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HCR029.........................................................by EDUCATION
CAREER COLLEGES - Stating findings of the Legislature and commending the
contribution private career colleges make to the education of Idaho's
citizens and recognizing the long history that such institutions have in
meeting the workforce development needs of the state and its citizens.
03/05 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/06 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/07 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
Rls susp - ADOPTED - 62-0-8
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Bock,
Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark,
Collins, Crane, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Jaquet,
Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker,
Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini,
Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Rusche, Sayler,
Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30),
Smith(24), Snodgrass, Thayn, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27),
Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Bayer, Bedke, Durst, Edmunson, Henderson,
Roberts, Ruchti, Stevenson
Floor Sponsor - Nonini
Title apvd - to Senate
03/08 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
03/13 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/15 10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - President Pro Tempore Geddes
Title apvd - to House
03/15 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/16 Pres signed
03/19 To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 29
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND COMMENDING THE CONTRIBUTION PRIVATE
3 CAREER COLLEGES MAKE TO THE EDUCATION OF IDAHO'S CITIZENS AND RECOGNIZING
4 THE LONG HISTORY THAT SUCH INSTITUTIONS HAVE IN MEETING THE WORKFORCE
5 DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF THE STATE AND ITS CITIZENS.
6 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 WHEREAS, private career colleges prepare Idaho's citizens for specific
8 careers in a wide array of occupations including health care, information
9 technology, accounting and engineering; and
10 WHEREAS, private career colleges are able to respond to employer demand
11 rapidly, understanding the need to prepare Idaho citizens for Idaho jobs; and
12 WHEREAS, four of the largest private career colleges in Idaho are accred-
13 ited, meeting the high standards of educational, administrative and student
14 outcome expectations; and
15 WHEREAS, three private career colleges provide both associate and bachelor
16 degree level education that meets employer demands for educated, highly-
17 skilled employees; and
18 WHEREAS, more than twenty schools offer programs that provide a certifi-
19 cate upon successful completion of the program of study; and
20 WHEREAS, the Northwest Career Colleges Federation supports regulations for
21 nonaccredited institutions providing education as a means of ensuring Idaho
22 citizens quality training opportunities; and
23 WHEREAS, private career colleges educate hundreds of students annually at
24 no cost to Idaho's taxpayers; and
25 WHEREAS, private career colleges are tax-paying businesses; and
26 WHEREAS, in addition to increasing the level of business activity, Idaho's
27 private career colleges provide employment to hundreds of faculty and staff;
28 and
29 WHEREAS, as businesses, the colleges and their employees and students gen-
30 erate a contribution to Idaho's economy as a "spin-off" of doing business in
31 the state; and
32 WHEREAS, an essential business imperative of private career colleges is
33 their accountability to their graduates, in that private career colleges pro-
34 vide field-related employment for their graduates; and
35 WHEREAS, curriculum relevance is a must to sustain employer loyalty for
36 graduates of private career colleges and ensures that programs are updated
37 regularly to provide skilled, job-ready employees.
38 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
39 of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the
40 Senate concurring therein, that we commend the contribution private career
41 colleges make to the education of Idaho's citizens and recognize the long his-
42 tory that such institutions have in meeting the workforce development needs of
43 the state and its citizens.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17136
This resolution recognizes the importance of private career
colleges to Idaho's economy, workforce and businesses. It
commends private career colleges for their contribution to the
education of Idaho's workforce to meet the needs of the state and
its citizens
FISCAL NOTE
There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund.
Contact
Name: Representative Bob Noninni
Phone: (208) 322 1000
Senator Robert Geddes
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HCR 29