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72-1201
TITLE 72 WORKER’S COMPENSATION AND RELATED LAWS — INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION CHAPTER 12 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 72-1201. CREATION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL — COMPOSITION — APPOINTMENT — EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. (1) There is hereby established in the executive office of the governor the workforce development council. Members of the council and an executive director shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the governor. The governor shall prescribe the structure, duties and functions of the council, which shall include but not be limited to the following: (a) To serve as the state’s coordinating body on matters related to workforce development policy and programs; (b) To develop and provide oversight of procedures, criteria and performance measures for the workforce development training fund established under section 72-1203 , Idaho Code; and (c) To serve as the state workforce investment board in accordance with section 101 of the federal workforce innovation and opportunity act, 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq., as amended, and federal regulations promulgated thereunder. (2) The council may appoint special committees in connection with this section. (3) The council may apply for and accept grants and contributions of funds from any public or private source. (4) The executive director is authorized to hire and supervise support staff consistent with the mission and priorities of the council. The executive director shall be a nonclassified employee exempt from the provisions of chapter 53, title 67 , Idaho Code. Support staff shall be classified employees under the provisions of chapter 53, title 67 , Idaho Code. (5) Members of the council and any special committees who are not state employees shall be compensated for actual and necessary expenses as provided by section 59-509 (b), Idaho Code. History: [72-1201, added 2018, ch. 47, sec. 1, p. 119.]
72-1202
TITLE 72 WORKER’S COMPENSATION AND RELATED LAWS — INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION CHAPTER 12 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 72-1202. youth employment and job training programs. (1) Subject to the availability of funds from public and private sources, the council shall develop and implement youth employment and job training programs to increase employment opportunities for Idaho’s youth. (2) The council shall establish eligibility criteria for participants. At a minimum, participants shall be lawful residents of the United States and the state of Idaho, and eligibility criteria shall not render employment and job training programs ineligible for federal funding. (3) To the extent practicable, the council shall enlist state and federal agencies, local governments, nonprofit organizations, private businesses and any combination of such entities to act as sponsors for programs administered pursuant to this section. Selection of sponsors shall be based on criteria that include the availability of other resources on a matching basis, including contributions from private sources, other federal, state and local agencies, and moneys available through the federal workforce innovation and opportunity act, 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq., as amended. History: [72-1202, added 2018, ch. 47, sec. 1, p. 119; am. 2022, ch. 120, sec. 1, p. 432.]
72-1203
TITLE 72 WORKER’S COMPENSATION AND RELATED LAWS — INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION CHAPTER 12 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 72-1203. Workforce development training fund. (1) There is established in the state treasury a special trust fund, separate and apart from all other public funds of this state, to be known as the workforce development training fund, hereinafter training fund. Except as provided herein, all proceeds from the training tax defined in subsection (7) of this section shall be paid into the training fund. The state treasurer shall be the custodian of the training fund and shall invest said moneys in accordance with law. Any interest earned on the moneys in the training fund shall be deposited in the training fund. Moneys in the training fund shall be disbursed in accordance with the directions of the council. (2) All moneys in the training fund are appropriated to the council for expenditure in accordance with the provisions of this section. The purpose of the training fund is to provide or expand training and retraining opportunities in an expeditious manner that would not otherwise exist for Idaho’s workforce. The training fund is intended to supplement but not to supplant or compete with moneys available through existing training programs. The moneys in the training fund shall be used for the following purposes: (a) To provide training and retraining for skills necessary for specific economic opportunities and industrial expansion initiatives; (b) To provide innovative training solutions to meet industry-specific workforce needs or local workforce challenges; (c) To provide public information and outreach on career education and workforce training opportunities, including existing education and training programs and services not funded by the training fund; and (d) For all administrative expenses incurred by the council, including those expenses associated with the collection of the training tax and any other administrative expenses associated with the training fund. (3) Expenditures from the training fund for purposes authorized in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection (2) of this section shall be approved by the council based on procedures, criteria and performance measures established by the council. (4) Expenditures from the training fund for purposes authorized in paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of this section shall be approved by the executive director. The executive director shall pay all approved expenditures as long as the training fund has a positive balance. (5) The activities funded by the training fund will be coordinated with similar activities funded by the state division of career technical education. (6) The council shall report annually to the governor and the joint finance-appropriations committee the commitments and expenditures made from the training fund in the preceding fiscal year and the results of the activities funded by the training fund. (7) A training tax is hereby imposed on all covered employers require
72-1204
