Wyoming Industry Partnership Act-2.

WORKING DRAFT
2009
STATE OF
WYOMING
09LSO-0656.E1

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0301

Wyoming
Industry Partnership Act-2.

Sponsored by:

Representative(s) Lockhart and Senator(s) Larson

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
the administration of government; creating the Wyoming Industry Partnership Act; providing definitions; establishing industry partnerships; providing for a grant process; establishing the industry partnership account; providing for rulemaking; requiring reports;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 9
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2
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2901 through 9
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2
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2905 are created to read:

ARTICLE 29
WYOMING

INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP ACT

9
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2
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2901.

Short title
.

This article
shall be known as the "Wyoming Industry Partnership Act of 2009"
.

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290
2
.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this article
:

(i)

"
Council
"
means th
e
Wyoming
workforce development council;

(i
i
)

"
Department
"
means the
Wyoming

d
epartment of workforce services;

(
iii
)

"Industry identified
solution
"
means
the
develop
ment, recruitment or retention project that develops or
enhance
s the skills of
Wyoming
's workforce and supports an industry
i
n meeting its workforce needs;

(
i
v)

"Industry partnership" means an industry directed collaboration, supported by economic development, education and workforce systems to address common workforce needs;

(v
)

"Industry sector" means a group of employers closely linked by common products or services, workforce needs, similar technologies, supply chains or other economic links;

(v
i)

"Targeted industry sector" means an industry sector identified by the department as having statewide or regional economic impact, immedi
ate workforce development needs
and emerging or competitive career opportunities.

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2903.

Industry sectors; identification.

(a)

Industry sectors identified by t
he department
in conjunction with
the council
, shall

be based on
at a minimum, the following:

(i)

Economic growth potential;

(ii)

Competitiveness;

(iii)

Employment base;

(iv)

Wages, benefits and career opportunities;

(v)

Workforce development needs;

(vi)

Importance of the industry sector to the state and regional economy.

(b)

The department shall periodically evaluate the industry sectors and determine the need for any
modifications
to the targeted industry sectors.

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4
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Industry partnership account; grants; rulemaking.

(a)

The industry partnership account
is
cr
ea
t
ed in the department to support
industry
partnerships
to identify or
implement
industry identified
solutions
.

(b)

A competitive grant program shall be established by the department that provides support to industry partnerships
to identify or
implement industry identified solutions.

(
c
)

The department shall
promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the pr
ovisions of this section.

(
d
)

The department shall require, at a minimum, a
private sector in-kind or cash matching fund of at least
fifty
percent (5
0
%)
of a grant awarded under this article
.

(
e
)

A grant may be awarded to an approved industry partnership to
identify or
implement industry identified solutions
, subject to available funds. Any proposal for a grant shall be filed with the department on or before July 31 of each calendar year.
A grant shall not be awarded for the
purchase, lease or repair
of equipment or capital construction
, but may include textbooks or manuals
. A grant awarded to an industry partnership shall be for a period not to exceed two (2) years and shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) for the first year and shall not exceed eight hundred seventy
-
five thousand dollars ($875,000.00) for the second year. Thereafter, no state assistance shall be provided
to
the industry partnership funded under this section.

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.

R
eport
.

By

September
1, 201
0
, the department shall report to the joint minerals, business and economic development
interim
committee on the funds awarded under this a
r
t
icle. The report shall include
partnerships funded
,
the impact of the partnerships
,
any
industry identified
solutions
,
the impact
of the
industry identified
solutions
on current, projected and emerging s
hortages in the Wyoming economy,
industry, employer and employee participation in
workforce
programs
,
systemic changes that benefited indu
stries, employers and employees,
partners
'
ability to streamline efforts and resources and
the results of the
expenditures
a
ppropriated.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

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