State colleges look for money to close jobs 'gap' - Lloyd Dunkelberger, News Service of Florida

Florida state colleges will make a pitch to lawmakers during the 2018 session to restore a $30 million budget cut and increase funding to hire more faculty, provide more counseling services and create more programs aimed at closing the “employment gap” in high-demand jobs. “I think this request reflects the priorities and goals of our system,” said Daytona State College President Tom LoBasso, who heads the college system's council of presidents. “We feel this is an important investment in the future of Florida.” LoBasso said if lawmakers adopt the budget initiatives for the 2018-2019 academic year during the upcoming session, which begins in January, they will offset a $30 million cut the schools sustained in the current budget. https://www.news4jax.com/news/state-colleges-look-for-money-to-close-jobs-gap-