Spring 2017
Committee:
LAC
Whereas, the rapid technological advances in society have changed the way students learn and reshaped the workplace environment, which the school system hasn’t yet adapted to catering and has created an apathetic view of how school doesn’t train students adequately for their career,
Whereas, if a Free Trade Zone (FTZ), defined as a duty-free area in an airport, seaport, or other designated area, were to be established on government owned community colleges in California (CA) for intellectual properties of technology, artworks and literatures would potentially increase funding for schools through increased enrollment by student interest and provide tangible career benefits for students (Citation 1),
Whereas, community colleges owned by the state of CA are often an entry point for people seeking to enhance their skills and abilities to succeed in the workplace and a FTZ allows for a student to conduct business with minimal drawbacks while still in school and earn real world benefits,
Whereas, students paid a total of $18.7 billion to cover tuition, fees, books, and supplies at America’s
community colleges in 2012 and forwent $78.7 billion dollars in earnings, and having a FTZ where a student could be financially unrestrained to innovate and benefit the world through trade would help reshape the educational system as students become personally re-invested in college (Citation 2),
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC) advocate for language in the CA State Legislature allowing community colleges owned by the state of CA to become free trade zones for intellectual property of technology, artworks and literatures created by students of the college.
The Law Dictionary, Free Trade Zone. Retrieved from:
http://thelawdictionary.org/free-trade-zone-ftz/
Economic Modeling Specialists International & American Association of Community Colleges, Where Value Meets Values: The Economic Impact of Community Colleges Analysis of the Economic Impact and Return on Investment of Education. Retrieved from:
http://www.aacc.nche.edu/About/Documents/USA_AGG_MainReport_Final_021114.pdf
Whereas, if a Free Trade Zone (FTZ), defined as a duty-free area in an airport, seaport, or other designated area, were to be established on government owned community colleges in California (CA) for intellectual properties of technology, artworks and literatures would potentially increase funding for schools through increased enrollment by student interest and provide tangible career benefits for students (Citation 1),
Whereas, community colleges owned by the state of CA are often an entry point for people seeking to enhance their skills and abilities to succeed in the workplace and a FTZ allows for a student to conduct business with minimal drawbacks while still in school and earn real world benefits,
Whereas, students paid a total of $18.7 billion to cover tuition, fees, books, and supplies at America’s
community colleges in 2012 and forwent $78.7 billion dollars in earnings, and having a FTZ where a student could be financially unrestrained to innovate and benefit the world through trade would help reshape the educational system as students become personally re-invested in college (Citation 2),
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC) advocate for language in the CA State Legislature allowing community colleges owned by the state of CA to become free trade zones for intellectual property of technology, artworks and literatures created by students of the college.
The Law Dictionary, Free Trade Zone. Retrieved from:
http://thelawdictionary.org/free-trade-zone-ftz/
Economic Modeling Specialists International & American Association of Community Colleges, Where Value Meets Values: The Economic Impact of Community Colleges Analysis of the Economic Impact and Return on Investment of Education. Retrieved from:
http://www.aacc.nche.edu/About/Documents/USA_AGG_MainReport_Final_021114.pdf
Status
Not feasible. Out of the scope of the SSCCC.