Amendment #506 to H4100

Community colleges purpose

Mr. Sannicandro of Ashland moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

"SECTION  XXXX.  Section 5A of Chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph: "The purpose of the state’s community colleges shall be to provide open access to high quality, affordable academic programs and courses, and grant associate degrees and certificates in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.  The community colleges shall provide academic preparation for transfer to four-year higher education institutions, career preparation for entry into high demand occupational fields, developmental coursework, lifelong learning opportunities, job training, retraining, certification, and skills improvement.”.