Hearings were conducted by the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology to discuss the role of community colleges in training technical personnel, with particular emphasis on how the National Advanced Technician Training Act of 1985 (HR 2353) would help community colleges meet this role. This bill creates a matching grant program in the National Science Foundation to help community colleges develop model programs to train and retrain technical workers by providing funds to be used to develop programs and courses, train faculty, organize cooperative programs with local industry and purchase necessary equipment. The minutes for the hearing on the bill include statements by Representatives Doug Walgren and Sherwood Boehlert. Testimony concerning the need for technical training and retraining of workers and the role of community colleges in this effort by business and educational leaders is provided by Joseph L. Hines of Community College of Allegheny County (PA), Cheryl Wilson of Mellon Bank (PA), Edward J. Slack of PPG Industries (PA), Harold Hall of Hall Industries (PA), John T. Smith of United Steelworkers of America, Jean Noble of Noble Robots (PA), Warren Anderson of Pittsburgh National Bank (PA), John H. Moore of the National Science Foundation, Sheila M. Korhammer of Northampton County Area Community College (PA), and Pat Choate of TRW (VA), H. James Owen of Tri-Cities State Technical Institute (TN), Richard T. Anderson of Waukesha County Technical Institute (WI), Michael I. Schafer of Mohawk Valley Community College (NY), and Andrew S. Korim of Community College of Allegheny County (PA). Additionally, information on the First Annual Symposium on Robots for the Handicapped; Waukesha County Technical Institute's publication, "The Business Connection: Class Schedule"; information on the National Council for Occupational Education; "Technician Supply and Demand: How Can Community and Technical Colleges Help Fill the Need?" by H. James Owen; "Criteria for Excellence in Associate in Applied Science Degree Programs," and the text of HR 2353 are included. (RO)