleg.gov/
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2011 | Postsec. | Expands the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund to allow for awards from the fund to be used to encourage commercialization and to attract research talent at state institutions of higher education.
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB1485ER+pdf
Title: S.B. 1485/H.B. 2324
Source: http://lis.virginia.gov
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| ME | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Establishes the Governor's Business Advisory Council tasked with advising on ways to improve the state's business climate.
http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/attach.php?id=205612&an=1
Title: 12 FY 11/12
Source: http://www.maine.gov
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Provides for the development of a state longitudinal data system (SLDS) to establish a multi-agency database to track educational and student outcomes in the workforce. Provides for interagency cooperation with the SLDS. Provides for an SLDS governing board.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2371SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2371
Source: Westlaw/StateNet
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| UT | Vetoed 03/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | Statutorily creates "Utah Futures" https://utahfutures.org/, a web-based education and career counseling program. Provides that Utah Futures should include proven technologies in enterprise portal, social media and collaboration, video streaming, education and career planning applications to:
--Act as a one-stop exploration and planning system for career, high school courses, college major, financial aid and other related transitions
--Provide a streamlined process for completing a college admission application
--Provide national and local information to allow a user to make informed decisions on the user's education plans and ultimate career goals
--Provide multiple assessments to determine a user's best education and career options.
Requires Utah Futures to develop a plan--within existing revenues and future appropriations--to include analytics measuring the site's effectiveness and include dashboard analytics to measure specified key indicators of economic development and education achievement.
Creates the 9-member Utah Futures Steering Committee, including the state superintendent of schools and the commissioner of higher education (or their designees). Directs the steering committee to:
--More dynamically present and push the Utah Futures database and information to users
--Strategically engage industry and business entities more fully within the Utah Futures system
--Create a more enticing interface for the Utah Futures user.
Directs the steering committee to report specified data on program users three times a year to either the Education Interim Committee or the Public Education Appropriations Committee.
http://le.utah.gov/~2011/bills/sbillenr/sb0305.pdf
Governor's veto message (from http://www.utah.gov/governor/news_media/article.html?article=4567):
S.B. 305:
UtahFutures.org is a web-based advisement tool launched by a number of State agencies, including the State Office of Education, the State Board of Regents, the Utah State Library, and the Division of Workforce Services. I applaud the efforts of S.B. 305 to better align education with the business community. Indeed, my Education Excellence Commission has recommended Utah align education with economic development and workforce needs.
S.B. 305, however, raises the possibility of legislators performing executive branch functions in violation of Article V, Section 1 of the Utah Constitution. While this prevents me from signing S.B. 305, I will work with our state agencies to implement the intent of the bill by strengthening the education career alignment in UtahFutures.org.
Title: S.B. 305
Source: le.utah.gov
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2011 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011 for the purpose of fueling strong economic growth in the Commonwealth and preparing Virginians for the top job opportunities in the knowledge-driven economy of the 21st century. The bill provides for (i) a new higher education funding policy; (ii) the calculation of the state general fund share of an institution's basic operations and instruction funding need; (iii) per student enrollment-based funding; (iv) targeted economic and innovation incentives; (v) the creation of a STEM Public-Private Partnership; and (vi) the creation of a Higher Education Advisory Committee. The bill also makes technical amendments. This bill is a recommendation of the Governor's Commission on Higher Education Reform, Innovation and Investment.
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB2510ER+pdf
Title: H.B. 2510/S.B. 1459
Source: http://lis.virginia.gov/
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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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| CA | Signed into law 11/2009 | Postsec. | Requires the successor agency to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education to transmit school performance data from schools under its jurisdiction to the Postsecondary Education Commission (but only if A.B. 48 of the 2009–10 regular session is enacted and becomes effective on or before January 1, 2010, and A.B. 48 creates a successor agency to the former Bureau for Private
Postsecondary and Vocational Education). Provides, relative to federal Stimulus Act workforce development program funds, that a local workforce investment board may work directly with institutions of higher education and other state- or federally-approved training providers, including private postsecondary institutions participating in certain federal student financial aid programs, to quickly design education and training to fill the needs of job seekers and employers. Provides that, for purposes of the California Workforce Investment Act and any laws governing workforce development programs provided for under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, that entrance into a registered apprenticeship program is to be considered placement into a job. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0551-0600/sb_599_bill_20091102_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 599
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 10/2009 | P-12 | Requires, for the 2009-10 fiscal year, recalculation by the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the prior year average daily attendance for each regional occupational center or program pursuant to a prescribed statute to apply a percentage reduction equal to the percentage applied for center or program growth in the Budget Act of 2008. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_673_bill_20090827_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_673_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 673
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 10/2009 | Postsec.
Community College | Authorizes the state workforce investment board to accept any revenues, moneys, grants, goods or services from federal and state entities and other sources, to be used for purposes relating to the administration and implementation of the Green Collar Jobs Council's strategic initiative to train and develop a skilled green economy workforce. Requires revenues to be deposited into the Green Collar Jobs Account. Requires the revenue to be expended for administration and the purpose of implementing the initiative and awarding grants. Requires the Green Collar Jobs Council to consult with appropriate state and local agencies to identify opportunities to coordinate the award of grant and green workforce training funds received by the state under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or any other funding sources. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1394_bill_20090911_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1394_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 1394
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 10/2009 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires the state workforce investment board to establish a Renewable Energy Workforce Readiness Initiative to ensure green collar career placement and advancement opportunities within the renewable energy generation, manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance and operation sectors and provide guidance to local workforce investment boards on assessment, training and placement programs that reflect local economies. Requires the state workforce investment board, in developing the initiative, to assist the local workforce investment boards in collecting and analyzing specified labor market data, in order to assess accurate local or regional industry cluster workforce development and training needs. Requires the state workforce investment board to submit to the legislature, by January 1, 2012, a report on the implementation of the initiative. Relates to initiative funding sources. Revises local board investment plan requirements. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_3_bill_20090916_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_3_vt_20091011.html
Title: A.B. 3
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 10/2009 | Postsec.
Community College | Declares legislative intent that other intensive services, such as out-of-area job search assistance, literacy activities related to workforce readiness, relocation assistance, internships and work experience programs
also be provided at the comprehensive one-stop career centers in each local workforce investment area to individuals who have met specified requirements, based on an assessment or individual employment plan. Prescribes eligibility criteria for recipients of financial assistance in the form of needs-related payments, and requires the one-stop career centers, given sufficient resources, to take various actions with respect to the coordination and delivery of supportive services to individuals who are enrolled in job training programs. Also requires local workforce investment boards to develop a policy on supportive services. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0401-0450/sb_410_bill_20090915_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0401-0450/sb_410_vt_20091012.html
Title: S.B. 410
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| NY | Vetoed 09/2009 | Postsec. | Requires entities applying for, and enterprises receiving certain state economic development grants and funds, to state their commitment to first consider New York based companies as primary suppliers of products or services necessary to accomplish the funded project goals; includes entities occupying university-related economic development facilities developed, constructed or operated pursuant to existing law. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A00250&sh=t
Title: A.B. 250
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | Postsec. | Creates the Alternate Fuels Commission to investigate and recommend strategies for promoting the use of alternate fuels and vehicles that use alternate and biodiesel fuels. Requires the commission to also identify mechanisms that promote research into alternative fuels, and promote effective communication and coordination of efforts between the state and local governments, private industry and institutes of higher education. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB4245lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4245
Source: http://www.ilga.gov/http://www.ilga.gov/
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | Creates the 21st Century Workforce Development Fund Act. Creates the 21st Century Workforce Development Fund. Provides the Fund is intended to support integrated, innovative and emergency workforce development strategies that promote local economic development and a continuum of workforce and education strategies, including workforce development activities to prepare individuals for occupations in "green" industries and occupations. Directs the department of commerce and economic opportunity to make competitive grants to support workforce development strategies based on outlined priorities. Lists allowable types of expenditures of grant funds. Specifies that eligible grant applicants include (1) private, public and nonprofit entities that provide education, training and workforce development services to low-income individuals; (2) educational institutions; (3) labor and business associations. Sets forth priorities for grantmaking. Creates the 21st Century Workforce Development Fund Advisory Committee to review and recommend for approval or denial all grant requests from the Fund. Establishes advisory committee membership. Amends the State Finance Act. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB0852lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 852
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| ND | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Creates a state youth council; sets membership and duties. Requires the North Dakota youth council to develop a list of issues and concerns pertinent to residents of this state who have not yet reached the age of twenty-five. The list may include education, health care, employment opportunities, and quality of life issues such as recreation and entertainment. The council, on its own and in conjunction with any guests it elects to invite, is to explore its issues and concerns, review current situations, and develop recommendations for consideration by local, regional, and state-level policymakers. The council is required to provide a report and any recommendations to the legislative council before September 1, 2010.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/61-2009/bill-text/JBNH0400.pdf
Title: H.B. 1463
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov
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| NY | Vetoed 08/2009 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Defines "training providers" as community colleges, agricultural and technical colleges, institutions of higher education, local education agencies, community-based organizations or strategic alliances to provide training services in cooperation with another training provider. Defines "eligible applicant" as either (1) a strategic alliance or consortia of such alliances acting in consultation with one or more private industry councils, or (2) a private industry council or consortia of such councils or a workforce investment board or consortia of such boards acting on behalf of one or more strategic alliances. Establishes a strategic training alliance program in the department of economic development to identify and address employer demands for skilled workers within a region of the state. Directs the department, in coordination with the State University of New York, City University of New York, state education department and other partners to provide assistance to support training activities by eligible applicants. Requires the department to annually give notice to eligible applicants as to the availability of funds for training, solicit, review and approve strategic training alliance plans. Requires the department to ensure that at least 25% of monies available are expended to assist individuals who are unemployed, economically disadvantaged or otherwise eligible to participate in Federal Job Training Partnership Act or Federal Workforce Investment Act programs. Directs applicants, in preparation of their plans, to consult with specified stakeholders, including local education agencies, community colleges, agricultural and technical colleges, and other institutions of higher education in the training area (region). Specifies elements each application must address. Specifies that assistance provided may be for (1) Classroom training, curriculum development and training materials; (2) Costs associated with gaining access to training through telecommunications, computer nad information technologies in the state; (3) Costs documented by an employer for any in-house training. Requires each grant recipient to report annually on program participation and outcomes. Requires the workforce development commissioner to share collective report results with the governor and specified legislative leaders.
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A02849&sh=t
Title: A.B. 2849
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | Establishes the joint legislative Joining Our Businesses and Schools (JOBS) Study Commission to study issues related to economic development through instructional program frameworks that aid in the transition to postsecondary education and future careers, including technical and vocational needs of each economic development region, employment and workforce preparation needs of the State as a whole, and the shortage of highly skilled employees such as technicians, teachers, and allied health practitioners.
The Commission shall also study issues related to economic growth by the creation of measures and metrics which define the readiness of a community to deliver to all stakeholders the services that equip the workforce to be competitive in a STEM-intensive economy, including ensuring that students throughout the education pipeline gain the skills learned from science, technology, engineering, math, and other rigorous subjects. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1069v4.pdf
Title: S.B. 1069
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | Postsec. | Defines "entrepreneurial project" as an effort to develop or commercialize technology through research or technology transfer or investment by an institution of higher education or others. Defines "stock or other ownership" as equity or other ownership rights held or received in return for the grant of rights to intellectual property developed by an institution of higher education. Declares that it is the state's public policy for institutions of higher education to facilitate and assist with establishing and developing entrepreneurial projects or to cooperate with any governmental agency in doing so. Specifies the actions a higher education institution's board of trustees may take in furtherance of such public policy. Pages 1488-1489 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3345.35
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | Postsec. | Directs the department of development, board of regents, air quality development authority, department of agriculture and the Third Frontier Commission to collaborate on appropriation items and programs referred to in H.B. 1 as "Technology-based Economic Development Programs" and other technology-related appropriations and programs in these departments/agencies, to ensure implementation of a coherent science and technology strategy. Identifies appropriation items categorized as "technology-based economic development programs". Specifies that technology-based economic development programs must be managed and administered in accordance with the following objectives:
(1) To build on existing competitive research strengths
(2) To encourage new and emerging discoveries and commercialization of products and ideas that will benefit the Ohio economy
(3) To ensure improved collaboration among programs administered by the Third Frontier Commission (http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/184) and with other state programs intended to improve economic growth and job creation.
Requires each Technology-based Economic Development Programs to undergo annual review on its development of relationships within a combined state science and technology investment portfolio, and with respect to its overall contribution to the state's science and technology strategy, including the adoption of appropriately consistent criteria for:
(1) The scientific and technical merit and relationship to Ohio's research strengths of activities supported by the program
(2) The relevance of the program's activities to commercial activities in the private sector
(3) The private sector's involvement in a process to continually evaluate commercial opportunities to use the work supported by the program
(4) The ability of the program and program grant funding recipients to engage in activities that are collaborative, complementary and efficient in the use of state funds.
Requires each Technology-based Economic Development Program to report annually to the Third Frontier Commission on existing, planned or possible collaborations between programs and between recipients of grant funding related to technology, development, commercialization and the support of Ohio's economic development. Pages 3069-3070 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 701.30
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Section 3306.29: Establishes the Ohio school funding advisory council. Directs the council, by December 1, 2010 and every other year thereafter, to provide recommendations to the state board, the general assembly and the public for revisions to the adequacy components of the evidence-based school funding model . Requires that the recommendations be based on current, high quality research, information provided by school districts, and best practices in operational efficiencies. Requires that the December 2010 recommendations include analysis of the funding model's adequacy in financing for special education, gifted education services, career-technical education, arts education, services for limited English proficient students, and early college high schools.
Also requires the 2010 report to include:
(1) Recommendations for a student-centered evidence-based model that uses a per-pupil level of funding to follow a student to the school that best meets the student's individual learning needs
(2) A study of the extent to which current funding for joint vocational school districts and compact and comprehensive career-technical schools is responsive to state, regional and local business and industry needs, and recommendations for revisions to career-technical education programming and funding
(3) A study of the extent to which the current educational service center system supports school districts in academic achievement, teacher quality, shared educational services, and the purchasing of educational services and commodities, and recommendations for a new regional service delivery system, the educational service system governance structure, and accountability metrics for educational service centers
(4) A study of existing teacher compensation and retirement benefits structures, and recommendations for changes to the systems of teacher compensation and retirement benefits to improve the connections between teacher compensation, teaching excellence and higher levels of student learning
(5) A consideration of whether community schools (charter schools) and STEM schools should be subject to the expenditure and reporting standards and accountability requirements that apply to school districts
(6) An analysis of the effects of open enrollment on students and districts, and recommendations for ensuring that open enrollment policies and financing are equitable for students and districts.
Authorizes the council's analyses and recommendations for 2010 or subsequent biennia to address (but not be limited to):
(1) Strategies and incentives to promote cost-saving measures and efficiencies
(2) Options for adding learning time to the learning year, such as moving educator professional development to summer, adding learning time for children with greater educational needs, accounting for learning time by hours instead of days, and appropriate compensation to districts and staff for providing additional learning time
(3) The adequacy of the model's accounting for and financing of operational costs, including district-level administration and administrative and transportation challenges experienced by low-density and low-wealth school districts, and the effect of those costs on student achievement
(4) The accuacy of the calculation of each component of the funding model, and the model as a whole, in light of current educational needs and practices, and best practices
(5) Options to encourage districts and schools already attaining "excellent" ratings under the state accountability system to go beyond state standards and aspire to higher international norms.
Section 3306.291: Establishes a subcommittee of the Ohio school funding advisory council to study and make recommendations to foster collaboration between school districts and community schools. Directs the subcommittee to recommend fiscal strategies, including changes to the evidence-based funding model, that will provide incentives and compensation for districts and community schools to enter into collaborative agreements resulting in creative and innovative academic programming, and academic and fiscal efficiency. Directs the subcommittee to report its findings and recommendations to the general assembly by September 2010, and periodically thereafter at the direction of the state superintendent.
Section 3306.292: Permits the Ohio school funding advisory council to establish additional subcommittees. Leaves the membership and duties of the additional subcommittees to the discretion of the advisory council. Provides that up to one-half of the members of each additional subcommittee may be individuals who are not members of the council.
Pages 1103-1106 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3306.29, 3306.291 and 3306.292
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OR | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12
Community College | Directs the Department of Transportation to use a portion of federal funds to increase diversity in the highway construction workforce and to provide preapprenticeship programs, preemployment counseling, basic skills improvement classes, and other training programs. Chapter 822
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0800.dir/sb0894.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 894
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/
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| KY | Signed into law 06/2009 | Postsec. | Establishes ""Metropolitan College" as a nonprofit consortium that includes educational institutions in the Commonwealth and the qualified taxpayer (businesses) as members. Provides the purpose of Metropolitan College is to provide postsecondary educational opportunities to employees of the qualified taxpayer as part of a combined work and postsecondary education program. Offers a qualified taxpayer a tax credit for tuition and other educational expenses incurred by a student participating in the Metropolitan College, on behalf of employees of the qualified corporation, for up to 2,800 employees each year. Pages 45-47 of 259: http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/09SS/HB3/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 3A - Section 19
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Provides for comprehensive approach to improve graduation rates and ensure college and career readiness for high school students. Provides for the development of focused programs of study and related courses and curricula; development of individual graduation plans; student guidance and counseling; and identification of and assistance to students at risk for being underprepared for the next level of study. Provides for establishment of a high school graduation rate goal. Provides for consultation and collaboration with business and industry and the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=666409
Title: S.B. 316
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/
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| MA | Signed into law 06/2009 | Postsec. | Section 42: Permits the personnel administrator of the commonwealth to establish a co-operative engineer program and to enter into agreements with colleges of recognized standing in the commonwealth, including colleges with summer programs, that have a curriculum leading to a bachelor of science in engineering on a co-operative basis, contemplating regularly rotating work activity in the field of engineering and an equal period of classroom training. Permits the administrator to employ candidates for a bachelor of science in engineering in any such college to serve in the department in the position of student engineer; provided, however, that the position of student engineer must be in a grade lower than that of junior civil engineer in the department. Prohibits the number of persons employed in the department as student engineers from exceeding 8. Upon completion of not less than 2 years of employment as student engineer, a person must be eligible to apply for the examination for highway engineer intern. No person may be employed as a student engineer for more than 6 years.
