Bill Text: AZ HB2657 | 2019 | Fifty-fourth Legislature 1st Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Arizona commerce authority; workforce development
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-03-26 - Senate APPROP Committee action: Do Pass Amended, voting: (7-0-2-0) [HB2657 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2019-HB2657-Engrossed.html
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session 2019
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HOUSE BILL 2657 |
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AN ACT
amending Title 41, chapter 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 2; appropriating monies; 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, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 2, to read:
ARTICLE 2. TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION WORKFORCE PROGRAM
41-1528. Technology and innovation workforce fund
A. The technology and innovation workforce fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations, Gifts, grants and other donations. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation.
B. The chief executive officer shall administer the fund. On notice from the chief executive officer, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35‑313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35‑190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
C. The chief executive officer shall use monies in the fund to provide Grants for qualifying providers for expenses relating to workforce development pursuant to section 41‑1528.01.
41-1528.01. Technology and innovation workforce program; annual report; definition
A. The technology and innovation workforce program is established in the Arizona commerce authority. The program shall provide grants to qualifying providers that provide workforce development for high‑needs, competitive wage jobs as determined by the authority using labor market data.
B. The authority may distribute grants from the technology and innovation workforce fund to qualifying providers that establish new or that enhance existing job training programs that develop the necessary skills and training to prepare persons for careers in in‑demand employment sectors and vocations with labor shortage areas as determined by labor market data and other measures determined by the authority. The authority shall adopt rules to establish application procedures for qualifying providers to apply for grants from the fund. The program must support career and technical education programs and courses that prepare a capable workforce for manufacturing, business and financial services and information technology industries only.
C. The authority shall prepare and publish a report on program activities. the report shall include the following:
1. A list of all qualifying providers that received grant monies.
2. A summary of each job training program that is funded with grant monies and the industry that the job training program supports.
3. The number of trainees who are enrolled in or who graduated from the job training programs, including the labor demand for those trainees.
4. The retention rate of the applicants entering the training.
5. Whether employers are satisfied with their employees who received training through the program.
6. Any other information the authority deems pertinent to a determination regarding the efficacy of the fund.
D. On or before January 1 of each year, the authority shall submit the report prescribed in subsection C of this section to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the joint legislative budget committee and participating providers, and provide a copy of the report to the secretary of state, regarding the monies granted from the technology and innovation workforce fund, the progress of the program and an analysis of the program's accountability measures and performance indicators.
e. Qualifying providers may use grants to fund training program start-up costs, including industry-specific curriculum, equipment that is required for specific curriculum and tuition and fees. The authority may provide a portion of the funding at the conclusion of the training. a community college that develops Curriculum pursuant to this subsection shall share the curriculum with other community colleges in this state.
f. The authority shall distribute grants to qualifying providers for workforce development training in both rural and urban areas in this state, as appropriate, based on labor market data and job projections.
G. For the purposes of this section, "qualifying provider" means a community college.
41-1528.02. Program termination
The program established by this article ends on July 1, 2029 pursuant to section 41-3102.
Sec. 2. Appropriation; technology and innovation workforce fund
The sum of $2,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2019-2020 to the technology and innovation workforce fund established by section 41-1528, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act.
