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A
A
At
this
time,
I'd
like
to
entertain
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes
of
motion
for
tonight,
somebody,
the
second
all
in
favor,
aye,
aye,
opposed
Minister,
fruit,
okay,
we'll
go
ahead
and
ask
kctcs
to
please
come
forward
to
the
table
enter
and
to
introduce
yourself
and
then
I'll
swear
again.
C
There
we
go
it's
almost
like
being
on
an
online
meeting
right.
You
don't
have
your
mic
on
I
still
haven't
learned
how
to
completely
operate
that
good
morning,
I'm
Dr,
Larry,
Fergus
and
I'm,
the
acting
president
of
kctcs
and
the
current
president
for
Ashland,
Community
and
Technical
College,
and
into
my
right.
A
A
Thank
you
well
again,
welcome
appreciate
you
coming
here
and
Mr
President
I
know
it's
been
a
short
few
days,
but
congratulations
on
your
appointment
and
looking
forward
to
working
with
you.
C
Thank
you,
representative,
I'm
from
your
area
of
the
state,
so
I'm
getting
a
lot
of
windshield
time
these
days,
but
with
your
permission,
I'll
go
ahead
and
start
the
presentation.
Yes,
sir,
so
just
I
know.
Most
of
you
are
probably
very
familiar
with.
Kctcs
we've
existed
now
for
roughly
25
years,
but
just
to
give
a
brief
reminder
of
who
we
are
and
what
we
do.
C
There
are
16
Community
and
Technical
colleges
across
the
state
for
95
percent
of
the
population
they're
within
30
minutes
of
one
of
our
campuses,
which
really
ensures
that
we
have
access
to
folks
for
higher
education,
70
campuses
and
then
later
I
know
we're
going
to
talk
some
about
asset
preservation
about
330
buildings
across
the
state,
where
all
of
this
stuff
happens.
C
Just
to
to
remind
you
of
our
mission
statement,
our
mission
is
to
enhance
the
quality
of
life
and
the
economic
Vitality
of
the
Commonwealth
by
serving
as
the
primary
provider
of-
and
this
is
in
statute,
what
we
do
one
is
College
and
Career
Readiness
transfer
education
so
for
the
students
who
come
to
us
and
ultimately
are
going
to
transfer
to
one
of
our
University
or
college
partners
and
then
Workforce
education,
which
we're
going
to
spend
most
of
our
time.
D
D
Career
Development
Career
exploration,
but
also
they
serve
as
Learning
and
Development
partners
for
companies
throughout
the
Commonwealth
and
and
so
what
these
teams
do.
They'll
sit
down
with
the
companies
with
their
HR
teams,
with
their
hiring
managers
to
help
build
out
rapid
response.
Custom
training
programs
specifically
for
their
unique
needs.
Now
we're
able
to
do
that
and
offset
the
cost
of
that
training
through
a
legislative
allocation
called
kctcs
trains.
D
In
the
past
two
years
we
have
trained
more
individuals
than
ever
before.
As
a
result
of
this
shift
in
hiring
practices,
as
well
as
strategic
Partnerships
with
other
Workforce
organizations
in
the
ecosystem,
to
ensure
that
our
colleagues
at
the
office
of
employer
and
apprenticeship,
Services,
Career,
Centers,
local,
webs
and
area
development
districts
are
all
acutely
aware
of
this
opportunity
for
companies
and
helping
us
to
cross
promote
this
opportunity,
as
they
too
meet
with
companies.
D
D
One
of
the
things
that
we
most
frequently
hear
during
those
conversations
with
companies
is
that
they
just
want
to
hire
our
students.
They
want
to
come
into
our
classrooms.
They
want
to
be
able
to
present
their
opportunities
and
they
want
students
to
raise
their
hand
and
say
I'm
interested
in
coming
to
work
for
you.
But
what
they
don't
understand
is
that
most
of
our
students
are
spoken
for
almost
all
kctcs
students
are
working,
whether
that
is
in
a
pathway,
related
job
or
a
non-pathway
related
job,
even
in
four-year
institutions.
D
This
is
also
a
mechanism
and
through
which
companies
can
step
in
early
on
in
a
student's
Journey
at
kctcs
and
stay
with
them
as
they
pursue
that
credential
credential
and
continue
to
develop
skills.
So,
on
this
slide,
you'll
see
a
couple
different
opportunities
that
we
have
for
work
based.
Learning
we've
got
apprenticeship,
which
is
a
correlation
between
a
specific
academic
pathway.
It's
credit
bearing
and
on-the-job
training.
We
use
those
meetings
with
employers
to
customize
what
those
Pathways
look
like
and
add
additional
components
to
that
pathway
based
on
their
unique
needs.
D
Then
you
have
the
overarching
work
based
learning
and
within
this
you
have
apprenticeship,
mic
or
I'm
sorry,
internships,
micro,
internships,
which
could
be
short-term
and
more
experiential
learning
in
nature,
in
that
these
students
wouldn't
go
in
depth,
but
really
just
gain
exposure
in
certain
industries.
Sometimes
these
are
offered
for
credit
when
they
align
very
closely
with
academic
Pathways,
but
even
if
these
experiences
are
offered
not
for
credit,
they're,
still
very
valuable
to
our
students
to
build
their
skill
set.
D
Lastly,
I
want
to
mention
to
you
all
Education
First
employers.
As
you
can
see,
we
have
a
logo
on
this
slide.
This
is
initiative
that
we
will
be
launching
this
spring
to
create
a
Branded
Network
of
preferred
education,
Partners
employers
who
are
investing
at
the
highest
level
by
offering
tuition
benefits,
by
offering
flexible
scheduling
and
by
stepping
forward
to
tell
our
potential
students
and
student
workers.
We
are
here
to
support
you,
as
you
gain
imperative
skills,
to
help
lift
up
the
quality
and
caliber
of
Kentucky's
Workforce.
D
So
we're
looking
forward
to
launching
this
network,
we've
had
about
15
conversations
to
date
with
companies
that
we
have
identified
as
meeting
these
qualifiers
and
every
single
company
that
we
have
met
with
to
date
has
said.
When
do
we
start
so
we're
very
proud
of
this
initiative?
This
will
give
students
the
opportunity
to
earn
a
solid,
stable,
paycheck
at
an
employer
who
values
education
while
they're
pursuing
their
credentials
very
quickly.
