HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 29
(By Delegates Guthrie, Brown, Caputo, Hatfield,
Kominar, Mahan, Marshall, Palumbo, Wells and White)
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the
establishment of partnerships between the state's colleges and
universities and employers to implement professional and
technical collaborative preparation programs that prepare
students for occupations in the state with highly promising
employment opportunities in business, industry and government.
Whereas, For years, West Virginia has struggled with a "brain
drain" resulting in the loss of college and professional graduates
who are drawn to other states to seek employment opportunities; and
Whereas, West Virginia employers in business, industry and
government need highly trained technical and professional graduates
and often must seek the national and international markets to find
them; and
Whereas, Professional and technical collaborative preparation
programs would prepare resident college and professional graduates
with the highly technical and professional skills needed by
resident employers, helping them remain in the state to pursue
promising career opportunities, strengthening the state's business
and industry and potentially attracting new business and industry
to West Virginia, along with higher-paying jobs; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby
requested to study
the establishment of partnerships between the
state's colleges and universities and employers to implement
professional and technical collaborative preparation programs that
prepare students for occupations in the state with highly promising
employment opportunities in business, industry and government
; and,
be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2008, on
its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts
of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this
study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be
paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance.
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