Title: S.B. 2087
Source:
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Provides for greater coordination of Nevada's economic development and workforce development goals; requires the Governor's Workforce Investment Board to establish industry sector councils to identify job training and education programs to best meet regional economic development goals; requires the Board to identify and seek federal funding to provide grants to fund those job training and education programs. Chapter 417
http://leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/SB/SB239_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 239
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2009 | Community College | Provides that a community college seeking approval from the State Board of Education to offer a new career pathways certificate of completion program must give notice to the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development of the intent to offer the program; requires a private institution that objects to implementation of the program to give notice of objection to the community college; creates procedures by which community colleges and private institutions may meet to discuss the program. Chapter 328
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb3100.dir/hb3117.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 3117
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Creates the Career Readiness Certification Program in the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development; provides that services of the program shall include an assessment process, targeted instruction, and issuance of a career readiness certificate; provides for grants to pilot projects that promote architecture, construction, and engineering experience for high school students; establishes the Youth Employment Enhancement Fund; requires the reestablishment of a summer work experience program. Chapter 836
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2300.dir/hb2398.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 2398
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2009 | Postsec.
Community College | Creates Wage Option Program; relates to the JOBS Plus Unemployment Wage Fund; repeals the JOBS Individual Education Account and transfers remaining available moneys to Student Assistance Commission; funds Wage Option Program by diverting portion of unemployment insurance taxes each calendar quarter to Wage Option Unemployment Wage Fund; limits eligibility for program; prohibits unemployment benefits denial for participation in distressed worker training; provides an emergency benefit period. Chapter 857
Title: H.B. 3483
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Instructs the State Workforce Investment Board to develop a plan for an initiative to promote the growth of green jobs; requires the plan to identify high demand green industries and promote certain workforce development activities; requires the board to define terms related to green jobs and the green economy; requires the Economic and Community Development Department to develop criteria for and make recommendations about promoting green industries, technology and innovation. Chapter 887
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measures/hb3300.dir/hb3300.en.html
Title: H.B. 3300
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| TN | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWFD), in conjunction with the Department of Education (DOE), to establish and administer a grant program known as the "We Want to Learn English Initiative" for the purpose of providing resources for immigrants and refugees to learn English.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB1745.pdf Initiative
Title: S.B. 1745
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant program and fund to award grants to public junior colleges and public technical institutes, and to eligible nonprofit organizations to:
(1) Develop or support nonprofit organizations' programs that prepare low-income students for careers in high-demand occupations. Eligible programs must help students prepare for, apply to and enroll in a public junior college/technical institute, provide matching funds, and demonstrate that they have achieved or will achieve above average developmental course completion rates, persistence rates, and 3-year degree or certificate completion rates among participating students.
(2) Defray the start-up costs of new career and technical education programs in high-demand occupations
(3) Provide scholarships for students who demonstrate financial need and who are enrolled in training programs for high-demand occupations.
In awarding grants to public junior colleges and public technical institutes for the development of new career and technical education courses or programs, provides the comptroller may consider whether the course or program offers new or expanded dual credit career and technical educational opportunities in public high schools.
Directs the comptroller to conduct a study of the feasibility of basing part of all public postsecondary technical training program funding on the program's economic benefit to the state, and of estimating the additional tax revenue from employers generated by the ability of public junior colleges/technical institutes/state colleges to prepare students for employment fields for which there is employer demand. Requires the comptroller to report to the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house by January 2011 for legislative action based on the results of the study.
Defines "green jobs" as jobs in the field of renewable energy or energy efficiency. Establishes the Green Job Skills Development Fund and Training Program to support the implementation and expansion of green job skills training programs. Specifies that an eligible training program must be hosted by a regional partnership designed to implement training programs that lead trainees to economic self-sufficiency and career pathways. Requires regional partnerships to include at a minimum a postsecondary institution; chamber of commerce, local workforce agency, local employer, or other public or private participating entity; economic development authority; and community or faith-based nonprofit organization that works with one or more targeted populations.
Specifies criteria that eligible green job skills training programs must meet. Requires programs receiving grants to target specified groups of individuals for training, including low-income workers, unemployed youth and adults, individuals who did not complete high school, or other underserved sectors of the workforce in high poverty areas. Provides that a training program may use grant funds for support services, including basic skills, literacy, GED, English as a second language, and job readiness training, career guidance, and referral services. Establishes grant application procedures. Specifies training programs the comptroller must give preference to, and requires 20% of funds to be reserved for job skill training programs that serve the unemployed and those with incomes at or below 200% of the poverty level. Establishes grantee reporting requirements, and requires the comptroller to report biennially on submitted information to the governor, lieutenant governor and speaker of the house. Directs the comptroller to adopt standards for a green job skills training program awarded a grant.
H.B. 1935: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB01935F.pdf
H.B. 3 (pages 169-174): http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB00003F.pdf
Title: H.B. 1935 and H.B. 3, Section 64
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | Postsec.
Community College | Authorizes private higher education institutions to participate in specified engineering recruitment programs, including one-week summer programs for middle and high school students, and scholarship programs for engineering students. Directs the higher education coordinating board to conduct a study on the success of baccalaureate degree programs offered in applied science and applied technology at public junior colleges, and on the feasibility of expanding the offering of baccalaureate degrees by public junior colleges. Requires that the study consider specific factors, including the workforce needs served by the degree programs for various areas of the state. Requires the board to report the results of the study to legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education by November 15, 2010. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB02425F.pdf
Title: H.B. 2425
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | Postsec. | Existing policy provides in-state tuition and fees to employees who took up residence in Texas as a result of employment by a business or organization established in the state as part of the program of state economic development and diversification. New provision specifies that a participating business or organization must have become established in the state no more than five years before the enrollment date for such employees to be eligible for in-state tuition. Directs the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in consultation with the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office, to establish procedures to determine which businesses are eligible for employees to receive in-state tuition. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/SB02244F.pdf
Title: S.B. 2244
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | Authorizes the Texas Workforce Commission to establish by rule additional job incentive programs to create incentives for public community and technical colleges, in partnership with employers, to provide workforce training to create and retain employment opportunities in the state. Authorizes the commission, through a program created through this provision, to commit money to a prospective employer contingent on the employer's establishment of a place of business
in the state. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB02169F.pdf
Title: H.B. 2169
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | Postsec. | Creates a select interim committee to study the feasibility of maintaining a searchable electronic database or other data collection regarding specialized technology research projects at Texas public universities or other facilities operated by a state agency, so as to facilitate coordination by universities and facilities on the projects and improve access to and awareness of the specialized research and technologies developed at those institutions and facilities. Requires the study to consider, among other issues, the information the data collection would include, such as (1) a list of projects involving (a) Energy research, including methods of creation, storage, distribution and conservation of energy; (b) Biomedical science research, including research that involves stem cells or human cloning; (c) Nanotechnology research, including nanomedicine; (d) Other specialized technology research; (2) other relevant information, inculding available technology and patents obtained, and public grants or contracts awarded. Also requires the study to examine the current state of public access to information about specialized technology research projects, and best methods of facilitating access to the information. Directs the committee to report its findings and recommendations to the governor, lieutenant governor and speaker of the house by December 2010. Requires the committee's recommendations to include specific legislation to address the need for and feasibility of establishing a
data collection as determined by the committee's findings. Provides the committee is abolished January 16, 2011. Pages 29-32 of 36: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB00051F.pdf
Title: H.B. 51 - Section 18
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | Postsec. | Directs the higher education coordinating board to study and make recommendations on the appropriate definitions and categories of research expenditures to be applied in determining an institution's eligibility for and distributions from the Research University Development Fund (created in this bill, starting page 17 of 36). By December 2010, directs the coordinating board to to report its study and deliver its recommendations to the governor, lieutenant governor, and specified legislative leaders. Page 32-33 of 36: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB00051F.pdf
Title: H.B. 51 - Section 19
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| VT | Signed into law 06/2009 | Community College | Establishes the following four principal, interrelated goals for future economic development in Vermont:
(1) Vermont's businesses, educators, nongovernmental organizations, and government form a collaborative partnership that results in a highly skilled multigenerational workforce to support and enhance business vitality and individual prosperity. (2) Vermont invests in its digital, physical, and human infrastructure as the foundation for all economic development. (3) Vermont state government takes advantage of its small scale to create nimble, efficient, and effective policies and regulations that support business growth and the economic prosperity of all Vermonters. (4) Vermont leverages its brand and scale to encourage a diverse economy that reflects and capitalizes on our rural character, entrepreneurial people, and reputation for environmental quality. Requires career-technical education reports. Relates to economic development to include workforce education and training, commercial and industrial property taxation, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, small business loans, film industry promotions, tax increment financing districts, investment tax credits, new business capital, the technology loan program, unemployment compensation, farm to plate program, municipal bonds, hydroelectric and stormwater projects, communications facilities, clean energy development, and land use permitting. Act No. 54
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2010/Acts/ACT054.pdf
Title: H.B. 313
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Relates to workforce development; requires that local workforce councils include a representative from a local adult basic education program; provides for collaborative local projects to plan and coordinate employment, training, and education programs and services administered by the Departments of Education, Employment and Economic Development, and Human Services and the State Colleges and Universities.
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S1569.2.html&session=ls86
Title: S.B. 1569
Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
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| ND | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Requires the department to develop a program leading to a certificate in career development facilitation. The department shall award the certificate to any individual who:
a. Holds a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education;
b. Has at least a five-year employment history; and
c. Successfully completes the department's programmatic requirements.
2. An individual holding a certificate awarded under this section is a career advisor.
Allows the department to provisionally approve an individual to serve as a career advisor if the individual:
a. Holds a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education;
b. Has at least a five-year employment history; and
c. Provides the department with a plan for completing the department's programmatic
requirements within a two-year period.
2. Provisional approval under subsection 1 is valid for a period of two years and may not be
extended by the department.
Provision added (section 23) requires districts to administer to students (once during grades 7 or 8 and once in grade 9 or 10) a recommended career interest inventory.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/61-2009/bill-text/JARF1000.pdf
Title: H.B. 1400 - Career Development Section
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov
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| ND | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Beginning July 1, 2010, each school district shall ensure that its curriculum for either
economics or problems of democracy includes the exposure of students to concepts of
personal finance, including:
a. Checkbook mechanics, including writing checks, balancing, and statement
reconciliation;
b. Saving for larger purchases;
c. Credit, including credit card usage, interest, and fees;
d. Earning power, including jobs for teenagers;
e. Taxation and paycheck withholdings;
f. College costs;
g. Making and living within a budget; and
h. Mortgages, retirement savings, and investments.
Upon written request, the state superintendent may allow a school district annually to select courses other than economics or problems of democracy for purposes of
exposing students to the concepts of personal finance, as listed in this section, provided the school district can demonstrate that the number of students exposed to the concepts in
the other selected courses would meet or exceed the number of students exposed under the requirements of subsection 1. The requirements may be provided by the regular classroom teacher of the course in which the concepts of personal finance are incorporated.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/61-2009/bill-text/JARF1000.pdf
Title: H.B. 1400 - Sec. 25, Personal Finance
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2009 | Postsec. | Requires the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to 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. Authorizes functions assigned to the commission in grant program statute to be assigned to the coordinating board pursuant to the memorandum of understanding. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB03519F.pdf
Title: H.B. 3519
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| WA | Signed into law 05/2009 | Postsec. | Creates a global Asia institute within the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies to promote the understanding of Asia and its interactions with the state and the world. Chapter 466
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202009/5177-S.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 5177
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WA | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | Alters the job skills program which provides grants to public and private secondary or postsecondary institutions and career schools or colleges for the development or expansion of job skills training; provides that the program shall give priority to applications from firms in strategic industry clusters proposing training in transferable skills that are interchangeable among different jobs, employers, or workplaces, coordination with other programs or initiatives, and industry-based credentialing. Chapter 554
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202009/5554.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 5554
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2009 | Postsec.
Community College | Renames the department of workforce education as the department of career education; renames the state board of workforce education and career opportunities as the state board of career education.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/HB1884.pdf
Title: H.B. 1884
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2009 | Postsec.
Community College | Amends the Academic Challenge Scholarship Program and the Scholarship Lottery Act; revises eligibility requirements for nursing school scholarship applicants; makes technical corrections various provisions concerning scholarships and gambling; revises general scholarship eligibility requirements; revises provisions concerning Lottery Commission contracts; establishes penalties for certain violations by a retailer, including failure to remit lottery proceeds.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1405.pdf
Title: H.B. 2243
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Authorizes students assigned to alternative schools to attend workforce training programs; requires each school district having an alternative school program to submit an annual report to the state department of education describing the results of its annual alternative school program review and evaluation.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2575SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2575
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| MT | Signed into law 04/2009 | Community College | Relates to incumbent workforce training for the purpose of meeting the training needs of incumbent workers in businesses employing 20 or fewer workers in the state at any one location but not more than 50 workers statewide; and (2) assisting local businesses in preserving existing jobs for Montana residents.
Section. Requires the following criteria to be used in determining whether to award an incumbent worker training program grant:
(a) prospects for enhancing the incumbent worker's productivity, efficiency, or wages;
(b) prospects for reducing incumbent worker turnover;
(c) ability to provide matching funds;
(d) a demonstrated need by the employer for upgrading skills of incumbent workers through training as a way to improve the employer's ability to remain competitive in the industry or in the economy;
(e) a direct relationship between the training and an added benefit to the incumbent worker's occupation or craft; and
(f) a demonstration that the training is not normally provided or required by the employer and, as far asmay be determined, by the employer's competitors.
Limits grant awards to (a) $2,000 or less annually for each full-time job for which an incumbent worker is being trained; or (b) $1,000 or less for each permanent part-time job for which an incumbent worker is being trained.
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2009/billpdf/SB0388.pdf
Title: S.B. 388
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Changes innovation partnership zone provisions; directs the department of community, trade, and economic development to design and implement an innovation partnership zone program through which the state will encourage and support research institutions, workforce training organizations, and globally competitive companies to work cooperatively in close geographic proximity to create commercially viable products and jobs. Chapter 72
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202009/1128-S.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1128
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Provides for coordination of workforce and economic development; requires the employment security department to analyze labor market and economic data, including the use of input-output models, for the purpose of identifying industry clusters and strategic industry clusters that meet the criteria identified by the working group convened by the economic development commission and the workforce training and education coordinating board. Chapter 151
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202009/1323.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1323
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Changes the timeline for the state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education; provides that the plan shall be submitted to the Governor and the appropriate legislative policy committees; requires a periodic update of the plan. Chapter 92
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202009/1394.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1394
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov
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| WA | Partial Veto 04/2009 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Revises the elements of the individual responsibility plan developed for WorkFirst recipients to include education, training, and other opportunities available to the recipient to support employment goals and advance in the workplace.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202009/2071-S.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 2071
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12
Community College | Relates to workforce and economic development; amends provisions relating to the WorkFirst program, the Opportunity Grant program, vocational rehabilitation, and the training benefits program; clarifies and makes consistent various terms related to high demand. Chapter 353
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1395.PL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1395
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Enacts the evergreen jobs act; establishes an evergreen jobs authority to ensure that the state's workforce is prepared for the new green economy, ensure that the state attracts investment and job creation in the green economy, make Washington a net exporter of green energy technology and components, and ensure that Washington is a national and world leader in the green economy. Chapter 536
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2227-S2.PL.pdf
Title: H.B. 2227
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov
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| WA | Signed into law with partial veto 04/2009 | P-12
Community College | Creates an employment and training trust fund to provide state funding for employment and training services in high-demand occupations; provides that education and training of individuals in the aerospace, energy efficiency, forest product, and health care industries shall be given priority. Chapter 566
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5809-S2.PL.pdf
Title: S.B. 5809
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12
Community College | Relates to the customized employment training program, which provides training assistance to employers locating or expanding in the state; allows participants to delay required payments to the employment training finance account; repeals a requirement that an employer ensure that a specified number of employees are hired through the training program; requires an employer to make good faith efforts to hire from trainees in the program; specifies the preference for allowances under the program. Chapter 296
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5616-S.PL.pdf
Title: S.B. 5616
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Renames the Education Cabinet the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet; amends various statutes to conform; confirms Executive Order 2008-530. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/09RS/SB78/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 78
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OH | Adopted 02/2009 | Postsec. | Establishes the Co-op/internship program. Defines "Cooperative education program" as a partnership between students, institutions of higher education and employers that formally integrates students' academic study with work experience in cooperating employer organizations and that meets specified criteria. Defines an "internship" as a partnership between students, institutions of higher education and employers that formally integrates students' academic study with work or community service experience and meets specified criteria.
