[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 39 (Wednesday, April 13, 1994)]
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        STUDENT AND BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP FOR CREDIT ACT OF 1994

  (Mr. RICHARDSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, teenagers throughout the United States 
are dropping out of school. At a crime forum I held in New Mexico, 
parents expressed their fear that more and more teenagers are joining 
gangs and are not interested in getting a good education. The time has 
come, Mr. Speaker, to answer our constituents by giving students a 
reason to want to stay in school and off the streets. I rise today to 
introduce the Student and Business Partnership for Credit Act of 1994.
  This bill gives community businesses a tax credit if they participate 
in an educational program. The educational program gives a high school 
junior or senior the chance to work with a local business in return for 
academic credit. In turn, the business must closely supervise the 
student.
  Mr. Speaker, students who are tempted to drop out of school may be 
persuaded to stay in school if they are permitted to receive real work 
experience. These students will stay in school, work with businesses, 
and say no to gangs. Businesses will receive a tax credit that they 
desperately deserve. I urge my colleagues to support our students and 
to support the Student and Business Partnership for Credit Act of 1994.

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