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If
you
do
have
a
cell
phone
I
would
ask
that
you
please
just
turn
that
to
silent
or
vibrate
as
we
do
our
business
today,
I
I
know
it
is
not.
As
representative
trua
said,
an
Easter
Service
I
am
wearing
the
green
sear
sucker.
Today.
It's
also
not
St
Patrick's
Day,
but
I
figured
it's
right
before
Labor
Day
and
my
fashionable
wife
told
me
you
better
get
one
more
wear
in
before
Labor
day
arrives,
so
I
always
listen.
That
is
correct.
A
Thank
you
all
so
much
for
being
here
and
if
you
Miss
secretary
was,
would
please
call
the
role.
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E
F
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C
E
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A
Present
co-chair
Weber
here
we
do
have
a
Corum
duly
constituted
do
business
today
we
do
need
to
approve
our
our
minutes
from
the
July
meeting
of
those
motion
made
by
co-chair
second
by
representative
TR.
All
those
in
favor
accept
the
minutes.
Please
do
so
by
saying
and
I
any
opposed
motion
passes.
We
have
a
robust
agenda
for
today
and
I'm
going
to
allow
my
my
friend
and
my
co-chair
of
the
committee
in
the
Senate
centrer
wheeler.
A
If
he'd
make
his
way
to
do
the
the
introductions
today
of
the
guests
that
are
here
coming
from
Project
Hart,
and
this
is
dealing
with
healthc
care
employment
around
Regional.
I
Constituents,
no,
it
U
Mr
chair,
it's
a
true
honor
to
be
here
today
with
several
colleagues
and
friends
of
mine
from
my
home
county
Pike,
County
Kentucky,
as
well
as
my
hometown,
pikel
Donovan,
Blackburn,
Reed,
Atkins
and
Eric
Blackburn
are
definitely
Community.
I
Leaders
who
are
making
a
difference
back
home
I
grew
up
in
the
city
of
Pikeville
and
for
much
of
my
Youth
and
early
adult
life
Donovan
prior
to
his
position
as
CEO
served
as
our
city
manager
for
the
city
of
pikel
and
I
personally
witnessed
the
growth
and
the
modernization
of
my
hometown
and
the
strides
that
it
made
under
his
leadership
and
it's
great
to
see
him
doing
similar
the
same
things
at
pikel,
Medical,
Center,
the
growth
and
and
really
The
Innovation
are
something
that
as
a
as
Senator
representing
the
area,
makes
me
proud,
and
also
as
a
as
a
homeowner
and
a
business
person
in
the
community
I'm
very
grateful
for
his
leadership.
I
The
same
thing
about
Reed
Atkins,
who
is
the
superintendent
of
the
Pike
County
School
System,
not
a
better
leader,
School
public
education
leader
in
Eastern
Kentucky
to
work
with
I
I.
Think
if
you
look
Pike
County
is
traditionally
one
of
the
best
performing
Public
School
Systems
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Kentucky,
with
multiple
schools
that
have
achieved
great
recognition
from
their
colleagues.
I
I
know
that
Reed
is
respected
not
only
amongst
the
people
in
his
community,
but
has
made
a
great
name
for
himself
across
the
state
amongst
his
colleagues
and
we're
grateful
for
the
type
of
leadership
and
example
that
he
sets
not
only
for
people
in
public
education,
but
also
for
the
Youth
of
of
Eastern
Kentucky
U
project
har,
that
is
a
collaboration
between
these
leaders
is,
is
really
something
that
I
think
can
serve
as
a
model
for
the
rest
of
the
State
bringing
people
into
the
healthc
care
industry.
I
Where
we
have
such
a
significant
need.
Getting
these
people
focused
early
on
to
look
at
the
opportunities,
as
well
as
the
really
giving
them
an
ability
to
serve
their
fellow
man
in
one
of
the
more
impoverished
regions
of
the
state
that
not
only
provides
a
sound
basis
for
a
Workforce
to
increase
the
tax
base
and
provide
good
jobs
where
people
can
stay
at
home,
but
make
sure
that
people
in
the
community
get
the
Quality
Health
Care
that
they
need
worldclass
health
care.
I
That
you
know
not
only
do
we
get
in
in
Louisville
and
Lexington,
but
we're
now
seeing
that
right
at
home
to
where
they
don't
have
to
travel.
So
it's
a
true
honor
to
be
here
with
them.
Introduce
them
here
today
and
I'm,
grateful
to
to
you
Mr
chairman,
for
giving
them
the
opportunity
to
to
explain
this
program
and
to
show
what
type
of
leadership
and
leaders
that
we
have
in
Eastern
Kentucky
in
public
education.
A
A
E
Here:
okay,
there
we
go
Mr,
chairman
and
committee
members
and
certainly
Senator
wheeler.
It's
certainly
our
privilege
honor
to
be
here
today
and
I'm,
going
to
apologize
right
off
the
bat,
because
you'll
notice,
my
speech
isn't
the
best
right
now
I
had
some
orthodontic
work
done.
I
have
a
metal
plate
up
in
the
roof
of
my
mouth,
so
some
of
my
language
isn't
quite
to
coming
across,
as
normally
as
clear
as
it
would.
E
But
I
certainly
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
share
the
table
today
with
these
distinguished
gentlemen
and
likewise
with
Senator
wheeler
I
I
appreciate
the
kind
words,
but
it's
amazing
the
work
that
he
has
done
for
our
community
over
the
years
and
he's
been
a
deep,
not
only
friend,
of
mine
in
the
hospital,
but
certainly
to
his
constituents.
E
So
we
appreciate
the
kind
of
introduction
and
certainly
the
imitation
I
I've,
been
the
CEO
president
CEO
now
for
p
Medical
Center
for
about
six
years
and
as
it
was
mentioned
before,
that
I
I
served
13
years
as
a
city
manager
of
Pikeville,
so
Pikeville
Medical.
As
you
see
the
photo
of
of
the
U
on
the
PowerPoint
slide.
I
have
about
3,100
employees,
I'm
the
single
largest
employer
and
I'm
a
regional
facility
accepting
patients
from
over
45
different
hospitals
across
the
the
region
at
with
a
higher
level
of
care.
E
Just
like
and
I
also
have
the
privilege
and
the
honor
of
serving
on
the
Kentucky
hospital
association's
board
of
directors
on
their
executive
committee
also
and
have
been
very
engaged
with
them
on
Workforce
Development.
So,
as
you
look
across
the
country
in
a
recent
article
that
came
out
and
I
know,
each
of
you
know
these
statistics
because
during
the
last
session
you
you
have
shown
hospitals
across
the
region.
E
Your
commitment
to
helping
address
this
Workforce
crisis,
but
Becker's
recently,
article
came
out
showed
that
a
from
nursing
alone
by
the
year
2027
a
shortfall
nationally
of
of
450,000
nurses.
When
you
look
at
Kentucky
with
a
recent
study
that
came
out
that
I
know,
most
of
you
have
had
access
to
of
over
6,000.
E
So
this
is
an
issue
as
the
number
one
employer
throughout
Eastern
Kentucky
that
we
are
seeing
as
the
coal
industry,
the
demise
of
the
industry,
healthc
care
kind
of
rose
to
the
top,
and
not
only
Healthcare
from
our
perspective,
but
offering
a
quality
of
care,
utilizing
Partnerships,
with
hospitals
like
a
in
the
University
of
Kentucky
and
others.
E
So
if
you'll
indulge
me,
I've
got
a
pretty
quick
PowerPoint
that
I'll
go
through
and
kind
of
explain
what
we've
done
to
kind
of
address
this
when
I
mentioned
Ka
the
K
Hospital
Association
We're
working
directly
with
them
to
take
our
program
heart,
which
is
the
acronym
for
healthc
care,
employment
or
Healthcare
education.
You
can
go
either
way
around
Regional
training
to
to
address
the
healthc
care
crises
specifically
within
our
region,
but
we
see
other
hospitals
and
communities
also
starting
to
adopt
this.
E
So
again,
if
you'll
indulge
me,
I'll
go
through
this
fairly
quick
and
then
try
to
get
questions
and
then
let
the
superintendent
answer
as
well.
So
again,
I
talk
about
pie,
County's
industry
as
a
coal
industry
demise,
this
a
small
print
but
we'll
kind
of
circle
it
for
you,
Healthcare
within
Eastern
Kentucky.
We
represent
17.5%
of
the
total
economy.
F
E
Ahead
there
you
go,
keep
going
and
then
you
go
to
retail
tree,
which
is
14
and
the
disparity
between
the
wages
is
what
I'm
trying
to
represent
there.
So
when
you
look
at
the
number
two
industry
in
Eastern
Kentucky,
it's
retail
Then,
followed
by
education
at
13.2%,
so
go
ahead.
E
So
when
you
look
at
the
city
of
pip
and,
of
course,
being
the
county
seat
for
the
largest
Geographic
county
in
the
state
of
Kentucky,
we
represent
49.8%
of
the
city's
total
occupational
tax
and
then
also
27%
of
P
County's,
total
wages
of
over
$227
million
in
Investments
wage
investment
within
our
area.
So,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
record
review
came
out
with
450,000
nurse
fall,
which
was
very
very
alarming.
F
E
So
when
you
look
at
our
region-
and
this
is
what
you
see
especially
in
rural
hospitals
across
the
state
of
Kentucky-
is
that
the
educational
infrastructure
simply
wasn't
there
to
try
to
keep
up
with
the
trend.
So,
as
you
can
imagine,
we
have
3,100
employees.
We
have
about
900
nurses,
and
this
is
a
kind
of
a
b
busy
PowerPoint.
But
it
speaks
to
what
why
we're
in
the
crisis
that
we're
in
today.
E
So
if
you
look
at
20
2017,
the
N,
the
national
attrition
rate
for
nurses
at
pre-co,
was
about
177%
a
little
over
17%,
which
means,
if
you
can
do
the
math
any
given
year,
I'm
going
to
need
150
nurses
within
my
organization.
You
can
see
in
2017
in
the
city
of
Pikeville,
between
the
University
of
Pikeville
Big
Sandy,
which
did
not
have
a
nursing
program
through
kctcs
and
AMU,
which
had
one
that
was,
as
you
can
see
in
2017,
he
only
had
seven
students
in
the
program
with
a
71%
pass
rate.
E
So
when
you
add,
add
up
all
the
nursing
seats
that
were
in
just
the
city
of
Pikeville
again
representing
the
largest
business,
there
was
only
37
nurses
that
passed
their
boards
that
year
at
the
bottom
of
the
screen.
When
you
look
at
2018
it
was
33
2019,
41,
202036
and
2021
48.
So
we
had
to
change
that
mentality
working
with
universities,
and
we
actually
built
several
schools,
which
you'll
see
here
in
just
a
moment
that
the
hospital
actually
built
working
with
government
and
and
some
of
the
legislation
that
you
all
help
pass.
E
We
have
been
able
to
booler
that
up
so
again
back
at
this
time
we
had
about
80
nursing
seats.
Compared
to
today
we
have
315
nursing
seats
that
are
active.
Now
the
the
issue
is,
is
how
do
you
fill
those
seats?
Go
ahead,
so
we
came
up
again
with
project
hartw
Healthcare
employment,
around
Regional,
training
and
you'll,
see
on
the
stage
is
an
event
that
we
had
launching
this
project
and
all
the
different
Partnerships,
because
what
this
is
about
creating
Talent
pipeline,
but
using
Partners
within
the
region
to
help
us
get
there.
E
So
I
mentioned
that
the
nursing
school
expansion
we
had
expansion
with
the
University
of
Pikeville,
their
enrollment,
went
from
60
when
I
first
started.
It
was
30
to
currently
120
and,
of
course,
with
the
percentage
they're
allowed
to
go
above.
They
have
currently
about
147
students
of
the
program.
Pike,
big
sanding,
Community
and
Technical
College
part
of
the
kctcs
system.
I
took
a
building
that
we
had.
We
actually
used
my
construction
team.
E
We
used
a
grant
that
we
received
and
we
built
them
a
facility,
and
now
they
have
40
new
nurse
seats
available,
of
which
their
first
cohort
just
graduated,
this
past
November
and
then
gayin
College
of
Nursing.
We
were
able
to
bring
in
with
an
LPM
program
and
the
beauty
of
this
program
and
what
I
structured
it
to
do
with
these
Partners
is
all
along
with
a&u
is
to
eat
cater
to
a
different
group.
E
So
when
you
look
at
the
University
of
Pikeville,
they
have
a
very
high
admittance
requirement
set
and
then
there's
a
fellowship
program
that
we
partner
with
them
Big
Sandy
their
entry
level
tuition
rates
a
little
lower,
so
we're
able
to
Target
a
different
type
of
traditional
student
to
where
gayin,
the
average
age
of
the
nurse
is
31
years
of
age
or
older,
and
it's
an
LPM
program
which
gives
them
the
opportunity
of
creating
a
bridge
to
actually
go
into
one
of
the
other,
four-year
programs
and
then
also
you've
got
a&u
I.
E
That's
two-year
programs
is
what
I
meant
and
then
you've
got
a&u
who
again
caters
to
the
more
non-traditional
students.
So
this
again
allows
us
to
C
to
traditional
non
traditional
LPN
and
then
U
the
more
traditional
all
the
way
around
okay.
So
then,
we
developed
and
customized
and
working
with
kctcs
a
program
through
the
trains
program
which,
through
EP
working
with
them
as
well
offer
I
think
it
was
a
$450,000
Grant
to
where
we
have
actually
somebody
internally
that
we,
we
wrote
the
curriculum
and
we
work
through
them.
E
So
we
hire
people
off
the
streets
where
we
pay
them
a
wage
that
the
trange
program
paid.
They
went
through
anywhere
between
8
to
14,
we
training
program.
They
came
out
as
a
certified
or
or
a
patient
care.
Tech
Medical,
Office,
technician,
pharmacy
technician,
certified
nursing
assistant,
a
FLOTUS
and
RBT
several,
so
you've
got
now
again
graduates
that
are
coming
straight
out
of
school.
That
did
not
pursue
the
college.
U
career
pathway
is
going
through
vocational
training.