Provides that the purpose of the program is to promote and encourage cooperative education programs and internship programs at Ohio institutions of higher education, so as to encourage Ohio students to stay in the state and to attract back to Ohio students who left to attend out-of-state institutions of higher education, to participate in high quality academic programs that use cooperative education programs or significant internship programs. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3333/0/1/3333-1-63_PH_FF_N_RU_20090205_1342.pdf
Title: OAC 3333-1-63
Source: www.registerofohio.state.oh.us
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| WI | Signed into law 02/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | Provides a total of $2,630,000 in grant moneys to certain organizations in the building trades to provide job training and retraining programs, including training in green building and the installation of alternative energy systems. The following organizations receive funds under this bill: 1) the Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership/Building Industry Group Skilled Trades Employment Program; 2) Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 7; 3) Wisconsin State Council of Carpenters; 4) Wisconsin Pipe Trades Association, Local 75; 5) Wisconsin
Laborers' District Council; 6) Wisconsin Operating Engineers; and 7) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. As a condition of receiving the grant moneys, each organization must enter into a contract with Commerce that specifies permissible uses of the grant moneys and requires the organization to comply with reporting and accountability measures. directs the Wisconsin Technical College System Board to award to technical college district boards at least $1,000,000 annually in training program grants for training in advanced manufacturing skills, with priority given to welding. Relates to enterprise zone tax credits, health and higher education project funding, green building job training, mortgage lender licensure, foreclosure consultants, foreclosure education and assistance, hospital assessment Medicaid funding, Wisconsin Works child care, state building repair funding, federal stimulus funding, local energy equipment funding, business franchise tax credits, out-of- state sales tax collection, digital goods sales taxes, subprime loan refinancing, and transportation funding.
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/acts/09Act2.pdf
Title: S.B. 62
Source: http://www.legis.state.wi.us
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| MO | Issued 01/2009 | Community College | (Executive Order 2009-01) Creates and establishes the Automotive Jobs Task Force; identifies state economic polices and legislative enactments that help or hinder the development of high tech automobile production facilities within the state; evaluates the effectiveness of job training programs, both inside and outside state government, in preparing workers for the future of the automotive industry.
http://governor.mo.gov/orders/2009/09-01.htm
Title: E.O. 3
Source: http://governor.mo.gov
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| MI | Signed into law 12/2008 | Community College
Postsec. | Amends the Community College Act; authorizes community college districts to operate new jobs training programs, to enter into training agreements with employers, and to issue bonds to finance the training programs; defines new jobs training program as a project established for the creation of new jobs by providing education and training or retraining of workers for such jobs; authorizes an employer to pay for such training by use of a credit from the withholding tax.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2008-PA-0359.pdf
Title: S.B. 1342
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/
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| CO | Adopted 10/2008 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Addresses the administration of the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Assessments Pilot Program. Beginning in the 2008-09 academic year, directs the department to implement a pilot program for the purpose of evaluating standards and collecting data regarding student performance on postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments from assessment vendors and local education providers that volunteer to participate in the pilot program.
http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/NumericalSubDocList.do?deptID=4&deptName=300%20Department%20of%20Education&agencyID=109&agencyName=301%20Colorado%20State%20Board%20of%20Education&ccrDocID=3001&ccrDocName=1%20CCR%20301-77%20RULES%20FOR%20THE%20ADMINISTRATION%20OF%20THE%20POSTSECONDARY%20AND%20WORKFORCE%20READINESS%20ASSESSMENTS%20PILOT%20PROGRAM
Title: 1 CCR 301-77
Source: http://www.sos.state.co.us/
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2008 | P-12
Postsec. | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ECONOMY: Recommend concurrence in SENATE amendments., Requires the State Economic Strategy Panel to prepare and submit a preliminary version of the Economic Development Strategic Plan to the Governor and Legislature and to prepare a final version of the plan within a specified period of the conclusion of required hearings by the Legislature on the preliminary version. Requires specified agencies to collaborate in plan preparation. Requires the panel to consult with state entities regarding the plan. Requires the plan be development by private donations.
Title: A.B. 1916
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2008 | P-12
Community College | Establishes the existing Career Resource Network that provides career development information and resources to people in the state to enable them to attain their career goals, as a program in the State Department of Education. Establishes a state agency partners committee to coordinate the use of network information and resources.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1230
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2008 | P-12 | Amends existing law that requires the Employment Training Panel to establish a three year plan that includes the identification of specific industries, production and quality control techniques, and regions of the state where employment training funds would most benefit the state's economy. Requires each plan to consider new and emerging industries, such as clean technology. Requires the panel to develop a definition of clean technology.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2622
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2008 | P-12
Community College | Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop, in conjunction with certain organizations, a report that explores the feasibility of expanding and establishing career multiple pathway programs in the state. Authorizes the Superintendent to use existing state resources and federal funds to complete the report and to apply and accept grants and receive donations and other financial support from public or private sources if funds are not available. Chapter 681
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2648
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2008 | P-12 | Requires county juvenile justice plans for high-risk juveniles to assess job training services and strategies, and requires a demonstration of the effectiveness at reducing delinquency through job training and employment to qualify for funding allocation. Chapter 326
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2125
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2008 | P-12
Postsec. | Enacts the Green Collar Jobs Act of 2008. Requires the State Workforce Investment Board to establish the Green Collar Jobs Council that shall develop a comprehensive array of programs, strategies, and resources to address the workforce needs that accompany the state's growing green economy and to establish green job training programs for eligible individuals, and develop related partnerships. Chapter 312
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 3018
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| IL | Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 09/2008 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Subject to appropriation, requires the department of commerce and economic opportunity to conduct a study to identify current and projected shortages in critical occupations and specific skill sets within businesses and industries, and to devise strategies to alleviate any identified shortages. Requires all state agencies to cooperate with the department in conducting the study. Requires the department to report the results of its study and its recommendations to the governor and general assembly by February 1, 2009. Provides that the study may build upon previous studies by the department. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB2632lv.pdf
Governor's amendatory veto message: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2632gms&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37083&DocNum=2632&GAID=9&Session=
Title: S.B. 2632
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| CA | Signed into law 08/2008 | P-12
Postsec. | Requires the Employment Development Department, in addition to its existing duties and obligations, to report annually to the Governor, Legislature, and the Workforce Investment Board regarding the training expenditures made by local workforce investment boards in the prior fiscal year. Provides guidance to the Workforce Investment Board regarding the development of a strategic workforce plan. Relates to training services provided by the local boards. Authorizes certain related actions by the department. Chapter 376
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 302
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2008 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Creates the Commission on Children and Youth Act. Provides for membership, appointments, goals, recommendations, and reports. Provides that the Early Learning Council must have primary responsibility for development of a five-year strategic plan for children age birth to five, and that the commission on children and youth must develop a comprehensive 5-year strategic plan for providing services to children, youth and young adults ages birth to 24. Requires that the commission's plan include specific recommendations to achieve specified outcomes related to preventive health, education completion, workforce development, social and emotional development, and civic engagement. Requires the commission to provide an interim report to the governor and general assembly by December 31, 2009. Requires that draft strategic plan be submitted to the governor and general assembly by December 31, 2010, and that a final strategic plan be submitted to the same by June 1, 2011. Requires the Department of Human Services to provide administrative support.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB4456lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4456
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| MA | Signed into law 08/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides for the creation of the Clean Energy Technology Center and related Alternative and Clean Energy Investment Trust Fund; provides the types of clean energy investments of the fund to include clean energy related projects that stimulate workforce development and post-secondary financing.
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/185/ht05pdf/ht05018.pdf
Title: H.B. 5018
Source: http://www.mass.gov
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Grants for Grads Program and the Grants for Grads Fund for assistance to college graduates in the purchase of their first home. Provides that eligible graduates must be Louisiana residents who have received an associate, baccalaureate, master's, or other postgraduate degree and who intend to live and work in Louisiana for at least five years after college graduation or completion of a postgraduate degree. Establishes maximum awards for individual and married grantees. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=502056
Title: H.B. 1156
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Terminates the Department of Labor and transfers its duties to the State Workforce Commission. Provides for the integration of workforce development programs, for block grants to workforce development areas, and for an automated Internet-based job-matching system. Establishes the Workforce Investment Council. Provides for the creation of local workforce investment boards. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=503074
Title: H.B. 1104
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2008 | Postsec. | Amends provisions of law establishing a faculty development program to assist institutions of higher education with the retention and recruitment of research faculty to expand eligibility for the program to research institutions; for reconstruction and improvement of facilities, and for other related purposes. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A10944&sh=t
Title: A.B. 10944
Source: http://assembly.state.ny.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12
Postsec. | Establishes the Workforce Training Rapid Response Fund. Authorizes the board of supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System to use such funds for various purposes, including for education directed at refining or developing literacy or other basic education skills; programs directed at lifelong learning or continuing education; job readiness training; vocational, technical, or occupation education; worker or workplace education; articulated career path programs and constituent courses of such programs that lead to initial or continuing licensure, certification, or associate degree level accreditation; and other education programs whose purpose is to assist citizens to improve their employment opportunities.
Directs the the secretary of the department of labor, the secretary of the department of economic development, the commissioner of higher education, the chairman of the workforce investment council, and the chief executive officer of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System to approve a strategic plan, based on specified data, that provides direction to the board on how monies appropriated from the fund should be expended. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=500887
Title: H.B. 1018
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| RI | Signed into law 06/2008 | Community College
Postsec. | Establishes the Community College of Rhode Island Twenty-first Century Work Force Commission. Sets the commission's mission as: The proposal of specific actions to strengthen the community college of Rhode Island's position as a key institution in Rhode Island's effort to create a twenty-first century work force prepared for the high wage job opportunities required for a knowledge-based economy. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law08/law08084.htm
Title: H.B. 7889
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VT | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12
Community College | Relates to economic and workforce development.
Section 11 of this bill (The Adult technical education; workforce education and training; report) requires the commissioner of education to:
(1) Outline and review the current method or methods by which tuition is paid for students enrolled in secondary schools ("secondary students") to attend regional technical center programs.
(2) Consider and propose potential solutions to any barriers preventing, discouraging, or failing to encourage secondary students to attend regional technical center programs, including scheduling issues, availability of classes outside the traditional school day and academic year, and financial disincentives.
(3) Outline and review the current method or methods by which the cost of adults entering programs at a regional technical center is funded, both for adults who have a high school diploma and for those who do not.
(4) Consider and propose potential solutions to any barriers preventing, discouraging, or failing to encourage adults, with and without a high school diploma, to attend regional technical centers, including scheduling issues, availability of classes outside the traditional school day and academic year, and financial disincentives.
(5) Consider and propose potential financial and other incentives to encourage regional technical centers to offer technical education programs at times other than the traditional school day and academic year and to otherwise make technical education programs more available to secondary students and to adults with and without high school diplomas.
(6) Consider the positive and negative aspects of including within the definition of "pupil" for purposes of determining a district's average daily membership all adult students with a high school diploma who are attending programs at a regional technical center and consider and propose other methods of subsidizing tuition for these students.
(b) On or before January 15, 2009, the commissioner shall submit a written report to the senate committee on economic development, housing and general affairs, the house committee on commerce, and the senate and house committees on education detailing the results of the work performed pursuant to this section and all potential methods of addressing the identified issues.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2008/bills/passed/H-885.HTM
Title: H.B. 885
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us
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| CT | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Continues the function of the Youth Futures Committee by establishing the Youth Policy Council to assist youth between the ages of twelve and twenty-one in entering the state's workforce; relates to improved school attendance, improved percentages of youth graduating from high school, enrollment in employment programs that build skills, full youth employment, opportunities for public service, safe and stable housing, and access to mental and physical health providers.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2008/ACT/sa/pdf/2008SA-00003-R00HB-05133-SA.pdf
Title: H.B. 5133
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov/
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Relates to Department of Economic Development. Creates a Made in Georgia program promoting goods and products manufactured in Georgia by showcasing and promoting goods and products manufactured in the state, informing Georgians of the diverse manufacturing sector within the state and providing educational outreach efforts to bring the science of manufacturing into the classroom and emphasizing the significant contributions Georgia companies make to the economy and quality of life. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/sb359.pdf
Title: S.B. 359
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Signed into law 05/2008 | Postsec. | Authorizes the University of Hawaii to transfer all funds at its disposal, with the exception of general funds and tuition and special fund moneys, into the revolving fund to finance the establishment of new commercial enterprises. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/HB2245_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 2245
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Issued 05/2008 | Community College
Postsec. | (Executive Order 2008-61) Relates to the Chief Workforce Development Officer Coordination of Workforce Development and Accountability, Cross- Cabinet Collaboration and the Role of the Virginia Community College System.
http://www.governor.virginia.gov/Initiatives/ExecutiveOrders/pdf/EO_61.pdf
Title: Executive Order 61
Source: http://www.governor.virginia.gov
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Parren J. Mitchell Public Service Scholarship in the Workforce Shortage Student Assistance grants program; requires the State Higher Education Commission to select and offer grants to certain students who plan to pursue a career in public service in certain areas; requires the Commission to select certain students who are representative of certain criteria and individuals who demonstrate to the Commission a certain intent to enter into public service at a certain time.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/hb/hb1287e.pdf
Title: H.B. 1287
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/
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| ME | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | (Resolve)Directs the Department of Education to recommend to the Board of Education an innovative model of consolidated and integrated secondary and postsecondary education; concerns facilities for a regional high school, a fully integrated career and technical high school, a higher education center that will provide courses and degrees from both the University of Maine System and the Community College System, and centers of excellence that will provide industry-specific training. The model must, among other criteria, promote the development of a "one campus" design, where all facilities are located on one site, providing a streamlined and integrated learning experience for students of all ages.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280027887&LD=2175&Type=1&SessionID=7
Title: H.B. 1549
Source: http://janus.state.me.us/house/
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| NE | Signed into law 04/2008 | Community College | Makes revisions to statutes governing the Job Training Cash Fund in the Department of Economic Development. The Department would be required to: Establish a subaccount within the fund to provide job training grants targeted to small and rural employers. The amount placed in the subaccount would be equal to the amount of interest accruing to the Job Training Cash Fund in the prior fiscal year. Whenever practicable, the Department would give priority consideration to training services offered by community college areas.
http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB956.pdf
Title: L.B. 956
Source: http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2008 | Community College | Adds the Chancellor of the Community College System to the Board of the Authority to help better coordinate workforce development in the state.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+CHAP0787
Title: H.B. 731
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| WI | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12
Postsec. | Bill creates in the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection the agricultural education and workforce development council. The council is directed to increase the hiring and retention of well-qualified employees in industries related to agriculture, food and natural resources, promote the coordination of educational systems to develop, train, and retrain employees for current and future careers in agriculture, develop support for employment in fields related to agriculure and recommend policies and other changes to imrove the efficiency of the development of agricultural education across educational systems. The council must select members and create committees as stipulated in the bill. Members of the council may not be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2007/data/acts/07Act223.pdf
Title: A.B. 83
Source: http://www.legis.state.wi.us
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12
Postsec. | Provides an exception from the merit system for employees of the Idaho Career Information System; establishes the Career Information System within the Department of Labor to help citizens understand the link between educational preparation and work, explore education and career alternatives, and successfully seek work. Chapter 97
http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/S1256.html
Title: S.B. 1256
Source: http://www3.idaho.gov
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| LA | Adopted 03/2008 | P-12 | Amends rules relating to the Entrepreneurship Content Standards Curriculum Framework. Discusses specific skills, traits, characteristics, objectives and benchmarks of the standards, and relation to other subjects. Relates to Career & Tech programs.
http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v143/28v143.doc
Title: LAC 28:CXLIII.Chapters 1-5
Source: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Extends repealer on the tax credit for certain employers sponsoring skills training for employees. Provides an income tax credit for certain employers sponsoring skills training for employees.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2534SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2534
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| NH | Issued 03/2008 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Task Force for Retention and Recruitment of a Young Workforce for New Hampshire. Establishes membership and duties of the task force.
http://www.nh.gov/governor/orders/documents/executive_order_2008-3.pdf
Title: Executive Order 2008-3
Source: http://www.nh.gov/
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2008 | Postsec. | Provides that the name, addresses, and phone numbers of individuals who perform, or provide supplies or services for, medical or scientific research at an institution within the state system of higher education that is conducted using animals be classified as protected documents. http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/sbillenr/sb0113.pdf
Title: S.B. 113
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2008 | Community College | Provides that the strategic plan for workforce development shall be developed in coordination with the development of the comprehensive economic development policy required from the Governor during the first year of his administration. The bill also enhances the role of the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System by designating the Chancellor as staff to the Virginia Workforce Council.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB1312ER
Title: H.B. 1312
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Creates the Virginia Career Readiness Certificate Program to certify the workplace and college readiness skills of Virginians, in order to better prepare them for continued education and workforce training, successful employment, and career advancement. The Virginia Workforce Council, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement and administer the Program. Funding shall come from the Workforce Investment Act, or other sources as shall be made available, in an amount not to exceed $1 million.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+CHAP0243
Title: S.B. 756
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | The workforce training and education coordinating board (WTECB) is directed to convene a working group to take actions related to electronically distributed learning. These actions include identifying and evaluating current workplace-based educational programs with electronically distributed components, reviewing and establishing standards and best practices regarding electronically distributed learning and recommending methods to increase student access and increase the availability and use of digital open textbooks. Results of the workgroup are due to the legislature by December 2008.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/6295-S.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 6295
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | The workforce training and education coordinating board (WTECB), in cooperation with operating agencies of the state training system and private career schools and colleges, is directed to conduct research into workforce development programs designed to reduce the unemployment rate of people ages 18-24. The research must include disaggregated demographic information, a comparison of the effectiveness of programs exiamined and, if possible, income data.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/6261.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 6261
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature
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| AZ | Issued 01/2008 | P-12
Community College | (Executive Order 2008-03) Relates to development of a 21st Century Health Care Workforce Plan; concerns review of relevant data on status of workforce; concerns assessment of the State's needs; concerns creating benchmarks for short and long-term goals; concerns educational and training infrastructure; relates to innovative strategies for public and private sector workforce development.
