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Committee backs bill to align career‑tech programs with high‑demand jobs
Summary
Lawmakers approved HB192 to reference the state'wide high‑demand career list across education and workforce code, expand data reporting on program outcomes, and fund grants to reorient CTAE programs toward employer needs.
Representative Gamble presented House Bill 192 (LC492158EC) as part of a broader workforce and education initiative to align career, technical and agricultural education (CTAE) with a single state high‑demand career list.
Gamble said the bill builds on prior legislation that created the single high‑demand list and the Georgia Match program, and would clarify and expand how state agencies use that list. The bill adds the Department of Education to cross‑agency work on articulation agreements and requires new return‑on‑investment reporting on programs aligned to the list, including employment rates of graduates and wage benchmarks.
Cindy Morley of the Home Builders Association of Georgia testified in support and offered the association's Home Builders Institute curriculum and credentialing assistance for schools, noting the construction trades remain in high demand.
Supporters said the bill streamlines several overlapping lists and establishes a consistent reference for employers and schools. The committee moved and passed HB192 by voice vote; the bill will go to the full committee.
Ending: Sponsors said the legislation is largely alignment and reporting; it also creates a grant program to help schools adapt CTAE offerings to high‑demand occupations.
