SB 91 — An Act amending the act of December 18, 2001 (P.L.949, No.114), known as the Workforce Development Act, in industry partnerships, further providing for definitions, for industry clusters, for interdepartmental cooperation and for industry and labor market research and providing for dissemination of industry and labor market research to educational institutions.

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72491 THE2019 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFHUGHES, PENNSYLVANIAMENSCH, SENATEFOLMER, BILLFONTANA, SessionSANTARSIERO, STREET, FARNESE, SCHWANK, GORDNER, KEARNEY, BROWNE, PHILLIPS- HILL, COSTA AND BLAKE, JANUARY 24, 2019 REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JANUARY 24, 2019 AN ACT Amending the act of No.December 18, 2001 (P.L.949, No.114), entitled "An act establishing a unified workforce investment system;

91 2019 INTRODUCED BY HUGHES, MENSCH, FOLMER, FONTANA, SANTARSIERO, STREET, FARNESE, SCHWANK, GORDNER, KEARNEY, BROWNE, PHILLIPS- HILL, COSTA, BLAKE, LEACH AND J.

WARD, JANUARY 24, 2019 SENATOR BARTOLOTTA, LABOR AND INDUSTRY, AS AMENDED, MAY 7, 2019 AN ACT Amending the act of December 18, 2001 (P.L.949, No.114), entitled "An act establishing a unified workforce investment system;

* * * "Educational institution." Each school district, technical <-- education school CHARTER SCHOOL, CYBER CHARTER SCHOOL, CAREER <-- AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER and public institution of higher education in this Commonwealth.

<-- (3) A State-related institution.

(2) A STATE-OWNED INSTITUTION WHICH IS PART OF THE STATE <-- SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XX-A OF THE ACT OF MARCH 10, 1949 (P.L.30, NO.14), KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CODE OF 1949.

20190SB0091PN0724 - 2 - (3) A STATE-RELATED INSTITUTION WHICH INCLUDES THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING THE PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY AND LINCOLN UNIVERSITY.

(4) THADDEUS STEVENS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY.

(5) A RURAL REGIONAL COLLEGE, AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION 1903-G OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CODE OF 1949.

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20190SB0091PN0724 - 3 - (5) Any other criteria deemed relevant by the department.

20190SB0091PN0067 - 3 - (3) Economic growth potential.

The information shall include an occupational analysis depicting the employment [and], wages, geographic location and required training or experience within the targeted industry cluster and the forward- 20190SB0091PN0724 - 4 - facing employment data compiled by the department.

(i) Advise the department on the agriculture industry and agriculture education economic development 20190SB0091PN0067 - 4 - strategies, programs and initiatives.

20190SB0091PN0724 - 5 - (v) Support initiatives to develop industry- recognized credentials and new credit-bearing programs in this Commonwealth's public and private postsecondary institutions, especially in critical occupations.

(iii) Make relevant business assistance programs 20190SB0091PN0067 - 5 - available to industry partnerships.

20190SB0091PN0724 - 6 - (iii) Work in collaboration with the department to use forward-facing employment data to project and identify future and emerging employment opportunities for purposes of aligning reentry programs with current and emerging industry clusters and high-priority occupations.

(ii) Support innovative programs to address literacy, including English as a second language, and numeracy shortcomings, especially in those occupations which are critical to targeted industry clusters and 20190SB0091PN0067 - 6 - which lead to postsecondary education and employment.

20190SB0091PN0724 - 7 - (vii) Advise and assist high-school-based career and technical education programs to develop high-priority occupation programs.

Until this program and regulations are in effect, secondary career and technical schools and programs shall not be required 20190SB0091PN0067 - 7 - to meet the requirements for high-priority occupations for program approval.

(1) Providing current data on all targeted industry 20190SB0091PN0724 - 8 - clusters.

(4) Providing the most currently available analysis of 20190SB0091PN0067 - 8 - high-priority occupations for the purpose of determining trends which may lead to adjustments to the list.

(1) When the department and the Department of Education jointly determine that labor market information or forward- 20190SB0091PN0724 - 9 - facing employment data prepared by the department requires an explanatory analysis for the information or data to be utilized to its fullest potential, the Department of <--Education, Education DEPARTMENT, in collaboration with the departmentdepartment, <-- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, shall provide an analysis of the <-- information or data, written in clear, concise and easily understandable language.

(ii) the proper use of the information or data by 20190SB0091PN0067 - 9 - individuals involved in vocational and educational guidance;

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