PRINTER'S NO. 1163
No. 131 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY ERICKSON, TARTAGLIONE, EARLL, SCHWARTZ, WOZNIAK,
THOMPSON, KUKOVICH, KITCHEN, DENT, RAFFERTY, COSTA, STACK,
GREENLEAF, CONTI, FUMO, C. WILLIAMS, ARMSTRONG, FERLO,
PILEGGI, WAUGH AND WONDERLING, SEPTEMBER 16, 2003
REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
SEPTEMBER 16, 2003
A RESOLUTION
1 Commending the Community College of Philadelphia, the Bucks
2 County Community College, the Delaware County Community
3 College, the Montgomery County Community College, the Camden
4 County College and Drexel University for forming the
5 Collegiate Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development.
6 WHEREAS, The Community College of Philadelphia, the Bucks
7 County Community College, the Delaware County Community College,
8 the Montgomery County Community College, the Camden County
9 College and Drexel University have meritoriously developed a
10 competency-based training program for professionals responsible
11 for security and public safety with the enthusiastic support of
12 local businesses, government agencies, county emergency services
13 coordinators, health care institutions, fire and rescue
14 organizations and law enforcement agencies; and
15 WHEREAS, In the wake of September 11, 2001, our nation and
16 State have devoted considerable and unprecedented concern to
17 security, public safety and the advanced training of first
18 responders, including police officers, firefighters and
1 emergency medical technicians; and
2 WHEREAS, The consortium has become nationally recognized for
3 operating for the express purpose of utilizing resources of the
4 colleges and university to deliver cost-effective education and
5 training programs and other services for businesses and
6 industries in support of economic development; therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the Senate commend the Community College of
8 Philadelphia, the Bucks County Community College, the Delaware
9 County Community College, the Montgomery County Community
10 College, the Camden County College and Drexel University for
11 forming the Collegiate Consortium for Workforce and Economic
12 Development, recognized as a leader in creating curricula for
13 the advanced training of public safety and security
14 professionals, and recommend that all sources of Federal
15 homeland security funding be pursued in support of its efforts.
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