D
I
just
want
to
showcase
our
apprenticeship
numbers
from
last
year
and
kind
of
level
set,
because
we
hear
work
based
learning
in
the
default,
both
at
the
federal
and
the
state
level
is
apprenticeship.
Registered
apprenticeship
registered
apprenticeship
is
a
great
fit
for
many
sectors,
and
the
best
case
scenario
is
that
we're
targeting
companies
that
seamlessly
integrate
into
our
existing
technical
Pathways
apprenticeship
is
a
heavy
lift.
It
requires
140
some
odd
hours
of
related
technical
instruction
and
when
employers
have
very
acute
pain,
points,
they're
unlikely
to
want
to
sign
up
for
this
long-term
Talent
Development
strategy.
D
So
we
do
have
just
under
a
hundred
companies
currently
engaging
with
kctcs
in
apprenticeship
and
at
the
end
of
our
last
fiscal
year
we
had
just
under
560
apprentices.
That
number
is
fluid
because,
as
they
graduate
they're
no
longer
counted
in
that
number,
but
it's
important
to
note
that
short-term
training
programs
and
internships,
which
are
more
short
term
in
nature
but
can,
as
we
know,
lead
to
full-time
hires,
are
very
valuable,
work-based
learning
experiences
and
that
apprenticeship
cannot
be
a
one-size-fits-all.
D
Very
quickly,
I'd
like
to
Showcase
to
you
all
the
impact
of
that
legislative
allocation
of
trains
dollars.
In
the
last
year
alone,
we
allocated
over
seven
million
dollars
to
support
Kentucky
companies
and
upskilling
efforts.
More
than
200
or
240
projects,
resulting
in
just
under
20
000
enrollments
in
upskilling.
This
was
our
highest
performing
year
in
trains
history,
we
have
created
a
brand
around
trains.
Again,
we've
doubled
down
on
our
Partnerships
with
other
Workforce
ecosystem
organizations
to
ensure
that
we're
cross-promoting
this
opportunity.
D
D
So
again,
this
idea
of
the
degree
reset
of
companies
no
longer
requiring
two
or
four-year
degrees
for
entry
level
positions
or
really
any
Talent
needs
that
they
have
I
think
is
a
pretty
significant
factor
in
this
year-to-year
growth.
Another
factor
to
consider
is
displaced
workers
after
covid
many
individuals
shifting
to
new
sectors
or
wanting
to
enter
into
a
field
because
they
were
displaced
as
a
result
of
covid.
So
we
have
seen
a
hundred
and
five
percent
growth
in
the
number
of
customized
training
projects.
D
We've
done
just
from
our
fiscal
year
21
to
22,
and
you
can
see
here
that
new
clients
have
increased
almost
150
percent.
At
the
same
time.
Our
repeat,
clients
continue
to
come
back
to
us
as
their
trusted
Learning
and
Development
partner,
and
here
you
can
see
a
quick
breakdown
of
our
sector
impact
manufacturing
is
our
largest
sector
and
our
largest
investment.
We
do
a
lot
of
projects
with
Healthcare,
Logistics
and
business
services
as
well.
C
I
will
add
one
thing
to
Jesse's
comments:
the
beauty
of
the
trains
program,
as
you
can
see,
we're
focused
on
these
top
industry
sectors,
but
going
back
to
your
local
constituents
that
shifts
depending
on
what
their
local
needs
are.
For
example,
I'm
in
Northeast,
Kentucky
and
Healthcare
is
my
number
one
sector
where
in
other
parts
of
the
state
it
would
be
Advanced
manufacturing
so
that
flexibility
strengthens
our
local
economies.
C
A
Sir,
in
case
somebody
has
any
questions
about
the
the
presentation.
Thank
you
vice
president.
For
that
presentation.
I
do
have
a
couple
matter
of
fact:
I
want
to
command
you
for
reading
my
mind.
You
you
mentioned
the
most.
The
largest
growth
is
in
manufacturing,
so
I
had
that
question.
So
thank
you
for
pointing
that
out.
I
do
I
want
to
ask
you
about
the
apprenticeship.
I
know
how
valuable
that
is,
but
that's
probably
also
Regional,
because
it's
probably
my
guess
is
I.
Don't
know
that.
C
Yes,
that
is
certainly
true
chairman.
If
you
look
at
part
of
the
state,
of
course,
where
you're
from
it
is
a
little
more
difficult,
but
we
do
see
some
of
the
unions
making
active.
You
know
aggressive
ways
to
increase
their
apprenticeship
levels.
For
example,
the
local
248,
which
is
in
Ashland,
has
done
that
you
know
reaching
out
into
some
of
those
far
counties
to
make
sure
we're,
including
people
in
those
apprenticeship,
formal
registered
apprenticeship
opportunities.
So.
A
F
Graham,
please
just
to
follow
up
with
the
chairman.
I
just
want
to
ask
the
question:
what
percentage
of
those
hired
by
companies
and
have
gotten
their
Apprentice?
What's
the
percentage
of
them
staying
with
that
job
within
that
time,
frame
of
them
getting
their
apprenticeship
to
to
working
full-time
completely
with
them.
D
I
will
need
to
look
into
the
answer
to
that.
The
office
of
employer
and
apprenticeship,
Services
houses
that
data
and
it's
through
a
Department
of
Labor
database
I,
do
know
that
it
is
higher
than
the
average
new
hire
so
Nationwide.
We
see
that
apprentices
do
stay
in
their
positions
and
are
retained
longer
than
a
higher.
That
does
not
come
through
that
type
of
work
based
learning
program,
but
I
can
absolutely
follow
up
and
get
concrete
numbers
for
you.
G
Representative
Baldwin,
thank
you,
Mr
chair.
Is
there
any
way
we
could
get
the
list
of
the
the
companies
that
you
mentioned,
the
Education
First
employers
I
know
you
guys
are
just
now
launching
that
the
apprenticeship
programs
and
the
trains,
absolutely
a
list
of
employers.
Just
so
I
can
get
a
feel
for
who
you
know
where
we're
getting
I
guess
across
the
state
where
we're
getting
Partners
in
this.
Maybe
where
we're
not
that
type
of
thing
that'd.
A
C
If
you
recall
just
a
few
moments
ago,
I
talked
about
300
plus
different
buildings
that
we
have
across
the
state.
You
can
imagine
it's
difficulty
in
maintaining
some
of
those.
Some
of
the
campuses
have
been
there
for
many
many
years,
so
this
does
require
significant
investment
so
that
we
can
provide
that
access
and
Outreach
to
the
citizens
of
the
Commonwealth.
