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THE CAREER READINESS ACT OF 2019, 2026 AMENDMENTS
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title and Codification
This legislative act shall be titled and codified in Title 70, Chapter 4 of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated as the "Career Readiness Act of 2019, 2022, 2026 Amendments, or "Career Readiness Act, as Amended."
Section 2. Findings
The Council of the Cherokee Nation finds that additional funding is needed to assist Cherokee citizens in obtaining training for job opportunities and workplace advancement.
Section 3. Purpose
The purpose of this Act these amendments to the Career Readiness Act of 2019, as amended, is to increase funding available for health career programs, to consolidate all Career Services programs within the meaning of "Career Readiness Program" regardless of funding source under a single "Career Readiness Fund," and to strengthen planning, prioritizing and reporting requirements, beginning in FY 2026, including a requirement of Three Year Plans and Annual Reports.
Section 4. Substantive Provisions
? 1 A. Definitions.
1. A. Career Readiness Program: Any program of study, other than college degree programs, which prepares students to achieve marketable skills for job opportunities or workplace advancement, administered by the Career Services Department.
2. Career Readiness Fund: All funds from any source used to fund or support Career Readiness Programs administered by the Career Services Department.
? 2 B. Career Readiness Fund Amounts and Programs Authorized.
1. Federally or Other External Funding: Federal funding, or funding other than that sourced by revenue from Nation or its entities, for the Career Readiness Fund is authorized to the extent of annual appropriations and periodic modifications thereto and for any program, services or activities prescribed by the relevant f...
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