AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE LONG TERM CAREER LADDER GRANT PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:
SECTION 1. The first paragraph of section 410 of chapter 159 of the acts of 2000 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the words “Corporation for Business Work and Learning” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Commonwealth Corporation.
SECTION 2. The second paragraph of said section 410 of said chapter 159 is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The corporation shall award the grants, subject to appropriation, on a competitive basis to long-term care labor management workforce partnerships, nursing homes or consortiums of nursing homes for the development of career ladder programs, including but not limited to curriculum development, instructors, instructional materials and technical assistance.
SECTION 3. Said second section paragraph of said section 410 of said chapter 159 is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 6, the words “nursing home” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- grant recipient.
Approved August 6, 2008