Budget Amendment ID: FY2013-S4-383

EDU 383

Rapid Response Grants for Community Colleges

Mr. Donnelly and Ms. Candaras and Messrs. Wolf, Knapik, Rush and DiDomenico and Ms. Spilka and Messrs. Welch, Rosenberg and McGee moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7066-0050, by striking the paragraph in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new paragraph:-

For the Rapid Response incentive program for the community colleges and vocational technical schools; provided, that these funds shall be distributed by the commissioner of higher education through a competitive grant process, administered by Commonwealth Corporation, jointly applied for by public education institutions which includes a community college or vocational technical school, a representative of the regional workforce development system, and at least one regional employer, to establish workforce training programs, accelerated degree programs or programs for working adults, dislocated workers, underemployed workers, or veterans, scheduled to begin within 3 months of each grantee request; and provided further, that the department of higher education shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 15, 2013, detailing grantees receiving funds through this item and the criteria used to award funds, the amount each employer matched for each grant, the number of jobs retained, created or filled by each employer, and the performance metrics utilized to review each grant.

and further, by striking the  figure “3,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:-  $6,000,000.