Sec. 9. Community college and vocational school centers of AI excellence
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In this section: The term area career and technical education school has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2302 ). The term eligible applicant means a community college, vocational school, or area career and technical education school, in partnership with 1 or more of the following: A Federal, State, local, or Tribal government entity. An institution of higher education. An entity in private industry.
An economic development organization or venture development organization. A labor organization. A nonprofit organization. The term venture development organization has the meaning given the term in section 27(a) of the Stevenson-Wydler Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3722(a) ). The term vocational school has the meaning given the term postsecondary vocational institution in section 102(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002(c) ). The Director, in coordination with the Regional Technology Hubs program at the Department of Commerce and the Regional Innovation Engines program at the National Science Foundation, shall choose not less than 5 regionally and geographically diverse eligible applicants to be designated as Community College and Vocational School Centers of AI Excellence (referred to in this section as Centers of AI Excellence ).
Not less than 20 percent of designated Community College and Vocational School Centers of AI Excellence shall be eligible applicants that are located in a State jurisdiction eligible to participate in the National Science Foundation’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research under section 113 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 ( 42 U.S.C. 1862g ). An eligible applicant that desires to be designated as a Center of AI Excellence shall submit an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may reasonably require.
Such application shall specify a focus area for the Center of AI Excellence, which may be any of the following: AI education and training related to agriculture. AI education and training related to manufacturing. AI education. AI education and training related to another focus area as specified by the eligible applicant. A designated Center of AI Excellence shall develop and disseminate information about best practices for— artificial intelligence research and education at community colleges and area career and technical education schools; methods to scale up successful programs that perform research or provide education on artificial intelligence at community colleges and area career and technical education schools; providing hands-on research opportunities on artificial intelligence and learning opportunities for students that are enabled through artificial intelligence; and identifying pathways for students to jobs that are enabled by artificial intelligence.
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