SB839 H ED AM #1

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The Committee on Education moved to amend the bill on page 1, section 11, lines 1-6, by striking out paragraph (a) in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

(a) There is hereby created the State Advisory Council on Postsecondary Attainment

Goals. The council’s purpose is to ensure that students are provided opportunities to learn and earn the most relevant industry-demanded knowledge, skills and credentials to prepare students for the challenges of college, careers, and life, while helping the state and its employers attain economic growth through collaboration with K-12 education leaders, employers and industry leaders, state agency leaders, the Higher Education Policy Commission and the Council for Community and Technical College Education to identify high-value and in-demand postsecondary credentials, and to develop a plan to assist the state in achieving its postsecondary attainment goal of having 60 percent of West Virginians between the ages of 25 and 64 hold a degree, certificate, or other postsecondary workforce credential of value in the workplace by 2030.

            And

On page 1, section 11, line 17, after the word “House”, by inserting the following subsections:

(7) Representatives from at least two employers, industry associations, or chambers of commerce, appointed jointly by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House;

(8) Representatives from at least two regional economic development and workforce investment boards, appointed jointly by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House;

And

Renumbering the remaining subsections;

And

On page 2, section 11, line 43 after the word “goal.”, by inserting the following new section:

(e) The council shall provide leadership, strategic direction and evaluation of the state’s investments in, and progress toward, implementing high-quality career and technical education programs that are accessible to all students and improves the career readiness of the state’s workforce by conducting an annual review of career and technical education offerings in K-12 and the state’s community college and technical education system to determine the alignment of existing offerings with employer demand, postsecondary degree or certificate programs, and professional industry certifications. The review shall identify career and technical education offerings that are linked to occupations that are in high-demand by employers, require high-level skills, and provide middle- and high-level wages. The review shall include analyses of:

(1) Participating students and their outcomes, including the following:

(A) Academic achievement;

(B) Attainment of industry certifications;

(C). Program completion;

(D) Applied learning experiences;

(E) College credit attainment through the career and technical education program, including dual enrollment or articulation;

(F) Postsecondary enrollment and credential attainment, including enrollment in 4-year degree programs for state College System students; and

(G). Employment outcomes, including wages;

(2) Demographics of participating students by pathway and credential attainment;

(3) Educational settings of the courses;

(4) Alignment with high-growth, high-demand and high-wage employment opportunities;

(5) Current and projected economic, labor and wage data on the needs of the state, regional and global economy and workforce.

(6) Alignment with certificate or degree programs offered at the postsecondary level or professional industry certifications;

(7) Employment outcomes, including wages, by career and technical education program offerings;

(8) Apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship offerings;

(9) Qualifications and specialized knowledge and expertise of instructors and the opportunities for these educators to upskill in the latest in-demand skills of employers; and,

(10) Extent to which federal, state and local funding is used to foster career and technical education program success and program efficiency.

And

Relettering the remaining sections.

Adopted

Rejected