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Budget Amendments - HB30 (Committee Approved)

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Workforce Salary Review for HR Strong (language only)

Item 354 #3h

Item 354 #3h

Labor
Department of Workforce Development and Advancement

Language

Page 409, line 40, after "B." insert "1."

Page 409, after line 45, insert:

"2. The Virginia Board of Workforce Development in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement and the Virginia Community College System shall review instructor salaries for noncredit workforce training programs offered as a part of the Hampton Roads Skilled Trades Rapid On-ramp Network for Growth (STRONG) initiative funded in this paragraph. This review shall include examining current instructor salaries for noncredit workforce training compared to current market rates for aligned professor positions; current approaches to funding instructor positions for noncredit and for credit courses offered as a part of the STRONG initiative; and options for increasing instructor salaries in noncredit course offerings, including appropriate funding model reforms.  The Virginia Board of Workforce Development shall submit its preliminary review and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and Education and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health on or before November 1, and a final report of its review and recommendations on or before by June 30, 2025."



Explanation

(This amendment directs the Virginia Board of Workforce Development to review noncredit workforce training instructor salaries that are funded through the Hampton Roads Skilled Trades Rapid On-ramp Network for Growth (STRONG) initiative, and offer recommendations on how to improve the salaries of these instructor positions.)