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REFERENCE TITLE: community colleges; job training program |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012
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HB 2542 |
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Introduced by Representative Carter
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AN ACT
amending title 41, chapter 10, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41‑1541.01; providing for the delayed repeal of section 41-1541.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the arizona commerce authority.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 41, chapter 10, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1541.01, to read:
41-1541.01. Community college job training; procedures; funding; definitions
A. In addition to the authorization provided by section 41-1541, subsection B, the chief executive officer may spend monies in the Arizona job training fund established by section 41-1544 pursuant to this section. General fund monies shall not be used for the reimbursement of job training costs pursuant to this section.
B. A qualified employer may certify to the authority the skill requirements of new employment. The authority shall determine whether the new employment is qualified new employment and eligible for job training funding pursuant to this article. If the authority identifies a potential qualified employer, the chief executive officer shall contact the community college district that serves the geographic location of the qualified new employment.
C. If qualified by the authority, the qualified employer shall provide the community college with information regarding the specific skills sought through the proposed job training. A community college district shall identify any existing or proposed training programs or courses that meet the qualified employer's needs within thirty days of contact by the authority and receipt of the job training requirements from the qualified employer. The authority may extend the deadline for response beyond the thirty-day period.
D. On receipt and review of the programs and courses identified by the community college, the qualified employer shall certify to the authority that identified programs or courses meet job and skill requirements of the qualified new employment. On approval by the authority, the qualified employer shall identify and qualify student applicants for admission to the training program or courses. On approval by the authority, the community college shall provide the training either directly or in conjunction with another community college pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement.
E. The authority shall reimburse the community college from the Arizona job training fund in an amount equal to any student tuition and course fees and an amount equal to the appropriate associated administrative expenses. An employee in a training program or courses shall be included in the full‑time student equivalency calculations for state aid pursuant to title 15, chapter 12, article 4.
F. If a qualified employer terminates the qualified new employment positions within twenty‑four months of the hiring date, the qualified employer shall proportionately reimburse the authority for all amounts that were paid from the Arizona job training fund to the community college.
G. Job training funded pursuant to this section shall not require an employer match requirement as prescribed in section 41-1541, subsection D and is not subject to the rules and procedures established by the governor's council on workforce policy pursuant to section 41-1542.
H. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Qualified employer" means a business in this state that intends to offer qualified new employment.
2. "Qualified new employment" means new or additional jobs that meet all of the following:
(a) Are permanent new or additional positions that result from the opening of a new business, the expansion of an existing business or the relocation of an existing business or business operation from another state.
(b) Require specific job skills beyond those normally required for high school graduation.
(c) Each new or additional job has compensation that is equal to or greater than one hundred twenty‑five per cent of the median wage of the county where the qualified new employment is located.
Sec. 2. Delayed repeal
Section 41‑1541.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, is repealed from and after December 31, 2016.