Title: E.O. 6
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ME | Issued 11/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | (Executive Order 08 FY 08/09) Creates the Governor's Council on Competitiveness and the Economy; concerns a public/private partnership for nonpartisan perspectives on issues related to business and economic growth; concerns investments in research, development and higher education including potential future bond issues.
http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=Gov+News&id=45567&v=Article-2006
Title: Executive Order 08 FY 08/09
Source: http://www.maine.gov/governor/baldacci/index.shtml
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| WI | Signed into law 10/2007 | Postsec. | Directs the joint committee on information policy and technology to review any University of Wisconsin System, institution or college campus information technology project identified in a report submitted to the
committee by the board of regents to determine whether the project should be continued or implemented. Permits the committee to forward any recommendations regarding the project to the governor and to the legislature. Page 4 of 674: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2007/data/acts/07Act20.pdf
Title: S.B. 40
Source: www.legis.state.wi.us
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2007 | Postsec. | Expresses findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to the relationship between postsecondary education and workforce development. Adds to the Donahoe Higher Education Act a provision requiring that the Postsecondary Education Commission convene a task force to deliberate and report their findings and recommendations with respect to certain questions. Adds public employee professional development training to the community colleges economic and workforce development program.
Title: A.B. 365
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| MO | Signed into law 09/2007 | Community College | Relates to economic development and incentive programs; relates to ticket resales, tax increment financing, distressed areas assemblage tax credit, charitable organization tax credit eligibility, beef tax credits, equity investment tax credits, film production tax credits, enhanced enterprise zones, auto manufacturing electricity sales tax exemptions, vocational school districts, community college job training programs, workforce investment boards and the quality jobs program.
http://www.house.state.mo.us/
Title: H.B. 1A
Source: http://www.house.state.mo.us/
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| HI | Vetoed 07/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Establishes the Ingenuity Charter to facilitate the development of intellectual property, uphold high labor and environmental standards, support the teaching of innovation and its application for the common good and promote Hawaii's role as a center of innovation. Establishes members of charter and their rights and responsibilities.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB1670_CD1_.htm
Veto message: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/GM1059_.PDF
Title: H.B. 1670
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ME | Signed into law 07/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides a tax credit to reimburse educational loan payments for any resident who earns an associate or bachelor's degree and lives, works and pays taxes in the State after earning the degree; provides that residents who earn associate degree or bachelor's degree from an accredited State junior college, college or university may take advantage of the credit; provides that the person or his or her employer may claim the credit for payments made during each year that person lives and works in the State.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/billtextsearch.asp
Title: I. 2; LD 948; LR 124
Source: Maine Legislature
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| RI | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Establishes a research foundation, as a nonprofit corporation, at the University of Rhode Island to administer the development of scientific research, technology, the commercialization of intellectual property and such other work as necessary to develop, promote and enhance scientific research and technology at the University of Rhode Island and within the state of Rhode Island.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law07/law07232.htm
Title: H.B. 5455
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| AL | Signed into law 06/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Creates a task force to study and recommend strategies to assist existing industries in the State; provides that the task force will review programs and strategies that will help retrain workers, coordinate retraining and expansion activities with local chambers of commerce and with divisions and programs within 2 and 4 year educational institutions specializing in job development and expansion of existing industry.
Title: H.J.R. 153
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CO | Signed into law 06/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Concerns in-state tuition for persons who move to Colorado as the result of an economic development incentive.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2007a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/98ABFF8BFE1278B587257251007B296B?open&file=1256_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1256
Source: Colorado Legislature
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2007 | Postsec. | Eliminates references to the Office of Space Industry. Creates the Office of Aerospace Development to coordinate space activities and identify and promote opportunities for expanding and diversifying aerospace-related industries in the state, which may include a Pacific International Center for space exploration system. States that the director of the office will assist the University of Hawaii, companies, research institutions, and other organizations in establishing partnerships with corporate, government, and university entities that can enhance the state's aerospace industry. Also directs the director of the office to:
--Leverage aerospace and related technological capabilities in the state's academic, public, and private sectors to enhance the state's ability to procure both federal and private research and development grants and to increase the state's competitiveness in national and global aerospace markets
--Promote innovative education and workforce development programs that will enhance public awareness of the state's aerospace potential and enable residents to pursue employment in Hawaii's aerospace industry
--Monitor national and global trends in the aerospace industry and recommend programs and policies that can support aerospace industry development statewide.
Eliminates some of the former duties of the Office of Space Industry. Makes an appropriation.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/SB907_CD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 907
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| ME | Died 06/2007 | P-12 | Requires the Treasurer of State to organize a seminar in November 2007 for training in teaching financial literacy to students from kindergarten to grade 12, paid for from available funds in the Unclaimed Property Fund. Also directs the Department of Education to allow the seminar to qualify for continuing education credits for teachers and education personnel.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billpdfs/LD156401.pdf
Title: H.B. 1089
Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Establishes the Alternative Education Programs Committee. The committee shall review and make recommendations for the promotion of alternatives in education within existing school systems including how alternative education programs contribute toward helping students be college, work and citizenship ready.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billpdfs/LD175801.pdf
Title: H.B. 1224
Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides a tax credit to reimburse educational loan payments for any resident who earns an associate degree or a bachelor's degree and lives, works and pays taxes in the State; provides that residents who earn associate degree or bachelor's degree from an accredited State junior college, college or university may take advantage of the credit.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/billtextsearch.asp
Title: L.D. 1856; LR 2619
Source: Maine Legislature
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| NH | Signed into law 06/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Renames the industrial research center at the University of New Hampshire as the Innovative Research Center. Redefines its purpose to foster cooperative industry and university research partnerships to increase the pace of innovation technology developments that expand the New Hampshire economy, increase the number and quality of jobs in the state, and cause the state to be more competitive in the world economy.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2007/HB0499.html
Title: H.B. 499
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us
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| OH | Issued 06/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Governor's Workforce Policy Advisory Board to advise the Governor with respect to business, workforce, training, education and other issues that influence the development, implementation and continuous improvement of a demand-driven workforce development system.
http://governor.ohio.gov/Portals/0/Executive%20Order%202007-14S.pdf
Title: Executive Order No. 14
Source: http://governor.ohio.gov
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| OK | Signed into law 06/2007 | Postsec. | Relates to the Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology; requires budgeting in certain categories and amounts; requires certain performance measures; provides for duties and compensation of employees; limits salary of the Executive Director; provides budgetary limitations.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/SB/SB196_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 196
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2007 | Postsec. | Requests that the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives create a select commission on higher education and global competitiveness to draft a Texas Compact that reflects a long-term vision and step-by-step plan to attain certain goals by 2020.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/HC00159F.pdf
Title: H.C.R. 159
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Requires the State Board of Education (board) to create the Employers for Education Excellence Award, to encourage businesses to implement policies that allow their employees to attend parent-teacher conferences, volunteer at schools, and participate in mentoring programs.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/SB01433F.pdf
Title: S.B. 1433
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| VT | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Bridges the state's workforce development gap by supporting workforce development and secondary and postsecondary internships with employers by enhancing existing grant programs and establishing new grant and loan programs; provides that the grant programs are funded by the Workforce Education and Training fund; provides that members of the national guard are eligible; provides for microenterprise development.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2008/acts/ACT046.HTM
Title: H.B. 433
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Relates to the High School to Business Career Enhancement Act and high school work experience; requires each district school board to adopt policies and procedures for the High School to Business Career Enhancement Program through which student internships shall be offered in each school district; provides internship requirements; requires background screening of employees and contracted personnel of employers participating in the program.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h1161er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=1161&Session=2007
Title: H.B. 1161
Source: Florida Legislature
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| MO | Signed into law 05/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Increases the amount of the Bright Flight scholarships from $2,000 to $3,000 beginning with fiscal year 2011. Beginning with fiscal year 2011, students with test scores between the top five percent and the top three percent qualify for a scholarship of $1,000. Creates the Access Missouri Financial Assistance program, defines eligibility criteria and maximum and minimum financial awards. Repeals Gallagher student financial assistance and college guarantee programs and directs that certain gambling boat boarding fee revenue that currently goes to the Missouri College Guarantee Fund be instead deposited into the Access Missouri Financial Assistance Program.
Enacts the Higher Education Student Funding Act, limiting tuition increases that institutions may charge. Grants Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MoHELA) authority to transfer assets of the authority to the newly created Lewis and Clark Discovery Fund. Requires MoHELA to distribute $350 million of assets of the authority to the fund not later than September 30, 2013. Moneys in the fund may be appropriated by the general assembly only for funding for capital projects at public colleges and universities and funding for the Missouri Technology Corporation's ability to work with colleges and universities in identifying opportunities for commercializing technologies. Directs the department of economic development to allocate a percentage of the state ceiling for private activity bonds to MoHELA.
http://www.senate.mo.gov/07info/pdf-bill/tat/SB389.pdf
Title: S.B. 389 [Postsecondary Finance]
Source: http://www.senate.mo.gov
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| NV | Signed into law 05/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Revises provisions relating to student loans administered by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education for students enrolled in certain workforce educational programs. Revises the interest rate and delinquency charge that may be charged to students who receive certain loans from the Commission.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/SB/SB357_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 357
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Improves the college remediation rate and ensures a general suitable, and efficient system of college and workforce readiness for all students; supports voluntary statewide act assessment for all 11th grade students called the Voluntary Universal ACT Assessment Program; encourages greater participation in the Smart Core curriculum. (Act No. 881)
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2007/public/HB1562.pdf
Title: H.B. 1562
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2007/public/HB1562.pdf
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| IA | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the generation Iowa commission within the department of economic development for purposes of advising and assisting in the retention and attraction of the young adult population in the state in both urban and rural areas. Provides that the 15-member commission is to be comprised of young adults between the ages of 18-35 and reflect diversity in several aspects, including in location of secondary and higher education within and outside Iowa.
Directs the commission to submit a written report by January 15, 2008 to the governor and the general assembly. Provides the report must include the commission's findings and recommendations on the status of efforts to attract and retain young adults in the state, career opportunities and educational needs of young adults, and the movement of the young adult population between rural areas and urban areas and between Iowa and other states. Directs the commission to submit an updated report to the governor and the general assembly by January 15, 2009, and by January 15 in every odd-numbered year thereafter.
Also directs the commission to advise and assist the department of economic development in activities designed to retain and attract the young adult population, and to develop best practices guidelines for employers to attract and retain young adult employees.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=BillInfo&service=Billbook&ga=82&hbill=HF617&menu=text
Title: H.F. 617
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program to identify and recruit university and college students from rural areas of the state for medical or osteopathic school matriculation. Participating students will be provided with financial assistance. Establishes a commission to operate and establish rules for the program.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1465SG.htm
Title: H.B. 1465
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| MT | Signed into law 04/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Expands the repayment of educational loans to include physicians practicing in medically underserved areas or for underserved populations. Increases the amount of educational debt that may be paid by the board of regents. Increases the fee that may be assessed to certain students preparing to be physicians.
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2007/billhtml/SB0553.htm
Title: S.B. 553
Source: http://data.opi.mt.gov/
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Provides for high school redesign. Directs the department of education to establish a readiness assessment system to measure the readiness of every New Mexico high school student for success in higher education or a career no later than the 2008-2009 school year. Raises the compulsory school age in the state and changes high school graduation requirements and creates a middle and high school literacy initiative. Eliminates certificates of employment and part-time schools as they related to previous compulsory school-age law.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/SB0561.pdf
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/HB0584.pdf
Title: H.B. 584/S.B. 561
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us/
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Clarifies the scope of the existing University Research Park Act. Expands permitted acvitities to those that may not fit under the strict definition of technology or research, as long as they support university teaching, research or service missions. Also, language has been added that includes the creation of learning opportunities for university students as part of economic development initiatives sponsored by research park corporations.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/SB0773.pdf
Title: S.B. 773
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us
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| NM | Vetoed 04/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Broadens the scope of university research and economic development. Forges links between New Mexico's educational institutions, business and industrial communities and government through the development of research parks on university property. Engages in other cooperative ventures of innovative technological significance that will advance education, science, research, conservation, health care or economic development within the state.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/HB0900.pdf
Title: H.B. 900
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us
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| NY | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Adds new section 6401-A to the education code. Authorizes the commissioner to grant state aid for high needs nursing programs to any independent institution of higher education in the state that meets specified requirements. Provides that in order to qualify for related state aid grants, any independent institution of higher education must:
(1) Be a non-profit college or university incorporated by the regents or the legislature
(2) Maintain an earned degree program in nursing, culminating in a associate or higher degree in nursing; provided that this does not apply to online nursing degree programs
(3) Meet such standards of educational quality applicable to comparable public institutions of higher education, as may be established by the regents
(4) Be eligible for state aid under the provisions of the U.S. Constitution and the constitution of the State of New York
Directs the commissioner to grant such state aid awards, not to exceed $1 million and based on availability of funds, according to a schedule to be determined by the commissioner, to each institution meeting the above requirements. Provides that awards are to be distributed in the amount of $250 per student enrolled in an earned degree program in nursing at a two-year degree-granting institution, and $500 per student enrolled in an earned degree program in nursing at a four-year degree-granting institution.
Repeals Part T and Part U of chapter 58 of the laws of 2006, creating the empire innovation program for the State University of New York and City University of New York. According to the 2006-2007 budget analysis of May 2006 http://www.osc.state.ny.us/reports/budget/2006/enactedbudget06_07.pdf, these programs were an effort to enhance public-private research partnerships. SUNY was to receive $6 million in support of a multi-year plan to attract 200 new research faculty, and CUNY was to receive $5 million in support of critical research projects, academic programs and the newly approved Master Plan initiatives.
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S02107&sh=t
Title: S.B. 2107, Parts E-4, E-5, E-6
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| UT | Signed into law 04/2007 | Postsec. | Modifies the recognized purposes of the Centers of Excellence Act to include facilitating the transition of research generated technologies from the state's colleges and universities into industry to grow and expand the state's economy; provides that, in addition to state colleges and universities, Centers of Excellence grants may be awarded to companies who are working in partnership with colleges and universities and their researchers to transition their research generated technologies into industry for economic development; provides that a repayment by a college or university of grant proceeds or a portion of grant proceeds shall come only from the proceeds of a license established between the company and the college or university, or in the case of a company that receives a grant, from the proceeds of the license to that company; and provides that the Governor's Office of Economic Development may enter into work agreements with business team consultants, who would assist colleges and universities in facilitating the transition of technology into industry. http://le.utah.gov/~2007/bills/hbillenr/hb0125.htm
Title: H.B. 125
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us/
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Finds that: (1) The economic trends of globalization and technological change are increasing the demand for higher and differently skilled workers than in the past; (2) Increasing Washington's economic competitiveness requires increasing the supply of skilled workers in the state; (3) Improving the labor market competitiveness of all Washington residents requires that all residents have access to postsecondary education; and (4) Community and technical college workforce training programs and Washington state apprenticeship and training council-approved apprenticeship programs provide effective and efficient pathways for people to enter high wage, high skill careers while also meeting the needs of the economy. Requires the college board to develop and implement a workforce education program known as the opportunity grant program to provide funding for students enrolled at qualified institutions of higher education in opportunity grant-eligible programs of study as described in this act. Students enrolled in the opportunity grant program are eligible for: (1) Funding for tuition and mandatory fees at the public community and technical college rate, prorated if the credit load is less than full time, paid directly to the educational institution; and (2) An additional one thousand dollars per academic year for books, tools, and supplies, prorated if the credit load is less than full time. Declares that funding under this act is limited to a maximum forty-five credits or the equivalent in an opportunity grant-eligible program of study, including required related courses. No student may receive opportunity grant funding for more than forty-five credits or for more than three years from initial receipt of grant funds in one or a combination of programs.
