input: [Bill #] HB12-1061 [Short Title] The Skills For Jobs Act [Sponsors] KAGAN [Most Recent Status] 04/02/2012 Governor Action - Signed [Calendar Notification] NOT ON CALENDAR [News Links] No news items found [Bill Summary] 
output: H.B. 12-1061 Higher education - report - credential production - workforce projections. The act requires the department of higher education (department), in consultation with the department of labor, the department of regulatory agencies, and any other entity the department deems appropriate, to produce, within the limits of available resources and data, an annual report regarding state workforce projections and education credential production. The report will show the workforce needs that are not being met by state degree and certificate programs and identify institutions, public or private, that may be able to address those workforce needs through new programs or expansion of existing ones. The department will send the report to every public postsecondary governing board in the state and will work with the department of education to provide the report to the state's public school districts, the Colorado charter school institute, and Colorado private elementary, middle, and high schools. The act repeals July 1, 2016. APPROVED by Governor April 2, 2012 EFFECTIVE August 8, 2012 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause.