For funding to community college campuses; provided, that funds shall be expended for the continued implementation of community college reform, for continued initiatives to strengthen the connections between the colleges, local businesses and regional workforce investment boards and to improve workforce training at the colleges; provided further, that funding shall be allocated among the campuses using a formula that incorporates equity, developed by the commissioner of higher education in consultation with the secretaries of education, labor and workforce development and economic development; provided further, that the department of higher education, in consultation with the Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges shall convene a working group to review and update the performance funding formula; provided further, that the working group membership shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the secretary of education or a designee; (ii) the commissioner of the department of higher education or a designee; (iii) the chair of the Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges or a designee; (iv) 2 presidents of community colleges; (v) a representative from the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education; (vi) a representative from the Massachusetts Business Roundtable; (vii) a representative from the Massachusetts Community College Council; and (vii) the house and senate chairs for the joint committee on higher education; provided further, that said working group shall evaluate outcomes for student success and workforce alignment at the community colleges, including but not limited to, student completion rates, supports for socially and economically disadvantaged students, program alignment with workforce needs, and operational goals of each community college; provided further, that said working group may evaluate tuition and fee disparities between campuses; provided further, that said working group shall provide recommendations for an updated formula-based funding system; provided further, that said working group shall submit recommendations on or before March 14, 2025, to the secretary of education, the secretary of administration and finance, the board of higher education, and house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that the Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges shall convene a working group to study and recommend administrative efficiency and effectiveness initiatives at the community colleges; provided further, that the working group membership shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the secretary of education or a designee; (ii) the commissioner of the department of higher education or a designee; (iii) 2 presidents of community colleges; (iv) 2 chief financial officers of the public community colleges; provided further, that said working group shall evaluate current and future shared service delivery models for administrative services among the public community colleges, including but not limited to the following functions: (a) procurement; (b) information technology; (c) accounting; (d) human resources; and (e) payroll; provided further, that the working group shall submit recommendations on or before March 15, 2025, to the secretary of education, secretary of administration and finance, the board of higher education, and house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that the allocation of funds shall be approved by the board of higher education
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