For the development and operation of career technical institutes in vocational--technical schools in partnership with industry and community stakeholders; provided, that career technical institutes shall build out industry recognized credentialing pathways for adult learners in technical and trade fields to retrain and grow the workforce; provided further, that at the direction of the secretary of labor and workforce development, development funds may be transferred to the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund established in
section 2WWW of chapter 29 of the General Laws to issue competitive grants to support the start--up and educational costs of career technical institutes; provided further, that not later than December 15, 2025, the executive office of labor and workforce development shall submit a report to the joint committee on labor and workforce development and the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) a list of vocational--technical schools that are operating career technical institutes; (ii) the amount of funding each vocational--technical school will receive under this item; (iii) the number of students served by career technical institutes, including technical institutes established in
chapter 74 of the General Laws and the number of adult learners participating in industry recognized credentialing pathways at each vocational--technical school, delineated by training program; and (iv) the employment outcomes of the graduates of the training programs; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Marine Trades Association for workforce development training opportunities and technical education in secondary and post--secondary schools for careers in the marine trades; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Massachusetts Fallen Heroes, Inc. for their Veteran Computer Lab and Tech Training Program