E
That's
making
anywhere
between
144
to
$16
an
hour
with
great
benefits
which
helped
really
fill
that
Gap
and
then
also
working
with
Reed
and
Greg
May,
bringing
education,
healthc
care
and
U
drug
rehab
treatment
facility
together
in
creating
a
new
vocational
school
which
I'll
R
talk
about
that
in
a
little
bit.
That
has
a
major
health
care
component
to
it
and
then
also
we're
able
to
launch
paramedic
programs
EMT
through
this
program
as
well,
and
then
we
created
realizing
that
a
we
needed
to
create
programs
and
working
with
a
higher
ed.
E
We
needed
to
be
able
to
create
a
funnel
of
getting
the
students
into
the
program.
So
we
start
working
with
Big
Sandy,
creating
the
my
future
Fridays
working
with
them
and
going
in
working
with
the
seventh
grade.
Sixth
grade
eighth
grade
students
getting
them
acclimated
to
what
Healthcare
is
a
lot
of
different
programs.
E
Somebody
in
you
got
a
high
dropout
rate,
because
a
lot
of
students
is
not
the
curriculum
as
much
as
it
is
about
what
they
have
to
do
as
part
of
that
curriculum,
they're
not
used
to
touching
or
being
involved
and
with
blood
or
or
etc,
etc.
So
we
lose
a
lot
of
students
to
that.
So
we
also
I
serve
on
on
Sor
shaping
appalachi
region.
I
was
one
of
the
founding
members
when
I
was
with
the
city,
but
working
with
them.
We
also
developed
the
Appalachian
nursing
Academy
and
the
regional
healthc
care.
Fair.
E
That's
held
at
the
Expo
Center,
and
then
this
year
they
did
a
second
one,
actually
in
prestonburg,
so
again
it's
bringing
students
from
all
throughout
the
region,
getting
them
acclimated
to
what
professions
and
opportunities
are
available.
You
were
passed
out,
I
believe,
as
you
came
in
a
booklet
that
we
put
together,
that's
now
being
a
model
being
used
throughout
the
state.
The
Kentucky
house,
Association
is
try
to
duplicate
it,
and
what
you'll
see
in
that
book
is
is.
E
This
is
what
we
pass
out
to
these
groups
is
that
it
has
all
these
different
positions,
that's
available,
a
QR
code
to
where
they
can
see
their
pathway.
It
talks
about
the
core
requirement.
It
talks
about
the
what
the
hourly
rate
is
and
more
important.
We
actually
go
into
the
schools
to
create
data,
a
database
that
we
then
have
the
information
to
where
we
can
Target
those
students
and
give
them
a
career
pathway
and
tie
them
to
whichever
school.
E
That
would
best
suit
their
needs
and
we'll
talk
about
that
just
a
moment
and
about
a
new
app
that
we're
getting
ready
to
launch
okay
and
then
again
the
the
it's
all
in
numbers:
I'm
a
data
driven
person.
So
when
you
look
at
the
number
of
students
we
went
to
in
just
P
County,
we
had
728
respondents.
What
was
interesting
is
when
I
went
to
the
president
of
upike
he's
a
good
friend
of
mine,
Dr,
Burton,
Webb
Burton
said
you
know,
Don
the
problem
with
nursing.
E
Is
we
can't
get
not
students
interested
in
nursing
and
I
said?
Well?
Are
you
going
to
the
students?
You
can't
just
wait
for
them
to
come
to
you.
He
said:
no,
they
just
don't.
We
don't
want
to
expand
the
program
because
there's
just
not
interest
right
after
I
had
the
conversation
I
contacted
Reed,
which
gave
it
is
accessed
into
the
to
the
school
and,
as
you
can
see
by
those
that
participated
and
you'll
notice
that
on
that
chart
there,
if
you
drop
down
the
nursing,
you
can
look
at
all
the
different
fields
that
are
available.
E
You
notice
that
we
had
340
students
at
the
end
of
our
program
that
raised
their
hand
and
said
that
we
want
to
be
an
RN
all
of
a
sudden.
The
president
called
me
from
the
University
said:
whatever
you're
doing,
stop
doing
it,
because
now
they're
lined
around
the
block
and
under
and
I
say
this
in
just
because
he
really
wanted
the
students
to
help
students,
but
he
laughed.
E
He
said
because,
under
the
new
legislation
that
was
passed,
if
I
can't
provide
a
nursing
seat,
then
have
to
refer
them
to
my
my
neighbor
school,
which
I
said
is
exactly
the
way
it
was
supposed
to
work.
So
congratulations
and
thank
you
all
for
that.
It
has
really
changed
landscape.
So
we
look
at
project,
cart
and
our
achievements.
Again.
Just
three
years
ago,
in
our
community
we
only
had
a
total
of
80
Healthcare
seats.
Allied
Health
I've
been
a
huge
advocate
and
proponed
I've
been
here
to
Frankfurt
several
times.
E
Speaking
of
various
leadership,
along
with
kctcs
and
with
the
work
we've
done
by
bringing
in
four
different
nursing
schools,
we
went
to
total
30
115
nursing
seats,
CNA
seats,
just
in
Pikeville
and
re
can
talk
about
what
he's
done.
In
a
moment.
We
have
50
seats,
radtech
seats,
We've
now
got
26,
which
is
phenomenal
because
that's
a
problem
with
Healthcare
is
these
two-year
programs
in
rural
communities.
Typically
in
the
past,
we've
been
forth
to
recruit
from
outside.
E
The
problem
with
that
is,
is
now
with
the
healthcare
rates
those
those
employees
now
have
come
back
to
once
they
want
once
came
so
recruiting
from
somebody
from
Lexington
or
ashin
or
Charleston
even
outside
the
area.
They've
now
gone
back
to
the
home
Community,
which
has
left
us
vulnerable.
So
by
creating
seats
within
the
community
and
recruiting
within
the
community.
If
they're
from
there,
you
train
them
there,
you
give
them
the
opportunity
there
they
going
to
stay
there.
So
it's
worked
out
very
well.
E
Radtech
medical
Tech
seats,
35
respiratory
seats,
30
I,
also
serve
on
K
beam's
board
of
directors
and
paramedic
is
a
major
issue
for
the
state
of
Kentucky
right
now.
We
actually
have
32
new
paramedic
seats
that
are
opening
up
this
year,
so
we're
extremely
excited
about
that,
along
with
EMT
working
with
the
local
fire
department
and
paramedic
seats
as
well
next.
E
So
when
you
look
at
again
as
I
SP
a
moment
ago,
we
went
from
only
having
80
healthc
care
seats
to
right
now
we
have
550
seats
just
in
the
city
of
Pikeville,
so
the
question
is:
is
how
do
you
fill
those
seats
next,
so
we
created
the
workforce,
Innovation
Center.
This
is
a
building
that
we
have.
We
received
the
Federal
grant
for
part
of
it.
E
We
put
up
most
of
the
money,
along
with
the
facility
we've
made
significant
Investments
and
I've
committed
staff
to
it
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
what
we
need
to
do.
So
we
you
look
at
that's
a
background.
You'll
see
that
there's
Cathedral
seats
in
the
background,
so
really
nice
got
a
stage,
a
lot
of
Technology
for
us
to
be
able
to
broadcast
as
well.
So
we
brought
in
teacher
FOC
focus
groups
also
because
we
didn't.
We
also
wanted
to
know
what
we
needed
to
do
with
the
students
to
get
them
more
engaged.
E
One
of
the
things
that's
not
on
the
slide
that
I
felt
we
we
were
talking
about
before
this
session-
is
that
what
been
very
upsetting
to
us
to
a
degree
because
it
was
partly
our
responsibility-
is
the
lack
of
knowledge
within
the
communities
of
of
how
many
type
of
of
opportunities
they
are
for
students
to
pursue.
So
one
of
the
things
we
actually
did
was
we
brought
in
all
the
student
counselors
from
all,
not
just
Pik
County,
all
the
surrounding
counties
into
my
boardroom.
E
We
probably
had
about
50
in
there
and
we
went
around
the
room
and
not
one
of
them.
Not
one
of
them
understood
that
the
all
these
programs
that
we're
talking
about
was
available
by
the
time
they
left
with
this
book.
They
were
all
so
excited
and
engaged.
The
second
book
that
you
have
there
is
actually
a
tutorial,
a
guideline
that
we
utilize
for
our
teachers
now
within
the
school
system
that
they
utilize
that
they
can
schedule
to
bring
their
students
to
the
workforce,
Innovation
Center,
which
we
do
so.
E
We
we
attack
it
all
the
way
from
kindergarten
all
the
way
up
to
12th
grade
the
TW
so
and
that's
what
we
brought
the
teachers
in
for
to
say:
okay,
how
do
we
engaged?
How
do
we
get
them
focused
and
how
do
we
then
create
a
pathway
to
get
them
where
they
need
to
go?
And
that's
we
start
working
with
the
students,
so
we
went
to
the
high
school
students.
We
talked
about
the
number
of
jobs.
E
We
talked
about
the
salary,
all
the
things
that
have
got
them
excited
because
imagine
now
a
high
school
students
able
to
come
out.
You
can
go
to
a&u,
for
example,
which
has
an
accelerated
program.
18
months
you
can
become
radch
and
RN
an
18
months
or
an
accelerate
program,
and
we
as
a
hospital.
We
pay
your
tuition
for
the
most
part
to
do
that.
So
then
you
graduate
high
school
at
a
minimum
of
a
$29
hour
job.
E
If
you
pass
your
board
with
full
benefits,
and
then
we
actually
go
into
the
sixth
and
eighth
grades,
with
clear
exploitation
with
the
School
Career
Fairs.
Again,
thanks
to
our
partners
and
the
challer
Learning
Center,
we
a
big
part
of
that
in
my
future.
Friday,
so
you'll
see
students.
Actually
there
you'll
notice
that
they're
at
tables
actually
touching
equipment
to
get
them
engaged
a
photomy
laboratory
radtech.
All
these
things,
we've
got
these
stations
that
are
set
up
with
expert
in
the
room
that
actually
lets
them.
E
Handson
touch
these
different
components
and
they
come
back
time
at
time
and
then
we
we
Mentor
them.
We
even
when
I,
don't
think
we
have
on
the
slide.
We
even
go
into
kindergarten
classes.
We
actually
bring
the
kindergartener
scrubs,
so
we
put
up
scrubs
and
caps
and
gowns
on
them
and
we
get
them
an
introduction,
not
to
be
afraid-
and
we
actually
have
some
of
our
pediatricians
that
come
in
and
interact
with
those
students
as
well.
E
Okay,
n9th
and
12
and
I
won't
go
through
all
these,
but
you
can
see
these
are
what
we
do
through
the
9th
through
12
the
career
Affairs,
the
classes.
We
do
the
shadowing
all
the
things
that
we're
talking
about.
We
also
work
with
programs
like
Jag,
which
has
been
very
beneficial
as
well,
and
then
the
catalog
which
I
mentioned
you
have
in
front
of
you.
So
then
we
work
beyond
the
classroom.
Also
with
things
like
a
Medical
Academy
College
visits,
we
actually
have
a.
E
We
have
different
three
different
teams,
one
in
HR
One
in
recruitment,
one
for
Workforce
Innovation,
and
you
know
on
the
far
right,
there's
a
schoolmate
app
so
bitsource,
which
is
a
homegrown
company
and
Rusty
Justice
and
and
Lynn
who
own
this
wonderful
software
technology.
Development
company
that
develops
apps
as
well
they've
done
work
throughout
all
the
country
is
in
the
process
of
developing
a
new
app
for
us,
where
they're,
probably
halfway
through
it.
E
But
what
the
purpose
of
the
app
will
be
is
to
be
able
to
turn
over
to
high
school
students
to
be
able
to
upload
and
again
allows
them
to
ask
answer
certain
questions
about
their
interest,
and
then
it
tells
them
what
what
their
prerequisites
needs
to
be
as
they
go
through
school.
It
will
then
Target
them
to
the
different
schools
in
the
system
that
says
this
is
a
school
that
teaches
ratch.
E
For
example,
it
allows
us
for
database
gets
their
contact
information,
and
then
we
share
that
with
the
school
that
allows
them
to
engage
that
student,
then
for
a
pathway
forward,
and
it
keeps
them
engaged
again
with
the
rates
and
all
those
things
that
are
available
for
them
to
get
them
excited
about
being
part
of
healthcare.
Okay
and
then
we
do
actual
classroom
visits
in
in
college
also
at
the
University.
So
it's
not
just
about
going
to
the
high
school.
E
It's
also
we're
now
engaging
college
students
that
have
a
science
background
that
may
want
to
pursue
one
of
our
opport
Financial
opportunities
that
we
would
put
them
them
in
possibly
an
MLT
program
with
for
two
years,
so
it
gives
them
opportunities
of
pursuing
where
I
there's
a
a
saying
that
in
u
the
hospital,
you
can
ask
any
executive
I
use
frequently,
and
is
that
you
fish
where
the
fish
are
so
the
intent
is,
is
to
go,
and
you
show
where
the
career
opportunities
are,
so
that
not
only
they
can
advance.
E
But
they
can
make
investments
and
stay
at
home
in
doing
so,
and
then
we
talk
about
kind
of
cover
the
schoolmate
app,
and
these
are
the
four
primary
colleges,
though
we
do
work
with
other
colleges
within
the
region
also
or
technical
schools.
But
these
are
our
primary
Partners.
Okay,
I
mentioned
the
training
program
already
and
then
U
mentioned.
E
That's
two
of
our
gentlemen:
that
recruitment,
Christian
haggy
leads
that
department,
but,
as
you
can
see,
we
make
High
School
visits,
College
visits
and
then
the
traditional
recruitment
we
actually
advertise
and
bring
in
non-traditional
students
potential
students
within
the
community
to
give
them
the
opportunity
to
learn
about
these
programs
also
and
to
off
also
discuss
our
financial,
the
things
that
are
available
to
them
to
pursue
a
financial
pathway.
So
when
you
look
at
the
number
of
top
positions
that
are,
students
are
interested
in
as
you
can
see.
E
These
are
also
the
in
the
various
positions
that
almost
every
hospital
in
state
of
Kentucky
right
now
throughout
the
nation
are
having
major
issues
in
RN,
LPN,
medical,
labtech,
ratch
and
respiratory
therapy.
Okay,
and
then
we
not
only
create
created
the
the
seats
we
created
the
facilities.
We
created
the
curriculum.
