Session of 1999
HOUSE BILL No. 2380
An Act concerning apprenticeship programs;
relating to eligibility for training funds;
amending K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 74-5065 and repealing
the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 1998 Supp.
74-5065 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 74-5065. As used in this act:
(a) "Kansas industrial training program" or
"KIT program" means a
program under which the secretary provides for training, customized
to
meet the specifications of a new or expanding industry, of new
employees
or prospective employees, or both, of the industry.
(b) "Kansas industrial retraining
program" or "KIR program" means
a program under which the secretary provides for retraining,
customized
to meet the specifications of a restructuring industry, of
employees of the
industry.
(c) "New or expanding industry" means an
industry which is locating
or is newly located in Kansas or an existing industry which is
located in
Kansas and is expanding its work force.
(d) "Training" means training of
employees or preemployment train-
ing of prospective employees for jobs newly created by a new or
expand-
ing industry.
(e) "Restructuring industry" means an
existing industry which is lo-
cated in Kansas and is restructuring its operations through
incorporation
of existing technology, development and incorporation of new
technology,
diversification of production or development and implementation of
new
production.
(f) "Retraining" means retraining of
employees of a restructuring in-
dustry who are likely to be displaced because of obsolete or
inadequate
job skills and knowledge.
(g) "Job training agency" means any
public or private educational or
job training institution and any other public or private entity
which is
qualified to provide the training or retraining required under the
KIT
and KIR programs, including apprenticeship programs that are
registered
through the Kansas apprenticeship council and recognized by the
United
States department of labor, bureau of apprenticeship
training.
(h) "Secretary" means the secretary of
commerce.
(i) "Agricultural land," "corporation,"
"corporate partnership," "lim-
ited liability company," "limited partnership," "swine production
facility"
and "trust" have the meanings ascribed pursuant to K.S.A. 17-5903,
and
amendments thereto.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 74-5065 is hereby
repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
I hereby certify that the above BILL originated in the
HOUSE, and passed that body
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Passed the SENATE ______________________________
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APPROVED ______________________________
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