Dislocated workers soon might have a new educational opportunity through the area's technical college system.
On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., secured $1 million in a bill under consideration by the Senate to boost job training programs and higher education.
The money will be directed to Blackhawk Technical College's Janesville campus to be used for job training curriculum.
An additional $300,000 went to Madison Area Technical College for a health care training laboratory.
"Education is a top priority of mine and providing funding for Blackhawk Technical College and Madison Area Technical College will help educate students and provide job training programs for those struggling through these tough economic times," Kohl said, in a statement released Tuesday by his office.
Blackhawk's portion of the money would provide tuition and books for new career training, according to the statement.
The bill was passed by the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, and is expected to be approved by the full Appropriations Committee today.
Before the money would get to south central Wisconsin, the full Senate would have to approve the bill and the president would have to sign it in to law.
On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., secured $1 million in a bill under consideration by the Senate to boost job training programs and higher education.
The money will be directed to Blackhawk Technical College's Janesville campus to be used for job training curriculum.
An additional $300,000 went to Madison Area Technical College for a health care training laboratory.
"Education is a top priority of mine and providing funding for Blackhawk Technical College and Madison Area Technical College will help educate students and provide job training programs for those struggling through these tough economic times," Kohl said, in a statement released Tuesday by his office.
Blackhawk's portion of the money would provide tuition and books for new career training, according to the statement.
The bill was passed by the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, and is expected to be approved by the full Appropriations Committee today.
Before the money would get to south central Wisconsin, the full Senate would have to approve the bill and the president would have to sign it in to law.