We
created
the
new
them
to
fit
the
workforce.
Then
we
realize
we
have
to
create
the
educational
assistance
so
currently
at
pel,
Medical
Center.
E
We
look
at
what
we're
actually
paying
out
in
travel
fees,
so
I
use
the
example
of
last
April.
E
So,
as
you
can
see,
we
offer
a
$20,000
three-year
agreement
for
three-year
commitment
for
an
RN,
an
LPN
$2,500
for
Oney
year
agreement,
an
RN
Bridge
up
to
$20,000
a
$110,000
for
MLT,
and
when
you
look
at
the
two-year
programs,
this
covers
almost
all
of
their
their
tuition
fee
in
conjunction
with
what
scholarships
that
they
will
receive
and
then,
when
they
actually
come
to
work,
there's
an
opportunity
for
a
retention
B
also
when
they
start
at
that
higher
rate.
Okay,
so
I
already
mentioned
the
college
recruitment.
E
We
do
a
lot
of
things
in
those
various
fields
that
you
see
there
as
well,
but
one
of
the
big
things
too,
that
a
selling
point
next
is
our
benefits.
So
when
you
look
at
benefits,
PMC
was
ranked
as
one
of
the
America's
Best
in
state
employers
and
part
of
that
is
because
we
have
an
absolutely
unbelievable
benefits
package
so
imagine
again
being
in
Eastern
Kentucky.
E
We
have
a
lot
of
employees
that
come
to
work
for
us
at
1125
an
hour
that
their
benefit
package
is
worth
more
than
what
they're
working
they're
waging
is
is
because
we
pay
again
a
$10
co-pay.
If
they
go
into
the
the
hospital
for
a
procedure,
they
come
out
owing
nothing
if
they
have
a
child.
They
owe
nothing.
So
this
benefit
package
is
offers
medical
life,
long,
dis,
long-term
disability,
disability,
a
retirement
plan
and
a
lot
of
other
benefits
that
our
employees
absolutely
love.
E
We're
able
to
do
that
for
for
U
for
our
employees,
because
they're
phenomenal
they
are
truly
Healthcare
Heroes,
but
also
keeps
them
employed,
and
that
already
mentioned
we
have
our
sign
on
bonuses
for
our
RN
staff.
As
you
can
see,
that's
the
different
bonuses,
depending
upon
the
longevity
of
the
time
that
they
agree
to
commit
to
us
unique
thing
is
too
I
should
mention.
Is
that
in
our
contract
agreement?
E
Is
that
when
a
student
enter
into
the
program-
and
they
sign
one
of
our
retention
bonuses,
we
have
X
amount
of
time
to
interview
them
and
to
hire
them
once
they
pass
their
boards
and
I.
Think
it's
60
days
so
after
60
days,
if
we
choose
not
to
hire
that
individual
once
they
pass
their
board,
they
don't
pay
that
back
they're
free
to
go
to
work
for
any
other
healthcare
provider
in
in
the
state.
So
we
don't
tie
them
just
to
us.
E
We
tie
them
to
us
if
we
want,
if
we
want
to
offer
them
a
a
job
after
they
graduate
or
after
they
pass
their
board.
So
we
also
have
tuition
assistance
program
internally,
so
we
offer
our
own
pathway.
E
So
you
may
have
somebody
that
works
in
our
cafeteria,
for
example,
that
we
give
them
time
and
we
give
them
tuition
assistance
not
for
not
only
them
but
for
any
of
their
family
members
and
their
immediate
family
to
help
them
go
through
school,
and
we
actually
have
several
employees
and
several
other
family
members
that
are
pursuing
that
pathway.
E
Currently.
So
when
you
look
at
overall
recruitment
this,
the
proofs
in
the
putting
with
what
you
all
did
and
on
top
of
what
we've
done
with
this
program,
as
you
can
see
from
2022
and
I,
don't
have
this
past
month's
numbers
we've
been
able
to
hire
359
employees
to
this
program,
so
we
are
able
to
solve
our
health
care
issues
by
Workforce
shortages
through
a
program
now
take
note
that
we
have
not
seen
our
first
major
class
graduate
yet
so
with
within
the
next
year.
E
Is
one
really
truly
we're
going
to
see
the
huge
benefit
of
everything
that
we,
the
Investments,
that
we've
made
and
then
we
also
do
job
fairs
for
the
community
matter
of
fact,
we
just
had
one.
This
weekend
we
had
people
lined
around
the
building
to
enter
into
not
only
these
programs,
but
currently
other
programs
that
we
have
available
and,
like
most
hospitals,
currently
I
have
about
400
job
openings.
As
of
today
in
your
pack,
I
mention
the
PMC
heart
booklet
that
we
created.
This
is
also
a
website
PMC
jobs.
E
You
can
learn
about
most
everything
that
I'm
was
talking
about
here
today,
as
along
any
other
prospective
student
or
employee
up
on
rpmc
jobs.org
website
and
then,
as
I
mentioned,
when
you
talk
about
health
care
and
offering
a
expanded,
Health
Care,
especially
in
Eastern
Kentucky.
Unfortunately,
the
region
that
I
serve
leads
the
nation
in
cancer
rates,
pulmonary
disease
heart
disease,
almost
every
disease
you
can
think
about
is
are
my
patients
and
my
patients
have
a
higher
level
of
Acuity
they're
harder
to
get
out
the
hospital
they
stay.
E
They
have
a
longer
length
of
stay.
So
when
we
talk
about
Healthcare
work,
Healthcare
is
extremely
important
to
those
who
serve
in
Eastern
Kentucky,
but
it's
also
a
huge
economic
driver.
Again
I
talked
about
the
economic
impact
that
we
had
at
the
beginning
of
the
slide.
When
we
look
at
making
smart
Investments
and
incentives
creating
technical
educational
career
opportunities,
distribution
of
wealth,
it
all
impacts
our
region
in
such
a
healthy
way.
So
healthc
care
is
our
economy,
which
is
why
that
I
appreciate
the
time
that
you're
giving
us
here
today.
J
I'd
like
to
start
by
saying
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
today,
Senator
wise.
The
rest
of
the
panel
would
also
like
to
thank
the
legislators
for
recognizing
the
need
for
vocational
education
in
Eastern.
Kentucky
I
am
on
the
sfcc
board
of
control
and
over
the
last
few
years
a
lot
of
money
has
went
back
to
Eastern
Kentucky
for
vocational
education.
One
of
the
reasons
for
that
and
I'll
get
into
a
little
bit
of
the
history.
We
all
know
with
the
downturn
of
coal.
J
It
really
hit
Eastern
Kentucky
very
hard,
so
vocational
education
is
where
it's
at
for
us
in
relation
to
trying
to
get
our
community
back
and
trying
to
retain
our
talent.
A
tremendous
amount
of
our
talent
moved
to
Central
Kentucky,
several
others
into
Georgia
and
Alabama.
Looking
for
for
work
and
and
really
it
was
some
of
our
most
talented
people,
some
of
our
Blue
Collar
people
and
it's
really
hit
our
community
very
hard.
J
To
give
you
an
example:
I
looked
at
the
numbers
at
the
beginning
of
the
school
year
in
2013,
Pike
County
schools
had
9200
kids.
We
started
this
year
with
7250,
so
in
a
decade
we've
lost
1950
kids
over
20%
of
our
population
and
those
are
some
of
our
best
and
brightest
because
they
were
seeking
work
seeking
jobs.
So
the
fact
that
the
legislators
are
looking
at
this
and
understanding
that
we
need
help
you're
putting
your
money
where
your
mouth
is,
and
we
really
appreciate
that
we
really
do.
J
We
are
going
to
at
the
new
Vocational
School
keep
all
of
our
current
programs.
Our
current
programs
are
automotive,
electricity,
HVAC
and
industrial
maintenance,
we're
working
diligently
with
KDE
to
make
sure
that
we're
meeting
all
criteria,
that's
needed
to
keep
those
programs
intact,
but
the
the
exciting
thing
and
the
big
thing
is
with
project
har.
We
are
adding
several
medical
programs.
Donovan
touched
on
several
of
those
medical
programs,
a
couple
that
I
think
are
going
to
be
really
neat
or
like
a
medical
assistant
Donovan.
What
would
a
medical
assistant
start
out
at.
J
Yeah
that
that
is
an
opportunity
for
a
kid
coming
out
of
high
school,
to
be
able
to
raise
a
family,
to
be
able
to
feed
a
family
to
be
able
to
stay
in
Eastern
Kentucky,
which
is
what
most
eastern
kentuckians
want
to
do.
So
we
feel
like,
with
this
program,
we're
going
to
be
able
to
to
give
our
kids
that
chance.
That's
what
we
want
to
do
to
give
you
an
example
of
some
of
the
things
we've
already
done.
We've
already
doubled
our
CNA.
Our
certified
nurse
assist
assistant
program
in
each
of
our
high
schools.
J
I
have
five
high
schools.
We
had
15
slots
for
a
total
of
75.
Now
we've
doubled
that
up
to
150
slots
and,
as
Donovan
said,
what
that
does
that
allows
these
kids
to
to
get
involved
with
the
program
and
realize
whether
or
not
they
they
actually
want
to
be
in
patient
care.
Do
they
actually
want
to
handle
blood?
Do
they
actually
want
to
handle
urine?
Because
that's
a
real
thing,
a
lot
of
our
kids
think
they
want
to
be
a
doctor.
J
They
think
they
want
to
be
a
nurse
till
they
actually
get
in
there
and
and
start
doing
these
things,
and
they
realize
this
may
not
be
what
I
want
to
do.
The
good
news
for
them,
though,
is,
is
with
Donovan
being
such
a
large
employer.
There
are
several
areas
in
the
hospital:
kids
can
work
and
not
actually
be
impatient
care.
They
can
work
in
HR,
they
can
work
in
it.
They
can
work.
J
I
know
my
you,
my
wife
runs
several
Don
clinics
and,
and
she
needs
receptionist
in
the
worst
kind
of
way,
so
there's
other
opportunities
for
kids
out
there
and
that's
what
we
we
want
to
do.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
our
kids
have
every
opportunity
to
stay
there
and
raise
a
family
if
that,
if
that's
what
they
choose
to
do,
we
feel
like
this.
Vocational
school
is
going
to
give
them
that
that
opportunity
to
give
you
a
feel-good
story,
my
niece
Abby
she's
a
very
intelligent
girl.
She
graduated
this
year.
J
She
was
in
the
CNA
program
she
now
is
enrolled
in
in
nursing,
school
and
she's
dead,
set
on
being
a
nurse.
She
already
know
what
knows
what
that
entails
and,
and
that
that's
just
one
of
many
talking
to
Donovan
yesterday,
one
of
our
quarter,
who
was
a
great
athlete
College
athlete
he's
a
nurse
now
that
removes
the
stigma
for
boys.
A
lot
of
boys
are
a
little
bit
leery
about
wanting
to
go
into
nursing.
Well,
he'll
be
a
poster
child
for
Donovan
on
it's
okay.
J
To
do
this,
you
know
so
a
lot
of
really
exciting
things
are
happening.
They
really
are
and-
and
we
really
feel
like
that-
that
we're
on
the
right
track,
we
feel
like
this.
This
program
will
be
a
pilot
not
only
for
Eastern,
Kentucky
and
Kentucky,
but
the
nation
as
a
whole.
When
you
look
at
the
partnership
with
River
Place
the
drug
rehabilitation
facility
facility.
That
facility
will
be
using
this
this,
this
Vocational
School
in
the
evenings
to
train
a
D
drug
rehabilitation
patients.
J
It
will
be
given
them
an
opportunity
to
get
back
into
the
workforce.
It
will
give
them
an
opportunity
to
be
removed
from
the
situation
that
they
were
in,
because,
if
you
put
them
back
in
that
same
situation,
they're
going
to
fall
back
into
that
same
category
many
many
times.
So
we
feel
like
when
we,
when
you
look
at
the
overall
opportunity
here.
This
will
be
a
pil
not
again
not
only
for
for
Kentucky,
but
also
the
nation
as
a
whole.
And
this
time
I'll
open
the
floor
up
for
questions
or.
F
Comments,
the
only
thing
that
that
I'll
add
to
that
is
that
at
the
highest
level,
what
we're
really
trying
to
do
is
three
things:
first,
expand
the
health
care,
educational
opportunities
in
our
region
and
that
that
takes
Partnerships
and
collaboration
with
our
higher
education
institutions.
The
second
thing
is:
is
we
have
to
get
the
word
out,
so
we
have
multiple
forms
of
Outreach,
which
also
requires
Partnerships
with
school
systems,
so
that
we
can
access
those
students.
F
A
Thank
you
all.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
the
presentations
excellent
overview,
open
up
for
some
questions
here
from
Members
representative
Gentry.
K
Thank
you,
Mr
chair.
Thank
you
guys
for
being
here.
This
sounds
great
I
had
a
brief
question
with
two
sectors
of
people
related
to
you've
kind
of
hit
on
U
addicted
people
in
in
re-entry,
and
that
sort
of
thing
that's
great
to
hear
the
other
question
of
a
sector
of
people
is:
is
there
anything
or
any
any
work
or
efforts
being
done
and
and
looking
at
kentuckians
with
disabilities
and
and
getting
involved
in
the
workplace
at
all
and
or
any
statistics
in
the
Pik
field
area?
F
Yeah
so
I
don't
know
that
I
can
quote
spec
specific
statistics
off
the
top
of
my
head.
Certainly
certainly
we
are
and
always
have
been
equal
opportunity
employer.
You
know,
and
we
we
accommodate
persons
with
disabilities
in
in
every
every
way
that
we
can
and
that's
there's
not
a
lot
of
Silver
Linings.
You
know
to
a
Workforce
shortage,
but
one
of
those
potential
Silver
Linings
is
that
some
of
some
of
those
things
that
U
may
have
been
an
issue
in
the
past.
F
We
we
no
longer
have
the
ability
to
do
that
right.
So
we
need
people,
all
hospitals,
need
people,
and
so
certain
barriers
that
may
may
have
existed
in
the
past
have
tendency
to
naturally
fall
away
and
I.
Think
that
is
one
silver
lining
right.
