MI HCR0046

Memorializes Congress to reconsider federal cuts to vocational education and explore future funding opportunities.

States that federal funding for vocational education has been cut by $140 million in the current year with an additional 20 percent cut proposed for the next year.

Notes that Georgetown Center for Education and the Workforce projects 14 million of 47 million job openings between 2010-2018 will require an associate's degree or vocational certificate rather than a bachelor's degree.

Argues vocational education provides an affordable alternative to four-year universities and produces workers with specialized skills needed by employers in technical fields.

Requires copies of the resolution to be sent to the President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Michigan's congressional delegation.