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SB 572 Responsibilities of Community College System.

Introduced by: Frank M. Ruff | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Responsibilities of Virginia Community College System. Requires community colleges to (i) offer noncredit courses at a time and place that meet the needs of employers and (ii) deal directly with employers in designing and offering courses to meet real, current and projected workforce training needs. The community colleges shall report annually to the General Assembly on actions taken to meet these requirements. This is a recommendation of the Rural Virginia Prosperity Commission and is identical to HB 1022.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Responsibilities of Virginia Community College System. Requires community colleges to (i) offer noncredit 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 shall report annually to the General Assembly on actions taken to meet these requirements. This is a recommendation of the Rural Virginia Prosperity Commission and is identical to HB 1022.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Responsibilities of Virginia Community College System. 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 shall report annually to the General Assembly on actions taken to meet these requirements. This is a recommendation of the Rural Virginia Prosperity Commission.