F
There
are
certain
programs
that
are
upcoming
conferences,
that
I
know
we're
planning
to
be
a
part
of
that
are
sponsored
by
various
groups,
specifically
directed
at
individuals
with
disabilities,
and
so
we
look
forward
to
our
participation
in
that
and
the
opportunity
to
to
actually
expand
those
opportunities
to
accommodate
those
persons
same
for
the
Second,
Chance
or
re-entry
programs.
F
You
know
we
all
know
that
in
our
part
of
the
state
that
that
has
been
an
issue
and
that
those
individuals
have
challenges
to
employment,
so
we're
excited
to
be
working
with
the
new
vocational
school,
which
is
located
right
beside
a
Rehabilitation,
a
residential
facility.
So
so
we'll
have
County
school
children,
mostly
during
the
day,
but
in
the
evenings
there'll
be
the
opportunity
for
adult
education,
which
will
include
their
nextdoor
neighbor
at
the
individuals
at
Riverplace
so
that
they
can.
They
can
start
on
that
path
to
re-entry.
F
You
know,
and-
and
research
really
shows
that
the
ability
to
gain
employment
is
a
is
a
significant
factor
in
maintaining
that
long-term
sobriety.
So
we
are
looking
at
both
groups
on
somebody
does
have
a
high
school
diploma,
yeah
yeah.
So
we
also
have
individuals,
maybe
that
don't
have
a
high
school
diploma.
So
we
also
assist
them
in
obtaining
their
GED,
which
you
know
that
can
that
can
be
done
completely
free
of
charge
to
to
any
individual
in
the
Commonwealth.
K
Thank
you
for
that
and,
in
fact,
just
add
one
very
quick
comment.
Mr
chair,
thank
you
speaking
from
a
position
of
somebody
that
has
a
disability
and
and
competes
in
the
workforce
every
day,
I
can
tell
you
that
one
of
the
biggest
Keys
is
self-confidence
and
self-esteem
and
as
as
as
a
nation,
we're
getting
a
lot
better
with
that.
K
A
lot
more
awareness
with
that
in
so
many
different
areas,
but
that
is
really
vital
and
and
I
I
can
understand
from
a
re-entry
standpoint
with
with
those
issues,
probably
a
lot
of
similarities
to
that
and
there's
nothing
that
build
self-confidence
and
self-esteem
more
than
being
able
to
accomplish
something
on
your
own,
absolutely
without
assistance-
and
you
know
we
have
a
famous
saying
I-
can
too
please.
Let
me
so
anytime
at
all
that
that
you
can
now
now
with
people
with
disabilities.
There's
there's
several
other
layers
of
complexity.
K
I
understand
you
have
a
variety
of
different
types
of
impairments
that
you
know
different
challenges.
Certain
individuals
have
have
a
lot
stronger
impairments
than
others.
You
know
they
might
be
limited
and
and
what
you
know
how
they
can
fit
into
a
workplace,
and
there
there
are
many
others
that
aren't
on
any
kind
of
government
assistance
program
the
not
really
counted
real
well
in
some
of
these
areas.
K
Some
of
these
individuals
really
struggle
a
lot
mentally.
You
know
it's
not
physical
disability
as
much
as
the
mental
disability,
I've
told
people
for
I've
now
been
one
armed
for
30
years
and
and
I
will
tell
you
that
it's
not
even
close.
My
biggest
challenge
is,
has
always
been
mental.
More
than
the
physical
disability
and
I've
been
fortunate
enough.
That
I
was
surrounded
with
right.
K
People
had
good
opportunities
and
and
and
been
successful
at
things
that
I
have
done
in
the
past,
but
it's
it's
very,
very
important
to
be
able
to
provide
opportunities,
because
because
people
can
do
a
lot
of
things
that
if
we
don't
live
in
that
world,
we
we're
kind
of
Blown
Away
by
what
people
can
do
when
they
believe
in
themselves,
and
they
have
that
self-confidence
and
that
self-esteem
and-
and
we
always
try
to
promote
any
kind
of
individuality
when
we
can
do
something
and
take
advantage
of
an
opportunity.
K
It's
incredible,
not
only
what
it
does
for
that
individual,
but
here's,
the
key
everybody
around
them,
gets
inspired
absolutely
by
their
accomplishments
and
that's
what
we're
seeing
in
in
workforces
all
over
the
country.
Now
in
businesses,
where
they're
hiring
people
and
they're
coming
in
and
now
all
of
a
sudden
90%
of
the
workforce,
you
has
their
and
complaints
about
whatever
little
thing
in
their
life
that
we
all
like
to
complain
about
on
a
daily
basis
becomes
very
minuscule
because
you're
you're
inspired
by
that
individual.
K
That
you
see
that
you
know,
has
a
lot
larger
challenges
than
yourself.
So
anything
you
guys
can
do
to
to
help
promote
and
another
complexity.
I'm
sorry
I'm
rattling
on
I
swear
I'll
get
done
real,
quick
here,
but
another
issue
is,
is
many
of
these
people
that
are
are
on
government
assistance
programs
and
get
a
small
amount
of
money.
K
They're
scared
to
death
to
give
that
up
there
there's
different
types
of
of
of
Regulation
with
these
programs
that
say,
if
you
make
so
much
employment,
then
you're
you're
going
to
lose
this
Nest
Egg,
so
to
speak
in
their
mind
and
it's
more
difficult
to
to
inspire
them
to
say
Hey.
K
E
Just
a
quick
response
is
that
Eric
told
you
what
we're
doing
to
try
to
address
those
specific
needs,
but
also
we
recognize
exactly
everything
that
you're
saying
as
a
community
and
as
a
organization
nonprofit
organization
built
upon
Christian
principles.
We
recently
also
opened
our
Appalachian
Valley
Autism
Center,
so
we
I
now
leave
the
single
largest
ABA
Center
in
the
nation,
with
over
currently
a
100
students
in
the
program
that
on
the
Spectrum,
which
was
led
by
my
it's,
the
Appalachian
Valley
Autism
Center
acronym,
the
AA
Center.
E
The
inspiration
is
my
granddaughter,
who
is
on
the
Spectrum
and
was
the
first
student
in
the
program.
Was
the
first
graduate
in
the
program
and
is
now
doing
extremely
well.
But,
as
we
know
a
lot
of
these,
we
label
as
dis
disabilities,
they're,
not
disabilities,
they're
simply
different
abilities
that
we
have
to
open
up
a
doorway
to
try
to
find
a
way
to
build
confidence
and
make
a
pathway
forward.
So
we
are
committed.
A
K
J
Gentry
through
a
discussion
with
with
Tim
Robinson
and
Greg
May
with
Arc,
they
actually
have
placed
now
31
people
in
a
Toyota
subsidiary
that
have
been
trained
in
automotive,
which
goes
back
to
your
point.
It
goes
back
to
confidence,
one
of
which
now
is
making
six
figures
so
U,
certainly
to
your
point.
They
they
they
need
that
confidence
in
order
to
reenter
the
workforce.
So.
L
Thank
you,
I
have
a
question
and
a
comment.
You
know:
I
do
represent
a
small
part
of
Pike
County
very
proud
to
represent
Pike
County
I
also
represent
all
of
Floyd
County
and
I
know
that
Pik
full
Medical
Center,
probably
hires
you're,
probably
one
of
the
biggest
Employers
in
Eastern
Kentucky,
probably
hires,
almost
500
people
in
Floyd,
County
alone,
aside
from
the
part
of
Pike
County,
that
I
represent
how
many
counties
do
you
pull
from
in
employment?
How
many
different
counties
do
you
affect
where
you
provide
employment
to
their
residents.
E
We
currently
have
employees
from
302
different
Kentucky
counties
that
work
at
PMC.
You
know
our
partners
arh
between
the
both
of
us.
We
have
about
10,000
employees
in
Eastern
Kentucky
and
until
your
point
you're
about
spot
on
Floyd
County
being
our
adjacent
neighboring
County,
we
employ
right
about
nearly
500
employees
there
as
well.
Our
service
area
is
about
450,000
residents,
offering
a
higher
level
of
care,
and-
and
again
you
know,
AR
seems
to
be
a
lot
of
people
put
us
in
a
position
of
competitors.
E
We
not
the
type
of
hospital
arh
is,
is
our
number
one
transfer
center
is
from
AR,
so
they're,
actually
our
biggest
customer
as
well
and
Holly
Phillips
CEO.
There
is
a
good
friend
of
mine,
so
we
recognize
and
appreciate
those
that
were
able
to
serve,
and
also
my
representative
that
I
get
the
opportunity
to
to
vote
for
each
year.
L
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much,
but
I
would
like
to
make
a
comment.
Thank
decline
of
the
coal
industry,
of
the
shift
that
we
saw
in
our
population,
leaving
they
had
to
leave
to
find
comparable
employment.
We
appreciate
the
healthc
care
industry
for
stepping
up
and
trying
to
fill.
Those
shoes
way
it
was
recently
announced
is
going
to
be
a
huge
Factor
when
it
comes
to
the
growth
of
Eastern
Kentucky
and
helping
to
drive
the
economy
throughout
the
mountains.
But
a
lot
of
folks
don't
realize
the
growth
that
we've
already
seen.
L
For
instance,
Pikeville
college,
has
turned
in
has
grown
into
the
University
of
Pikeville.
The
University
of
Pikeville
has
one
of
three
medical
colleges
in
the
state.
What
UK,
Louisville
and
upike
they
not
only
have
the
Medical
College,
they
have
the
optometry
school.
They.
M
In
order
to
successfully
complete
their
educational
pathway
and
segue
into
employment,
our
division
is
tasked
with
Innovations
and
rapid
response
program.
So
I'll
give
a
great
example.
We
saw
in
the
last
presentation
that
not
every
nurse
who
sits
through
their
program
can
pass
the
inlex.
My
husband
is
an
RN
and
I
watched
him
study
for
the
inlex
and
I
can
tell
you
right
now
that
there
is
no
way
I
could
pass
the
inlex.
It
is
a
very
difficult
exam,
seeing
what
those
passway
rates
looked
like
in
the
common
wealth.
M
Our
executive
director
of
healthcare
programs,
Dr
Kelly
svage,
put
forward
a
proposal
to
to
create
a
rapid
response.
Boot
camp
that
boot
camp
allowed
us
to
recruit
students,
not
only
from
kctcs
programs
who
were
not
successful
in
passing
the
inlex,
but
across
the
state.
In
fact,
Tel's
sister
was
one
of
those
individuals
who
now
has
her
RN
as
a
result
of
having
set
through
that
boot
camp.
M
It
was
a
small
pilot
program,
but
the
proof
of
concept
is
there,
and
so
that
we
were
able
to
offer
free
of
cost
as
a
result
of
Revenue
that
we
generate
through
customized
training.
These
are
the
types
of
things
that
we
try
to
advance
in
our
area
in
order
to
meet
immediate
needs,
find
that
proof
of
concept
and
then
scale
them
to
impact
more
individuals
across
the
Commonwealth.
We
also
offer
concierge
services
towards
employers.
Not
every
company
has
the
bandwidth
that
pikul
Medical
Center
does.
M
We
are
very
grateful
to
have
employers
who
are
investing
at
that
level,
but
without
a
dedicated
and
very
well-versed
HR
department
and
a
Learning
and
Development
arm,
it
can
be
difficult
for
companies
to
know,
know
and
understand
how
to
navigate
these
options.
Where
do
they
fit
on
this
spectrum
of
assisting
students
at
all
junctures
of
their
journey,
to
explore
careers
and
to
understand
their
options?
M
What's
their
Roi
for
that
investment,
and
so
our
team
really
has
one
foot
in
the
door
at
business
and
industry,
understanding
their
needs
and
helping
them
to
navigate
that
system,
and
that
means
they
may
not
be
connecting
those
companies
with
kctcs.
It
may
be
that,
because
of
their
bandwidth
because
of
their
human
resource,
a
avability
there's
a
better
fit
elsewhere.
M
Okay,
very
quickly,
we
are
very
excited
to
be
able
to
share
with
you
all
that
coming
this
session,
we
will
have
first
ofit
kind
data
on
active
employer,
Partnerships
I
know
that
this
sounds
like
something
we
should
already
have.
We
are
not
behind
the
national
trend
on
this
data
institutions
across
the
country
are
really
trying
to
figure
out
how
they
can
map
these
relationships
and
better
understand
and
how
to
move
companies
from
more
transactional
engagements,
such
as
simply
showing
up
at
a
career,
fair,
hoping
to
recruit
students
to
more
transformational
Partnerships.
M
The
types
of
Partnerships
that
you
just
heard
about
from
Pikeville
Medical
Center,
in
which
one
of
our
colleges,
Big,
Sandy,
Community
and
Technical,
is
an
active
partner.
So
far
we
have
eight
colleges
reporting.
We
have
identified
what
we
are
calling
a
transformational
partnership
267
in
our
Workforce
Solutions
divisions.
That
means
those
colleges
are
working
hand
inand
with
a
company
on
a
mutually
articulated
and
understanded
goal.
This
is
not
just
showing
up
at
a
career,
fair,
not
just
hiring
our
students
on
our
employment
platform.
M
This
is,
we
are
working
together
on
an
initiative
or
a
project
with
key
performance
indicators
and
a
timeline
within
our
academics
and
student
services
units
we've
identified.
418
of
those
types
of
Partnerships
could
be
serving
on
an
advisory
committee,
helping
us
to
innovate
curriculum.
It
could
be
assisting
us
with
faculty
recruitment
because,
as
you
might
imagine,
it
is
very
difficult
to
convince
a
nurse
to
leave
the
floor
of
the
hospital
and
come
join
us
in
the
classroom.
M
The
pay
is
not
comparable,
but
we
can't
generate
more
nurses
in
the
pipeline
unless
we
have
those
highest
quality.
Nurses
on
the
floor
also
engaging
with
us
in
the
education
system.
We
work
with
companies
to
also
rapidly
Lift
Up
Programs
when
there's
areas
of
need,
I
started
at
kctcs
in
2020,
and
at
that
time
conversations
were
just
underway
with
Jefferson
Community
and
Technical
College
and
LG
to
meet
the
needs
of
line
technicians
in
that
Community.
Within
less
than
a
year
we
lifted
up
a
program.
Lg
was
providing
polls
for
the
pole
yard.
M
They
were
providing
instructor
recruitment,
they
were
providing
mentorship
most
of
those
graduates
to
date.