Requires the college board, in partnership with business, labor, and the workforce training and education coordinating board, to: (1) Identify job specific training programs offered by qualified postsecondary institutions that lead to a credential, certificate, or degree in high demand occupations, which are occupations where data show that employer demand for workers exceeds the supply of qualified job applicants throughout the state or in a specific region, and where training capacity is underutilized; (2) Gain recognition of the credentials, certificates,
and degrees by Washington's employers and labor organizations. The college board shall designate these recognized credentials, certificates, and degrees as "opportunity granteligible
programs of study"; and (3) Market the credentials, certificates, and degrees to potential students, businesses, and apprenticeship programs as a way for individuals to advance in their careers and to better meet the needs of industry.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1096-S2.PL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1096
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes a committee on the education of students in high demand fields. The committee consists of: (1) two members of the House of Representatives; (2) two members of the Senate; (3) one person representing the Higher Education Coordinating Board; (4) one person representing the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges; (5) one person representing the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board; (6) one person representing the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction; and (7) one person representing each of the following: the labor council; the council of presidents; the prosperity partnership; the council of faculty representatives; an employer; and a graduate student member of the Washington student lobby. The committee: (1) develops a plan to increase the capacity of Washington institutions of higher education by 10,000 students per year by 2020 to produce degrees in high impact, high demand areas of study; (2) develops a marketing project to inform students, parents, and educators of opportunities in high demand fields; (3) investigates ways to motivate students to take more mathematics and science courses; and (4) identifies ways that the business community can enter into more partnerships with the state to ensure that Washington institutions of higher education produce graduates in high demand fields that are ready and able to find employment in Washington. The committee reports its findings and recommendations to the Legislature by December 1, 2007.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5731-S.PL.pdf
Title: S.B. 5731
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WI | Issued 04/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Relates to the creation of the Governor's Business Council to collaborate on regional and statewide development priorities to support economic and workforce development.
http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/journal_media_detail.asp?locid=19&prid=2615
Title: Executive Order No. 193
Source: http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2007 | Postsec. | Authorizes the Science and Technology Authority to support an alliance of research universities, chancellors and presidents, and representatives of the private business sector for the purposes of creating jobs, increasing research, and encouraging economic development. (Act No. 563)
ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/bills/2007/public/HB2413.pdf
Title: H.B. 2413
Source: ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Relates to economic development; declares an emergency; establishes the criteria for eligible companies that locate a project adjacent to a postsecondary education center to alternatively satisfy wage requirements; requires 90% of employees to receive base hourly wages and benefits equal to or greater than 200% of the federal minimum wage; requires the company to seek to provide meaningful employment opportunities for nontraditional students. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/07RS/HB468/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 468
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Directs state board to develop and pilot a program to redesign secondary schools in the state to function not only as curriculum and educational entities but also as workforce development centers. Contingent upon appropriations, the board will pilot a minimum of 15 sites to be selected through a process developed by the board and implemented during the 2007-08 school year.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2345SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2345
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes a scholarship program to enable family protection workers employed by the department of human services to obtain the college education necessary to become licensed social workers.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0475PS.htm
Title: H.B. 475
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0475PS.htm
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| MT | Signed into law 03/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Revises allocation or workforce training and other economic development oppotunity funds to high poverty areas.
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2007/billhtml/HB0286.htm
Title: H.B. 286
Source: http://data.opi.mt.gov
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Amends the West Virginia Workforce Investment Act to require the Workforce Investment Council to include in its annual report to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Workforce Investment for Economic Development and the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability the status of one-stop system operations in the state, including all memoranda of understanding entered into by the one-stop partners and local workforce investment boards; the status and outcome data regarding the council and local workforce investment boards' success in linking West Virginia PROMISE scholars to employment with a West Virginia employer; and any other information the commission may require. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2007_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/sb489%20enr.htm
Title: S.B. 489
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the West Virginia Works Separate State College Program & Fund to provide funding for works program participants who are enrolled in postsecondary courses leading to a two- or four-year degree; allows program participants to be exempt from the requirement of engaging in more than ten hours per week of federally defined work activities. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2007_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/SB518%20SUB1%20enr.htm
Title: S.B. 518
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/
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| ME | Issued 12/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Governor's Council on Jobs, Innovation, and the Economy to:
1. Develop a recommended action plan for moving the state forward on the innovation-focused and cluster development activities that will define the state's investment strategies.
2. Propose structures, entities and activities that support the realization of these investments.
Directs the council to collaborate with the Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, the Director of the State Planning Office, the State Budget Officer, the legislature, Maine's university and community college systems and other stakeholders to fulfill these duties.
http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=Gov_Executive_Orders&id=28091&v=Article
Title: EXECUTIVE ORDER 23 FY 06/07
Source: www.maine.gov
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| MI | Signed into law 12/2006 | Postsec. | Codifies the workforce development system to deliver workforce development programs and services tailored to local needs; provides for works areas; provides for local workforce development boards; provides for education advisory groups and pilot projects; requires reporting; provides for consolidated access to employment and retention programs in one-stop service centers. Public Act 491
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billenrolled/Senate/pdf/2006-SNB-1288.pdf
Title: S.B. 1288
Source: Michigan Legislature
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development to establish, in partnership with specified entities, a logistics worker training initiative for the purpose of making workers in the state more skilled in the competitive global manufacturing value chain. The
initiative shall be conducted in partnership with the following:(1) The manufacturing sector.(2) The Community College Chancellor's Office.
(3) The Office of the President of the California State University System.(4) The Employment Development Department.(5) Manufacturing trade associations.(6) International trade logistic professionals.(7) The Gateway Cities Partnership.(8) Labor unions that are the recognized or certified bargaining representatives of employees in the manufacturing, transportation, and goods movement sectors. (9) The California Employment Training Panel.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2551-2600/ab_2595_bill_20060824_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 2595
Source: California Legislature
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2006 | Community College
Postsec. | Delays the repeal date of the Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program. Adds to the program a provision requiring the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to contract for an independent performance evaluation of the program.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1551-1600/sb_1552_bill_20060831_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1552
Source: California Legislature
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| NY | Vetoed 09/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides an additional one year waiver from citizenship and immigration status requirements for applicants for a pharmacist's license.
Title: S.B. 7405
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OR | Adopted 09/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Establish the Employer Workforce Training Account and adopts rules to implement the administration of the account.
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/1006_Bulletin/1006_ch589_bulletin.html
Title: OAR 589-020-0225
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 08/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Creates the Graduate Nurse Scholarship Program for Faculty Production to provide scholarship loans to students in master's and doctoral degree programs in nursing fields that would permit them to become nursing faculty at a state community college or university.
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/HTML/S1741v8.html
Title: S.B. 1741
Source: http://www.ncleg.net
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| NE | Rule Adoption 08/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes procedures for authorizing private postsecondary career schools to operate, be accredited and grant degrees.
Nebraska 1264
Title: Title 92 NAC Chapters 41 and 42
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WY | Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Amends rules concerning pre-obligation of workforce development training fund grants; indicates that the Department of Workforce Services may obligate grants when used to attract new businesses to Wyoming as part of an economic development initiative, or when an existing Wyoming business entity is planning an expansion of its workforce. http://soswy.state.wy.us/RULES/6309.pdf
Title: Chapter 3
Source: http://soswy.state.wy.us/Rule_Search_Main.asp
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| HI | Vetoed 07/2006 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Ingenuity Corporation Charter to create benefits for inventors nationally, labor unions nationally, and public education to promote the teaching of innovation and its application for the common good, to create and maintain businesses operating at International Labor Organization work standards and United Nations environmental standards, providing innovation education, employment opportunities, and economic development. Mandates that the 9-member board of directors include a member appointed by the Hawaii State Teachers' Association and a member appointed by the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb3261_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 3261
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Nurse Educator Assistance Act to attract capable and promising students to the nursing educator profession, increase employment and retention of individuals who are working towards or who have received a master's or doctoral degree in nursing, and provide opportunities for persons making mid-career decisions to enter the nurse educator profession. Establishes the Nurse Educator Loan Repayment Program to provide up to $5,000 a year for up to 4 years to assist individuals in paying back student loans.
Establishes the Nurse Educator Scholarship Program to provide scholarship assistance until July 1, 2010 to eligible students for nursing-related graduate study. Award must cover tuition and fees and include a stipend of up to $10,000 to cover such costs of attendance as living expenses. Allows students to receive scholarships for up to 8 semesters. Requires scholarship recipients to sign a pledge that, within 1 year of completing schooling, they will begin working as an educator in an approved program of professional nursing education or an approved program of practical nursing education in Illinois for a period of not less than 5 years. Provides that if a scholarship recipient fails to fulfill the work agreement, the individual must repay the scholarship amount received, prorated according to the fraction of the work agreement not completed, plus 5% interest.
Establishes a competitive grant program for postsecondary institutions that award degrees in nursing. Allows the grants to be awarded on the basis of performance criteria including degree production, student retention, and passage rates on professional licensure examinations. Establishes a nurse educator fellowship program to supplement nursing faculty salaries at postsecondary institutions that award degrees in nursing. Allows fellowships to be awarded on a competitive basis.
Extends Illinois National Guard grant program to provide same benefits to members of the Illinois Naval Militia.
Establishes forensic science grant program to encourage graduate students to enter the field of forensic science and continue their careers as forensic scientists with the department of state police in one of the specialty areas of forensic sciences considered a shortage specialty area. Provides grants of up to $30,000 to cover expenses related to the forensic science program in which a graduate student is enrolled. Requires recipients to sign a pledge to seek employment as a forensic scientist with the department of state police and, if such employment is obtained, to continue as an employee of the department of state police for a minimum of 4 years. Requires recipients who do not fulfill the work agreement to repay the grant award, prorated for the fraction of the obligation not completed, plus 5% interest.
Clarifies in existing nursing scholarship program that a student's merit, as shown through his or her grade point average, class rank, and other academic and
extracurricular activities, must be a factor in prioritizing scholarships in a year in which applicants exceed the number of scholarships to be awarded.
(Repealed on January 1, 2008): Establishes the Illinois Center for Nursing and the Center for Nursing Advisory Board. Directs the center to address issues of supply and demand in the nursing profession, including issues of recruitment, retention, and utilization of nurse manpower resources. Establishes the following specific goals for the center:
(1) To develop a strategic plan for nursing manpower in Illinois by selecting priorities that must be addressed.
(2) To convene various groups of representatives of nurses, other health care providers, businesses and industries, consumers, legislators, and educators to:
(A) review and comment on data analysis prepared for the center;
(B) recommend systemic changes, including strategies for implementation of recommended changes; and
(C) evaluate and report the results of the board's efforts to the general assembly and others.
(3) To enhance and promote recognition, reward, and renewal activities for nurses in Illinois by:
(A) proposing and creating reward, recognition, and renewal activities for nursing; and
(B) promoting media and positive image-building efforts for nursing.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB0931lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 931
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish and maintain a pilot program to provide for and test the use of lifelong learning accounts for workers in the state's healthcare sector for education expenses. Provides that participation in the pilot program by healthcare employers is voluntary. Provides that the pilot may serve up to 500 healthcare workers, and that, if the department elects to adopt the program, must:
(1) encourage the participation, in the program, of lower-income and lower-skilled healthcare workers;
(2) implement the program in diverse geographic and economic areas and include healthcare workers in urban, suburban, and rural areas of the state;
(3) include, in the program, healthcare employers of different sizes that choose to participate;
(4) provide matching grants in an amount, not to exceed $500 annually for each grant, equal to 50% of the annual aggregate contribution made by an employer and
employee to the employee's lifelong learning account;
(5) make technical assistance available to companies and educational and career advising available to individual participants. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB2931lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2931
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| OH | Issued 07/2006 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Creates the workforce education and training advisory council, defines duties and membership.
http://governor.ohio.gov/releases/2006-17T%20Workforce%20Educ%20final.pdf
Title: Executive Order 2006-17T
Source: http://governor.ohio.gov/
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| OR | Adopted 07/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes rules allowing institutions to establish venture development funds to enable commercialization of research and development for job creation, proof-of-concept funding and to provide students with opportunities to apply research to commercial activities. Defines eligibility for tax credits and grants.
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/OARS_500/OAR_580/580_043.html
Title: OAR 580-043-0060 through OAR 580-043-0095
Source: http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/
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| PA | Adopted 07/2006 | P-12 | Establishes rules relating to academic standards and assessment. Adds academic standards for Career Education and Work. Specifies academic standards to be achieved by students enrolled at various grade levels in the public schools of this Commonwealth. PENNSYLVANIA 4072
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/stateboard_ed/lib/stateboard_ed/CHAPTER44-12-05_GED_.pdf
Title: 22 PA. Code Ch. 4
Source: Pennsylvania Regulations
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| VA | Issued 07/2006 | Postsec. | Assigns authority and describes responsibilities for carrying out the state's coordination of workforce development services by the Chief Workforce Development Officer. http://www.governor.virginia.gov/Initiatives/ExecutiveOrders/2006/EO_25.cfm
Title: E.O. 25
Source: http://www.governor.virginia.gov/index.cfm
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Encourages state residents to pursue postsecondary education by clarifying the financial eligibility guidelines, establishing a workforce development scholarship program at the community colleges based on need, establishing a state scholars program, and placing funds for all scholarship programs in a separate account in the student scholarship and assistance special fund. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3120_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 3120
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Appropriates funds to provide the necessary start-up funding to operate an international business and technology incubator program and to enable state residents to acquire the bilingual language skills, technology, and marketing necessary to implement an incubator program in China, Japan, and Hawaii. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2036_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2036
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2006 | Community College | Requires the community college board to implement and administer a 3-year, mobile response workforce training pilot program at three community colleges to address the fact that businesses are struggling to recruit a qualified workforce because of the frequent emergence of new technologies in the workplace and subsequent skill set requirements. Requires the program to:
(1) Be a collaborative model that integrates mobile workforce training with job creation and economic development.
(2) Provide participating businesses with on-site training activities and resources across all functions, including without limitation recruiting, assessing and training potential employees, developing and producing training materials, providing training facilities, and delivering customized services, with the long-term objective of maintaining business and industry in the state and attracting new businesses and industries to the state.
Encourages the program to use the highly successful Alabama Industrial Development Training program as a model for guidance and direction. Authorizes the state board to administer the pilot program in conjunction with current programs and grants and in cooperation with other state agencies. Directs the board to establish the criteria for selecting the community colleges to participate in the mobile response workforce training pilot program, standards for implementing the program, and goals to be accomplished during the 3 years of the program.
Directs the board, on or before January 1, 2009, to file with the governor and the general assembly a report on the progress of the pilot program.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/HB/PDF/09400HB5429lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 5429
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2006 | Postsec. | Provides that the department of commerce and economic opportunity may conduct a study regarding the recruitment and training of masters-prepared nurses to serve as nursing school faculty. Provides for career track programs to officer advancement and rewards comparable to those in clinical managment. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/HB/PDF/09400HB4461lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4461
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Increases the membership of the Small Business Entrepreneurship Commission to add nonvoting members chosen from state colleges and universities. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=399304
Title: H.B. 152
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Creates the Florida Ready to Work Certification Program to enhance the workplace skills of Florida's students to better prepare them for successful employment in specific occupations. The program may be conducted in public middle and high schools, community colleges, technical centers, one-stop career centers, vocational rehabilitation centers, and Department of Juvenile Justice educational facilities. The program may be made available to other entities that provide job training. Requires the state department to establish institutional readiness criteria for program implementation.
The Program must be composed of: (a) A comprehensive identification of workplace skills for each occupation identified for inclusion in the program by the Agency for Workforce Innovation and the Department of Education. (b) A preinstructional assessment that delineates the student's mastery level on the specific workplace skills identified for that occupation. (c) A targeted instructional program limited to those identified workplace skills in which the student is not proficient as measured by the preinstructional assessment. (d) A certificate and portfolio awarded to students upon successful completion of the instruction.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 35)
Source: Florida Legislature
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| LA | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Requires the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to work with Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to improve linkages and career and technical education pathways between high schools and community and technical colleges. Requires collaboration to include:
(a) Aligning existing career and technical education programs to more industry-driven programs.
(b) Expanding career and technical education programs and related opportunities for high school students.
(c) Creating articulated courses and programs between high schools and community and technical colleges.
Title: H.B. 1023
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Relates to higher education. Creates a commission to develop the next generation initiative to encourage Vermonters to live and work in Vermont. Proposes the commission consider a broad range of ideas to meet this goal, including:
(1) Strategies to ensure that postsecondary education is accessible and affordable for all Vermonters through grants, loans, and scholarships, and that funds flow directly to students and their families.
(2) Options such as loan forgiveness, tax incentives, loan repayments, and leveraging federal resources.
(3) The integration, where appropriate, of Vermont's secondary and postsecondary workforce training programs with Vermont's postsecondary institutions.
(4) The use of strategic investments in Vermont's postsecondary education system to:
(A) increase the postsecondary aspiration, continuation, retention, and completion rates of Vermonters;
(B) stimulate specific economic sectors which are particularly appropriate for or unique to Vermont; and
(C) serve critical marketplace needs.
Requires the plan to include a funding level for implementation, identify a funding source, and include a system for overseeing use of the funds. Makes an appropriation for college scholarships.
Establishes a next generation initiative fund in the office of the state treasurer. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT204.HTM
Title: S.B. 312
Source: www.leg.state.vt.us
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Creates the workforce development council as the successor to and the continuation of the governor's human resources investment council.
Directs the workforce development council to:
(1) Advise the governor on the establishment of an integrated network of workforce education and training for Vermont.
