{"id":27400,"date":"2020-02-12T09:32:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T15:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=27400"},"modified":"2020-02-12T09:32:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T15:32:21","slug":"gap-assistance-for-tribal-colleges-proposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=27400","title":{"rendered":"Gap assistance for tribal colleges proposed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The state\u2019s tribal colleges could participate in the Community College Gap Assistance Program under a bill heard Feb. 11 by the Education Committee.

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Sen. Kate Bolz<\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/p>\n

The program provides funding for community colleges to provide awards to students in programs that are aligned with training programs with stackable credentials that lead to a program that awards college credit, an associate degree, a diploma or a certificate in an in-demand occupation.<\/p>\n

Under LB1076, introduced by Lincoln Sen. Kate Bolz, the program would expand to include eligible programs at accredited, nonprofit, two-year postsecondary institutions with a physical presence in Nebraska. <\/p>\n

Bolz said this would allow students at Little Priest Tribal College and the Nebraska Indian Community College to receive gap awards. Those colleges offer several courses in in-demand fields, such as carpentry, welding, accounting and health sciences, she said. <\/p>\n

\u201cBy extending [the program] to tribal colleges,\u201d Bolz said, \u201cwe can provide students more opportunity and produce more skilled workers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michael Oltrogge, president of the Nebraska Indian Community College, testified in support of LB1076. He said it would help students who enroll in the college\u2019s certified nursing assistant program and a new medication aide program, both of which lead directly to employment. <\/p>\n

Gabriel Bruguier testified in support of the bill on behalf of the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs. He said LB1076 would help to fill jobs that do not require a two- or four-year college degree and ensure more equitable access to financial aid for tribal students seeking technical or vocational training.<\/p>\n

No one testified in opposition to the bill and the committee took no immediate action on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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