So
if
we
look
at
the
2022-24
state
budget,
the
state
Bond
match
179
million
kctcs
match
at
26.
The
total
asset
preservation
funding
was
206
890.
C
C
There
were
18
building
renovation
projects,
five
College
site,
Improvement
projects,
21
roof,
Replacements
and
I
share
that
with
you
and
we're
having
trouble
with
our
roof
right
now
today,
at
this
system
office,
but
in
any
event,
a
major
problems
to
Campus
Life,
Safety
Ada
projects,
fire
alarm,
updates
on
all
16
campuses,
keeping
our
folks
safe,
significant
mechanical
system
upgrades
at
six
campuses-
and
you
know
earlier
I-
wouldn't
have
known
this
until
a
few
years
ago.
But
what
that
means
is
the
mechanical
systems,
that's
keeping
the
campus
open
and
some
of
these
date
back.
C
So
first
of
all,
I
would
really
like
to
to
give
to
our
sincere
appreciation
and
thanks
for
the
amount
of
funding
that
was
put
within
the
last
budget,
it's
a
tremendous
and
much
needed
impact
on
the
condition
of
our
facilities
across
the
state
and
our
ability
to
deliver
Services
I
just
mentioned
and
alluded
to
the
roof
replacement
and
repair
projects.
Topped
the
list
of
the
projects
we're
trying
to
accomplish.
Clearly,
you
know
with
your
own
home.
C
Your
roof
is
the
most
important
thing
to
protect
everything
else,
and
so
those
are
critical
to
the
life
of
the
building
and
the
health
of
the
occupants.
A
number
of
projects
we're
under
undertaking,
as
I
already
mentioned
earlier,
mechanical
and
electrical,
many
of
them
date
from
the
60s
or
before
so
there's
a
lot
of
work.
C
That
needs
to
be
done
to
maintain
those
campuses,
as
you
probably
have
heard,
or
if
you've
had
building
projects
of
your
own
going
on
the
the
market,
conditions
have
drastically
changed,
and
so
there
are
a
couple
of
supply
chain
issues.
One
is
the
skilled
labor
issue.
If
you've
tried
to
book
book
a
plumber
at
your
local
house,
you
know
how
long
it
takes
to
get
that
person
there.
There
are
all
these
challenges
that
are
coming
within
the
supply
chain.
C
What
we
see
from
a
monetary
perspective
is
projects
you
know
range
at
15
percent
below
estimates
to
30
30
above
estimates,
which
causes
a
lot
of
difficulties,
so
we're
attempting
to
schedule
all
of
these
projects
and
coordination.
Of
course,
with
the
finance
cabinet
Deca
to
determine
the
appropriate
timing
of
bids
to
maximize
our
funding,
it
does
unfortunately,
because
the
current
economic
situation-
it's
caused
current
funding
to
appear
to
be
insufficient
to
accomplish
the
original
list
of
projects
that
kctcs
expected
to
be
able
to
fund
again
the
market
driving
most
of
these
problems.
C
C
You
know
that
we've
undertaken
so
far
to
address
the
shortfall
of
value
engineering
which
most
of
you
are
probably
familiar,
has
given
prior
earlier
earlier
in
the
design
projects
to
make
sure
that
we've
accounted
for
those
things
schedule
a
bid
lettings
to
react
to
volatile
market
conditions
which
we're
dealing
with
is
because
of
the
supply
chain.
Active
recruitment,
forbidding
activity
seeking
out
those
two
to
apply
in
reduction
of
project
scope
in
some
situations
to
defer
the
cost.
C
C
One
thing:
I
wanted
to
share
with
you
due
to
our
culture
of
always
seeking
for
continuous
Improvement.
The
legislature
actually
approved
for
this
to
happen,
but
there
is
a
study
going
on
from
Huron
Consulting
right
now
and
they're,
looking
at
all
of
our
16
colleges
and
our
system
office
for
Effectiveness
and
efficiencies,
and
how
we
can
better
improve
some
specific
things.
They
are
looking
at
our
space
utilization
assessment.
You
know
we
do
have
over
300
buildings.
Are
we
utilizing
that
space
accurately
or
in
in
the
best
way
suited
with
our
resources?
C
Academic
Program
optimization?
Do
we
have?
We
talked
a
lot
earlier
today
about
Workforce
for
Dr,
with
BP
Shook,
and
so
do
we
have
the
right
programs
to
meet
the
regional.
You
know
Workforce
needs
and
across
the
state,
financials
and
organizational
assessment.
How
do
we
become
more
efficient
in
those
areas?
A
big
part
of
the
study
they're
working
on
also
is
compensation
and
equity
in
regards
to
pay
to
all
of
our
employees
and
then
career
framework
to
better
Define
career
paths,
a
compensation
compared
to
Market
and
internal
equity.
C
A
You
thank
you
Mr
President,
yes,
I!
Do
you
know?
Kctcs
is
a
huge
organization
with
because
includes
the
entire
State
and
with
300
buildings.
That
is
quite
a
responsibility
to
maintain
and
upgrade
and
those
type
of
things
and
you,
you
I,
see
there
on
the
slides
you're
already
addressing
again.
One
of
my
questions
is
spatialization.
A
So
when
you
look
at
that,
because
you've
got
a
shortfall
right
now
and
I'm
concerned
how
you're
going
to
meet
that
shortfall
either
come
back
next
year,
ask
for
additional
funding,
or
are
you
looking
at
it
for
buildings
that
perhaps
that
no
longer
necessary
that
we
need
to
do
something
else
with
or
or
something
something
that
nature.
C
Well,
Mr
chairman:
what
we're
hoping
to
get
out
of
this
study
is:
how
do
we
best
leverage
these
assets?
Do
we
have
buildings
that
maybe
aren't
adequately
being
used
and
could
be
used
in
other
ways?
Another
Focus
has
been
on
energy
conservation.
I
mean
not
just
for
my
college
alone.
Last
year
we
saved
148
thousand
dollars
may
seem
small,
that's
a
couple
of
salaries.
You
know
towards
that
by
looking
at
how
we
better
conserve
energy,
so
there
there's
really
multiple
strategies
going
to
that.
C
A
Thank
you,
Mr
President,
we
have
representative,
please.
H
Thank
you,
Mr,
chair,
Mr
President.
Thank
you
for
being
here
and
the
situation
you
shared
is
a
a
story.
