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SWVHEC - Rural IT Apprenticeship Program

Item 260 #1c

Item 260 #1c

 First Year - FY2021 Second Year - FY2022
Education: Higher Education
Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center FY2021 $500,000 FY2022 $500,000 GF

Language
Page 244, line 39, strike "$3,386,650" and insert "$3,886,650".
 Page 244, line 39, strike "$3,386,650" and insert "$3,886,650".

Page 244, after line 48, insert:

"B.  Out of the appropriation for this item, $500,000 each year from the general fund shall be deposited to the Virginia Rural Information Technology Apprenticeship Grant Fund, as established in § 23.1-3129.1 Code of Virginia, for the purpose of awarding grants on a competitive basis from the Fund to small, rural information technology businesses in qualifying localities to establish apprenticeship programs."

Explanation

(This amendment provides $500,000 from the general fund each year for the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center to develop and implement the Rural Information Technology Grant Apprenticeship Program. The Center will need to develop guidelines, criteria, an application process, and accountability reporting.)

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