Amendment #6 to H5007

Expanding Access to Vocational Education

Mr. Scanlon of North Attleborough moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

 

Section XX. Subsection (c) of section 14B of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the third sentence and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:-

 

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a city or town may simultaneously be a member of a vocational regional school district and any other type of regional school district. A city or town that belongs to a regional vocational school district may offer a vocational technical education program in its municipal high school; provided, however, that the program is approved under section 2 of chapter 74 of the General Laws; provided, further, that a vocational regional school district and any other type of regional school district serving the same town shall collaborate through the office of career technical education in offering reciprocal non-competitive programs under chapter 74 of the General Laws; provided, further, that said programs meet the labor market needs in a community’s region as determined by Regional Workforce Boards.


Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #6 to H5007

Expanding Access to Vocational Education

Representative:

Carol A. Doherty

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

Kay Khan

James K. Hawkins

Mary S. Keefe

Jeffrey Rosario Turco

Kip A. Diggs

Jamie Zahlaway Belsito

Andres X. Vargas

Marcos A. Devers

Norman J. Orrall

Christina A. Minicucci

Natalie M. Higgins

Patrick Joseph Kearney

Peter Capano

Brandy Fluker Oakley

Nika C. Elugardo

Tami L. Gouveia

Danillo A. Sena

Antonio F. D. Cabral

Edward R. Philips

Michelle L. Ciccolo

Sally P. Kerans

Steven Ultrino

Paul McMurtry

Jeffrey N. Roy