I've
heard
from
many
University
presidents,
due
to
the
rising
costs
of
inflation,
they're
all
dealing
with
the
the
money
that
was
appropriating
the
bond
issues
for
asset
preservation
and
trying
to
determine
the
best
way
to
utilize.
The
funds
that
are
available
I
also
know
that
in
the
second
year
budget
we
approve
of
many
capital
construction
projects.
C
Programs
we
could
determine
what
the
shortfall
will
be
projected
to
be,
but
we
do
see
the
same
types
of
challenges
because
you're
dealing
with
the
same
supply
chain
issues
and
that's
just
exacerbating
the
cost,
and
so
we
did
our
best.
You
know
our
best
good
faith
in
trying
to
project
what
those
would
be
based
on
the
market.
You
know
situation
at
the
time,
but
the
the
market
is
just
so
volatile,
but
yes,
sir,
those
are
they're
going
to
cause
problems
with
capital
projects
as
well.
A
Thank
you,
Mr
President,
appreciate
that
appreciate
your
presentation
on
that.
Any
other
questions,
I,
don't
see
any
so
please
carry
on.
C
We
would
like
to
talk
briefly,
and
we
have
with
to
my
far
right.
We
have
Dr
Scott
Williams
from
Owensboro
and
he
has
been
heavily
involved
as
an
executive
sponsor
of
what
he's
going
to
speak
about.
But
again
it
speaks
to
our
commitment
to
the
workforce
and
the
things
we're
doing
in
health
care,
which
is
literally
in
crisis
when
it
comes
to
those
things.
Yes,
sir,
so.
E
Thank
you,
president
Ferguson
and
I
want
to
first
of
all,
just
say:
I
want
to
thank
the
general
assembly
for
their
support
with
this
Commonwealth
West
health,
health
care,
Workforce,
Innovation,
Center
project
and,
as
we
have
started,
to
implement
this
I'm
convinced
even
more
that
this
is
going
to
transform
how
we
take
care
of
Health,
Care,
Workforce
Development
in
a
public-private
collaboration,
so
just
kind
of
a
summary
of
the
project
itself.
E
This
is
a
collaboration
of
high
of
eight
college
and
universities,
as
well
as
Regional
Health,
Care
Providers,
both
in
the
acute
and
in
the
long-term
care
20
school
districts,
as
well
as
Owensboro
Health,
which
is
our
largest
regional
health
care
system
in
the
west.
Its
intent
is
to
create
a
pipeline
of
health
care
workers,
utilizing
Outreach
and
recruitment.
Education
and
Training
supports
for
those
eight
higher
education
institutions.
So
where
we're
at
in
the
project
at
this
point
is
we
have
established
a
Kentucky
non-profit
Corporation.
E
It's
called
The
Commonwealth
West
Health,
Care,
Workforce,
Innovation
Center,
and
that
really
just
rolls
off
the
tongue.
I
wish
we'd
found
a
better
name,
but
we
didn't,
but
it
has
been
Incorporated
and
it
has
an
eight-member
board,
that's
put
put
in
place,
and
it
has
a
representative
of
kctcs,
a
representative
from
each
of
the
universities
that
are
part
of
the
collaboration.
It
has
an
acute
health
care
provider
representative,
a
long-term
health
care
provider
representative
and
a
secondary
education
representative.
E
That
board
has
been
meeting
and
they
have
at
this
point
time,
they've
ratified
all
of
the
agreements.
Bylaws
is
moving
forward.
The
reason
why
we
selected
to
ensure
that
we
had
this
sustained
beyond
the
scope
of
the
project.
The
initial
funding
we
felt
like
this
was
the
best
approach
to
make
sure
we
could
sustain
it
once
the
funding
was
was
gone.
E
Although
it's
a
collaborative
and
it's
the
each
of
the
educational
entities
are
providing
the
training
and
education.
It
also
felt
like
that
those
needed
supports,
and
particularly
High
Fidelity
simulation
support
and
the
only
way
to
provide
that
was
to
actually
have
a
physical
location.
That's
been
located.
We
are
pleased
that
the
local
Health
Care
system
is
allowing
us
to
lease
that
at
no
cost,
and
then
we
will
currently,
as
I'll
say
a
little
bit
later,
starting
the
renovations
on
that
we
are
now
Staffing
the
center
per
se.
E
We
have
started
with
obviously
an
executive
director,
an
art
and
Outreach
lead,
and
then
we
are
Staffing
up
right
now,
folks
that
will
come
in
and
do
Outreach
and
recruiting.
We
also
have
what
we
would
call
an
operational
officer
as
well
as
we're
moving
through
with
the
renovations,
as
we
move
forward
into
the
fall
and
start
some
of
the
real
intense
instruction.
We
will
be
hiring
individuals,
instructional
and
educational
staff
at
that
time.
E
Next
slide,
please
so
right
now,
what
we
are
really
operating
on
is
one
we're
in
the
design
phase
for
the
High
Fidelity
simulation,
not
only
the
facility
and
Renovations
for
that,
but
also
the
equipment
that
will
be
needed
in
that
and
again
these
are
supports
for
all
the
collaborators.
So
the
idea
here
is
is
as
a
institution
you
want
to
expand
your
programs,
you'll
need
extra
equipment
and
you'll
need
extra
space.
E
In
order
to
do
that-
and
this
will
provide
that
for
for
those
institutions-
probably
the
most
exciting
thing-
is-
we've
been
designing,
Healthcare,
Pathways
and
so
taking
the
pathways
we
currently
already
have
starting
the
secondary
moving
all
the
way
through
the
post-baccalaureate
medical
school,
and
so
what
we've
done
is
we've
really
tried
to
streamline
these
Pathways,
adding
new
Pathways
that
are
careers,
actually
that
we
didn't
even
know
about
before
and
like
community
health
care
workers
and
designing
those
Pathways
as
well.
E
E
So
they've
got
lots
of
adult
workers
that
are
underemployed,
that
are
un,
low-skilled
and
getting
them
Pathways
that
they
go
into
those
initial
kind
of
entry
level
like
a
state
registered
nurse
aide
positions,
phlebotomists
EMTs
and
getting
them
training,
and
so
that
they
can
get
and
right
into
the
Health
Care
system,
and
then
they
can
pick
up
on
one
of
these
Pathways
as
they
move
forward.
E
So
what
the
this,
what
we've
been
able
to
do
with
this
project
is
we've
been
able
to
purchase
virtual
reality,
and
this
is
not
your
old
standard,
Oculus
Virtual
Reality.
