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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4196 
To create jobs through the hiring of new faculty and counselors at community 
colleges. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 3, 2009 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. HINOJOSA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To create jobs through the hiring of new faculty and 
counselors at community colleges. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community College 
Emergency Stabilization Fund Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Since October 2007, the national unemploy-
ment rate has increased from 4.8 percent to 10.2 
percent. 
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(2) There are nearly 1,200 community colleges 
in the United States, educating over 11,700,000 stu-
dents. 
(3) Community colleges provide access to af-
fordable, quality education, and training opportuni-
ties. 
(4) Over the past year enrollment has increased 
at unprecedented levels at community colleges across 
the country. 
(5) Over the past year community colleges have 
either had to forestall hiring new staff or reduce 
staff because of budget shortfalls despite increased 
demand. 
(6) Due to increased enrollment and insufficient 
staffing, many individuals are not able to access the 
training they need to re-enter the workforce. 
SEC. 3. EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY COL-
LEGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 
under section 7 to carry out this section for a fiscal year, 
the Secretary of Education shall provide temporary emer-
gency funding to States for such fiscal year in accordance 
with the formula described in subsection (b) to assist com-
munity colleges in maintaining, or hiring additional, fac-
ulty and staff. 
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(b) FORMULA.—Of the amount appropriated under 
section 7— 
(1) 662⁄3 percent shall be allotted on the basis 
of the relative increase in unemployed individuals in 
each State compared to the total increase in unem-
ployed individuals in all States; and 
(2) 331⁄3 percent shall be allotted on the basis 
of the relative excess number of unemployed individ-
uals in each State, compared to the total excess 
number of unemployed individuals in all States. 
(c) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall maintain 
State support for community colleges in the State at 
least at the level of such support for the fiscal year 
immediately preceding the first fiscal year the State 
received funds under this section. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the re-
quirements of this paragraph (1), if the Secretary 
determines that a waiver would be equitable due to 
exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as 
a natural disaster or an unforeseen and precipitous 
decline in the financial resources of the State. 
(d) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under this section shall be used to supplement, 
and not supplant, other Federal and State funds that 
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