Bill Text: SC H5302 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: SC Technical College System Day
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 80-44)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-03 - Referred to Committee on Education [H5302 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2019-H5302-Introduced.html
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE AND EXPRESS DEEP APPRECIATION TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM FOR ITS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS IN EDUCATING AND TRAINING SOUTH CAROLINA'S WORKFORCE FOR COMPETITIVE, HIGH-DEMAND JOBS IN OUR STATE AND TO DECLARE MARCH 25, 2020, AS "SOUTH CAROLINA TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM DAY."
Whereas, serving more than one hundred sixty thousand students across South Carolina through credit and continuing education programs, the South Carolina Technical College System is dedicated to providing training and educational opportunities that promote economic and workforce development in our State; and
Whereas, the sixteen institutions in South Carolina that comprise the System have established an unparalleled record of excellence in meeting the educational and training needs of business and industry in their respective communities; and
Whereas, these institutions make a quality higher education accessible and affordable to all South Carolinians and, in turn, educate and train the majority of our state's first-generation college students; and
Whereas, nearly fifty percent of all South Carolinians enrolled as undergraduates in South Carolina's public higher educational institutions attend one of the system's sixteen technical colleges; and
Whereas, ninety-six percent of the students enrolled in these colleges are South Carolinians being educated and trained to live and work in our State, and the system boasts a ninety percent placement rate for students upon their graduation; and
Whereas, readySC™, the state's premier economic development recruiting and training program, plays an integral role in South Carolina's efforts in economic development, having trained more than three hundred thousand people for jobs in our State since 1961; and
Whereas, the state's registered apprenticeship program, Apprenticeship Carolina™, has earned national and international recognition as the fastest-growing, most innovative program in the nation and has increased the number of registered apprentices in South Carolina from seven hundred seventy-seven in 2007 to over thirty-two thousand today; and
Whereas, to honor the South Carolina Technical College System, Governor Henry McMaster has proclaimed March 25, 2020, as "South Carolina Technical College System Day"; and
Whereas, the General Assembly joins with Governor McMaster in expressing deep appreciation to these fine institutions and statewide programs for their role in enhancing the employability of our citizens by providing quality training and education with job-ready credentials for successful employment; and
Whereas, the General Assembly further encourages all South Carolinians to recognize the South Carolina Technical College System for its positive contributions, which help to ensure South Carolina's continued competitiveness through a well-educated and well-trained workforce. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, recognize and express deep appreciation to the South Carolina Technical College System for its outstanding contributions in educating and training South Carolina's workforce for competitive, high-demand jobs in our State and declare March 25, 2020, as "South Carolina Technical College System Day."