Now
there
are
systems,
it's
basically
a
laptop
computer.
You
can
pull
up,
it
finds
your
eyes
and
it
makes
everything
in
a
3D
Spectrum.
So
we
now
can
through
a
basically
a
laptop.
We
can
provide
an
anatomy
and
physiology
a
microbiology
laboratory
anywhere.
E
So
that
is
a
challenge
for
many
of
them.
So
if
you'll
look
to
the
next
Slide,
the
other
major
investment
we
have
made
is
in
Mobile
units,
and
these
are
not
your
standard
mobile
unit.
This
is
a
tractor
trailer,
it's
60
foot
long,
it
folds
out
almost
30
feet
wide
and
it
can
be
any
configuration
that
you
need
in
that
space.
So
it
can
be
a
lab.
It
can
be
a
classroom.
E
We
can
make
it
into
a
mocked
up
emergency
room,
a
mocked
up
operating
room
or,
as
you
can
see
in
the
picture
here,
it
is
actually
a
working
standard,
nine
bed
hospital
room,
so
we
can
take
this
on
site.
Do
a
lot
of
this
adult
training
in
state
registered
nurse
aid
phlebotomy?
Do
it
quickly
get
them
their
certifications
and
get
them
into
the
workforce?
We
can
also
use
this
to
augment
a
secondary
system.
E
We
can
use
it
to
for
outreach,
and
so
these
particular
mobile
units
we
think,
are
going
to
be
quite
effective
and
so
we're
just
waiting
now
in
the
lead
time
as
they
get
the
bids
get
out
and
we
get
those
in
in
operation.
So
with
that
said,
I
just
wanted
to
fill
you
in
on
where
we're
at
with
that
project
and
again,
I
I
could
answer
any
questions.
I'll
turn
it
back
over
to
you.
Dr
Ferguson,.
A
Thank
you,
president
I
appreciate
that
that's
quite
impressive,
so
I
just
want
to
understand
the
you
haven't,
purchased
all
this
equipment
yet,
but
you
had
the
money
to
do
it
and
just
a
time
time
frame.
E
Excuse
me:
yes,
yes,
chairman
of
cool
that
is
accurate,
so,
right
now
the
mobile
units
are.
The
bid,
is
out
so
that
that
we've
got
a
bid
out
for
those
units.
We
have
the
purchase
orders
in
place
for
our
initial
run
of
purchasing
the
virtual
reality
equipment,
but
as
we
go
through
the
design
phase
and
working
with
all
the
institutions,
there's
other
equipment,
that's
starting
to
come
forward
and
we'll
be
in
the
process
of
purchasing
the
scene
that,
as
we
move
forward.
E
Well,
actually,
yes,
so,
right
now
we
are
in
the
Outreach
and
recruitment
phase,
we're
going
to
do
that
this
spring
and
this
summer
and
in
other
words,
to
try
to
increase
the
pipeline
coming
in.
Obviously,
then
we'll
address
the
educational
increase
in
the
fall.
We
also
are
in
the
process
of
the
design
phase
on
the
physical
High
Fidelity
kind
of
Simulation
Center.
We
anticipate
that
that
probably
we're
hopeful
sometime
in
the
fall.
It
will
be
open
and
operational.
A
G
E
E
Absolutely
so
we
are,
we
actually
have
a
series
of
metrics,
so
we
will
follow
those
and
we
will
report
those
out
and
we
actually
will
be
based
on
the
Appropriations
and
the
bill.
We
will
be
providing
you
all
as
a
general
assembly
reports
on
those
as
we
move
forward
with
this
project.
Thanks.
F
F
The
discussion
of
making
sure
that
the
technology
is
able
to
reach
in
those
areas,
particularly
in
Eastern
Kentucky
and
Far,
West
Kentucky
and
in
those
rural
areas,
which
have
very
difficulty
in
getting
Broadband
or
any
kind
of
connection.
So
is
that
being
addressed.
And
what
is
the
approach
to
to
making
sure
that
this
can
can
be
successful
in
those
areas
that
we're
talking
about
absolutely.
E
Thank
you,
representative
Graham.
Yes,
we
have
had
those
discussions
and
we
understand,
as
we
move
forward,
we're
probably
going
to
have
to
address
some
of
those
in
real
time
as
as
they
happen,
we
do
know
that
the
mobile
units
we
can
outfit
them
with
Wi-Fi,
so
we
should
have
access
through
that.
If
not,
we
also
know
that
the
school
systems
most
of
them
are.
E
They
do
have
fiber
to
those
schools,
and
we
should
be
able
to
address
that
to
those
areas
where
we
go
out
into
the
community
and
set
up
training
is
our
biggest
concern
because
we're
we're
we're
concerned
that
at
least
in
our
western
region
Broadband
is
a
big
concern
in
the
rural
area
so
we're.
Hopefully,
these
mobile
units
will
help
us
boost
that
signal
and
be
able
to
provide
that
kind
of
high-tech
training.
So
good
question,
yes
and
I
think
we'll
we
are.
We
have
given
that
thought:
we've
planned
for
it
and
and
we'll.
E
You
she
is
still
with
US
Representative
cool.
She
sure
is
in
fact
she
is
really
implementing.
As
Jesse
said,
we
are
because
this
is
a
public
private
partnership
and
so
we're
working
very
closely
with
the
health
care
providers
in
our
region.
She's
already
implemented
for
these
entry-level
positions,
a
work-based
model
that
we
are
actually
the
healthcare
providers
are
hiring
these
people
in
before
they've
gotten
their
official
certifications.
A
A
I'd
like
to
ask
Dr
Jackson
president
Murray
State
come
on
up
with
his
team.
Please
please
introduce
yourself
and
then
I'll
swear
again.
I
How
about
now
yeah
all
right,
I
pressed
it
too,
because
that
everybody
hear
me,
okay,
we'll
give
you
an
update
in
regard
to
some
of
the
things
going
on
at
Murray,
State
and
then
I
will
get
into
the
Deferred
maintenance
and
asset
preservation
items
Mr
chairman,
as,
as
you
pointed
out
and
I
want
to
I
want
to
first.
Thank
you.
Some
of
you
have
worked
with
a
long
time.