We've
had
150
since
launching
are
spoken,
for
they
have
job
offers
before
they
even
complete
the
program.
The
last
thing
and
the
maybe
the
most
important
thing
that
you
all
will
hear
today
is
earn
and
learn
opportunities.
More
than
80%
of
students
in
the
country
are
working
while
they're
pursuing
higher
education.
That
means
that
we
can't
think
of
the
Finish
Line
as
crossing
the
stage
tossing
your
tassel
to
the
other
side
and
then
embarking
on
employment.
M
D
Absolutely
thank
you
Jesse
at
kctcs.
It
is
our
mission
to
make
sure
that
we
are
per
making
sure
we
a
provider
of
Premier
talent
in
the
Commonwealth
by
providing
qu
quality
of
life
and
economic
Vitality
through
employment
success.
So
one
of
the
things
that
you'll
see
here
on
the
left
side
of
the
screen
is
a
couple
of
options
that
we
have
provided
to
our
students
or
are
focused
on
to
make
sure
that
our
students
have
development
opportunities
and
also
access
to
employers
handshake
before
handshake.
D
We
just
deployed
that
within
the
last
year
before
that
we
did
not
have
a
strategy
to
intentionally
connect
students
to
employers
and
that's
exactly
what
handshake
does
and
also
allows
the
opportunity
for
employers
to
say
we
want
to
hire
kctcs
students
from
across
the
state.
I'll
tell
you
a
brief
story
about
one
of
our
students
who
presented
at
the
Board
of
Regents.
His
name
was
khil.
He
has
a
disability,
he's
wheelchair
bound
and
he
was
looking
to
start
his
career
in
healthcare.
D
He
applied
to
this
healthc
care
company
twice
prior
to
handshake
and
once
we
launched
handshake,
he
applied
to
that
same
healthc
care
company
and
got
an
interview
and
a
job
within
48
hours
at
the
same
Healthcare
company.
So
that's
just
the
power
of
what
handshake
does
and
how
it's
able
to
help
our
students
to
easily
connect
where
else
their
maybe
resume
would
have
been
overlooked.
Otherwise,
aside
from
handshake,
we're
also
just
committed
to
Career
exposure
and
Career
Development
Career
Development
being
there's
a
lot
of
emphasis
on
early
exposure.
D
Let's
expose
middle
school
students,
let's
expose
high
school
students,
but
what
we're
really
focused
on
is
also
that
competence,
development
and,
as
representative
Gentry
mention
that
confidence
helping
them
to
build
those
pieces
in
order
to
obtain
great
jobs.
It's
often
times
a
misconception
that
students
are
as
soon
as
you
get
a
college
degree
that
you
immediately
have
a
job,
but
sometimes
there
is
a
lack
of
understanding
of
what
that
industry
alignment
looks
like
or
if
you
get
into
that
job
and
recognize
I
thought
I
wanted
to
be
a
nurse,
but
I
don't
like
blood.
Now.
D
D
And
what
can
my
opportunities
be
with
the
credentials
and
the
the
degree
that
I've
already
received,
and
so
we
really
focus
on
three
main
pillars
within
that
compet
Career,
Development
exploration
and
exposure,
competence,
development
as
I
mentioned,
and
then
also
access
entertainment,
which
is
handshake
and
also
connection
to
employers
through
those
enhanced
employer
Partnerships,
as
Jesse
mentioned,
earn
and
learn,
is
one
another
way
that
we
have
really
helped
students
to
also
maintain
their
employment,
while
also
you
know
getting
a
credential
and
also
earning
a
paycheck.
D
Just
yesterday
we
launched
Education
First
employers,
which
is
a
talent,
attraction
retention
and
development
solution
strategy
for
Kentucky
businesses.
What
we
do
know
through
doing
this
research
is
that
every
year
companies
set
aside
billions
of
dollars
for
their
employees
to
upskill
or
res
skill
through
some
type
of
educational
attainment,
and
often
times
those
dollars
are
left
on
the
table
over
half
of
those
through
our
education
first
employers.
D
We
have
around
50
employers
across
the
Commonwealth
who
have
raised
their
hand
to
say
we
want
to
make
sure
that
kentuckians
are
not
only
able
to
earn
a
living
wage
paycheck,
but
also
have
credentials
along
the
way
and
develop
a
degree,
but
also
these
companies
are
making
sure
that,
through
those
companies,
they
have
reported
that
there
are
over
3
million
to
date,
doll
of
dollars
that
are
left
on
the
table
within
those
companies.
D
D
When
is
the
last
time
you
looked
at,
let
me
revisit
what
those
benefits
package
was
whenever
I
was
hired,
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
our
students
not
only
have
the
opportunity,
but
our
employees
across
the
Commonwealth
remember
or
also
you
know,
it
is
showcased
that
they
have
those
opportunities
to
also
obtain
a
degree.
There
are
six
over
600,000
Kian
with
some
level
of
credential,
but
no
degree.
D
If
we
are
able
to
already
those
employees
who
are
participating
in
the
workforce
to
upskill
themselves
and
also
obtain
a
degree,
it
will
help
us
to
make
sure
that
we
are
moving
Workforce,
Development
and
economic
development
forward
as
their
trajectory
is
continued
along
their
employment
career
Jesse.
If
you
don't
mind
to
change
that,
so
thinking
about
education
versus
employers,
what
is
the
benefits
for
employers
there's
a
long
list
here,
but
what
we
really
want
to
underscore.
D
D
Please
send
me
your
talent,
but
what
we
recognize
is
there
has
to
be
an
equal
responsibility
both
for
the
employer
and
the
educator,
in
order
to
make
sure
that
Workforce
Development
continues
to
grow
so
that
employers
not
only
help
Educators
to
understand
what
are
the
current
Workforce
and
Industry
Trends,
but
also
so
that
our
Educators
can
understand.
What
do
we
need
to
be
teaching
in
the
classrooms?
What
do
we
need
to
offer
our
students
in
order
for
them
to
be
top
candidates
whenever
they
go
to
apply
and
look
for
jobs?
D
We
also
are
committed
to
providing
these
companies
with
local
education
options
for
Kian
I
know
often
times.
I
grew
up
in
Henderson
Kentucky.
The
immediate
thing
I
knew
was
I'm
not
staying
here.
D
For
a
very
long
time,
we
will
be
maintaining
data
to
make
sure
and
track
what
these,
how
these
individuals
are
hired.
Their
retention
rates
and
also
their
level
of
educational
entainment
across
this
initiative
of
Education
First
employers.
So
this
is
just
one
of
the
many
ways
that
we
are
really
committed
to
the
Vitality
of
Workforce
Development,
and
also
the
relationship
between
education,
Educators
and
employers
and
I'll
pass
it
to
Jesse
to
talk
about
how
we
offer
customized
training
solutions
for
our
Kentucky
businesses
as
well.
M
Thank
you,
Chanel,
there's
one
more
point
that
I'd
like
to
underscore:
there's
not
a
strategy
in
the
Commonwealth
to
address
the
Gap
in
the
talent
pipeline
in
which
an
individual
decides
they're
going
to
stop
out
of
their
educational
pathway.
At
the
same
same
time,
the
data
is
showing
us
somewhere
between
5
and
10
years,
most
of
the
low
lower
I
say
lower
wage
jobs.
M
At
many
of
these
jobs,
you
can
make
$18
$20
an
hour
in
fast
food,
but
those
are
the
jobs
that
are
primed
for
Automation,
and
so
what
we're
looking
at
is
600,000
Kian,
as
tanell
mentioned,
who
have
some
college,
but
no
credential,
who
are
likely
working
in
positions
that
are
primed
for
automation.
So
if
we
don't
develop
some
type
of
strategy
to
re-engage
these
individuals
and
upskill
them
for
the
jobs
of
today
and
tomorrow,
we
are
going
to
have
a
very
significant
crisis.
M
On
our
hand
that
amplifies
what
we're
already
dealing
with
and
having
a
huge
population
that
is
unders
skilled
for
the
jobs
of
tomorrow.
So
30%
of
our
students
who
stop
out,
we
send
surveys
and
we
ask:
why
did
you
stop
out?
Sometimes
they
don't
know
what
how
their
educational
pathway
aligns
with
career
opportunities
and
that's
where
the
exposure
and
what's
going
on
with
project
har,
that's
why
it's
so
important,
but
30%
every
single
semester
at
kctcs
cite
Financial
or
employment
reasons
these
companies,
these
47,
committed
companies,
are
providing
Regional
living
wages
and
tuition
benefits.
M
We're
going
to
solve
that
problem
and
we're
going
to
train
faculty
to
have
conversations
with
students
who
are
struggling
to
say
what's
going
on.
Why
haven't
you
been
in
class
if
that
student
responds
and
says
I'm
working
three
jobs
to
feed
my
family,
while
I'm
trying
to
pursue
this
nursing
pathway
way
we're
going
to
get
them
connected
to
one
of
our
HealthCare
Partners
in
this
network,
where
they
can
not
only
gain
skills
but
not
have
to
worry
about
balancing,
so
many
employment
needs
as
they
persist
on
their
pathway.
M
You've
heard
a
lot
about
trains
already
from
our
partners
at
Pikeville,
Medical
Center
trains
is
our
legislative
allocation,
just
above
$4
million,
and
this
year
we
are
going
to
be
speaking
to
you
at
length
about
the
need
for
additional
trains
funding.
We
did
not
have
a
brand.
We
did
not
have
a
marketing
or
communication
strategy
for
trains
for
quite
some
time.
I
want
to
be
very
transparent
about
that.
M
There
was
rollover
year
to
year
and
when
I
started
at
kctcs,
I
had
to
go
to
some
some
sort
of
a
conference
and
I
said
well
where,
where
are
all
the
trains
Flyers
where's,
my
marketing
materials
I
can't
show
up
at
the
conference
without
nice,
glossy
flyers
and
there
weren't
any.
So.
My
number
one
priority
was
to
advocate
for
a
marketing
budget.
M
We
started
marketing
trains,
we
started
doing
Grassroots
Outreach
so
that
our
partners
at
Career
Centers
anyone
else
who
is
doing
business
engagement
in
the
same
way
that
we
can
talk
about
their
programs
and
resources.
They
can
talk
about
trains.
We
have
seen
Monumental
growth.
The
rollover
has
been
exhausted.
We
have
added
in
the
last
three
years
three
fiscal
years,
290
additional
companies
into
our
portfolio.
M
Trains
allows
us
to
go
in
and
serve
small
and
mediumsized
businesses
as
well,
who
may
not
have
the
financial
resources
to
upskill,
their
current
or
new
hires,
and
so
we're
able
to
sit
down
with
them
and
look
at
what
are
the
critical
skills
gaps.
We
create
a
rapid
response
just
in
time
program
for
those
companies
and
then
we
deliver
it
on
their
time
so
that
that
company's
operations
are
not
interrupted,
as
they
are
advancing
the
skill
set
of
their
workers.
M
Last
year
we
invested
over
6
million
and
we
were
able
to
do
that
because
of
the
rollover,
but
by
January
we
were
in
a
situation
where
we
had
to
ask
the
colleges
to
scale
back
on
the
projects
that
they
were
writing,
because
we
were
running
very
low
on
money
in
January
the
colleges
were
very
good
stewards
of
those
dollars
and
they
scaled
back
the
project
timeline.
Typically,
we
look
at
six
to
12
months
for
projects.
M
We
asked
them
to
scale
back
quite
a
bit
smaller
projects,
the
companies
weren't
able
to
do
the
depth
and
breadth
of
training
that
they
had
originally
intended,
but
we
were
still
able
to
serve
every
single
company
that
raised
their
hand
and
said:
I
can
Ben
benefit
from
this,
and
I
need
assistance
with
this
partnership.
The
MERS
speak
for
themselves
here.
M
I've
made
a
bad
hire
in
a
desperate
attempt
to
try
to
fill
these
positions
and
I
believe
that's
part
of
why
not
just
the
marketing,
not
just
the
partnership,
cross
promotion
of
this
program.
I
think
part
of
this
is
the
Nationwide
Trend
in
opening
those
candidate
polls
that
we're
seeing
this
influx
and
I
expect
that
only
to
continue
to
grow.
We
also
partner
with
economic
development
agencies,
both
local
and
at
the
state
level,
in
order
to
provide
commitments
to
new
or
expanding
companies.
M
As
a
result
of
your
all
support
for
Senate
Bill
5
we've
been
able
to
provide
support
for
blue
oval
as
well
as
Invision,
which
is
which
are
our
two
EV
battery
plants.
Those
are
emerging
Industries
and
they
are
going
to
require
robust
training
and
robust
Talent
attraction,
retention
and
development
plans.
One
of
the
challenges
was
Senate
Bill
5
there
was
5
million
allocated,
but
the
requirement
the
threshold
was
a
$2
billion
investment
and
those
are
the
only
two
qualifying
projects
that
we've
had
in
the
Commonwealth,
so
there's
still
3
million
sitting
there.
M
It
could
be
that
we
need
to
allocate
some
of
this
for
continued
expansion
for
those
companies.
We're
not
sure
what
the
future
will
bring
as
we're
looking
at
about
7,500
individuals
between
these
two
companies
alone,
but
more
flexibility
is
necessary
to
help
support
some
of
these
companies,
and
this
is
an
expect
expectation
when
they
land
in
a
new
state.
They
are
expecting
that
there
is
some
type
of
fully
funded
talent
development
program
and
we
want
to
be
there
as
their
partners
and
helping
them
navigate
those
challenges.
M
So
this
is
one
last
sort
of
overview
of
the
last
three
years:
the
dollars
that
we
allocated
and
used
again
that
fiscal
year
21.
That's
where
the
challenge
of
not
having
Mark
a
marketing
and
communication
strategy
for
trains
was
really
identified,
and
you
can
see
the
growth
from
fiscal
year
21
to
22
and
23.
We
anticipate
that
if
we
had
$10
million
in
trains
funding,
we
could
serve
probably
quadruple
the
number
of
businesses
that
we're
currently
serving
and,
moreover,
our
teams
could
get
out
to
connect
with
more
companies
right
now.
M
If
we're
partnering
with
a
thousand
companies,
there's
another
149,000
Kentucky
companies
that
need
help.
They
need
a
liaison,
they
need
an
advocate.