(2) Coordinate planning and services for an integrated network of workforce education and training and oversee its implementation.
(3) Establish and oversee workforce investment boards.
(4) Establish goals for and coordinate the state's workforce education and training policies.
(5) Speak for the workforce needs of employers.
(6) Receive annual reports from the department of labor on the workforce education and training revenues and expenditures of agencies and institutions which are members of the council.
(7) Annually review and comment on workforce education and training revenues and expenditures of member agencies and institutions.
(8) Negotiate memoranda of understanding between the council and agencies and institutions involved in Vermont's integrated network of workforce education and training in order to ensure that each is working to achieve annual objectives developed by the council.
(9) Carry out the duties assigned to the state workforce investment board, as required for a single-service delivery state.
(10) Annually, on or before January 15, report to the general assembly on activities carried out during the previous year in order to accomplish its mandate.
Amends language relative to the department of labor advisory council. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT212.HTM
Title: H.B. 109
Source: www.leg.state.vt.us
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2006 | Postsec. | Consolidates specified workforce shortage and economic development student scholarship and grant programs in the Maryland Higher Education Commission into the new Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grant program; requires the Commission and the Office of Student Financial Assistance in the Commission to administer the program.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/hb/hb0988e.pdf
Title: H.B. 988; S.B. 552
Source: Maryland Legislature
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2006 | Postsec. | Establishes the New College Institute, or New College. Directs that New College shall:
1. Seek to diversify the region's economy by engaging the resources of other institutions of higher education, public and private bodies, and organizations of the region and state.
2. Serve as a catalyst for economic and community transformation by leveraging and brokering resources that support economic diversity.
3. Facilitate development of the technology and trained workforce necessary for new economic enterprises to flourish, using the resources available from collaborating educational institutions.
4. Expand educational opportunities in the region by providing access to degree-granting programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, through partnerships with private and public institutions of higher education, the public schools, and public and private sectors.
5. Encourage and coordinate the development and delivery of degree programs and other credit and noncredit courses with a focus on statewide and regional critical shortage areas as well as the needs of industry. This shall include needed adult education and workforce training.
6. Serve as a resource and referral center by maintaining and disseminating information on existing educational programs, research, and university outreach and technology resources.
Establishes the New College Board of Directors and the powers and duties of the board. Requires the board to direct the development and focus of New College's curriculum. Requires New College to enroll students by the fall semester of 2007 or as soon as practicable. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+CHAP0808
Title: S.B. 40
Source: leg1.state.va.us
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| WV | Signed into law 04/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides legislative findings and intent related to the West Virginia University Institute of Technology. Provides legislative intent to encourage collaboration between West Virginia University Institute of Technology, West Virginia University, Marshall University and appropriate private entities. Provides legislative intent that the West Virginia University Board of Governors develop a plan and take appropriate steps to address faculty average salary levels. Requires the plan to include recommendations for addressing the capital improvement needs at West Virginia University Institute of Technology.
Directs West Virginia University Institute of Technology to consolidate with West Virginia University to become a fully integrated division of West Virginia University.
Establishes "West Virginia Consortium for Undergraduate Research and Engineering" or "West Virginia CURE" as a 13-member collaborative planning group to:
(1) Increase West Virginia's capacity for high quality engineering instruction and research;
(2) Increase access throughout the state to high quality instruction and research opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math;
(3) Stimulate economic development throughout West Virginia by increasing the number of professional engineers available to business and industry.
Directs the West Virginia CURE to develop a collaborative engineering strategic plan to address these three needs, using the complementary strengths of West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Marshall University and West Virginia University. Specifies that the strategic plan may address faculty, libraries and technology resources, research collaboration, and coordination with K-12 education, but may not contain a recommenation that would result in the abolition of an existing program.
Requires the consortium to present an interim report to the Governor and the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability by December 1, 2006 and a final report containing the Collaborative Engineering Strategic Plan, with recommendations for implementation, by July 1, 2007.
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2006_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/HB4690%20Enr.htm
Title: H.B. 4690
Source: www.legis.state.wv.us
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| WV | Signed into law 04/2006 | Postsec. | Continues the Workforce Development Initiative Program under the supervision of the council. Deletes provision directing the program to serve as a visible point of contact and referral for services to meet the workforce development needs of the service area. Modifies language relating to the the workforce development initiative grant program.
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2006_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/HB4690%20Enr.htm
Title: H.B. 4690 - Workforce Development Initiative Program
Source: www.legis.state.wv.us
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| AR | Rule Adoption 03/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Proposes rules for distributing scholarship assistance to public libraries in order to address the education needs of public library staff.
http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/ar_rules/rule_proposed/121.00.05-001P.pdf
Title: AAC 121.00.05
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2006 | Postsec. | Recommends that the governor consider the allocation of economic development funds for Centers of Excellence to be matched by industry and federal grants on at least a two-for-one basis for colleges and universities in the state that offer any doctoral degrees; requires the Governor's Office of Economic Development to develop a process to determine whether to require the return of economic development Centers of Excellence grant moneys from a higher education institution if the technology that is developed from grant proceeds is licensed to a licensee that does not maintain a manufacturing or service location in the state from which the technology is exploited or transfers the manufacturing or service location out of state within a five-year period after the issuance of the license.
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2006/bills/sbillenr/sb0112.pdf
Title: S.B. 112
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us/
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides a source of funding for customized work force training. Finds that the provision of customized training is critical to attracting and retaining businesses, and that the growth of many businesses is limited by an unmet need for customized training. Finds that work force training not only helps business, it also improves the quality of life for workers and communities. Because of the statewide public benefit to be
gained from instituting a customized training program, the legislature intends to create a new program to fund work force training in a manner that reduces the up-front costs of training to new and expanding firms. Creates the Washington customized employment training program to provide training assistance to employers locating or expanding in the state. Finds that accountability and effectiveness are important aspects of setting tax policy. In order to make policy choices regarding the best use of limited state resources the legislature needs information on how a tax incentive is used. Requires each person claiming a tax credit under this act to report information to the department by filing a complete
annual survey. The survey is due by March 31st of the year following any calendar year in which a tax credit under this act is taken. The department may extend the due date for timely filing of annual surveys. The survey shall include the amount of tax credit taken. Directs the department to study the tax credit authorized in this act. The department shall submit a report to the finance committee of the house of representatives and the ways and means committee of the senate by December 1, 2011. The report shall measure the effect of the credit on job creation, job retention, company growth, the movement of firms or the consolidation of firms' operations into the state, and such other factors as the department selects.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202006/6326-S2.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 6326
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov
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| NJ | Signed into law 02/2006 | P-12
Postsec. | Reforms State's workforce investment system, establishes the Center forOccupational Employment Information to provide information supporting career guidance and academic counseling programs, to make information and planning resources relating education to careers available to workforce investment system clients, and equipping teachers, administrators, and counselors to assist clients.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2004/Bills/AL05/354_.PDF
Title: S.B. 2826
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2005 | P-12 | Repeals the California Occupational Information Coordination Committee and instead establishes the California Career Resource Network for the purpose of providing career development information and resources. Specifies that the primary duty of the California Career Resource Network is to distribute career information, resources, and training materials to middle and high school counselors, educators, and administrators so as to provide students with guidance and instruction on education and job requirements necessary for career development.
Requires information and resources distributed by the California Career Resource Network to provide all of the following:
(1) Encouragement to completing a secondary education.
(2) Career exploration tools, provided in written and multimedia format, that offer an introduction to the nature of career planning, self-assessment, methods of investigating the work world, methods of identifying and meeting education and training needs, and methods of
creating a career action plan.
(3) Relevant information on the labor market and career opportunities.
(4) Assistance to a pupil in the acquisition and development of career competencies including the appropriate skills, attitudes, and knowledge to
allow a pupil to successfully manage his or her career.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0651-0700/sb_665_bill_20050906_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 665
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2005 | P-12 | Defines the competencies and personal skills identified in the Secretary of Labor's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) report. Establishes legislative intent to investigate how and to what degree SCANS competencies can be incorporated into teacher preparation programs to ensure that pupils are well-rounded and prepared to enter the workforce by the time they complete high school. Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to conduct a study about how any or all components of skills identified by the SCANS report can be integrated into existing teacher training programs to better prepare pupils for the workforce. Requires the commission to report the results of this study to the legislature on or before January 1, 2007.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_693_bill_20050901_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 693
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| OR | Signed into law 08/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | Creates the Oregon Innovation Council to provide advice to the Governor, the Legislative Assembly, public and private post-secondary educational institutions, public agencies that provide economic development and the private sector on issues related to:
(a) Promoting agreements between public and private post-secondary educational institutions and private industry that increase technology transfer and the commercialization of research;
(b) Promoting investment in specialized research facilities and signature research centers where Oregon has a distinct or emerging advantage for creating new products and businesses;
(c) Stimulating seed and start-up capital investment and entrepreneurial capacity that will promote economic growth in Oregon traded sector industries;
(d) Developing the entrepreneurial and management capacity critical to the competitiveness of Oregon traded sector industries and rapidly growing global markets;
(e) Enhancing the international competitiveness of Oregon traded sector industries; and (f) Identifying workforce issues for occupations critical to the competitiveness of Oregon traded sector industries, including but not limited to scientific, engineering, information technology and business management occupations.
(2) The Oregon Innovation Council shall advise the Engineering and Technology Industry Council on how to coordinate the Engineering and Technology Industry Council¢s goals and policies with the state plan developed under section 5 of this 2005 Act.
(3) The council, the Oregon Economic and Community Development Commission, the State Board of Higher Education and the office of the State Treasurer shall coordinate policies and programs related to the duties of the council.
(4) Based on the state plan developed under section 5 of this 2005 Act, the council may distribute moneys in the Oregon Innovation Fund by grant or pursuant to contracts with public and private post-secondary institutions, state agencies and private sector entities.
SECTION 5. (1) The Oregon Innovation Council shall develop a state plan for innovation and economic competitiveness.
Title: S.B. 838
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/05reg/measpdf/sb0800.dir/sb0838.en.pdf
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| AK | Issued 07/2005 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Directs the commissioner of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to strive to require that no less than 15% of the labor hours on certain highway and heavy construction projects reported to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development be performed by apprentices. "Apprentice" means an apprentice enrolled in a federally registered approved apprenticeship training program.
http://gov.state.ak.us/admin-orders/226.html
Title: Administrative Order NO. 226
Source: http://gov.state.ak.us/
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| CT | Signed into law 07/2005 | Postsec. | Allows the Commissioner of Higher Education to create degree programs and pathways in the field of nanoscale science and engineering.
Requires the Board for State Academic Awards and the Commissioner of Higher Education, in consultation with the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, to review how the state can accelerate the inclusion of discussion and segments of learning about nanotechnology, molecular manufacturing and advanced and developing technologies at institutions of higher education. Not later than January 1, 2006, the board and the commissioner are to report their findings to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment advancement. ftp://159.247.160.79/textofbill/s/2005SB-01167-R03-SB.htm
Title: S.B. 1167
Source: Connecticut Legislative Web Site
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| LA | Vetoed 07/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | Authorizes the creation of one or more film institutes by public institutions of higher education. Such institutes shall be nonprofit corporations under state law and under the Internal Revenue Code. Provides that the institute will be governed by the administration of the respective
public institution of higher education subject to the oversight of a board of directors of five members. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=317008
Veto message: http://www.legis.state.la.us/archive/05RS/veto/HB797v.pdf
Title: H.B. 797
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12
Community College | Appropriates funds to subsidize state department information systems projects, provide for additional support personnel and training and additional data processing systems analysts, and to continue the implementation of Act 51, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004. Improves the composition of the workforce development council. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb841_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 841
Source: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| NC | Signed into law 06/2005 | Community College
Postsec. | The Community Colleges System Office is designated as the primary lead agency for delivering workforce development training, adult literacy training, and adult education programs in the State.
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H583v5.html
Title: H.B. 583
Source: StateNet
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| OR | (S) GOVERNOR SIGNED. 06/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires the Employment Department, in consultation with health care industry employers, shall perform a statewide and regional needs assessment for health care occupations to identify emerging occupations and occupations for which there is high demand or a shortage of workers. http://www.leg.state.or.us/05reg/measpdf/sb0800.dir/sb0882.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 882
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | Aligns the membership of the State Workforce Investment Board to the requirements of the Federal Act. http://www.leg.state.or.us/05reg/measpdf/sb0100.dir/sb0187.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 187
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | From bill analysis: Gives nursing schools the tools to address the nursing shortage. This bills sets statewide goals for increasing the number of initial RN graduates, developing strategies for increasing graduation rates from nursing programs, and promoting innovation in nursing education through the regionalization of common administrative and instructional functions, interdisciplinary instruction, pooled or shared faculty, and new clinical instruction models to maximize use of existing resources and faculty. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=S&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=00132&VERSION=5&TYPE=B
Title: S.B. 132
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| TX | SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 06/2005 | P-12
Community College | From bill analysis: This bill amends the Development Corporation Act of 1979 (the Act) to allow industrial development corporations to undertake projects required or suitable for career centers. Under current law, an industrial development corporation (corporation) can lease authorized projects to a nonexempt entity and that project is exempt from ad valorem, sales and use taxes or any other taxes levied or imposed by this state or any political subdivision of the state. Since the bill would expand the types of authorized projects to include certain educational facilities at a higher education institution, it could impact the amount of taxable property values and the related ad valorem taxes as well as other taxes.
Section 403.302 of the Government Code requires the Comptroller to conduct a property value study to determine the total taxable value for each school district. Total taxable value is an element in the state's school funding formula. Passage of this bill could cause a change in the school district taxable values reported to the Commissioner of Education by the Comptroller and a change in state costs to the Foundation School Fund.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01253&VERSION=5&TYPE=B
Title: H.B. 1253
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| TX | SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 06/2005 | P-12
Postsec. | From fiscal note: The bill creates the Texas Emerging Technology Fund as a dedicated account in the general revenue fund. Requires that 50 percent of the money appropriated to the Texas Emerging Technology Fund be used for incentives for private or nonprofit entities to collaborate with public or private institutions of higher education on emerging technology projects.
The bill requires that 25 percent of the money appropriated to the Texas Emerging Technology Fund be used to match funding from research sponsors. The bill requires that 25 percent of the money appropriated to the Texas Emerging Technology Fund be used to acquire new or enhance existing research superiority at public institutions of higher education. The bill provides that the governor may reallocate money from one component of the fund to another component with prior approval of the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of representatives.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01765&VERSION=5&TYPE=B
Title: H.B. 1765
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Arizona partnership for nursing education demonstration project to increase the capacity of nursing education programs in the state by fostering collaboration among the state's education and health care communities and the state and federal governments. Requires the demonstration project to address the state's nursing shortage by increasing the number of nurses graduating from the state's nursing education programs with the goal of doubling the number of nursing graduates by the end of fiscal year 2009-2010 from the number graduating in fiscal year 2004-2005.
Establishes the nursing education demonstration project fund and appropriates monies to this fund. States that the fund consists of monies appropriated to the fund and monies provided by any federal agency, entity or program for nursing education and workforce expansion, and that monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations. Requires monies in the nursing education demonstration project fund to be used:
1. To pay for salaries, benefits, training and related expenses and operational costs necessary to increase the number of qualified nursing
education faculty members teaching in nursing degree programs operated or overseen by the Arizona board of regents or by community college districts.
2. To pay for certain expenses only for additional nursing education faculty members based on the number of faculty members who provide this education on June 30, 2005.
3. To supplement and not supplant monies that are appropriated by the legislature for the fiscal years 2005-2006 through 2009-2010 by funding the number of nursing education faculty members who provide this education in fiscal year 2004-2005.
Requires fund monies to be distributed in a manner designed to increase the number of nurses graduating from universities and community colleges by increasing available faculty and teaching resources in a manner that provides for the efficient use of available monies and shared
resources, geographic distribution of nurses in this state and increased diversity in the nursing workforce. Allows the distribution systems to include grant programs that provide monies to universities and community colleges after submission of grant proposals.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1517
Title: S.B. 1517 (Section 15-16)
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2005 | Postsec. | Establishes the joint study committee on medical school education. Requires the committee to:
1. Evaluate the medical education and training needs for health professions and careers throughout the state, including the medical and nursing fields.
2. Review and evaluate public and privately provided education programs in health professions and careers.
3. Review plans submitted by the Arizona commission on medical education and research.
4. Review and evaluate the funding necessary to address the medical education needs of the state.
5. Review the implications of family practice on graduate medical education in the state.
6. Study methods to retain medical practitioners trained in the state.
7. Review locations for medical training facilities that are the most economical and that provide the most benefit to the state.
8. Study the medical needs of the communities of the state as they relate to special health care districts and their coordination with existing medical training facilities.
9. Study the funding for any phase of a newly established state medical campus and identify additional funding and capital commitments from other public and private entities.
