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Chief Patron: Ruff
Education for Independence (language only)

Item 130 #6s

Item 130 #6s

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Virginia Employment Commission

Language
Page 85, line 19 strike "The Education for Independence and".
Page 85, after line 26, insert:
"D.  The Education for Independence Programs will receive $2,300,000 annually from Workforce Investment Act federal funds or through other revenue sources identified by the Virginia Workforce Council."


Explanation
(This amendment allocates $4.6 million of federal Workforce Investment Act funds for the Education for Independence Programs. These programs assist single parents, displaced homemakers, welfare recipients, teen mothers, and others through education, training, and employment services. )