S.F. No. 0099

Career and technical training grants.

 

Sponsored By:     Senator(s) Hastert, Esquibel, F., Geis, Massie and Sessions and Representative(s) Byrd, Jaggi, McOmie, Thompson and Throne

 

AN ACT relating to labor and employment; establishing a career and technical training scholarship program in the department of workforce services; providing definitions; providing for reimbursement of grants as specified; requiring rulemaking; providing appropriations; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/13/2009   Bill Number Assigned

1/15/2009   S Received for Introduction

1/16/2009   S Introduced and Referred to S09

1/26/2009   S09 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Bebout, Cooper, Hunnicutt, Larson and Martin

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/26/2009   S Placed on General File

1/26/2009   S Rereferred to S02

2/5/2009    S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Peterson and Townsend

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/5/2009    S Placed on General File

 

SF0099SS001/ADOPTED

Page 10-line 19         Delete "three million two hundred" insert "one million dollars ($1,000,000.00)".

Page 10-line 20         Delete through "($3,250,000.00)".

Page 10-line 21         After "services." insert "There is appropriated, notwithstanding W.S. 21-16-1302(a) and prior to the twenty-five percent (25%) spring distribution pursuant to W.S. 21-16-1308(a)(v), one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the Hathaway scholarship expenditure account to the department of workforce services."; delete "This" insert "These".

Page 10-line 22         Delete "appropriation" insert "appropriations".

Page 10-line 23         Delete "This" insert "These".

Page 10-line 24         Delete "appropriation" insert "appropriations".

Page 11-line 3          Delete "this appropriation" insert "these appropriations".

Page 11-line 5          Delete "this" insert "these".

Page 11-line 6          Delete "appropriation" insert "appropriations".

Page 11-line 7          After "2010." delete balance of line.

Page 11-line 8          Delete.

Page 11-line 10         Delete "two hundred fifty thousand" insert "one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00)".

Page 11-line 11         Delete through "($250,000.00)".

Page 11-line 23         After "2010." delete balance of line.

Page 12-lines 1 and 2   Delete.  LARSON, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0099SS002/ADOPTED

Delete the First Senate Standing Committee Amendment (SF0099SS001/A) entirely and further amend as follows:

Page 10-line 19         Delete "three million two hundred" insert "one million dollars ($1,000,000.00)".

Page 10-line 20         Delete through "($3,250,000.00)".

Page 11-line 2          After "act." insert "Upon the award of a career and technical training grant, the department shall set aside and encumber the full amount and cost of any grant awarded for the entire period of the grant.  The department shall establish by rule and regulation when an awarded grant shall terminate.  Upon termination of a grant, any unexpended portion of the grant shall be available to fund additional grants as provided under W.S. 27-15-102 created by this act.".

Page 11-line 7          After "2010." delete balance of line and insert "Any obligated funds shall revert after June 30, 2010 upon the termination of the grant which encumbered those funds.".

Page 11-line 8          Delete.

Page 11-line 10         Delete "two hundred fifty thousand" insert "one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00)".

Page 11-line 11         Delete "dollars ($250,000.00)".

Page 11-line 23         After "2010." delete balance of line.

Page 12-lines 1 and 2   Delete.  NICHOLAS, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0099SW001/ADOPTED

Page 4-line 4           Delete "primary".

Page 5-line 24          Delete "a grant" insert "an".

Page 8-line 10          After "diploma" insert "if the general equivalency diploma is received before the recipient is twenty-one (21) years old".

Page 9-line 8           Delete "industry" insert "trade".  HASTERT

 

2/6/2009    S Passed CoW

 

SF0099S2001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 11          After "Wyoming," insert "boards of cooperative educational services,".  BEBOUT

 

SF0099S2002/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 23          Delete "in manual" insert "on the workforce needs of the state as identified by the department;".

Page 2-line 24          Delete.

Page 3-line 4           After "tool" insert ", pre-approved by the department,".

Page 4-line 7           After "workforce" delete balance of line.

Page 4-line 8           Delete "workforce needs".

Page 4-line 23          After "article." delete balance of line.

Page 4-line 24          Delete.

Page 4-after line 24    Insert and renumber:

"(e)  The following shall not be reimbursed under this article:

(i)  Services eligible to be paid for by another public or private program;

(ii)  Services historically paid for by another program or from another source;

(iii) Continuing education training in an applicant's current trade.".

Page 5-line 12          After "demonstrated" insert "twelve (12) months".

Page 5-line 13          Delete and insert "residence as defined in W.S. 22-1-102(a)(xxx);".

Page 5-line 14          Delete.

Page 5-line 19          After "diploma" insert "in accordance with rules adopted by the department of education pursuant to W.S. 21-16-1308(b)(iv)".

Page 5-line 22          Delete "specified" insert "as preapproved by the department".

Page 6-line 5           Delete "five (5)" insert "two (2)".

Page 6-line 7           Delete "six (6)" insert "four (4)".

Page 6-line 10          After "commence" delete balance of line and insert "on the program start date identified on the application or the date the program actually begins, whichever is earlier.".

Page 6-line 11          Delete.

Page 6-line 12          Delete "this article.".

Page 8-lines 1 through 3            Delete, insert and renumber:

"(vi)  Is not eligible to hold a license or is otherwise disqualified to be employed in the occupation for which the training is sought;

(vii)  Has been the recipient of more than two (2) semesters of the Hathaway scholarship during the five (5) year period before the date of application; or"

Page 8-line 5           Delete "(vii)" insert "(viii)".

Page 8-lines 8 through 17     Delete and insert:

"(d)  An eligible trainee under the age of twenty-one (21) may receive up to the equivalent of fifty percent (50%) of the Hathaway performance scholarship award pursuant to W.S. 21-16-1304.  An eligible trainee age twenty-one (21) or older may receive up to the equivalent of one hundred percent (100%) of the Hathaway performance scholarship.".

Page 9-line 5           Delete ", and shall" insert ".  Grantees shall enter".

Page 9-line 6           Delete.

Page 9-line 7           Delete "written agreement" insert "contract".

Page 9-line 11          Delete "and" insert ",".

Page 9-line 12          After "grant" insert "and shall not be less than the length of the grantee's training program or two (2) years, whichever is less.  For purposes of this subsection, "work in Wyoming" means that the grantee is employed for at least eighty percent (80%) of the grantee's paid work hours in the trade for which the grant was awarded.".  VON FLATERN, HASTERT

 

2/9/2009    S Passed 2nd Reading

2/10/2009   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Johnson, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Bebout, Burns, Case, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Landen, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson and Ross

Ayes 19    Nays 11    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/11/2009   H Received for Introduction

2/12/2009   H Introduced and Referred to H09

2/23/2009   H09 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Byrd, Harvey, Lockhart, Meyer, Moniz and Roscoe

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Stubson and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 6    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/23/2009   H Placed on General File

2/23/2009   H Rereferred to H02

2/24/2009   H02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Harshman, Pedersen and Philp

Nays:  Representative(s) Hammons and Steward

Excused:  Representative(s) Jorgensen

Ayes 4    Nays 2    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/24/2009   H Placed on General File; Did Not Consider in CoW