February 18, 2005

Bill to Support Job Training at 2-Year Colleges Advances

By SILLA BRUSH

Congress is one step closer to expanding a federal program that supports job training at community colleges.

A subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Job Training Improvement Act (HR 27) by a vote of 18 to 15 last week.

The bill would renew, or reauthorize, the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, a multibillion-dollar program managed by the Labor Department. The measure would strengthen the partnership among community colleges, local businesses, and the

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