They
need
someone
who
can
help
them
navigate
the
system
and
we
can't
do
that
without
additional
resources,
and
so
I
leave
you
with
that.
We
are
very,
very
proud
of
this
growth
within
the
trains
program
and
very
grateful
for
the
funding
that
we
have.
Thank
you.
A
Very
well
done,
thank
you
so
much
and
thank
you
for
your
honesty
and
transparency
y
about
the
past
and
and
where
we
are
currently
with
with
trains
open
up
for
a
couple
of
questions.
We
have
Central
wheeler.
I
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman
and
I
appreciate
you
all
being
here
today,
myself
and
one
of
my
Representatives
Mr
M
representative
mul,
recently
read
with
met
with
some
representatives
of
the
Tri-State
Building
Trades
and
local
248,
to
talk
about
some
of
the
opportunities
for
vocational
education
and
expansion
and
of
of
opportun
for
these
types
of
learning,
or
this
type
of
learning
in
in
Eastern,
Kentucky,
North,
Eastern,
Kentucky
and
Southeastern
Kentucky
I
think
Tri-State
Building
Trades
represent
over
22,000
people
and
there's
over
500
in
the
eastern
and
North
Eastern
Kentucky
Region,
one
of
the
things
they
mentioned
I
mean
I,
think
they
have
some
Partnerships
such
was
with
the
Ashland
Community
and
Technical
College
campus,
where
they're
allowed
to
utilize
some
of
their
fac
to
engage
and
some
of
their
apprenticeship
and
journeyman
programs,
which
I
was
amazed
when
I
saw
what
some
of
the
benefit
packages
were,
that
you
know
they
could
easily
get
a
a
a
a
valued
package
for
for
an
apprentice.
I
I
think
it
was
204
an
hour
for
like
a
journeyman.
It
got
close
to
$40
an
hour,
but
one
of
the
things
I
think
they
mentioned
was
that
you
know
U.
They
have
some
cooperation
with
the
Big
Sandy
campus,
but
there
seems
to
be
a
hesitant
Y
in
expanding
that
and-
and
you
know,
I
think
some
of
us
in
the
area
have
seen
that
Big,
Sandy
and
Community,
and
Technical
College
in
particular,
is
focused
more
on
the
excuse.
I
So
what
does
the
system
plan
to
do
to
kind
of
maybe
expand
those
opportunities?
Perhaps
the
cooperation
with
organizations
like
a
local
248
to
expand
the
trade
offerings
and
training
operations
in
in
Eastern
Kentucky,
and
particularly
that
campus.
M
Thank
you.
That's
a
great
question.
There
are
a
lot
of
challenges
that
come
with
supporting
our
technical
programs.
Our
academic
programs,
great
offset
the
cost
for
students
of
our
technical
programs
faculty
in
those
areas
to
find
a
faculty
in
the
skilled
trades
is
equally
as
difficult
as
finding
faculty
for
nursing.
Advanced
manufacturing
is
not
any
different.
What
we're
really
looking
at
right
now
and
and
separate
comment
is
the
facilities
keeping
up
to
date
with
technology
space
it
it
requires
heavy
investment
and
what
we're
really
trying
to
do
in
this
asset
map
is
identify.
M
What
sectors
are
we
currently
truly
partnered
with,
and
how
can
we
advance
those
Partnerships?
The
other
piece
to
this
is
It's.
It
truly
is
I
think
a
shift
in
the
way
we
think
it's
a
cultural
shift
and
that
menu
that
tanell
showed
in
terms
of
how
we
are
expecting
our
faculty
and
our
staff
across
the
system
to
promote
employment.
M
Success
that's
going
to
require
a
shift
in
the
mentality
at
kctcs,
we're
going
to
have
to
be
thinking
about
those
employment
outcomes,
not
just
for
technical
programs
and
you're
right
that
the
opportunities
there
are
very,
very
viable.
Maybe
more
so
than
traditional
academic
degrees,
but
even
if
our
students
are
intending
to
transfer,
they
need
career
exploration.
Even
if
the
goal
is
for
that
student
to
move
on
to
University
of
Kentucky
University
of
Louisville
wherever
they
choose
to
go
for
that
four-year
degree.
M
If
we
haven't
provided
them,
career
exploration
and
career
exposure
and
opportunities
to
develop
their
skills,
they're
going
to
be
behind
their
junior
classmates
when
they
get
to
those
universities,
because
they
have
had
those
opportunities
and
so
I
think
it's
twofold
I
think.
First,
we
have
to
address
the
fact
that
in
traditional
academic,
Pro
I'm
an
English
major,
there's,
no
English
Factory
to
go
work
at
right
and
it
was
very
difficult
for
me.
M
I
dropped
out
of
my
PhD
program,
not
wanting
to
be
a
professor,
not
having
any
idea
what
my
options
were
and
could
not
find
a
job.
We
have
to
help
students
understand
how
the
skills
they're
learning
in
academic
programs
translate
to
viable
jobs,
but
we
also
have
to
be
sure
that
those
students
are
aware
of
these
training
programs
more
in
the
technical
realm
that
they
understand
their
opportunity.
And
a
lot
of
that
is
stigma.
A
lot
of
it
is
stigma
and
marketing
and
helping
both
parents
and
students
understand.
M
These
are
great
jobs,
and
you
can
make
a
lot
of
money
in
doing
that
now.
I
can't
speak
for
Big
Sandy
and
what
some
of
the
challenges
have
been
there,
but
I
can
promise
you
that
I
will
look
into
it
and
provide
more
concrete
details
on
what
that
partnership
currently
looks
like
and
how
it
could
could
expand.
Okay,
brief
followup.
I
Okay,
okay
and
I
get
what
you're,
saying
and
I
think
that
the
fact
that
organizations
like
local
248,
who
have
members
that
are
willing
to
step
up
and
be
those
people
to
train
these
folks
for
these
careers,
maybe
utilizing
some
of
your
facilities
is
one
way
to
do
that
and
get
a
bang
for
your
buck
and
something
that
you
said
that
does
concern
me.
I
A
little
bit
is
that
the
academic
programs,
at
least
the
way
it
came
out
to
me
is
they're
subsidized
in
the
technical
programs
which
you
know
by
emphasizing
those
academic
programs.
I
think
a
lot
of
times,
you're
getting
students
into
degrees
and
I
had
a
history
major
and
a
double
German
double
major,
also
not
things
that
generally
lot
of
market
for,
but
get
kids
into
a
lot
of
debt
that
they're
stuck
with
afterwards.
I
Whereas
you
know
these
trades
there's
a
lot
of
opportunities
to
get
out
of
school,
with
zero
debt
at
all,
and
so
I
really
think
that
that
the
Community
and
Technical
College
system
does
need
to
focus
more
on
getting
these
kids
into
careers.
Where
you
know
they
don't
have
a
lot
of
debt
hanging
over
their
heads,
and
you
know
and
I
think
the
other
thing
about.
It
is
I.
Think
a
lot
of
people
that
go
with
the
academic
route
sometimes
have
an
entitled
mentality.
I
Just
like
this
student
loan
forgiveness
I
had
a
guy
recently
tell
me
it
cost
me
$100,000
to
outfit
my
truck
as
an
HVAC
guy,
but
you
know
nobody's
offering
to
pay
off
my
truck
and
the
debt
that
I
take
on
to
do
that
career.
Yet
you
know
we
have
all
these
people
advocating
for
student
debt
forgiveness
for
degrees
that
really
don't
have
a
whole
lot
of
economic
viability.
I
So
I
think
that
is
your
all's
job
at
the
Community
and
Technical
College
system
to
show
these
people
what
type
of
financial
incentives
are
available
going
in
and
not
necessarily
leaving
them
holding
the
the
bag.
When
they're
coming
out.
A
N
I
want
to
talk
for
a
moment
about
the
Dual
credit
program
in
relation
to
what
we're
discussing
today
in
in
terms
of
Workforce
Development.
So
as
as
we've
been
sitting
here
in
this
committee
meeting
listening
I've
been
receiving
some
information
from
some
folks
and
I'm,
going
to
be
honest,
I'm
I'm
a
little
alarmed
over
it.
Some
of
it
has
to
do
or
not
some
of
it.
It
has
to
do
with
the
courses
that
fall
under
the
Dual
credit
program
for
high
school
students
who
I
agree.
N
That's
a
wonderful
program
that
could
really
give
a
a
young
person
a
leg
up
on
a
career
and
beginning
to
do
that.
My
concern
is
what
the
some
of
the
courses
that
are
available
in
this
dual
credit
program
and
I'm
I'm
just
going
to
list
some
of
them
here
and
I
asked
them
to
send
me
the
the
actual
listing,
as
opposed
to
say,
basing
it
on
hearsay.
N
So
we
have,
and
these
are
available
to
high
school
students,
human
sexuality,
deviant,
Behavior,
introduction
to
women's
gender
studies
and
social
sciences,
human
potential,
serial
killers
and
bluegrass
music
I
like
bluegrass
music
I.
Don't
know
that
that
would
qualify
for
a
dual
credit
program.
You
know
these
are
T
and
I
I'm
I'm
not
intending
today
to
necessarily
put
you
on
the
spot,
but
this
information
has
been
made.
I've
been
made
aware
of
it.
We
have
tax
dollars
that
are
being
used
in
the
Dual
credit
program.
N
In
my
opinion,
these
classes
are
not
preparing
students
for
Workforce
Development
I'm,
going
to
make
a
statement
then
I'm
going
to
ask
you
to
respond
to
it.
I
would
like
to
see
the
community
college
system
restructure.
What
they're
offering
in
terms
of
dual
credit
courses
for
students
I,
don't
think
these
fit
the
bill
and
I
think
there
needs
to
be
a
a
pretty
deep
dive
and
evaluation
there
as
to
whether
this
is
the
course
that
we
need
to
go
if
folks
want
to
take
and
pay
at
their
own
expense.
N
You
know
ideological
courses,
they
can
do
that,
but
I
think
when
we're
presenting
a
program,
that's
designed
to
help
students
get
a
leg
up
and
prepare
them
for
college
and
for
the
workforce
that
we
need
to
seriously
look
at
what's
being
offered
and
I
would
encourage
you
all
to
do
that
as
opposed
to
necessarily
having
us
do
the
looking
and
start
making
the
recommendations.
So
if
you,
if
you
would
comment
on
that,
please.
M
Yes,
of
course,
dual
credit
is
not
my
area
of
expertise,
but
I
do
agree
with
you
that
reviewing
the
offerings
and
better
aligning
them
with
again
viable
labor
market
opportunities
and
really
helping
to
focus
that
career
exposure
upfront
would
be
a
benefit
to
the
system.
I
can
commit
to
you
that
we
will
look
into
it.
We
will
provide
additional
information,
and
should
you
all
like
to
hear
another
presentation,
we
will
have
our
subject
matter.
Experts
in
dual
credit
come
in
and
prepare
that,
for
you
all.
M
A
Very
welcome.
Thank
you.
All
I
do
have
two
questions.
I've
got
two
that
have
also
asked
I'm
cutting
it
off.
I've
got
another
group,
that's
here
to
present
and
your
group
to
talk
Senator
Thomas,
representative
Karne,
it's
nothing
directly
personally
at
you,
but
we
have
two
more
and
I
do
have
a
time
frame.
I've
got
to
get
to
and
out
of
here
by
the
time
frame.
Representative.
Oh
excuse
me,
representative,
T,
lafy,.
L
I
appreciate
your
that
was
the
first
I'd
heard
that
statement
by
representative
Weber
and
I
appreciate
your
response
to
that,
because
I
was
going
to
elaborate
and
brag
on
your
dual
credit
system.
My
my
son
and
some
of
his
classmates
are
able
to
utilize.
You
know
Big
Sandy,
healthc
care.
He
is
actually
taking
a
criminal
justice,
dual
credit
class
because
he
thinks
he
wants
to
be
a
police
officer.
L
L
Think
that
that
him,
taking
these
classes
early
as
a
junior
in
high
school
at
no
cost
to
him
I
think
that's
going
to
be
a
really
big
help
on
directing
some
of
these
kids
as
to
where
they
want
to
go
more
efficiently
and
more
economically
and
and
I
appreciate
that
system,
but
I
also
very
much
appreciate
your
response.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
O
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman
Jesse
I,
think
you
had
mentioned.
I,
don't
need
to
see
the
slide
or
anything,
but
there
was
a
slide
in
there
where
you
were
talking
about
employer
Partnerships
and
this
sort
of
thing,
and
then
you
were
basing
it
on
eight
of
the
16
schools
replying
what's
going
on
with
those
other
eight.
Why?
What's
what's
the
problem
with
with
getting
enough
information
from
all
of
from
all
of
our
facilities
to
be
able
to
do
this
right.
M
I
should
have
clarified.
We
had
a
timeline
for
this
data
collection
it.
It
has
been
a
very
intensive
process
and
we
have
one
staff
person
who
is
aggregating.
All
of
that
data
on
my
team
outside
of
our
research
team,
and
we
had
to
give
the
colleges
ample
time
to
respond.
I
did
want
to
share
the
preliminary
results,
but
they
have
until
the
end
of
September,
to
put
forward
that
information
where
it
will
go
to
the
Board
of
Regents.
So
we
will
have
full
compliance
with
those
responses.
M
So
it's
been
very
intensive
and
Hands-On,
it's
not
as
simple
as
simply
reporting,
and
we
had
no
structure
to
capture
those
Partnerships
we're
using
Salesforce,
because
we
believe
that
these
Partnerships
should
be
a
benchmark
of
success.
For
higher
education
institutions,
but
we
will
have
all
of
that
data
and
we'll
be
happy
to
share
it
with
you
all
by
the
end
of
September.
A
Perfect,
thank
you
Jesse
tanell.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
your
presentation
today
look
forward
to
continued
conversations
that
we've
had
up
here
as
we
go
forward
toward
the
session.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
Q
P
Thank
you.
We
appreciate
all
of
the
CTE
discussion
this
morning
and
our
partners
in
CTE,
so
we're
also
very
happy
to
share
the
positive
out
out
comes
from
last
year's
Career
and
Technical
education
funding
we're
going
to
move
fairly
quickly
through
our
Preamble,
because
we
want
the
majority
of
our
time
to
be
spent
with
you
all
hearing
directly
from
the
recipients
of
this.
