Even after a bill passes, the work continues.
We took the final legislative action today on my bill modifying the law authorizing state funding of internships for college students with high-tech companies.
Governor Hogan funded the internships this year, after I suggested that this could demonstrate to Amazon the state’s commitment to creating a well trained high-tech workforce.
I emailed the people at UMBC that I worked with on the bill.
House just concurred in the Senate amendment. Two dates need to be scheduled:
1. Bill signing [by the Governor]
2. Luncheon for the first High Tech Interns. [UMBC administers two public service internship programs that I sponsored. I get to speak to the group every year.]
Excellent work all around.
The response:
We are delighted to hear this!
We are already giving thought to a fall event where we can hear about the experiences of the first cohort and their employers.
At that event, I’ll learn if the program needs to be improved – with a bill or otherwise.
