The higher education commission shall coordinate efforts with the department of labor and workforce development and the department of economic and community development in developing, administering, and implementing a LEAP pursuant to this part. The higher education commission shall make specific efforts to encourage colleges of applied technology and community colleges in this state to offer a LEAP under this part, in an effort to train students in needed high-skill and high-technology industries in this state. The higher education commission shall coordinate the following priorities to the extent possible:

(1) Creating a LEAP at community colleges and colleges of applied technology in this state with students having the opportunity to participate;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-7-1203

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) Planning and partnership with business, labor, education, government, community-based organizations, employers, and students;
(3) [Deleted by 2021 amendment.]
(4) Career preparation and guidance incorporated in the curriculum and materials;
(5) Job placement and job retention support services;
(6) Applied learning experiences, including prior learning assessments;
(7) Integration of basic skills and work-readiness training with occupational skills training;
(8) Performance assessment of the programs created under this initiative;
(9) Actual or simulated learning at the worksite;
(10) Curriculum and employment training for industries that promote high-skill jobs in high-technology areas, emerging occupations, or skilled manufacturing jobs, including, but not limited to, the following:

(A) Advanced manufacturing;
(B) Electronics;
(C) Information technology;
(D) Infrastructure engineering; and
(E) Transportation and logistics.
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