P
So
to
begin,
as
you
can
see,
Career
and
Technical
education
is
very
relevant
for
ky's
students,
high
school
students,
roughly
70%
of
all
high
school
students,
participated
in
some
form
of
Career
and
Technical
education
during
the
21
22
school
year,
and
likewise,
CT
CTE
is
aligned
to
post-secondary
education
as
well
as
providing
over
138
career
Pathways
that
are
aligned
to
both
high
demand
and
high
wage
employment
opportunities
within
the
Commonwealth.
P
During
the
2122
school
year,
two
2,696
industry
certifications
were
earned
by
secondary
students,
and
this
is
really
a
testament
to
the
relevancy
of
these
certificates.
They
are
recommended
by
business
and
industry
and
approved
by
the
Kentucky
Workforce
Innovation
board.
Also
over
20,500
students,
successfully
passed
into
of
program
assessments
and
306
students
earned
the
tech,
ready
apprentices
for
career
in
Kentucky
or
the
track
certificate,
and
so
these
are
just
a
few
of
the
data
points
which
demonstrate
CTE
as
an
integral
part
part
of
ky's
Economic
Development.
R
Reagan
first
before
I
begin
into
begin
to
get
into
my
slides.
I
do
just
want
to
Echo
Dr
harus
is
appreciation
for
the
opportunity
for
our
office
to
come
in
front
of
this
committee.
I
think
this
is
an
excellent
place
to
have
this
conversation
as
Career
and
Technical
education
leaders
in
our
state.
It
is
our
job
to
help
schools
connect
education
with
employers,
so
that
our
Workforce
and
our
student
population
can
have
better
outcomes
all
Career
and
Technical.
All
education
should
be
Career.
R
Education
I
have
a
four-year-old
and
a
one-year-old
I
dream
not
about
their
ACT
score
or
about
what
college
they
are
going
to
get
into
all.
Those
are
very
important.
My
dream,
for
them
is
that
they
land
Suess,
successful
careers
that
provide
for
their
family,
and
so
we
appreciate
the
support
of
this
committee
and
again
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
be
here
very
quickly
again
for
the
sake
of
time,
I'm
just
going
to
go
through
a
couple
of
slides.
The
first
brief
background
about
how
far
we've
come
with
our
Career
and
Technical
education
funding.
R
Prior
to
the
2022
budget.
There
were
several
funding
issues
with
Career
and
Technical
education.
The
first
is
that
there
was
not
adequate
funding
for
Career
and
Technical
education
funding
for
CTE,
only
provided
for
our
state
operated,
centers
and
certain
local
area
vocational
education,
centers
nurse.
It
did
not
provide
for
funding
for
2third
of
the
Career
and
Technical
education
that
was
occurring
in
our
Commonwealth.
R
There
was
no
funding
for
comprehensive
high
schools
that
lack
of
adequate
funding
also
caused
inequities
and
the
instruction
that
students
were
receiving
based
on
the
location
of
where
they
were
in
that
same
CTE
pathway.
There
was
also
not
enough
funding
to
often
bring
our
classrooms
up
to
business
and
industry
standard
with
the
equipment
which
we
know
is
so
important
as
we
keep
up
with
a
never-changing.
R
Workforce
two
extend
extensive
funding
reports,
one
by
the
Southern
Regional
Education
board
and
another
by
Thomas,
P
Miller
Associates
provided
several
recommendations
about
how
we
could
improve
the
quality
of
our
funding
for
Career
and
Technical
education
in
the
Commonwealth.
The
first
bullet
has
been
accomplished
thanks
to
the
historic
investment
in
CTE
by
the
Kentucky
general
assembly
in
the
2022
budget.
So
thank
you
to
this
body.
Many
of
these
recommendations
have
been
accomplished
or
are
amid
considerable
progress.
R
The
first
was
accomplished
with
the
dollar
amount
that
was
provided
to
CTE
in
2022
that
has
allowed
us
to
fund
all
of
our
programs.
Other
recommendation
providing
funding
for
equipment
purchases
and
maintaining
or
upgrading
current
equipment
is
among
considerable
progress,
and
we
are
also
working
to
consider
additional
per
pupil
funding
and
codify
a
formula
that
is
prioritized
to
occupational
needs
and
incentivizes
high
quality
career
in
technical
education
and
we'll
we'll
share
a
little
bit
more
about
that
with
you.
As
we
close
our
presentation
again.
Thank
you
to
this
body.
R
The
2022
state
budget
provided
an
increase
of
$58
million
to
secondary
career
in
technical
education
that
allowed
us
from
going
from
96
locations.
Our
state
operated
centers
and
our
LX
to
being
able
to
fund
316
locations
in
the
state
which
we're
happy
to
say,
is
all
locations
secondary
locations
where
CTE
programming
was
occurring.
For
the
first
time
ever,
every
CTE
student
in
the
Commonwealth
received
funding.
This
sent
a
message
to
our
superintendent,
our
parents,
our
teachers,
our
students
and
our
Workforce
that
their
legislators
support
them.
R
I
don't
have
a
slide
for
this,
but
I
do
want
to
mention
as
we're
here
to
talk
about
leex
we've
had
conversations
of
do.
We
need
the
term
LC
anymore.
Lc
was
necessary
when
only
schools
that
had
five
or
more
Career
and
Technical
education
programs
were
eligible
to
receive
funding.
Now
that
all
schools
are
eligible
to
receive
funding
if
they
meet
the
criteria
of
a
federal
pathway,
maybe
we
can
go
away
from
that
term
and
just
start
calling
this
CTE
funding,
and
so
we
would
welcome
this
body's
thoughts
on
that
going
forward.
A
C
So
we
wanted
to
share
with
you
a
little
bit
about
what
the
money's
done,
because
we
know
that
that
results
matter,
and
so
we
did
a
survey
of
teachers
over
the
past
6
months
or
so
to
see
what
funding
had
done
and
what
had
enabled
to
happen
in
classrooms,
and
we
want
to
share
just
a
few
examples
with
you
from
mccre
County
about
as
real
as
you
can
get
one
of
the
poorest
counties
in
the
in
the
nation.
C
We
know
allow
students
to
see
how
to
run
equipment
that
was
actually
used
in
industry
and
so
doing
things
that
were
industry
specific,
not
things
that
were
50
years
old
or
100
years
old,
but
actually
to
do
that
and
run
equipment
that
was
Modern
Hopkins
County
in
the
west,
able
to
modify
instruction
to
better
model
of
simulated
Workforce.
C
You've
heard
that
again
and
again
this
morning,
but
the
need
to
be
able
to
do
things
at
are
relevant
that
are
applicable
to
see
that
we've
heard
about
nurses
and
blood
again
and
again,
and
so
this
has
enabled
us
to
buy
things
like
CPR
mannequin,
so
students
can
actually
get
those
experiences.
Laro
County
I
didn't
have
to
worry
about
materials
for
lesson.
We
forget
how
much
consumable
materials
matter,
but
in
a
a
program
like
welding
or
Plumbing
or
electricity.
C
If
you've
bought
a
roll
of
wire
at
Lowe's
in
the
last
year.
You
know
that
that
cost
a
lot
a
lot
of
money
and
then
we
mult
that
by
20
or
30
students
in
classroom
times
180
days.
It
takes
a
lot
of
consumables
to
do
that.
Fet,
County,
again,
access
to
equipment
and
Learners
and
those
sort
of
things
then
an
unknown.
C
C
We
know
that
students,
the
first
time
they're
in
a
workplace,
often
is
when
we
take
them
from
a
CTE
program
and
take
them
to
I'm
from
Rock
Castle
County
when
those
students
go
from
Rock
Castle,
County,
High,
School
to
heale,
and
they
actually
see
the
inside
of
that
factor
and
they
say
here's
a
career
opportunity
for
me.
So
this
funding
has
had
a
huge
impact
on
that
I'll
introduce
Bo
Matthews
to
tell
you
what
Baron
county
has
done
with
part
of
their
funding
this
year.
H
H
I
know
you
have
a
Monumental
task
to
put
together
a
new
state
budget
and
we're
here
today
my
good
friend
Paul
Mullins
from
two
districts
now
here
to
talk
about
the
impact
of
what
you
all
have
been
a
part
of
so
I'm,
going
to
give
you
a
baron.
County
version
drill
down
to
exactly
what
these
funds
have
done
for
our
students
and
their
Futures.
So
a
little
bit
about
Baron
County,
we
have
5,200
students
in
preschool
through
12.
We
are
are
very
much
an
agrarian
related
County.
H
We
do
have
manufacturing,
but
Baron
County
leads
the
state
in
beef
cows
and
dairy
cows.
We're
ahead
of
palaski,
Madison,
Etc
and
I
know
you
all
are
from
all
around
the
state.
Baron
County
leads
the
state
number
of
farms.
That
might
surprise
you
followed
by
Warren,
County,
palaski,
Shelby
and
Nelson.
H
There
are
36
Baron,
County
Pathways
and
that's
an
important
term
that
we
hear
a
lot
now
in
education
that
are
in
Baron
County
schools
that
we're
fiercely
proud
of,
and
last
year
we
had
1,9
active
student
enrollments
in
CTE
courses.
So
if
you
look
at
the
graphic
there
I'm
going
to
attempt
to
touch
each
of
those
three
themes
with
my
comments
about
Baron,
County
and
CTE
funding,
so
let's
touch
Equity
CTE
funding
allowed
us
to
touch
all
Pathways
and
I'm.
Emphasizing
all
and
I
appreciate
your
comments.
H
H
We
used
to
have
floppy
disc,
a
story
that
was
told
in
our
district,
but
now
we're
talking
about
upgrades
that
take
us
from
the
old
homemade
kitchen
to
The,
modernday
Culinary
Kitchen.
We
maximize
the
impact
by
finding
unique
ways
and
collaborations
between
programs,
Pathways
and
partners
in
Baron
County.
One
of
the
most
unique
collaborations
is
with
Agriculture
and
family
consumer
Sciences,
Dr
haras,
and
thank
you
again
for
your
invitation
today
and
other
staff
from
Frank
for
have
heard
and
seen
our
projects.
H
And
last
year
we
had
student
enrollments
in
agriculture
of
353
students
at
our
high
school
and
228
in
family
consumer
Sciences
I'll
get
out
of
some
of
the
facts
here
in
just
a
moment,
but
55%
of
those
students
enrolled
in
a
Pathways
were
female.
In
2023,
54%
of
students
enrolled
in
a
Pathways
were
economically
disadvantaged.
35%
of
student
students
enrolled
in
culinary
and
Food
Service
Pathways
were
male
61%
of
students
enrolled
in
culinary
and
Food
Service
Pathways
were
economically
disadvantaged.
H
So
here's
some
here's
some
details
about.
H
Edu
$112,000
for
educator,
Educators,
Rising
competition,
part
of
our
grow,
our
own
efforts
to
address
educators,
shortage,
culinary
$30,000
in
supplies
and
equipment
for
Culinary,
Kitchen
demonstration,
TV
and
camera
system
to
Aid
in
student.
Seeing
culinary
process
and
Equipment
usage.
Think
of
the
cooking
shows
diesel
$100,000
diesel,
curriculum
supplies
and
equipment
for
our
program.
H
Plasma
CNC
table
computer
to
control,
vet
science
and
equin
CDE
travel
tractor
livestock
handling
system
and
scales
I'm
going
fast,
but
I
I'll
slow
down
in
a
moment,
collabor
ation
the
secret
to
our
success
in
Baron
county,
has
been
through
collaboration,
Partnerships
and
Innovation.
We
synergize
around
Community
need
and
Outlook
finding
innovative
ways
to
solve
the
problems
we're
all
facing
between
the
pathways
a
and
culinary
with
Community
a
Extension
Office,
Cattleman's,
Association
local
meat
processors
and
with
state
universities.
H
The
upgrades
to
our
equipment
that
the
CTE
funds
has
allowed
us
to
up
to
partner
with
our
local
board
construction
projects
to
create
facilities
that
are
well
prepar
or
well
preparing
our
students
for
decades
to
come
and
produce
agricultural
employment
for
our
students
and
Community.
My
last
few
points
this
completes
the
concept
of
Farm
to
Table.
Students
can
learn
and
experience
all
aspects
of
livestock
production
all
the
way
to
retail
cuts
of
meat,
feed
efficiency
to
food
quality.
H
Projected
trends
in
the
high
demand
for
sale,
food,
food
options,
food
scientists,
food
animal
producers,
high
school
students,
transitioning
into
college
and
into
the
workforce,
will
leave
bchs
with
significant
familiarity
and
experience
related
to
food
meets
industry.
Community
collaborations,
as
we
Baron
County
high
school
focus
more
on
this
industry.
The
door
is
open
wider
to
Community,
Partnerships
internships,
Co-op
opportunities,
collaborative
events
such
as
the
hog
gr.
H
Many
local
and
Regional
industry
sectors
have
great
confidence
in
Baron,
County,
High,
School
students
and
our
goal
is
to
nurture
and
enhance
that
confidence
in
regard
to
the
agricultural
sector
as
the
a
program
migrates
further
in
this
direction,
the
opportunity
to
train
and
utilize
Cutting
Edge
technology
arises
as
an
example
carcass
quality,
Ultra
sounding
for
marbling,
back
fat
content
and
riy
areas.
Students
will
be
trained
to
gain
experience
using
industry
and
commercially
accepted
Slaughter
and
processing
equipment.
State-Of-The-Art
students
will
gain
insight
into
USDA
rules,
regulations
and
expectations.
H
Livestock
portion
of
the
facility
will
be
a
tremendous
asset
to
the
students
in
the
community
working
processing,
sorting
weighing
health
care
of
animals
Etc.
This
portion
of
the
facility
will
also
allow
for
the
implementation
and
experiences
related
to
veterinarian
medicine,
Kentucky
and
the
United
States
are
both
currently
facing
a
shortage
of
large
animal
veterinarians.
Students,
exposure
to
agriculture,
sales
and
marketing,
as
well
as
public
relations,
will
dra
drastically
increase
storefront
tour
groups,
demonstrations,
clinics,
Community,
Education
opportunities,
Etc
many
student
Le
opportunities
will
be
incubated,
so
I'm
wrapping
up
here.
