Amendment ID: S2183-1-R1

Redraft Amendment 1

Community College and Employer Partnership

Mr. Tarr moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:-

SECTION 4. The department of higher education, in conjunction with the executive office of labor and workforce development, shall conduct a feasibility study to expand the rapid response incentive program and explore additional methods to incentivize employers to participate in the rapid response incentive program, including, but not limited to, providing tax credits to participating employers.

The department of higher education shall file its findings and recommendations with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on higher education, the joint committee on labor and workforce development and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than October 1, 2016.