I
Murray
State's
worked
with
you
a
long
time
in
regard
to
projects
and
activities
on
our
campus
and
you've
always
been
extremely
helpful
and
and
appreciate
the
opportunity
today
to
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
what's
going
on
at
Murray,
State
University,
so
from
a
rankings
and
reputation
standpoint
who
we
are
we're
in
the
Far
Western
part
of
the
state,
we're
about
265
miles
from
this
location,
and
so
we're
up
up
here
often
and
have
been
for
a
long
long
time,
but
we're
we're
the
highest
ranked
public,
comprehensive
University
in
the
Commonwealth.
I
We're
proud
of
that.
It's
a
credit
to
our
faculty
and
our
staff
and
our
students,
alumni
and
friends
and
and
and
many
others
in
in
regard
to
that
and
and
one
of
the
things
I'm
most
proud
of-
and
it's
important
to
me
is
a
a
Kentuckian-
is
access
and
affordability
and
making
sure
we
focus
on
on
that
premise.
In
really
everything
that
we
do
we're
recognized
nationally
is
one
of
the
great
values
in
public
higher
education
in
the
country.
Not
only
the
Commonwealth
recently
were
recognized
for
for
our
scholarships
and
financial
aid
activity.
I
We
received
a
national
award
as
one
of
the
top
100
institutions
in
regard
to
transparency
in
regard
to
scholarships
for
our
students
and
and
how
they
can
access
those
scholarships
and
other
types
of
of
financial
aid
as
well.
This
is
our
service
region.
So
again
many
of
you
know
our
campus
quite
well.
Many
of
you
have
been
there
and
and
our
main
campuses
in
Murray
and
Callaway
County.
I
We
have
a
regional
campus
in
Paducah,
McCracken,
County
and
also
a
regional
campus
in
Henderson
in
Madisonville
and
Hopkins
County
Hopkinsville,
and
also
a
presence
at
Fort
Campbell.
The
military
base
recruiting
and
retention
wise
just
quickly,
the
last
four
years
have
been
successive
record
years
in
regard
to
scholarships
and
financial
aid
at
the
institution.
This
past
year
was
about
115
million
dollars
of
scholarships,
and
financial
aid
were
awarded
to
our
students
about
50
percent
of
our
students
graduate
with
no
college
debt.
I
72
percent
of
our
budget
is
enrollment
driven,
which
means
recruiting
matters,
retention,
matters
and
and
Murray
State
does
a
great
job
in
both
of
those
areas
and
I'm,
proud
of
that
and
the
bottom
left
the
chart.
You
see
the
scholarship
opportunities
over
the
last
few
years,
we've
been
changing.
Our
scholarship
model
to
nearly
a
total
GPA
based
model
and
the
GPA
for
a
high
school
senior
is
a
better
indicator
of
future
success.
Future
academic
success
at
a
University
versus
the
act
that
they
may
take
one
time.
I
So
we
have
changed
that
model
dramatically
on
the
right.
Is
the
Murray
State
promise
if
you're
a
Pell
eligible
student,
many
of
these
students
already
have
their
tuition
paid
for
so
we
promote
that
and
it's
a
very
popular
program
at
the
institution
as
well.
I'll
cover
this
very,
very
quickly.
Academic
Excellence,
99
of
our
students
receive
some
type
of
financial
aid
scholarships
or
some
type
of
other
financial
aid.
There's
a
listing
of
our
top
undergraduate
majors.
I
You
see.
Nursing
is
number
one
psychology
accounting
a
lot
of
stem
age,
related
programs,
we're
proud
of
all
of
our
programs
and
all
of
our
Colleges
and
Schools,
and
our
graduate
Majors.
You
see
them
listed
here
as
well,
our
doctor
of
nursing
practice.
We
have
different
tracks
there.
It's
very
popular
the
reason,
I
point,
those
out
we're
going
to
talk
in
just
a
moment
about
that
particular
area.
I
We
have
a
number
of
business
and
industry
Partners,
we
listed
just
a
few,
probably
a
hundred
or
more
that
I
could
could
probably
rattle
off
in
regard
to
Industry
partners
that
are
providing
internships
to
our
students
careers
to
our
students,
as
they
graduate
as
well
as
participating
in
career
fairs
and
on
campus
on
a
regular
basis
or
providing
donated
funds
to
the
institution.
A
lot
of
these
different
programs
here
are
our
academic,
Colleges
and
Schools
from
our
College
of
Business.
I
The
Byron
find
College
of
Business,
the
Hudson
School
of
Agriculture
and
down
to
our
College
of
humanities
and
Fine
Arts,
so
we're
very
proud
of
of
our
academic,
Colleges
and
Schools,
and
what
they're
doing
on
our
particular
campus
enrollment
and
retention.
42
percent
of
our
students
are
still
first
generation
college
students.
I
38
percent
are
low-income
students.
We
focus
on
those
students
greatly
I
think
a
whole
lot
and
we
think
a
whole
lot
about
rural
Kentucky
and
and
the
importance
of
the
jobs.
We
all
do
the
jobs.
You
do
the
jobs
we
do
in
regard
to
rural
Kentucky
as
well.
We
have
the
highest
retention
rate
among
public,
comprehensive
universities-
that's
meaning
the
first
year
to
second
year
freshman
to
sophomore
is
is
typically
how
we
think
of
it.
So
we
we,
the
easiest
student
to
recruit,
are
the
ones
you
have.
I
We
have
the
lowest
time
to
degree
of
any
institution
four
years,
so
we've
spent
a
lot
of
time
over
the
last
few
years,
making
sure
that
we
work
on
that
particular
metric
and
we've
done
a
very
good
job.
There.
I
Enrollment
and
retention
just
wanted
you
to
get
a
feel
for
the
size
of
this
institution,
Murray
State
University
about
9
500
students
and
what
head
count
looks
like
freshman
graduate
students,
dual
credit,
64
percent
of
our
students
have
credit
coming
into
Murray
State
University
64
percent.
That
number
continues
to
grow.
It
has
been
growing
over
the
last
several
years.
That's
due
to
the
Dual
credit
initiatives
been
that
have
been
put
in
place
in
the
Commonwealth,
an
important
area,
the
quality
assurance
Commons
a
lot.
I
A
lot
of
this
is
a
nationally
recognized
organization
that
that
provides
essential
employability,
certifications
so
they'll
come
on
your
campus
review.
Your
programs
spend
a
lot
of
time
with
with
our
faculty
and
chairs
and
academic
administrators
in
regard
to
the
soft
skills
part
outside
of
the
pure
academic
part
of
our
institutions.
Not
we
have
nine
programs
that
that
are
accredited
certified
if
you
will,
in
this
particular
area
the
most
in
the
nation,
not
just
the
most
in
Kentucky
but
the
most
in
the
nation.
