This amendment allocates $60,300 the second year from the general fund to provide funding to the Northern Neck Technical Center (NNTC). The NNTC provides students opportunities to: 1) gain work experience in business and industry; 2) participate in programs that combine academic and technical content, using a hands-on approach that makes learning relevant to the job market; 3) develop academic, computer, technical, leadership, and workplace readiness skills; 4) earn college credit through dual-enrollment courses with two- and four-year colleges and universities that will enable them to earn a degree in a shorter period of time; and 5) earn nationally recognized industry certifications and licensures that will connect them to high-tech, high-paying careers.