Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 586, proviso 117.127, lines 21 - 30, by striking the proviso in its entirety, and inserting:
/ 117.127. (GP: Comprehensive Workforce Development Coordination Initiative) In the current fiscal year, the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Education, and the Department of Employment and Workforce, shall survey the workforce development needs of the State to determine the educational programs needed in order to produce a qualified workforce. The survey must include, but is not necessarily limited to, a review and analysis of available labor market information from the Department of Employment and Workforce. This report must be completed no later than September 15, 2015, be published on each agency's website, and be submitted to the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Chairman of the Senate Labor Commerce and Industry Committee, the Chairman of the House Labor Commerce and Industry Committee, the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee, and the Chairman of the House Education and Public Works Committee. The State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Education, and the Department of Employment and Workforce who must consult with the State Workforce Investment Board, are directed to use the report in order to develop a statewide plan where the technical colleges, school districts, and career centers shall work together to increase access to coursework, equipment, and facilities as well as utilizing the EEDA, Dual Credit courses, Adult Education programs and Career and Technology courses and programs, to include findings and recommendations regarding costs and opportunities for the State and its businesses and citizens for the enhancing of existing, or creation of new, subsidized training programs which offer career training and certification and job placement assistance to citizens pursuing careers in high demand jobs in critical need industries throughout the State. This plan shall be submitted to the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, the Chairman of the Senate Labor Commerce and Industry Committee, the Chairman of the House Labor Commerce and Industry Committee, the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee, and the Chairman of the House Education and Public Works Committee no later than February 1, 2016. /
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