I
In
regard
to
to
this,
this
well-known
group
that
works
very
closely
and
through
the
Council
on
post-secondary
education,
so
we've
been
working
with
this
group
for
the
last
several
years.
Cyber
security
Murray
State
I
point
this
program
out
because
in
House
Bill
1
in
1997
few
were
here
at
that
point
in
time
and
and
but
I.
Remember
that
that
bill
quite
well
and
the
outcome.
Cyber
security,
formerly
telecommunications
systems
management,
was
our
program
of
Distinction,
now
known
as
cyber
security
at
Murray
State.
We
have
a
lot
of
students
studying
that
particular
program.
I
We've
been
recognized
as
one
of
the
top
undergraduate
the
top
undergraduate
program
in
the
country,
as
well
as
the
top
graduate
program,
the
National
Security
Agency.
The
NSA
also
recruits
on
our
campus
and
have
recognized
this
in
cyber
defense
in
this
particular
area.
So
it's
an
important
program
to
us
as
well.
I
wanted
to
point
it
out
because
it's
our
program
of
Distinction
in
House,
Bill,
1,
1997.
I
I,
want
to
thank
you
all
and
I
want
to
thank
the
general
assembly,
the
new
academic
building
for
the
school
of
health
and
nursing
and
Health
Professions.
It's
about
a
72,
000
square
foot,
building
it's
what
was
originally
planned.
The
appropriation
was
45
and
a
half
million
dollars.
It
will
become
effective.
July
1,
2023
I've
talked
to
chair
McCool
about
this
I've
talked
to
chair
Tipton
about
this
particular
program.
For
the
last
few
years,
planning
work
is
occurring.
I
We
have
hired
architects
in
regard
to
this
at
the
size
and
scope
that
it
currently
is
it's
about
25
percent
over
what
was
originally
budgeted.
So
obviously,
we'll
be
looking
at
Value
engineering
that,
accordingly
and
and
also
looking
at
the
size
and
scope
of
the
facility
as
well
as
we
go
through
this
this
process,
we
have
submitted
those
numbers
chair,
McCool
to
you
and
and
to
the
committee,
deferred
maintenance
and
camps
improvements.
I
So
a
lot
is
going
on
at
Murray
State,
so
we
have
about
4
million
square
feet
under
roofs
and
there
may
be
one
leaking
today
somewhere
as
well.
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
aware
of
it
at
the
moment,
but
somewhere
I'm
sure
there
is
and
a
lot
of
activities
going
on.
I
In
regard
to
this
particular
area,
the
current
Center,
our
Student
Center,
arguably
one
of
the
most
important
buildings
on
our
campus
The
Hub
of
activity
is
undergoing
a
multi-million
dollar
renovation,
as
we
speak
due
to
the
monies
appropriated
to
us
in
this
particular
area,
rather
hauls
our
first
building,
it's
about
a
hundred
years
old
is
undergoing
a
lot
of
changes.
I'll
show
you
a
few
pictures
and
I'll
go
through
them
very
quickly.
I
This
is
our
career
center,
our
Student
Center.
This
is
a
major
renovation
project
that
is
underway,
I
toured
it
the
first
first
part
of
this
week,
Jordan
and
I
had
a
chance
to
go
through
I
think
every
every
piece
of
this
particular
building
on
on
Monday
or
Tuesday
I'm,
not
not
sure
one,
one
of
those
days
and
A
lot's,
going
on
there
and
I'm
very
proud
of
the
work
that
that
is
happening
here
again
because
of
monies
appropriated
to
us
in
this
area,
our
oldest
building
on
campus.
I
This
is
the
auditorium,
so
mechanical
work
is
being
done.
Hvac
electrical
structural
on
and
on
this
is
vitally
important.
Murray
State,
just
celebrated
our
Centennial
and
there's
a
lot
of
old
buildings
on
our
campus.
So
there's
a
lot
of
work
to
do
and
we're
undergoing
all
those
those
changes
in
this
work
at
at
this
time.
I
This
is
Lovett
Auditorium,
also
nearing
100
years
old.
This
is
our
Performing
Arts
Center.
If
you
will
see
it's
a
few
thousand
people
and
and
so
HVAC
and
electrical
and
windows
and
seating-
and
all
this
has
been
changed
because
of
this
important
asset
preservation
appropriation
that
has
been
put
in
place
that
all
the
universities
are
taking
advantage
of
and
it's
important
to
the
work
which
we
all
do
for
teaching
and
learning
purposes.
Most
importantly,
acid
preservation
in
total
just
a
an
overview
of
the
numbers.
So
with
our
match
it's
about
54.2
million
dollars.
I
I
I
would
like
to
add
on
top
of
this
Murray
State
did
a
12
million
dollar
bond
issue
our
own
funds,
to
enhance
this
area
even
further,
as
you
take
our
list
of
projects,
the
current
Scopes
and
look
at
all
of
those
in
total,
we're
short
about
34
million.
So
obviously
we're
going
to
be
going
back
and
looking
at
that
particular
list
and
the
scope
of
these
particular
projects,
so
we
needed
about
88
million
dollars.
I
Many
are
not
aware
of
the
breadth
of
veterinarian
centers
I
just
really
want
to
show
you
the
slide
of
of
this.
This
particular
level,
one
laboratory,
the
only
one
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Kentucky,
doing
animal
health,
diagnostic
work
and
food
safety.
We
have
contracts
with
Fort
Campbell
with
the
defense
department,
with
the
CDC.
If
some
bad
disease
were
to
break
out,
especially
in
in
among
an
animal
somewhere
in
the
Commonwealth,
most
likely
would
come
to
this
particular
facility,
there's
an
additional
facility
at
the
University
of
Kentucky
as
well.
I
I
I
We
we
talked
about
it
yesterday,
so
representative,
Riley
and
and
chair
tipped
and
I've
and
and
and
chairman
cool
we've
had
an
opportunity
to
talk
about
this.
We
really
appreciate
it.
I
This
number
has
been
declining
for
the
last
few
years.
College
going
rates
in
the
Commonwealth
have
been
declining
for
the
last
few
years
and
I
think
there's
a
correlation
to
that
students,
don't
fully
realize
what
may
be
available
to
them,
which
will
allow
them
to
go
to
a
college
or
university
and
by
filling
out
the
FAFSA
they
may
find
that
hey,
there's
a
Pell
grain
of
five
thousand
dollars
that
I
can
use
to
go
to
Murray,
State,
University
or
any
other
college
or
university.
