282-A:181 Job Training Program. –
The department of employment security shall administer the job training program in this subdivision. The commissioner of the department of employment security shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A, relative to the grant award process and general administration of this subdivision.
I. Training programs may include, but shall not be limited to:
(a) Structured, on-site laboratory or classroom training.
(b) Basic skills.
(c) Technical skills.
(d) Quality improvement.
(e) Safety.
(f) Management and supervision.
(g) English as a second language.
II. No more than $500,000 annually, from sources other than the WorkReadyNH program, shall be provided to support programs offered as of January 1, 2019, and, in addition to programs offered as of January 1, 2019, funding shall be provided for:
(a) Training individuals not otherwise eligible for state or federal training funds available as of January 1, 2019, including the cost of certificate programs, apprenticeship programs as defined under 29 C.F.R. Part 29, and occupational skills training in order to fill current, in-demand employment in New Hampshire with employers having immediate employment needs, with a priority for jobs identified through the state's sector partnership initiative and for employers who pay individuals during training periods.
(b) Enhanced support services, including child care and transportation assistance, which would not otherwise be available through any other state, federal, or other programs, with such assistance limited to income eligible individuals with an identified career path and who are determined to be in need of such support services to successfully compete for employment opportunities;
(c) The WorkReadyNH program established by the community college system of New Hampshire in an amount not to exceed $500,000 annually.
(d) Certificate programs, apprenticeship programs as defined under 29 C.F.R. Part 29, and occupational skills training opportunities for New Hampshire high school students upon graduation in order to fill current, in-demand employment in New Hampshire.
(e) Marketing of New Hampshire's workforce development initiatives to employers and business community representatives in New Hampshire.
(f) Recruitment and coordination of services provided in this section to populations with higher than average unemployment in New Hampshire, including persons in need of training to change careers, persons with substance use disorders who are in recovery programs, persons with disabilities, inmates transitioning to the general population, persons who are homeless, senior citizens, legal immigrants and speakers of languages other than English, including documented outreach to and priority given to persons with substance use disorders who are in recovery programs.