HB 253 — HIGHER ED & WORKFORCE CAREER PATHWAYS

HOUSE BILL 253 5454TH THLEGISLATURE LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSIO,SESSION, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson and Kelly K.

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APPROPRIATION.--g A.o t hr g e i k BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

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Santa Fe community college shall initially focus funding to sustain and expand community college participation in SUN PATH and on accelerating students through health care training programs at community colleges directly into the workforce HECº but shallshall»HEC HECºand may»HEC expand the program by region as appropriate to other in-demand industries such as energy, information technology and the elementary and secondary education workforce.

Funding shall be used to h leverage funds of state institutions of higher education and u » r the workforce solutions department and other available funding.

t h g e l i Participating in SUN PATH requires community colleges to h r i s collect, measure and analyze data on program and student h , e h outcomes.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at t u g e b l e e , gh the end of fiscal year 2023 shall revert to the general fund.

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