I
So
a
lot
of
states
are
requiring
this
with
opt-out
provisions,
and
this
particular
bill
has
an
opt-out
provision.
As
well,
but
States
who
are
putting
this
in
place
are
seeing
FAFSA
completions
go
up
significantly
and
they're,
seeing
college
going
rates
go
up
significantly
and
the
public
universities,
I
chair,
the
Council
of
presidents
and
and
we've
talked
about
it
in
a
lot
of
detail.
We
support
this
initiative
and
we'll
help
in
any
way.
I
A
But
I'll
give
it
president.
Thank
you
for
your
presentation.
I
want
to
First
Command
you
on
your
retention
rate
and
that's
really
something
that
that
is
remarkable
and
and
I
know.
Every
College
looks
at
that,
but
that's
really
good
today,
and
also
the
completion
within
the
time
frame
of
four
years
that
that
is,
that
is
exceptional
and
glad
to
see
that
I
want
to
ask
a
quick
question.
I
have
a
couple
that
may
want
to
ask
a
question
as
well
with
your
Veterinary
Center.
I
We
do
receive
federal
funds,
Grant
funds
going
into
that
facility,
but
this
was
a
state-funded
appropriation
to
build
this
facility
and
we're
very
grateful
for
the
state
needed
it
and
we
needed
it
to
do
the
work,
especially
the
Western
half
of
the
Commonwealth,
and
we
partner
closely
with
the
University
of
Kentucky
and
their
work
that
they're
doing
in
regard
to
this
we're
doing
different
types
of
work.
But
again
it's
vitally
important
to
food
safety
and
Animal
Health
Diagnostics.
A
Thank
you,
Mr
President,
I.
Think
representative
Timothy
has
a
question.
J
Thank
you
chairman.
Thank
you
for
this
outstanding
presentation
and,
and
you
just
the
very
last
thing
that
you
you
touched
on
there
and
I'm
a
huge
advocate
for
the
the
FAFSA
Bill,
and
that
will
continue
to
advocate
for
it.
But
I'll
tell
you,
I
get
in
a
little
trouble
when
I
start
getting
really
excited
about
talking
about
the
FAFSA
bill.
J
My
wife
is
a
school
counselor.
She
understands
the
critical
importance.
I
know
the
schools
are
having
some
apprehension
as
far
as
like
how
they're
going
to
be
able
to
help
facilitate
that,
has
your
University
thought
about
doing
some
Outreach
to
help
with
that.
You
know
partner
with
local
schools,
maybe
do
a
FAFSA
completion
day
at
Murray
State
and
turn
it
into
a
college.
You
know
campus
visit
and
and
that
type
of
thing,
because
I
know
that
it's
going
to
be
it
anytime.
We
do
anything
different
like
that.
J
I
I
I
hear
that
comment
too
and
and
I
appreciate
the
comment
and
I
appreciate
the
concern
we
at
Murray
State
University.
We
require
the
FAFSA
already.
I
If
you're
going
to
get
financial
aid,
a
scholarship
at
Murray,
States
you've
got
to
complete
the
FAFSA
first.
Secondly,
we
are
holding
FAFSA
fares
college,
going
events
at
every
high
school
that
we
possibly
can
get
to
and
and
our
counselors
in
Far
Western
Kentucky
are
excellent.
Our
school
districts
are
excellent
and
in
our
school
district
across
the
state
are
excellent
and
they
I
think
everyone
understands
the
importance
of
this.
We
we
have
a
tremendous
responsibility.
I
This
General
Assembly
our
government
as
a
whole,
our
universities
and
our
school
districts,
our
K-12
districts,
to
to
do
this
work.
Yes,
it's
it's
going
to
cause
us
all
more
time,
including
Murray
Stadium,
we're
willing
to
commit
that.
I
That's
how
important
we
think
it
is
we're
leaving
when
you,
when
you
leave
54
or
55
million
dollars
on
the
table
and
it's
growing,
then
we
need
to
respond
and
we
have
a
tremendous
responsibility
as
well,
relating
to
Workforce
Development
and
economic
development
as
a
whole,
and
this
bill
will
help
that,
and
you
know
we
we
are
we're
announcing
a
lot
of
New
Economic
Development
projects
in
this
state,
and
we
have
been
for
the
last
couple
of
years
and
we've
got
to
have
a
skilled
Workforce,
and
this
will
help
us
in
that
regard.
I
H
Thank
you,
Mr
chair,
thank
you,
president
Jackson.
You
I've
been
to
Griffith
Veterinary
Center
and
it
is
a
very
impressive
facility.
It's
it's
not
just
a
facility,
it's
state
of
the
art
and
we're
very
it's
a
great
asset
for
us
to
have
here
in
Kentucky,
in
Hopkinsville
and
West
Kentucky,
for
those
people
who
may
not
travel
through
South,
Central,
Kentucky
or
Western
Kentucky
or
familiar
with
agriculture.
H
I
think
they
don't
appreciate
the
impact
of
the
poultry
industry
to
Kentucky
and
I
know
that
we
have
had
at
times
incidents
of
the
avian
bird
flu
that's
been
detected
and
and
without
that
Veterinary
Center
there
and
the
work
they
do
along
for
State
veterinary's
office.
It
would
have
the
potential
to
our
poultry
industry
in
Kentucky.
So
we
certainly
appreciate
the
work.
That's.
I
Going
on
there
I
appreciate
the
comment
and
I
appreciate
the
appropriation
that
many
of
you
participated
in
and
if
this
committee
Mr
chairman
chair
McCool,
if
you
ever
want
to
bring
your
committee
or
a
broader
committee,
whether
it's
education,
the
AG
committee,
chair
Heath,
has
had
meetings
there
we'll
be
happy
to
tour
you
through
it,
because
it
is
an
it's
not
only
state
of
the
art.
But
it's
vitally
important
to
agriculture
in
this
Commonwealth.
A
Perhaps
we
can
do
that.
Thank
you
again,
I
appreciate.
Thank
you
all
for
coming
out
today.
I
really
appreciate
that.
Thank
you.
Mr
President,
for
your
presentation.
I
also
want
to
thank
our
staff
here,
for
they
do
a
fantastic
job.
I'm
grateful
for
your.
What
you
do.
We
will
adjourn.
Our
next
meeting
will
be
Thursday
February
23rd
at.