Amendment #1163 to H4700

Bay Path University

Representatives Ashe of Longmeadow, Puppolo of Springfield and Oliveira of Ludlow move to amend the bill in Section 2, in item 7066-0000, by adding the following: “and provided further that not less than $250,000 be expended to Bay Path University in Longmeadow to support the introduction of the Closing Regional Workforce Gaps in Education and Healthcare Through Experimental Learning, Mentoring and Licensure Project, a career-focused program seeking to reduce the mismatch between skills demanded and skills available by providing direct workforce supports to students who will become teachers and healthcare professionals with a focus on training and placement in Hampden County and to further amend said item by striking out the figures “$3,653,142” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$3,903,142“.