Free Tuition for Laid Off Workers?

The Post-Gazette in Pittsburg published a nice article, today, that gives some hope to displaced workers. Pennsylvania senator Bob Casey has proposed a piece of legislation that would affect higher education by pushing for free community college location for workers who have been laid off. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09097/961019-53.stm

I don't know about anybody else, but I would like to see a piece of legislation like this pass. A better education can really make it easier to find a job, especially in an economy like we're experiencing right now. Perhaps this could also lead to more "second-career" teachers, since starting at a community college can lead to transferring to a four-year school. This, of course, would help the teaching shortage.