Amendment 2157 to Senate Bill 89 P.N. 0715, Regular Session 2019-2020

S0089B0715A02157 MSP:JSL 06/17/19 #90 A02157

AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 89

Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE ROEBUCK

Printer's No. 715

Amend Bill, page 1, line 11, by inserting after "Education;"

in vocational education, further providing for advisory

committees and providing for a workforce development program

clearinghouse and for PASMART online career resource center;

Amend Bill, page 79, lines 2 through 5, by striking out ",

1842, 1844, 1845, 1847," in line 2, all of lines 3 and 4 and

"1908-B(b), 1901-C(1) and (6), 1901-D(5) and 1903-D(b)(1)" in

line 5 and inserting

and 1842

Amend Bill, page 81, line 17, by inserting after

"Committees.--"

(a)

Amend Bill, page 81, by inserting between lines 28 and 29

(b) An occupational advisory committee shall be established

for each career and technical education program or cluster of

related career and technical education programs offered by an

area vocational-technical school or school district. The

occupational advisory committee shall be appointed by the board

of directors of the area vocational-technical school or school

district, as applicable. A majority of the members of the

occupational advisory committee shall be employes and employers

in the occupation for which the career and technical education

program is provided. Each occupational advisory committee shall

meet at least twice each year to:

(1) advise the board of directors, administrators and staff

on curriculum, equipment, instructional materials, safety

requirements, program evaluation and other related matters; and

(2) verify that the programs meet industry standards and, if

appropriate, licensing board criteria, and that the programs

prepare students with occupation-related competencies.

participation in an occupational advisory committee required

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under this section, the boards of directors of multiple area

vocational-technical schools or school districts operating

career and technical education programs may agree to establish a

shared occupational advisory committee to serve all agreeing

area vocational-technical schools or school districts, provided

that all agreeing area vocational-technical schools or school

districts are located within the same intermediate unit. If a

shared occupational advisory committee is formed under this

subsection, the occupational advisory committee shall be

designed to provide equal opportunities for all agreeing area

vocational-technical schools or school districts to participate,

including scheduling meetings at each area vocational-technical

school or school district on a rotating basis.

Section 35.1. The act is amended by adding sections to read:

Section 1842.1. Workforce Development Program

Clearinghouse.--(a) The Pennsylvania Workforce Development

Board shall, with assistance from the Department of Education,

conduct a survey to determine the number and types of workforce

development programs offered at secondary and postsecondary

institutions. The Pennsylvania Workforce Development Board may,

in consultation with the Department of Education, compile a

clearinghouse of model programs discovered during the survey.

(b) The Department of Education and the Department of Labor

and Industry shall encourage the use of the model programs,

which may include prioritizing available grant funding for

applicants seeking funds to establish workforce development

programs that are modeled after the programs included in the

survey , by secondary career and technical education programs,

postsecondary programs and business and industry to:

(1) expand existing programs into areas of this Commonwealth

where there is a need; and

(2) foster business-education partnerships.

report its findings and actions under this section to the

chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee

of the Senate, the chairman and minority chairman of the

Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives, the

chairman and minority chairman of the Education Committee of the

Senate and the chairman and minority chairman of the Education

Committee of the House of Representatives, no later than one

year after the effective date of this section .

Section 1842.2. PAsmart Online Career Resource Center.--(a)

The Department of Education and the Department of Labor and

Industry, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture,

shall establish a central online clearinghouse to be made

available on a publicly accessible Internet website maintained

by the Department of Labor and Industry. The website, which

shall be available no later than the commencement of the 2021-

2022 school year, shall at a minimum include an online database

of the following:

(1) Postsecondary pathways and options.

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(2) Career and technical education and workforce

opportunities.

(3) Career pathways.

(4) Data and statistics on employment opportunities and

compensation.

(5) Statewide and regional articulation agreements.

(6) Other relevant career resources.

(b) The online database shall be easily accessible by

students, parents, educators, school officials and the public.

Participating State agencies may utilize existing resources or

clearinghouses available from other agencies to compile the

clearinghouse information.

possibility of Federal or private funding to support the

clearinghouse.

(d) The Department of Labor and Industry, in cooperation

with the Department of Education and the Department of

Agriculture, shall ensure that the clearinghouse is updated

annually.

Section 35.2. Sections 1844, 1845, 1847, 1849, 1850.1,

1850.2, 1850.3, 1850.4, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1855, 1922, 1925,

1901-A(4) and (5), 1905-A(a)(7), 1913-A(b)(1.2), 1908-B(b),

1901-C(1) and (6), 1901-D(5) and 1903-D(b)(1) of the act are

amended to read:

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