What's happening
This bill creates the Community College High-Technology Investment Program (C-CHIP) to fund facility and equipment upgrades at community colleges for high-tech workforce training.
Why it matters
Targets workforce needs in high-tech fields. By prioritizing grants for regions that demonstrate a need for skilled workers in high-technology sectors, the bill aims to align community college training with real, local industry demand—potentially improving graduates’ job prospects and addressing workforce shortages.
Encourages collaboration with industry and four-year schools. Grant applications must show evidence of partnerships with New York state businesses or four-year institutions, incentivizing community colleges to work closely with employers and universities to ensure training is relevant and up-to-date.
Requires measurable outcomes and accountability. Annual reporting on equipment/facility upgrades, award recipients, student participation, and employment results ensures transparency and helps policymakers and the public evaluate whether the program is effectively boosting workforce readiness.
Supports both students and current workers. Funding can be used for associate degree programs and occupation-specific training for workers seeking to obtain or retain jobs, broadening the impact beyond traditional students to include adult learners and those needing to reskill.
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Upgrade Community College Technology
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Upgrade Community College Tech
In Assembly Committee · Higher Education · Sponsor Nily Rozic
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2942
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 31, 2019
Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to creating the community college high-technology investment program (C-CHIP)
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds that significant employment opportunities exist in growing fields where complex technologies require advanced skills. Access to modern, efficient facilities and equipment will provide students with the ability to learn about, develop and apply new technologies. Having access to these modern facilities and equipment will provide students with the knowledge and skill required for employment in the ever-expanding high-technology sector or in other sectors of the economy, including manufacturing and service, that utilize advanced, high-technology-related processes. The legislature finds that it is proper and essential for the state to support efforts that will provide students with updated and modern facilities and equipment where skills can be learned in a setting that best matches the workplaces for which the students are being prepared. The legislature also finds and declares that a well-trained and skilled workforce will attract businesses seeking to enhance production, modernize or expand as well as start up or relocate to New York state.
The legislature hereby authorizes the creation of the community college high-technology investment program (C-CHIP).
§ 2. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 3154-a to read as follows:
§ 3154-a. Community college high-technology investment program. 1. A community college high-technology investment program (hereafter referred to as C-CHIP) is hereby created.
2. The foundation shall, from appropriations made available for this purpose or from appropriations for the research development program
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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authorized under section two hundred nine-p of the executive law, award grants of up to one hundred thousand dollars to community colleges for reconstructing, rehabilitating or improving existing laboratory facilities and for acquisition or upgrades of equipment necessary to provide targeted educational, occupational or training services to students seeking associate degrees or workers seeking occupation-specific training in order to obtain or retain employment and for costs incurred by the institution for salaries and benefits of faculty directly engaged in relevant educational activities pursuant to this section. Such grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis to community colleges responding to requests for proposals issued by the office.
3. Applications for grants authorized under this section shall describe the grant program activities and shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) demonstration of need in the region for skilled workers in the high-technology fields;
(b) evidence of any collaboration with a New York state four-year institution or New York state business including, (i) a detailed description of the skill needs of the institution or business; (ii) a detailed description of equipment and other training resources required;
(c) a detailed budget including costs to reconstruct, rehabilitate or improve existing laboratory facilities, including equipment;
(d) a description of matching funds that may include cash or in-kind services from federal or private sources; and
(e) salaries and benefits of faculty directly engaged in relevant employment, educational and training activities pursuant to this section.
4. The executive director shall submit to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, and the temporary president of the senate a report on the program by the first of September, two thousand twenty and annually thereafter. Such report shall include the following for each recipient under the program:
(a) the names of community colleges receiving awards;
(b) the amounts of each award and matching funds;
(c) a description of equipment purchases and facility upgrades;
(d) the number of students or workers participating in training enabled by the program;
(e) employment or other outcomes, including, but not limited to, job retention, enabled by the award; and
(f) any other information deemed appropriate by the executive director.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to creating the community college high-technology investment program (C-CHIP)
Purpose or general idea of bill
The program would provide students/workers in community colleges with state-of-the-art facilities and equipment where skills can be learned in a setting that best matches the workplaces for which the students/workers are being prepared.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 provides legislative intent.
Section 2 adds a new section 3154-a to the public authorities law to create a community college high-technology investment program. The Foun- dation for Science, Technology, and Innovation would award competitive grants of up to one hundred thousand dollars to community colleges for reconstructing, rehabilitating or improving existing laboratory facili- ties and for. acquisition or upgrades of equipment necessary to provide targeted technology education, occupation or training services to students seeking associate's degrees or workers seeking occupation-spe- cific training in order to obtain or retain employment. The Executive Director would be required to report annually on the outcomes of the program, including the names of community colleges receiving awards; the amounts of each award and matching funds; a description of equipment purchases and facility upgrades; the number of students or workers participating in training enabled by the program; and employment or other outcomes such as job retention enabled by the award.
Section 3 establishes an effective date.
Justification
Significant employment opportunities exist in growing fields where complex technologies require advanced skills and access to modern, effi- cient facilities and equipment. Having access to these modern facilities and equipment will provide students and workers with the knowledge and skill required for new or continued employment in the ever-expanding high-technology sector or in others sectors of the economy, including manufacturing and services that utilize advanced, high technology-relat- ed processes. In addition, a well-trained and skilled workforce will attract businesses seeking to enhance production, modernize or expand as well as start up or relocate to New York State.
Prior legislative history
Previously introduced.
Fiscal implications
This bill would allow grant awards if provided for in annual State appropriations.
Effective date
Immediately.
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