10. Study any other market or environmental factors that create barriers to the practice of medicine in Arizona.
11. Submit a report by December 1, 2005 that summarizes the joint study committee's findings and conclusions to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. Requires the Committee to provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state and the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1517
Title: S.B. 1517 (Section 14)
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| OH | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the "Partnership for Continued Learning" to promote systemic approaches to education. The Partnership must (1) support regional efforts to foster collaboration among providers of preschool through postsecondary education, (2) identify the workforce needs of private sector employers in the state, and (3) make recommendations to facilitate collaboration among education providers and to maintain a high-quality workforce. The recommendations must address at least the following issues:
(1) Expansion of access to preschool and other education for children under five years of age;
(2) Increasing opportunities for high school students to earn college credit;
(3) Expansion of access to workforce development programs administered by school districts, institutions of higher education, and other providers of career-technical education;
(4) Alignment of statewide academic content standards for grades 9 through 12, the Ohio Graduation Tests, and the curriculum requirements for a high school diploma with the expectations of prospective employers and postsecondary institutions regarding the knowledge and skills high school graduates should attain;[1]
(5) Improvement of science and mathematics skills among students and employees to meet the needs of a knowledge-intensive economy;
(6) Reduction of remediation needs for postsecondary students;
(7) Expansion of access to postsecondary education, including strategies for overcoming financial, cultural, and organizational barriers;
(8) Alignment of teacher preparation programs approved by the State Board of Education with the instructional needs and expectations of school districts;[2]
(9) Strategies for the retention of Ohio graduates in the state workforce and for the attraction of talented graduates from outside the state;
(10) Strategies for promoting adult continuing education to maintain a strong workforce and economy;
(11) Appropriate means of measuring the impact of statewide efforts to promote collaboration among education providers and to develop a high-quality workforce and strategies for collecting and sharing data relevant to this evaluation; and
(12) Strategies for developing and improving opportunities and for removing barriers to achievement for children who are identified as gifted.
http://lsc.state.oh.us/analyses/analysis126.nsf/e77dc78db8ad9b2b85256598004e3f1a/
Title: S.B. 6
Source: http://lsc.state.oh.us/analyses
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| SC | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Adds a new chapter (59) establishing the South Carolina Education and Economic Development Act. Provides for the development of a curriculum organized around a career cluster system that must provide students with both strong academics and real-world problem solving skills. During the 2005-06 school year, the department of education must develop a guidance and counseling model that provides standards and strategies for school districts to use and follow in developing and implementing a comprehensive guidance and counseling program for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students in their districts. Before July 1, 2006, the department of education is required to develop state models and prototypes for individual graduation plans and the curriculum framework for career clusters of study. Beginning with the 2006-07 school year, counseling and career awareness programs on clusters of study must be provided to students in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades, and they must receive career interest inventories and information to assist them in the career decision-making process. Before the end of the second semester of the eighth grade, eighth grade students in consultation with their parents, guardians, or individuals appointed by the parents or guardians to serve as their designee shall select a preferred cluster of study and develop an individual graduation plan. By the 2006-07 school year, middle schools and by 2007-08 high schools shall provide students with the services of a career specialist who has obtained a bachelor's degree and who has successfully completed the national Career Development Facilitator (CDF) certification training or certified guidance counselor having completed the Career Development Facilitator certification training.Provides for the traits that must be incorporated into school board policies addressing character education. Expands the report card to include dropout data. Establishes and sets membership for the Education and Economic Development Coordinating Council. Sets the functions as:
(1) advise the Department of Education on the implementation of this chapter;
(2) review accountability and performance measures for implementation of this chapter;
(3) designate and oversee the coordination and establishment of the regional centers;
(4) report annually by December first to the Governor, the General Assembly, the state board and other appropriate governing boards on the progress, results, and compliance with the provisions of this chapter and its ability to provide a better prepared workforce and student success in postsecondary education;
(5) make recommendations to the department of education for the development and implementation of a communication and marketing plan to promote statewide awareness of the provisions of this chapter; and
(6) provide input to the state board of education and others as appropriate.
http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess116_2005-2006/prever/3155_20050519.htm
Title: H.B. 3155
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | Postsec. | Expands the opportunities for nurses to receive graduate education through the student loan and scholarship program. Defines "advanced nursing practice," "advanced practice nursing" and "nurse administrator." Eliminates definition of "primary care nursing." Allows Graduate Nurse Educator Loan and Scholarship Board to provide advanced nursing practice loans.Eliminates requirement that nurse education loans be for rural nurses. Allows loans to be granted to students studying to be a nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or nursing supervisor. Allows nurse educator recipient to teach as a nurse administrator or work as a nursing administrator in an Arkansas complex health care agency for one year. Requires the board to adopt regulations on the requirements for ensuring a pool of advanced nursing practitioners to serve the state with a priority on health professions shortage areas.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/SB578.pdf
Title: S.B. 578
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| ME | Issued 04/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes 10-member task force to plan for higher education in the Kennebec Valley. Establishes membership composition, duties and procedures for task force. Task force is to submit a final report by December 1, 2005.
http://www.maine.gov/governor/baldacci/news/executive-orders/E.O.%27s%20since%20E.R.%27s%20arrival/EO%2038%20FY%200405%20-%20Task%20Force%20Higher%20Education.doc
Title: Executive Order
Source: http://www.maine.gov
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | Creates the technology research collaborative; relates to higher education. Included in the act is:
"The purposes of the collaborative are to: (1) establish advanced technology centers based on the wealth of scientific and technical talent that
exists in the member institutions; (2) develop and create new intellectual property for the state and encourage new opportunities for business and increased jobs; (3) commercialize the intellectual property; and (4) create a work force to support enterprises based on the intellectual property."
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/SB0169.pdf
Title: S.B. 169
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us/
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2005 | Postsec. | An act to strengthen the connection between the mission and scope of Arkansas institutions of higher education and the economic goals of the state. Requires the department of economic development to provide the department of higher education with a list of the state's overall and regional economic development goals within ten days of the amendment's enactment and by September 1 each year thereafter. Allows the department of higher education to retain the services of consultants or other experts as needed to carry out the review to be conducted at least every five years of appropriate role and scope designations for state higher education trustees. Specifies reporting requirements for such reports.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb287.pdf
Title: S.B. 287
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | Appropriates $85,000 to the the Department of Higher Education to use national consultants to review the role and scope of each higher education institution relative to the state's overall and regional economic development goals. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/SB795.pdf
Title: S.B. 795
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Creates a legislative task force to examine the effect of school calendars on Kentucky's tourism industry and the potential effect that changes in school calendars may have on Kentucky's educational system. Establishes task force membership. Requires the task force to report its findings to the Legislative Research Commission no later than December 15, 2005.
http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HC55.htm
Title: H.C.R. 55
Source: lrc.ky.gov
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides for a reduction in the unemployment compensation contribution rate for certain employers; provides for a workforce training enhancement contribution for certain employers subject to the Unemployment Compensation Law; establishes the Workforce Training Enhancement Fund for employee training administered by the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2005/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2480SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2480
Source: StateNet
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2005 | Postsec. | This bill appropriates ongoing monies to recruit persons to conduct high technology research and development and makes those appropriations nonlapsing; appropriates one-time monies to purchase equipment and supplies for high technology research and development and makes those appropriations nonlapsing; appropriates one-time monies to provide for expenses related to the development, planning, and implementation of the high technology research and development initiative and makes those appropriations nonlapsing; and directs a review process for the monies appropriated under this bill.Appropriates monies to begin planning and recruiting for a high technology economic development initiative. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/sbillenr/sb0192.pdf
Click here for a white paper from the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce: http://www.saltlakechamber.org/media/pdf%20files/2005-01-18.researchunivwhitepaper.pdf
Title: S.B. 192
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | This bill establishes a Jobs Now Economic Development Initiative within the state system of higher education to promote workforce preparation programs that meet critical needs and shortages throughout the state; and provides a distribution process for moneys received under the initiative to institutions within the state system of higher education, including the Utah College of Applied Technology. The initiative must provide support for technical training expansion that trains skilled potential employees within a period not to exceed 12 months for technical jobs in critical needs occupations. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/hbillenr/hb0313.pdf
Title: H.B. 313
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2005 | Postsec. | Provides that a state institution of higher education may enter into a business relationship or dealing with a private seed or venture capital partnership or entity; provides that the relationship or dealing does not preclude the private entity or partnership from receiving benefits form a venture capital program authorized or sanctioned by state law. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/sbillenr/sb0035.pdf
Title: S.B. 35
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us
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| AR | Signed into law 02/2005 | Postsec. | Defines a "center of excellence" as a consortium of two or more institutions of higher education working in collaboration with regional economic developers to address the workforce education and training needs of a region for existing, expanding, or attracting new business and industry in each of the economic development regions of the state. Authorizes the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create centers of excellence at colleges and universities in Arkansas to improve the state's ability to compete in the knowledge-based economy. Establishes system for submission, review and approval of proposals. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb285.pdf
Title: S.B. 285
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| MS | Rule Adoption 11/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the terms and conditions for WIA incentive grants to community/junior colleges to comply with the Comprehensive Workforce Training and Education Act of 2004. MISSISSIPPI REG 9396 (SN)
Title: Policy No. 24
Source: StateNet
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| AZ | Issued 10/2004 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | The creation of the Governor's Council on Innovation and Technology, which shall replace the Arizona Science and Technology Council, and shall be charged with: Strengthening the innovation and technology infrastructure of Arizona; Enhancing university research and education in high technology fields; Inspiring cooperation between industry and university researchers; and Creating and retaining high quality jobs in Arizona.
Title: Executive Order 2003-7
Source: Governor's Web Site
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | P-12 | Defines workforce infrastructure as provisions for the delivery of public services essential to the viability of the state workforce. Requires the Governor to submit annually a proposed 5-year workforce infrastructure plan about the infrastructure needs for provision of public instruction and public libraries. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_671_bill_20040827_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/AB_671_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 671
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | P-12 | Requires the California Children and Families Commission to complete and submit a cost study that provides an estimate of the cost of a voluntary Preschool for All program in the state. Convenes a Workforce Development Blue Ribbon Committee to develop a workforce development plan that establishes an infrastructure for educating, preparing and supporting a well-trained, culturally and linguistically diverse teaching and administrative staff in early care and education programs, Preschool for All programs, and kindergarten and grades 1 to 3. Requires the committee, by January 1, 2006, to present a workforce development plan. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0701-0750/ab_712_bill_20040828_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/AB_712_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 712
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | Postsec. | Requires the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development to maintain a Health Professions Career Opportunity Program to increase the numbers of minorities in health professions training. Establishes the Nursing Workforce Education Investment Act to provide a state nursing contract program with accredited schools and programs that train licensed vocational and registered nurses to increase the number of nurses in the state.
Bill text as sent to governor: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/03-04//bill/asm/ab_1801-1850/ab_1821_bill_20040824_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/AB_1821_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 1821
Source: StateNet
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| IA | Issued 08/2004 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Creates the IOWA LEARNS COUNCIL. The Iowa Learns Council shall work towards the ambitious goal of 90% of Iowa children having a quality pre-school experience, and 90% of Iowa high school graduates will go on to complete at least two years of college; shall promote, gather, and share information regarding Iowa's progress to ensure seamless pathways across education sectors and the workplace; shall identify the necessary steps to ensure that Iowans--from pre-school to graduate school--are supported by a well coordinated seamless system of learning and support to provide for successes from early childhood through higher education, and into the workforce in our communities.
http://www.state.ia.us/iowalearns/doc/eo30.html
Iowa Learns Council report with recommendations released August 11, 2004. http://www.state.ia.us/iowalearns/reports.html
Title: Executive Order No. 30 - 2003
Source: Iowa State Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2004 | P-12
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Community College | Creates the African-American Family Commission Act. Establishes a 15-member African-American Family Commission to serve as a coordinating and advocating body that acts on behalf of the interests of African-Americans to improve and expand existing human services and educational and community development programs. Provides for funding through appropriations. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-0867
Title: S.B. 3208
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| MS | Rule Adoption 07/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Amends rules concerning the 2005 workforce project guidelines. MISSISSIPPI REG 9245 (SN)
Title: (Uncodified)
Source: StateNet
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| RI | Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2004 | Postsec. | Addresses the shortage of nurses in health care facilities by establishing a nursing education repayment program to provide loan repayment for nurses who agree to serve in health care facilities for designated periods of time; takes effect upon passage.
Title: H.B. 7680
Source: StateNet
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| WY | Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2004 | P-12 | Establishes emergency rules to make funding available to individuals who wish to pursue a career in nursing and to alleviate a shortage of nurses within a state. Covers definitions, application and approval process, eligibility requirements, loan terms, loan amounts, interest, terms of repayment, and procedures for default. WYOMING REG 4505 (SN)
Title: Chapter 1
Source: StateNet
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| AZ | Issued 06/2004 | P-12 | Creates the Arizona Statewide Youth Development Task Force to provide policy recommendations relating to youth and youth development issues in the state of Arizona to the Governor's Office for Children, Youth and Families. Establishes membership. Requires the task force to advise the governor through (1) the creation of of policy work groups on matters such as positive youth development, youth workforce development, education and youth voice and advocacy; (2) the development of more and better opportunities for positive use of time,
positive use of self-expression, civic engagement and participation for youth in the state; (3) the coordination of services for Arizona's youth with community-based, faith-based, city, state and local youth-serving agencies and organizations; and (4) the ongoing review of proposed federal and state legislation and existing laws relating to youth and youth development.
http://www.governor.state.az.us/eo/2004_14.pdf
Title: Executive Order 2004-14
Source: www.governor.state.az.us
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Concerning workforce development; establishes a competitive grant program for the development of educational programs in emerging and interdisciplinary technology fields and related issues, to give the Office of Workforce Competitiveness responsibility for coordinating state-wide development and implementation of all technology-based talent and workforce innovation strategies and to make technical corrections to workforce development statutes. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2004/act/Pa/2004PA-00212-R00SB-00517-PA.htm
Title: S.B. 517
Source: Connecticut Legislative Web site
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Concerning allied health workforce needs; creates a State Allied Health Workforce Policy Board to monitor data and trends in the allied health workforce including the state's current and future supply and demand for health professionals, identify recruitment and retention strategies and the capacity of the state system of higher education to educate and train students in health care professions. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2004/act/Pa/2004PA-00220-R00SB-00519-PA.htm
Title: S.B. 519
Source: Connecticut Legislative Web site
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2004 | Community College | Establishes a State Nursing Incentive Program within the Department of Higher Education to provide program assistance to the state's 4 regional community-technical colleges; requires the Office of Workforce Competitiveness to establish a challenge grant program for regional workforce development boards for FY-2004-05. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2004/act/Pa/2004PA-00253-R00HB-05571-PA.htm
Title: H.B. 5571
Source: Connecticut Legislative Web site
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| FL | Signed by Governor 06/2004 | P-12 | Relates to career, workforce and technical education; requires said education programs within the comprehensive high school program of study to be industry certified; provides academic requirements for students enrolled in said education programs; allows charter technical career center sponsors to submit full-time enrollment membership data as defined in the charter agreement; provides for career education certification on high school diploma; allows incentive funding to school districts for students receiving certifications; redesignates adult technical education programs as workforce education programs; provides certain responsibilities for district school boards and superintendents.
http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=hb0769er.html&Directory=session/2004/House/bills/billtext/html/
Title: H.B. 769
Source: Florida Legislative Web site
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| FL | Vetoed 06/2004 | Postsec. | Relates to workforce development education programs; redesignates adult technical education programs as workforce development education programs; provides requirements for funding. http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb1258er.html&Directory=session/2004/Senate/bills/billtext/html/
Title: S.B. 1258
Source: Florida Legislative Web site
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| TN | Signed into law 06/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49. Requires the Tennessee higher education commission to study and report to the general assembly by February 1, 2005, on the appropriateness and the relevance of current training and educational programs offered by institutions authorized for members of the allied health care professions to determine the extent to which training and educational activities are structured to assure the availability of up to date training that reflects current responsibilities of the various allied health fields. The regionally accredited, degree granting institutions are exempted from this provision. Authorizes the commission to require an institution to publish placement rates and other information indicating actual employment and earnings in relevant occupations post successful completion of offered programs. Creates a special committee to study issues related to the cost and adequacy of certain programs. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0831.pdf
Title: H.B. 1093
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| ME | Signed into law 05/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Creates and expands opportunities in Maine to retain and attract youth of 15 to 35 years of age by developing a comprehensive marketing strategy to promote Maine to youth as an attractive location to pursue education, employment and business development opportunities; provides that higher education and business opportunities must be highlighted; establishes an advisory body.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD188301-1.asp
Title: H.P. 1399
Source: StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 05/2004 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the "Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training and Education Consolidation Act of 2004" to create one comprehensive workforce training system for the state by consolidating the Mississippi Workforce Development Advisory Council and the Workforce Investment Act Board. Composed of 37 members, the Mississippi Workforce Investment Board includes the State Superintendent of Education. One of the tasks of the board is to advise the Governor, public schools, community/junior colleges and institutions of higher learning on effective school-to-work transition policies and programs that link students moving from high school to higher education and students moving between community colleges and four-year institutions in pursuit of academic and technical skills training. The Board will also work with industry to identify barriers that inhibit the delivery of quality workforce education and the responsiveness of educational institutions to the needs of industry.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0973SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 973
Source: StateNet
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| AK | Signed into law 04/2004 | Postsec. | Provides that the president of the University of Alaska may approve a contract between the University of Alaska and an employee that authorizes the employee to conduct research or other development of intellectual property and to develop, operate, or own a business related to or resulting from the research conducted during the employment; provides that the business may be jointly owned by the employee and the University of Alaska. http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill_text.asp?hsid=HB0282Z&session=23
Title: H.B. 282
Source: Alaska Legislative Web site
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2004 | Community College | Concerns Community College District Workforce Development accounts; requires community colleges, including tribal community colleges, to complete biennial development plan activity reports. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/46leg/2r/laws/0088.htm
Title: H.B. 2026
Source: Arizona Legislative web site
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| IA | Signed into law 04/2004 | Postsec. | The department of economic development shall establish and administer a university-based research utilitzation program for the purpose of encouraging university-based research, primarily in the area of high technology, in new or existing businesses.
