The community colleges and the department are authorized to fund business network training projects which include five or more businesses and are located in two or more community college districts. A business network training project must have a designated organization or lead business to serve as the administrative entity that will coordinate the training program. The businesses must have common training needs and develop a plan to meet those needs. The department shall adopt rules governing this section’s operation and participant eligibility.
96 Acts, ch 1180, §13; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §87, 89; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2211
A project sponsored by and administered under this section by the economic development authority on or before June 30, 2023, shall be valid and continue per the terms of the training arrangement and shall be administered by the department of workforce development;