TITLE 72 WORKER’S COMPENSATION AND RELATED LAWS — INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION CHAPTER 12 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 72-1204. Idaho launch grant program and in-demand careers fund — definitions. [EFFECTIVE UNTIL JULY 1, 2029] (1) As used in this section through section 72-1206 , Idaho Code: (a) Board means the state board of education. (b) Council means the workforce development council established in this chapter. (c) Eligible adult learner means an Idaho resident who is pursuing education or training for an in-demand career. (d) Eligible coursework means courses or training necessary for the completion of a participant’s declared in-demand career. (e) Eligible education expenses means student tuition and fees at an eligible institution for eligible coursework; however, in no case shall the council reimburse more than eighty percent (80%) of a program’s total tuition and fees or more than eight thousand dollars (8,000) per eligible student. (i) Grant distribution platform means a digital platform through which grant funds are transferred from the council to the account of a participant to be used for eligible education expenses. (j) In-demand careers means careers that have a positive economic output for the state of Idaho and increase economic mobility for the people of Idaho. Factors including but not limited to the number of job openings, the rate of job growth, and the length of the training program shall be incorporated to create a matrix of careers and training programs that align to in-demand careers. Careers that require a postbaccalaureate degree for entry into the profession shall not be included in the matrix or as an in-demand career. (k) Participant means an Idaho resident for whom a grant is awarded under section 72-1205 , Idaho Code, and who has met the minimum academic standards of, and has been accepted into, an eligible institution. (l) P
72-1205
TITLE 72 WORKER’S COMPENSATION AND RELATED LAWS — INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION CHAPTER 12 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 72-1205. Idaho launch grant program. [EFFECTIVE UNTIL JULY 1, 2029] (1) There is hereby established the Idaho launch grant program to be administered by the council according to the provisions of this section. The purpose of the program is to provide education grants for eligible students. (2) In order to administer the program, the council shall consult with necessary agencies to: (a) Create and administer, or designate a third party to create and administer, a grant distribution platform; (b) Establish a grant application process for eligible students. To ensure eligible students receive notification prior to postsecondary institution enrollment deadlines, the council may stagger applications so that initial grant awards are announced by December 31 in the year preceding an eligible student’s graduation from high school and that additional grant awards be made no later than June 30 of the academic year the eligible student graduates from high school. Additional grant award announcements may be made after such date based on the availability of funds; (c) Award grants to eligible students, subject to legislative appropriation and to the following conditions, beginning with the graduating class of 2025: (i) If eligible student applications exceed available funding in a fiscal year, grant awards shall be prioritized first based on the pursuit of an in-demand career and based on the highest rankings in the matrix established pursuant to section 72-1204 (j), Idaho Code; (ii) If additional funds remain, prioritization shall then be based on an eligible student’s financial need as verified by the Idaho state tax commission using the prior year’s tax return, most recent income documents, or other criteria determined by the workforce development council established in this chapter; and (iii) If available funding in a fiscal year exceeds eligible students, any unused appropriations may be used in accordance with section 72-1206 (4), Idaho Code; and (d) Take other such actions as are necessary to implement and enforce the provisions of this section. (3) Participants must expend all grant funds within three (3) years of the award date. Any remaining funds after a break in enrollment exceeding six (6) months or unused funds at the end of the three (3) year period shall revert to the in-demand careers fund established in section 72-1206 , Idaho Code. The council or its designated staff may grant an extension or exception by demonstrating to the council an extenuating circumstance, including but not limited to religious service, military service, structured volunteer service, or health or medical issues. (4) No more than one half (1/2) of the initial grant award may be expended by a participant in any academic year; provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply: (a) To a participant in a program that is less than twelve (12) months in leng
72-1206
TITLE 72 WORKER’S COMPENSATION AND RELATED LAWS — INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION CHAPTER 12 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 72-1206. in-demand careers fund. (1) There is hereby established in the state treasury the in-demand careers fund. (2) Moneys in the in-demand careers fund are subject to legislative appropriation and shall consist of the following: (a) Legislative appropriations; (b) Donations and contributions made to the fund; (c) Interest earned on idle moneys in the fund; (d) Moneys transferred pursuant to section 63-3638 (17), Idaho Code; and (e) Moneys reverted or repaid to the fund pursuant to section 72-1205 , Idaho Code. (3) The in-demand careers fund shall be used to award grants as outlined in section 72-1205 , Idaho Code. (4) When the available appropriation in a fiscal year exceeds participants, the council may use excess moneys as follows: (a) Up to ten million dollars ($10,000,000) of the remaining appropriation may be used to provide enhanced grant funding to either eligible students or eligible adult learners based upon the following conditions: (i) If potential awards from the council exceed available funding from the enhanced grants, awards shall be prioritized first based on the pursuit of in-demand careers; and (ii) If, following the prioritization provided for in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, additional moneys remain for awards, prioritization shall then be based on financial need. (b) The remaining appropriation shall be retained in the fund and be subject to legislative appropriation in subsequent legislative sessions for the purposes of expanding in-demand career training opportunities. (5) By January 1 each year, the council shall report sufficient data to the legislature regarding: (a) The number and demographics of eligible students applying for grants; (b) The number and type of eligible institutions approved by the council; (c) The list and matrix of in-demand careers prioritized by the matrix and verified by the council pursuant to section 72-1204 (j), Idaho Code; (d) The number of grants awarded, the number of grants reverted, and demographics of participants; and (e) Data to demonstrate the effectiveness of the program, including but not limited to program completion rates, satisfactory academic progress, job placement rates, and retention rates of participants in Idaho upon program completion. History: [(72-1206) 33-4305, added 2022, 1st E.S., ch. 1, sec. 13, p. 15; am. and redesig. 2023, ch. 174, sec. 4, p. 464; am. 2023, ch. 272, sec. 4, p. 819; am. 2024, ch. 290, sec. 3, p. 987.]