Title: H.F. 2431
Source: StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Adds the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research to the list of those entities characterized as "educational institutions" and "governmental instrumentalities for the dissemination of education." This designation will not empower the Institute to establish unfunded scholarships (§ 23-31), nor will it place the Institute under the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), the coordinating council for two- and four-year public colleges and universities. In addition, the designation does not require the Institute to submit an annual report to SCHEV regarding financial statements (§ 23-1.01). http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+CHAP0857
Title: H.B. 933
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Increases the membership of the governing board of the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research from nine to 15 by adding six citizen representatives, two each appointed by the Governor, the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, and the Speaker of the House of Delegates. Created by the 2002 Session, the Institute is located in Danville and was founded by Averett University, Danville Community College, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The Institute is authorized to enter into and administer agreements with institutions of higher education to deliver traditional and electronic education and is to diversify the region's economy by providing a site for the development of technology and a trained workforce and expanding access to higher education in Southside Virginia. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+CHAP0856
Title: H.B. 932
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2004 | Postsec. | Directs the State Council of Higher Education to develop policies and strategies to eliminate the barriers between the Commonwealth's institutions of higher education and industry and enhance the development of human capital in the Commonwealth. More specifically, the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) shall develop policies to eliminate the barriers between the Commonwealth's institutions of higher education and industry and enhance the development of human capital in the Commonwealth. These policies and strategies shall include a review of (i) offering incentives for industry to partner with universities in the practical training of undergraduate and graduate students; (ii) providing opportunities and incentives for corporate scientists and engineers to have adjunct appointments at universities to train and collaborate with faculty and students; (iii) assisting universities in acquiring funding to build or buy facilities where academic labs and corporate entities can work together; (iv) providing opportunities and assistance for academic researchers to take one- to two-year sabbaticals in a corporate setting or national lab and bring that experience back to the institution; (v) increasing the two-year leave of absence for science and engineering faculty to generate more industrial-sponsored research; (vi) allowing industry to fully fund faculty salaries and allow the faculty to work in industry while remaining a university employee, with proper safeguards in place; and (vii) allowing faculty to be part-time university employees and part-time industry employees, also with proper safeguards in place. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) shall report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 30, 2004. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+HB547ER
Title: H.B. 547
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| WV | Signed into law 04/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Changes certain reporting requirements in the West Virginia Workforce Investment Act; requires a public agenda in the strategic five-year state workforce investment plan; creates the workforce investment interagency collaborative team to designate and revise local workforce investment areas, and revise allocation formulas for the distribution of funds for adult employment and training activities and youth activities to local areas.
Title: H.B. 4411
Source: StateNet
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| CO | Signed into law 03/2004 | Community College | Concerns an increase in the amount of moneys transferred by the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education from the Colorado Customized Training Program to the Colorado Existing Industry Training Program. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/6F0C42C5766A932487256DEF00572AC8?open&file=1166_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1166
Source: Colorado Legislative Web site
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Effective January 1, 2005, each public institution of higher education shall include in its strategic plan information indicating to what extent, if any, it will use distance learning to expand access, improve quality, and minimize the cost of education. For institutions using or planning to use distance learning in the future, such information shall include the degree to which distance learning will be integrated into the curriculum, benchmarks for measuring such integration, and a schedule for the evaluation of such courses. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+CHAP0146
Title: H.B. 617
Source: StateNet
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| WV | Signed into law 02/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires certain reporting to the legislative oversight commission on workforce investment for economic development; provides for administration and oversight of grants to community and technical colleges for workforce development education.
Title: H.B. 4131
Source: StateNet
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| SD | Rule Adoption 01/2004 | P-12 | Establishes rules requiring the director of the Office of Career and Technical Education to convene a meeting of the technical directors and an Office of Economic Development staff member to review applications for new or expanded programs prior to their presentation to the State Board of Education. SOUTH DAKOTA REG 3969 (SN)
Title: 24:10:42:23
Source: StateNet
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| MO | Issued 12/2003 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | The Commission of the Future of Higher Education was created by Executive Order 03-07 on March 17, 2003, with a final report due by January 1, 2004. The purpose of the Commission on the Future of Higher Education shall be to develop plans to strengthen and improve postsecondary education in Missouri. The commission's objectives will include, but are not limited to: identifying ways to increase the number of Missourians prepared to pursue training and education after high school, including technical, community college, and college or university education; increasing the number of high school students who enroll in and complete such programs; enhancing the affordability of postsecondary education for students from families at all income levels; and increasing the civic and economic benefits of advanced education for individuals, their families, communities, and the state of Missouri.
Report was issued December 31, 2003. http://www.mocbhe.gov/commission/pp/finalreport.pdf
Title: Executive Order 03-07
Source: Missouri State Web site
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| NY | Signed into law 09/2003 | Postsec. | Amends the education law, in relation to university- related economic development facilities; authorizes the state university to establish an account to receive payments from leases of the pharmaceutical technology manufacturing building; allows any payments deposited in this account to be transferred to the fund for payments related to design, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement of a certain academic incubator.
Title: S.B. 4000
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Rule Adoption 06/2003 | Postsec. | Establishes rules regarding Arkansas technical careers student loan forgiveness program. ARKANSAS REG 3469 (SN)
http://www.work-ed.state.ar.us/LoanForgiveness/Book/RULES®S2003-revised6-2003.doc
Title: Uncodified
Source: Arkansas State Web site
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | Establishes a pilot program to expand adult education opportunities for incumbent workers (individuals who are employed in this state, but who are in need of additional skills, training or education in order to upgrade employment). http://www.cga.state.ct.us/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=6634&which_year=2003&SUBMIT.x=6&SUBMIT.y=7
Title: H.B. 6634
Source: Connecticut
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| NH | Signed into law 05/2003 | Postsec. | Establishes a committee to study the economic effects of student activities on state higher education campuses on the surrounding municipalities.
Title: S.B. 22
Source: StateNet
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2003 | Postsec. | Amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7 and Title 49, Chapter 7, relative to enhancing economic and community development in Tennessee through collaboration between the state, historically Black colleges and universities, and private industry. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB1560.pdf
Title: S.B. 1560
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec. | Provides a means for post-secondary educational institutions to address and improve the state's response to critical social, economic, educational and other issues; creates the Higher Education Program Development Enhancement Fund. At the beginning of each fiscal year in which the commission determines that the balance of the fund is sufficient to make awards, the commission must define or reaffirm no more than four critical issues to be addressed through awards from the fund. Issues to be addressed may include: (1) expanding instructional programs to meet critical statewide work force and professional training needs; (2) enhancing instructional programs that provide employment
opportunity for New Mexico students in a global economy; and (3) developing mission-specific instructional programs that build on existing institutional academic strengths. Grants are to be made based on competitive proposals submitted by postsecondary educational institutions.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/FinalVersions/senate/SB0370.pdf
Title: S.B. 370
Source: StateNet
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec. | Relates to higher education; provides for additional endowed professorships at major research institutions for the purpose of economic development. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/FinalVersions/senate/SB0466FCS.html
Title: S.B. 466
Source: StateNet
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| NM | Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 04/2003 | Postsec. | Provides a means for post-secondary educational institutions to address and improve the state's response to critical social economic, educational and other issues; creates the Higher Education Program Development Enhancement Fund. The fund is to be administered by the commission on higher education, which is to define or reaffirm no more than four critical issues to be addressed through awards from the fund. Issues to be addressed may include: (1) expanding instructional programs to meet critical statewide work force and professional training needs; (2) enhancing instructional programs that provide employment opportunity for New Mexico students in a global economy; and (3) developing mission-specific instructional programs that build on existing institutional academic strengths. D. The commission is to establish criteria and procedures for making awards from the fund based on evaluation of competitive proposals submitted by postsecondary educational institutions. Each winning proposal must address at least one of the critical issues defined for use of the fund that year. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/FinalVersions/house/HB0392.pdf
Title: H.B. 392, H.B. 393, S.B. 366, S.B. 368
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec. | Relates to higher education; provides for additional endowed chairs at major research institutions for the purpose of economic development; makes an appropriation.
Title: H.B. 756
Source: StateNet
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | Creates the "work force skills development fund" in the state treasury. Provides matching funds for community college programs. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/FinalVersions/house/HB0394.pdf
Title: H.B. 394
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us
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| WA | Vetoed 04/2003 | Postsec. | Relates to establishing standards of review in order to change lines of instruction at research universities; provides that courses of instruction at state institutions of higher education shall relate to major lines of industry exclusive to the state.
Title: H.B. 1808
Source: StateNet
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| WV | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec. | New article. The Legislature finds that economic development in West Virginia depends in part on the effective and efficient management of research grants and opportunities at doctoral institutions of higher education, on collaborations developed between doctoral institutions and businesses and industry and on the advancement and commercialization of new and evolving technologies. It is in the best interests of citizens of the state to develop programs which promote these goals and contribute to the general economic welfare of citizens. In order to enhance the competitive position of doctoral institutions in the current environment for research and economic development, expenditures for equipment and material for research projects must be handled efficiently and effectively and the acquisition and use of grant funds should be simplified and expedited through the use of centers for economic development and technology advancement. The purpose of this article is to provide a mechanism for doctoral institutions to enter into agreements with centers for economic development and technology advancement to provide research assistance; to provide maximum flexibility as to the form of organization of centers so as to encourage and facilitate private sector participation in and support of research and economic development grants and opportunities in collaboration with doctoral institutions; to expedite the acquisition, administration and management of research and development grants and opportunities ; to provide technical assistance in the commercialization of research opportunities; and to authorize doctoral institutions to contract with centers organized for the purpose of providing these services. http://129.71.164.29/Bill_Text_HTML/2003_SESSIONS/Regular_Session/Senate/S_BILLS/SB600-699/sb646%20enr2.htm#HD0
Title: S.B. 646
Source: West Virginia Legislative Web Site
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| WV | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec. | Creates new article. The Legislature hereby finds that educational and economic development require an integrated program of support for research and development, assistance in the transfer of technological innovations and discoveries to public and private enterprises and facilitation of the commercialization of intellectual property. To that end, the state recognizes the need for: (1) Informed analysis of the status of science and technology research, development and commercialization capabilities, infrastructure and activities within West Virginia and the development of innovative options that build upon and expand them with the goal of increasing the gross state product; (2) Coordination of efforts to attract private and federal assistance for research, development and commercialization in those fields most likely to maximize the gross state product; (3) Increased collaboration between all of the federal, state and private research and development and technology commercialization organizations in the state; (4) Strengthening the leadership and support of the West Virginia experimental program to stimulate competitive research; and (5) Leadership in science and technology policy. The Legislature therefore declares that creation of a West Virginia academy of science and technology will promote and foster the educational and economic development of the state. http://129.71.164.29/Bill_Text_HTML/2003_SESSIONS/Regular_Session/Senate/S_BILLS/SB600-699/SB651%20SUB1%20enr.htm#HD0
Title: S.B. 651
Source: StateNet
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| CO | Signed into law 06/2002 | P-12 | Increases from 4 to 10 years the maximal time period for which a district board, county or municipality may establish business incentive agreement. Requires local board to present proposed business incentive agreement to Colorado Economic Development Commission for approval before entering into agreement to provide incentive payment or credit. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/90F763EEFC0742F187256AEF005D823D?Open&file=1399_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1399
Source: www.state.co.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | Postsec. | An act related to economic development; creates the "Florida Technology Development Act"; provides definition, purposes and objectives for centers of excellence dedicated to conducting high-tech research, building technology sectors, fostering innovative cutting-edge technology research at Florida's colleges and universities; creates the Emerging Technology Commission; provides for the Florida Research Consortium, Inc., to report to the commission on factors contributing to the success of the creation of a center of excellence; requires the commission to solicit and evaluate proposals for creating centers and to submit recommended plans to the State Board of Education; provides for the State Board of Education to develop and approve a final plan for establishing centers of excellence in the state and authorize expenditures for plan implementation.
Title: S.B. 1844
Source: Lexis-Nexis; www.state.fl.us
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| ME | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Establishes a tax credit for individuals or corporations that provide a contribution that promotes the postsecondary educational attainment of State residents or that promotes the migration of college-educated persons to work in the State.
Title: H.B. 1655
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2002 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires community colleges to (i) offer non-credit courses at a time and place that meet the needs of employers and at a cost not to exceed the incremental cost of each course, and (ii) deal directly with employers in designing and offering courses to meet real, current and projected workforce training needs. The community colleges must report annually to the General Assembly on actions taken to meet these requirements. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?021+ful+CHAP0625
Title: S.B. 572
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2002 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires community colleges maximize non-credit course offerings at a time and place that meet the needs of employers and at a cost not to exceed the incremental cost of each course, and to deal directly with employers in designing and offering courses to meet real, current and projected workforce training needs; provides community colleges shall report annually to the General Assembly on actions taken to meet these requirements.
Title: H.B. 1022
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NY | Signed into law 12/2001 | P-12 | Establishes 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
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2001 | P-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
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| NC | Signed into law 08/2001 | Postsec.
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
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2001 | P-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
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2001 | P-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
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| OK | Vetoed 05/2001 | P-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
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| OR | Signed into law 05/2001 | Postsec.
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
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Establishes 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/
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-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
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2001 | Postsec. | 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
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-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
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| WV | Signed into law 05/2001 | Postsec. | 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
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| WV | Signed into law 05/2001 | Postsec. | 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
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2001 | Postsec. | 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
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2001 | P-12 | Relates 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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| PA | Signed into law 06/2000 | Postsec. | Amends the New Economy Technology Scholarship Act. Further provides for definitions for the new Economy Technology Scholarship Program, for scientific and technological scholarships, for administration and for reporting.
Title: H.B. 2351
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NH | Signed into law 05/2000 | P-12 | Establishes a commission to study the relationship between postsecondary education and recipients of temporary assistance to needy families.
Title: S.B. 313
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2000 | Postsec. | Establishes the Kentucky Innovation Commission to provide ongoing advice, direction and policy recommendations to the governor and general assembly relating to the state's knowledge-driven businesses, research development initiatives and related high-skill training and education in the commonwealth. Creates a Kentucky research & development voucher program that provides funding to small and medium-sized, Kentucky-based companies to work in partnership with universities. The purpose of the voucher program is to accelerate knowledge transfer and technological innovation, and to spur economic growth.
Title: H.B. 572
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | Directs the Cabinet for Economic Development, the Department of Education, and the Transportation Cabinet to work together to create a unified plan for increasing levels of assistance to counties with high unemployment, low educational attainment, and low per capita income.
Title: H.J.R. 142
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| DE | Signed into law 07/1999 | P-12 | Allows participants in A Better Chance welfare reform program to engage in secondary education, postsecondary education, and vocational training as part of the work activity requirement.
Title: S.B. 101
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ME | Signed into law 06/1999 | Postsec. | Allows low-income parents participating in the Parents As Scholars postsecondary education program who are in their 3rd or 4th year of study to choose among specified activities; allows for adjustment to program requirements for good cause on an individual basis.
Title: H.B. 1115
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| PA | Signed into law 06/1999 | P-12
Postsec. | Provides for scholarships for persons entering into the field of science and technology.
Title: S.B. 900
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 06/1999 | P-12 | Relates to the identification of technical education programs that are needed to maintain and improve the state's economic and technical competitiveness.
Title: S.B. 1819
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 06/1999 | P-12 | Relates to the creation of a Parents as Scholars pilot program for certain persons eligible to receive TANF benefits.
Title: H.B. 3470
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IA | Vetoed 05/1999 | P-12 | Authorizes the establishment of an accelerated career education program; provides a tax credit from withholding; relates to the transfer of job training withholding to the workforce development fund account. (A majority of the provisions were line-item vetoed)
Title: S.B. 465
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Vetoed 05/1999 | P-12 | Allows an individual a State income tax credit for 30% of up to $ 5,000 paid for approved educational programs providing training in workplace skills which are in short supply and critical to Maryland's economic development strategy, subject to specified limitations and conditions.
Title: H.B. 1176
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/1999 | P-12 | Creates a new chapter in the Arkansas Code for the Department of Workforce Education.
Title: S.B. 908
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WV | Signed into law 04/1999 | Postsec. | Establishes Community and Technical College Workforce Development Center Program; provides that the program's mission is to link postsecondary education capacity to the needs of employers.
Title: H.B. 3009
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Signed into law 07/1997 | P-12 | Relates to school-to-work opportunities; involves reforming education, developing its workforce, and simulating economic development.
Title: H.B. 2032
Source: Lexis-Nexis
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| CT | Died 06/1997 | P-12 | Makes public school curricula more oriented toward the types of jobs and positions that are available in the economic and business climate of the state of Connecticut.
Title: H.B. 5344 Workforce Preparation Oriented Curriculum
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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