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Eva M. Clayton: “I think there is a standard. So I did not mean to suggest that. I think they are either engineers and meet a certain…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2000
I think there is a standard. So I did not mean to suggest that. I think they are either engineers and meet a certain requirement and may have worked a year. I am not sure, but I think there is even a dollar amount for which they cannot go below. I am just saying that as we approach this, why do we not look at the education system and say how can we use this need in the community as a way to stimulate our high schools and colleges and our private sector to have a more rigorous curriculum and a commitment to hire so the next time around we will be ready to meet this criteria and use the same experience we have had before. Again, I want to commend the gentleman.
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Eva M. Clayton
North Carolina
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Discussing the need for professional standards and education reform in relation to community needs.

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