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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 429 FILED ON: 1/12/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1254 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Josh S. Cutler |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to community colleges and the career technical initiative. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Josh S. Cutler6th Plymouth1/12/2023Smitty Pignatelli3rd Berkshire1/24/2023Kathleen R. LaNatra12th Plymouth1/26/2023Carol A. Doherty3rd Bristol2/2/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/27/2023Shirley B. Arriaga8th Hampden2/28/2023Carlos González10th Hampden3/7/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 429 FILED ON: 1/12/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1254 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Cutler of Pembroke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1254) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Josh S. Cutler and others relative to community colleges and the career technical initiative. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Higher Education. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to community colleges and the career technical initiative. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or session law to the contrary, community |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2colleges as defined in Section 10 of Chapter 15A of the Massachusetts General Laws may apply |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3for grant funding from the Career Technical Initiative operated by the Commonwealth |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4Corporation for the purpose of building out industry-recognized credentialing pathways for adult |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5learners in technical and trade fields through courses run in the evening. Community college |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6based career technical institutes shall be required to meet the same standards for approval as |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7career technical institutes based in vocational technical schools, and shall be included in all |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8reports related to the Career Technical Initiative. |
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