BE PRO BE PROUD NC PILOT PROGRAM.

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Senate Bill 351 (Public) Filed Thursday, March 25, 2021
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES SYSTEM OFFICE FOR THE BE PRO BE PROUD NORTH CAROLINA PILOT PROGRAM.
Intro. by Johnson, Sawyer.

Status: Re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action) (Mar 31 2021)
S 351

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Mar 25 2021 - View Summary

    Appropriates $5 million for 2021-22 from the General Fund to the Community Colleges System Office for a contract with Be Pro Be Proud to implement the mobile statewide workforce development pilot program. Specifies that funds unexpended at the end of each fiscal year do not revert to the General Fund but remain available for expenditure for the purposes described by this act until June 30, 2024.

    Requires that the Community Colleges System Office use the appropriated funds to contract with Be Pro Be Proud to build, implement, operate, and support a three-year mobile statewide workforce development pilot program focused on generating student, parent, and educator interest in technical professions within the construction, manufacturing, transportation, and utility industries. Requires the program to also support progress towards North Carolina's postsecondary attainment goals to increase postsecondary degrees and certificates in the skilled trade professions. Requires Be Pro Be Proud to provide for at least the following: (1) a custom-built mobile workshop that brings elements of up to 12 skilled professions to middle and high school students through simulators and virtual reality experiences; (2) information and data collection for students by setting up a digital profile on Be Pro Be Proud's national "Join the Movement" partnership; allows the data to be shared, with consent, with specified entities; (3) follow-up opportunities for hands-on leadership opportunities; (4) motivation for interested educators to stay engaged through a combination of scholarship opportunities and incentive programs; and (5) operation of the pilot program to coincide with the public school instructional calendar and various events for students that take place throughout the summer. 

    Requires a report to the specified NCGA committee and division by by April 1, 2024, on the activities described by this act and the use of State funds.

    Effective July 1, 2021.