H
Our
goals
and
Mission
are
Mighty
yet
simple.
We
want
to
offer
high
school
students
the
most
unique
livestock
production,
food
science
and
meat
processing
program
in
the
United
States.
So
most
recent
data
shared
with
kweb
projects,
employment,
growth
in
the
food
processing
industry
to
be
approximately
28,000
by
2030.
Likewise,
Kentucky
stats,
Occupational
Outlook
estimates
an
additional
27,000
jobs
in
food
preparation
and
serving
related
occupations.
Last
year
we
marked
310
postsecondary,
ready,
that's
93%,
of
our
students
and
of
those
281
career
ready,
84%
at
Baron
County
High
School.
As
you
put
together
your
state
budget.
C
Q
Yeah
I'm,
currently
in
Logan,
through
August
31st,
so
we'll
start
with
Logan
County,
but
before
I
get
started.
I
want
to
thank
chairman,
wise
and
The
Joint
Committee
here
having
us
today.
I
want
to
thank
my
current
Senator
Wilson
I'll,
be
with
you
for
a
couple
more
weeks
and
a
couple
folks
that
I've
ran
across
in
my
career
representative,
Jackson
and
representative
bransom,
always
a
pleasure
to
see
you
all
as
well,
and
everyone
on
the
committee
as
I.
Q
First
of
all,
very
appreciative
and
and
both
Elizabeth
Town
independent
with
2500
students
and
Logan
County
schools
with
3500
students.
We
are
both.
Both
districts
are
extremely
appreciative
of
the
record
funding
for
current
technical
education
or
lvec
funding
for
both
school
districts
and
as
I.
Look
at
some
things.
I
want
to
think
I
want
to
talk
about
as
number
one
is
in
Logan
County.
Q
We
always
talk
about
our
profile
of
success,
which
was
developed
in
cooperation
with
our
community
Business
Leaders
political
leaders,
teachers,
students,
parents
and
what
they,
what
they
say,
is
extremely
important
as
we
graduate
students
from
Logan
County
High
School,
which
are
collaborators
Global,
Citizens,
empowered,
Learners,
communicators
and
innovators.
Those
five
bullet
points
are
all
addressed
in
Cent
technical
education
and
the
funding
that
you
all
made
available
to
all
the
schools
across
the
Commonwealth
and
I
am
appreciative
of
the
fact
that
it
is
all
schools.
Q
Q
Maybe
they
end
up
at
the
goal
that
they
start
with,
or
maybe
they
stop
somewhere
along
the
way
or
maybe
they,
as
we've
heard
multiple
times
today,
get
a
little
bit
down
that
pathway
and
decide
to
go
another
Direction,
but
opening
doors
and
creating
opportunities
for
all
students
is
extremely
important
and
I
do
think.
The
funding
that
you
all
made
available
has
done
that
and
is
doing
that.
So
I'll
hit
a
few
high
points
from
Logan
County
at
first
business
and
fbaa.
Q
They
they
purchase
quality,
high
quality,
camera
equipment
and
editing
equipment,
and
what
I
think
is
cool
about
that
are
was:
is
that
they
partner
with
Logan
County
tourism
and
help
Logan
County
tourism
with
their
website?
Q
Then
they
turned
around
and
and
they
took
the
editing
piece
of
the
software
that
they
bought
in
the
cameras
and
they
created
a
video
piece
that
was
promoting
Logan
County.
So
not
only
are
they
learning
skills
that
are
applicable
as
they
move
forward,
they're,
also
learning
and
taking
skills
and
and
for
giving
back
to
their
Community,
which
is
one
of
the
things
that
that
we
strive
for
in
Logan
County,
the
it
the
equipment
has
offered
students,
valuable,
hands-on
experience
and
with
industri
within
with
industry,
standard
Tech
technology,
I
think
that's
important.
Q
It's
been
addressed
several
times
today.
Our
students
need
to
be
using
the
same
equipment,
whether
they're
at
an
ATC
or
whether
they're
in
a
high
school
wherever
they're
at
they
need
to
use
the
same
equipment.
It
makes
the
transition
better
and
the
workforce.
I
know
the
businesses
appreciate
that
our
family
consumer
science
part
one
of
the
things
we're
doing
is
we're
expanding
that
from
a
traditional
family
consumer
science
program
to
one
that
is
a
hybrid
program
that
is
both
residential
and
Commercial.
Q
We
may
ever
have
enough
commercial
students
to
create
those
Pathways
so
by
having
a
split
program
at
our
high
school
that
has
allowed
our
students
to
have
more
opportunity
and
more
Choice.
Of
course,
that
happens
with
hands-on
experience,
culinary
techniques,
kitchen
organization,
all
the
Real
World
skills
that
they
need
moving
forward
in
our
a
program.
It's
the
the
funding
has
allowed
us
not
only
to
provide
more
trips
and
things
that
they
can
go
on
where
they
can
meet
and
grow
as
as
as
young
men
and
young
women.
Q
It's
also
allowed
us
to
expand
our
program
you're
going
to
see
in
Logan
County
a
in
a
new
Greenhouse.
That's
coming
in
a
in
a
update,
you're
going
to
say
a
floral
design,
cooler
in
classroom,
so
not
only
going
to
have
the
traditional
sale
that
happens
in
the
spring
of
plants,
but
now
you're
going
to
expand
that
into
floral
design
and
cooler
in
in
the
classroom
to
enhance
the
animal
science
curriculum.
Q
We
purchase,
study
resources,
a
lot
of
times,
study,
resources
and
and
additional
resources
for
the
classrooms
were
needed
and
weren't
always
there
and
like
Mr
Matthew
said.
Sometimes
we
had
to
pick
and
choose
from
one
year
to
the
next
who
how
we
could
provide
those
and
the
LC
funding,
also
helped
with
30
student
registrations
to
FFA
convention,
but
also
70%
of
our
students
pass
the
animal
science
EOP,
which
is
20%
above
the
state
average.
Also
it
allows
us
to
partner
our
FFA
classes
with
Murray
State,
so
we
had
several
students
that
did
that.
Q
Also
we
added
six
brand
new
Mig
and
TIG
welders
in
the
in
the
FFA
program
for
some
of
our
students.
They
they
don't
go
to
the
ATC
they
so
they'll,
be
at
the
they'll,
be
at
the
high
school
all
day,
and
that
is
a
in
of
course,
in
Logan
County,
with
our
Advanced
manufacturing,
with
Logan
aluminum
and
with
I,
don't
know
if
I
mentioned
vendors
or
not
H&H
sheet
metal
profab,
we
have
a
lot
of
Advan
manufact
in
Logan,
County
and
anytime.
Q
We
can
get
our
students
using
Megan
tick
welders
at
an
ear
earlier
age.
It
better
prepares
them
two
things
for
the
world
they're
going
into,
but
also
it
provides
them
the
opportunity
to
be
successful
in
our
community
and
maybe
not
have
to
leave
our
business
program
our
Deca
program-
and
this
is
something
that
happened
both
in
Elizabeth
Town
and
in
Logan.
Q
County
is
student,
ran
businesses
and
those
businesses
in
Logan
County,
for
it's
called
cougar
Inc
and
they
run
nine
separate
businesses,
and
that
is
a
direct
result
of
this
funding
in
Elizabeth
Town.
They
did
a
similar
thing.
It
was
more
of
a
pep
pep
store.
You
know
they
sold
t-shirts
and
sweatshirts
and
created
those,
but
that
was
that
was
a
result
of
that.
Q
Also
in
Elizabeth
Town
they
they
were
able
to
create
an
engineer
lab
with
3D
printers
CNC
machines,
a
heat
presses,
a
glow
Forge,
a
robotic
arm
and
additional
Project
Lead,
the
Way,
which
is
a
stem
program.
All
these
opportunities
for
students
were
made
available,
because
the
additional
funding
by
the
by
the
general
assembly
and
I
want
to
say
we're
very
appreciative
of
that
I
know
we
hit
100
miles
an
hour
I
be
willing
to
answer
any.
C
Questions
we'll
really
briefly
share
our
future
funding
goals
and
then
open
it
up
for
questions.
We
want
to
continue
to
build
on
the
historic
investment
that
you
all
made
in
2022
to
sustain
this
adequate
funding
for
these
programs.
We
want
to
create
an
equitable
funding
system.
We've
been
working
on
that
for
the
past
several
months
and
about
ready
to
present
that
so
that
we
can
fund
all
CT
programs
across
the
state.
We
want
to
create
an
equitable
funding
system
that
that's
all
students,
I'm
becoming
famous
for
saying.
C
We
want
a
welding
student
to
be
a
welding
student,
regardless
of
where
they
go
to
school
and
what
their
opportunity
is.
So
that's
going
to
be
my
bumper
sticker,
I
suppose,
and
then
we
want
to
incentivize
schools
to
do
the
right
things
for
students
in
relation
to
CD
CTE,
so
part
of
our
our
plan
is
some
of
it.
We
base
simply
on
numbers,
but
some
of
we
based
on
incentives
for
doing
things
that
we
know
that
work
like
work-based
learning
that
get
students
engaged
with
employers
early
in
the
process.
C
A
Thank
you
all
so
much
superintendent.
Thank
you
all
for
highlighting.
What's
going
on
in
your
districts,
I'm
sure
every
one
of
us
up
here
could
also
talk
about
high
schools
or
schools
in
our
districts
that
are
doing
great
work
such
as
you
all,
and
one
of
the
the
things
of
my
goal
when
I
left
as
chairman
of
Senate
education
over
to
this
committee,
is
to
focus
on
issues
such
as
this
and
I.
A
Thank
you
also
for
giving
us
a
pat
on
the
back,
because
I
can't
tell
you
how
many
times
you're
out
in
the
state
and
people
say
well.
Why
aren't
we
doing
enough
for
Career
Technical
education?
A
lot
of
people,
don't
know
what
we
have
done,
so
thank
you
and
I
do
think
it's
a
marketing
that
we
need
to
also
educate
the
general
public
out
there
to
know
how
much
we
have
invested
and
we're
getting
back
that
return
on
investment
that
you
all
are
doing:
you're
being
Innovative
you're,
you're
partnering
with
your
local
industry.
A
G
Thank
you
Mr
chairman,
and
thank
this
distinguished
panel
for
your
presentation.
I've
seen
this
firsthand
I
was
in
education
for
32
years,
so
it's
very
beneficial
and
and
I
appreciate
everything
that
you
do.
Mr
Matthews,
the
two
superintendents
I
tried
to
think
of
a
trick
question,
but
I
thought:
well
that
wouldn't
be
very
nice
so
but
I
just
want
to
say
a
couple
things
to
you
all:
Mr
Matthews
13
years
as
Superintendent
at
Baron,
County,
High
School,
that's
what
we
call
a
dinosaur
anymore.
G
If
you
stay
I,
think
the
average
stay
is
three
years
for
a
superintendent.
Nowadays,
he's
been
there
for
13,
I,
assume,
representative,
Riley
and
I's
job
performance
is
what
helped
keep
you
in
that
job
for
all
those
years.
G
So
yeah
you're
welcome,
but
thank
you
for
what
you
have
done
for
Baron
County,
High,
School
and
and
Baron
County
School,
System
Paul,
thanks
again
for
your
work,
known
Paul
through
coaching
and
and
education
for
probably
25
years
and
spent
probably
10
good
years
at
Logan,
County
and
now
going
on
to
Elizabethtown
high
school.
But
these
are
two
of
171
superintendents
in
the
state
of
Kentucky
and
and
I
think
you
see
what
they
do
for
their
community
ities
and
the
others
do
the
same,
but
sometimes
that's
a
job.
G
That's
not
very
appreciated,
but
know
that
I
appreciate
it
and
a
lot
of
people
I'm
sure
on
this
committee
appreciate
what
you
do
so
thank
you
all
from
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you,
sir.
Thank
you.
Mr
chairman.
S
Thank
you
Mr
chairman,
and
certainly
appreciate,
Beth
and
Reagan,
bringing
this
presentation
to
us.
It's
so
great
to
see
you
know
what
the
money
was
appropriated
for
and
actually
hear
what
it
was
accomplishing
and
especially
two
superintendents
that
I
know
pretty
well
I.
Think
U
Bo
you've
been
superintendent
about
as
long
as
I've
been
a
senator
in
Baron
County,
and
that's
my
nextdoor
neighbor
and
I've
actually
toured
over
there
toured
the
school
and
and
seen
a
lot
of
great
things
happening
and
boy
presentation
today
was
awesome.
S
This
is
like
seeing
a
dream.
Come
true
for
me
over
the
last
13
years
to
see
our
schools
actually
training,
kids
for
jobs
that
they're
going
to
take
when
they
get
out
and
so
Paul.
We
are
sorry
to
lose
you
in
Logan
County
that
I
just
picked
it
up,
and
now
you
know,
but
certainly
I,
remember
touring.
The
state-of-the-art
CTE
facility
that
you
built
over
there
and
I
was
blown
away
that
it
was
there
in
Logan
County.
S
But
your
vision-
and
you
know
you
accomplished
that
and
certainly
have
been
a
blessing
to
Logan
County
schools
and
I-
know
you're
going
to
be
a
blessing.
You
know
our
our
loss
is
their
gain
in
Elizabeth
Town,
but
I
I
guess
you're
kind
of
going
back
to
your
roots
up.
There
is
what
I,
what
I
hear.
S
Yep
yep
so
wish
you
well
up
there
and
that,
and
certainly
they're
going
to
gain
a
great
superintendent,
but
I
I
want
to
emphasize
the
fact
that
these
guys
are
really
doing
the
work,
because
we're
growing
our
own
and
in
the
10
count
region
of
which
they
are
part
of
there
are
8,000
open
jobs
that
people
don't
have
the
skills
to
fill
and
Bo.
I
appreciate
agriculture,
a
lot
my
son's
a
farmor
and
so
for
me,
that's
very,
very
important.
I
think
we're
losing
a
lot
of
that.
S
A
Thank
you,
Senator
Wilson,
Beth,
Reagan
and
Matt.
Thank
you
also
for
today.
Thanks
for
the
presentation,
we
look
forward
to
go
into
the
session
of
working
with
you
all
see.
No
further
issues
for
today,
I
have
a
motion
for
adjournment
so
move.
Thank
you
all.
So
much.