Sec. 10. (a) Money received from contributions may be used by an industry collaboration organization for one (1) or more of the following purposes:
(1) To support the development and implementation of high school graduation pathways.
(2) To provide money to the industry collaboration organization to establish and operate a career counseling program for students.
(3) To enhance career and technical education and training programs which may include a work ethic certificate program established under IC 22-4.1-25.
(4) To expand apprenticeships and work based learning opportunities which may include the following:
(A) An apprenticeship program (as defined in IC 20-43-8-0.3) that is established as a graduation pathway requirement under IC 20-32-4-1.5.
(B) A work based learning course delivered in an employment relationship that:
(i) provides a worker with paid or meaningful work experience and corresponding classroom instruction as set forth in IC 20-43-8-0.7; and
(ii) is established as a graduation pathway requirement under IC 20-32-4-1.5.
(5) To provide grants to schools to be used by the school to pay the transportation costs for students to attend an eligible training program that allows the student to concurrently earn high school or college credit.
(6) To provide grants for any other course or program, if the course or program leads to the attainment of a specific employment related credential that documents the student's skills for employment success.
(7) To partner with other industry collaboration organizations, nonprofits, public foundations, or other entities to provide workforce related educational programs or training for students.
(b) State grant funding distributed by the governor's workforce cabinet for purposes of subsection (a) shall be granted with a preference given to multisector industry collaboration organizations.
As added by P.L.143-2019, SEC.29.