Ind. Code ch. 5-28-7

Ind. Code ch. 5-28-7
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Ind. Code § 5-28-7-1 Definitions

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter: (1) "Business" includes an entity that has the objective of supplying a service or an article of trade or commerce. (2) "School corporation" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-16(a). (3) "Charter school" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-2.5. As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.167-2014, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 5-28-7-2 Training program; policies; promotional materials; eligibility; continuing operations

Sec. 2. The corporation shall do the following: (1) Establish policies to carry out a training assistance program, the purpose of which is to provide assistance to the following: (A) New or expanding businesses, for the training or retraining of potential or incumbent employees and the retraining and upgrading of the skills of potential or incumbent employees. (B) Businesses in Indiana, for the retraining and upgrading of employees' skills required to support new or existing capital investment. (C) Businesses in Indiana, for the development of basic workforce skills of employees, including the following: (i) Literacy. (ii) Communication skills. (iii) Computational skills. (iv) Other transferable workforce skills approved by the corporation. (D) School corporations and charter schools, to support career pathways for students through cooperative arrangements with businesses for the education and training of students in high wage, high demand jobs that require industry certifications. (2) Provide promotional materials regarding the training program. (3) Determine the eligibility of an industry for the training program. (4) Require a commitment by a business receiving training assistance under this chapter to continue operations at a site on which the training assistance is used for at least five (5) years after the date the training assistance expires. If a business fails to comply with this commitment, the corporation shall require the business to repay the training assistance provided to the business under this chapter. As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.67-2013, SEC.1; P.L.167-2014, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 5-28-7-3 Policies and guidelines; services and materials; training plans; evaluation; other entities

Sec. 3. The corporation may do the following: (1) Adopt policies and guidelines necessary to carry out this chapter. (2) Accept money and other things of value from all sources to carry out the purposes of the training program. (3) Provide services and materials in order to carry out the purposes of the training program. (4) Develop or assist in the development of training plans. (5) Evaluate the training program with respect to the program's impact on the improvement of workforce skills, job creation, and job retention. (6) Involve other entities, by contract or otherwise, in carrying out the purposes of the training program. As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.

Ind. Code § 5-28-7-4 Participation; eligibility

Sec. 4. Participation in the training program is limited to entities that: (1) meet the eligibility requirements of the corporation; and (2) comply with this chapter. As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.167-2014, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 5-28-7-5 Skills enhancement fund

Sec. 5. (a) The skills enhancement fund is established within the state treasury to be used exclusively for the purposes of this chapter. (b) The fund consists of: (1) appropriations from the general assembly; and (2) money repaid to the corporation under section 7 of this chapter. (c) The corporation shall administer the fund. The following may be paid from money in the fund: (1) Expenses of administering the fund. (2) Nonrecurring administrative expenses incurred to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (d) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund. As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.237-2017, SEC.19; P.L.146-2018, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 5-28-7-5.5 Limitation for eligibility of grants

Sec. 5.5. (a) This section applies to a grant initially awarded under this chapter after June 30, 2019. (b) Eligibility for a grant from the skills enhancement fund under this chapter is limited to cooperative arrangements or agreements that lead to: (1) for a participating employee that is a new hire, a postsecondary credential, a nationally recognized industry credential, or specialized company training; or (2) for a participating employee that is an existing worker: (A) a postsecondary credential, a nationally recognized industry credential, or specialized company training; and (B) an increase of wages. An increase of wages with a participating employee or group of participating employees negotiated by agreement, regardless of timing, qualifies as an increase of wages for purposes of subdivision (2)(B). As added by P.L.143-2019, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.18-2020, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 5-28-7-6 Grants supporting cooperative arrangements for training students

Sec. 6. (a) The corporation may award grants from the skills enhancement fund to school corporations and charter schools to support cooperative arrangements with businesses for training students. (b) A school corporation or a charter school must apply to the corporation for a grant under this section in the manner prescribed by the corporation. (c) The corporation may consult with Indiana works councils to develop the application and eligibility requirements for grants awarded under this section. As added by P.L.167-2014, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.237-2017, SEC.20.

Ind. Code § 5-28-7-7 Notice of noncompliance; return or repayment of grants

Sec. 7. (a) If the corporation determines that a business, school corporation, or charter school that has received public funds from a grant award under this chapter is not entitled to the public funds received from the grant award because of the business's, school corporation's, or charter school's noncompliance with the requirements of its grant agreement or any of the provisions of this chapter, the corporation shall, after giving notice to the business, school corporation, or charter school and an opportunity to explain the noncompliance, provide the business, school corporation, or charter school with a written demand for the return or repayment of an amount not to exceed the sum of all grants previously awarded to the business, school corporation, or charter school under this chapter, together with interest and penalties required or permitted by law or required by the agreement with the corporation. (b) Upon receipt of the corporation's written demand under subsection (a), the business, school corporation, or charter school shall return or repay the amount demanded by the corporation. (c) If a business, school corporation, or charter school fails to repay the corporation as required under subsection (b), the corporation may notify the department of state revenue of the noncompliance and request that the department of state revenue exercise the department's authority under IC 6-8.1-9.5 to recover the sum of all grants previously awarded to the business, school corporation, or charter school under this chapter, together with any interest, penalties, and fees required or permitted by law or required by the agreement with the corporation. (d) For purposes of this chapter, the corporation shall be considered a claimant agency under IC 6-8.1-9.5-1, and is authorized to participate in the refund set off program under IC 6-8.1-9.5. As added by P.L.146-2018, SEC.2.
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