HB 2318-S - DIGEST
(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 2ND SUB)

Creates the Washington institute of aerospace technology and advanced manufacturing to serve the aerospace industry.

Requires the institute to: (1) Be operated and administered as a multidimensional education, training, and certification center specifically designed to train a skilled workforce and foster the creation and retention of family wage jobs in the aerospace industry and growth and innovation in the aerospace industry sector;

(2) House education, research, and job skills training programs specifically targeted at meeting the needs of the aerospace industry sector and its workers;

(3) Emphasize public-private partnerships to support the institute's education, training, and research activities;

(4) Provide a forum for effective interaction, collaboration, and partnership between and among the state's aerospace industry, labor, and institutions of higher education;

(5) Be headquartered in Snohomish county and the aerospace convergence zone designated by the director of the department of community, trade, and economic development as an innovation partnership zone; and

(6) Report to the department of community, trade, and economic development.