HOUSE BILL No. 2292
AN ACT concerning economic development; relating to workforce development programs
to be administered by the secretary of commerce; enacting the Kansas apprenticeship
act to promote and expand apprenticeships with Kansas businesses, nonprofit
organizations, healthcare organizations and public schools by providing grants and
tax credits for businesses, nonprofit organizations and healthcare organizations that
offer apprenticeships and providing scholarship grants to aspiring teachers to obtain
their professional degrees; promoting and expanding public and private professional
engineering programs by providing matching grants for engineering student
scholarships and other program development and expansion costs; creating the
Kansas nonprofit apprenticeship grant program fund, the Kansas educator registered
apprenticeship grant program fund and the engineering graduate incentive fund to be
administered by the secretary of commerce.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. Sections 1 through 6, and amendments thereto, shall be
known and may be cited as the Kansas apprenticeship act.
Sec. 2. For purposes of sections 1 through 6, and amendments
thereto:
(a) "Act" means the Kansas apprenticeship act.
(b) "Apprentice" means a person who is a Kansas resident at least
16 years of age, except where an older minimum age standard is
otherwise fixed by law, and is employed in Kansas to learn an
apprenticeable occupation as defined in 29 C.F.R. § 29.4.
"Apprenticeship" includes a person who is compensated by a registered
apprenticeship sponsor or a registered apprenticeship intermediary but
whose apprenticeable work occurs under the supervision of an eligible
employer.
(c) "Apprenticeship agreement" means a written agreement,
meeting the requirements of 29 C.F.R. § 29.2, between an apprentice
and either the apprentice's registered program sponsor or an
apprenticeship intermediary acting as an agent for the program sponsor,
that contains the terms and conditions of the employment and training
of the apprentice.
(d) "Apprenticeship program" means a plan containing all terms
and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment
and training of apprentices, as required under 29 C.F.R. § 29.4 and 29
CFR § 30, including such matters as the requirement for a written
apprenticeship agreement.
(e) "Eligible employer" means a business with a physical location
in Kansas, authorized to conduct business in Kansas and subject to the
Kansas income tax act that employs or supervises the work of an
apprentice pursuant to a registered apprenticeship agreement and in
accordance with a registered apprenticeship program. "Eligible
employer" may include, but not be limited to, a for-profit eligible
healthcare employer.
(f) "Eligible nonprofit employer" means an organization that is
exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of
the federal internal revenue code, with a physical location in Kansas
and registered, if required by law, with the secretary of state that
employs or supervises the work of an apprentice pursuant to a
registered apprenticeship agreement and in accordance with a
registered apprenticeship program. "Eligible nonprofit employer" may
include, but not be limited to, a nonprofit eligible healthcare employer.
(g) "Eligible healthcare employer" means a hospital, long-term
care facility or federally qualified healthcare center with a physical
location in Kansas that is engaged in providing healthcare to Kansas
residents and that employs or supervises the work of an apprentice
pursuant to a registered apprenticeship agreement and in accordance
with a registered apprenticeship program.
(h) "Intermediary" means any person, association, business,
committee or organization acting as an agent for the program sponsor,
pursuant to a registered apprenticeship plan, who has registered with
the secretary.
(i) "Registered apprenticeship agreement" means an
apprenticeship agreement that has been accepted and recorded by the
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of the United States department of labor or the secretary as evidence of
the apprentice's participation in a particular registered apprenticeship
program.
(j) "Registered apprenticeship program" means an apprenticeship
program that has been accepted and recorded by the office of
apprenticeship of the employment and training administration of the
United States department of labor or has been registered or approved
by the secretary as meeting the basic standards and requirements of the
United States department of labor for approval of such program.
(k) "Secretary" means the secretary of commerce or the secretary's
designee, including the director of the office of registered
apprenticeship or any successor, designated by the secretary of
commerce to administer the provisions of this act.
(l) "Sponsor" means any person, association, business, committee
or organization operating a registered apprenticeship program in whose
name the program is registered or approved and who has registered
with the secretary.
Sec. 3. (a) (1) For tax years commencing after December 31,
2022, and ending before January 1, 2026, a credit shall be allowed
against the income tax liability imposed upon an eligible employer
pursuant to the Kansas income tax act that employs an apprentice
pursuant to a registered apprenticeship agreement and in accordance
with a registered apprenticeship plan for at least all or a portion of the
probationary period, as defined for that apprenticeship in the registered
apprenticeship program standards, work process schedule otherwise
known as appendix A or as designated by the secretary, and so employs
the apprentice at the time such probationary period is completed. The
tax credit shall be claimed by such eligible employer for the taxable
year in which the apprentice completed the probationary period while
employed by such eligible employer or the taxable year next
succeeding the calendar year in which the apprentice completed the
probationary period while employed by such eligible employer, as
determined by the secretary and set forth in the agreement with the
secretary pursuant to subsection (d). Subsequent credits may be
claimed for up to three successive calendar years, or portions thereof,
next succeeding the date on which the probationary period of the
apprentice was met, by any eligible employer who subsequently
employs such apprentice in all or a portion of such year. Such credit
shall be claimed by the eligible employer for the taxable year in which
the apprentice was employed or the taxable year next succeeding the
calendar year in which the apprentice was employed as determined by
the secretary and set forth in the agreement with the secretary as
provided by subsection (d). The amount of the credit shall be up to
$2,500, as determined pursuant to paragraph (2), for each apprentice so
employed and may be awarded for up to 20 apprentices employed in
each taxable year per eligible employer. The credit shall not be awarded
for employment of the same apprentice more than four times.
(2) The secretary of revenue, in consultation with the secretary,
shall establish a scale reflecting ranges of wages and other expenditures
an eligible employer has invested in an apprentice and a corresponding
tax credit amount and shall award the tax credit in accordance with the
scale. The credit shall be approved and issued pursuant to subsection
(d).
(b) For tax years commencing after December 31, 2025, a credit
shall be allowed against the income tax liability imposed upon an
eligible employer pursuant to the Kansas income tax act that employs
an apprentice pursuant to a registered apprenticeship agreement and in
accordance with a registered apprenticeship plan for a continuous
period of time constituting at least 25% of the apprenticeship time
period required by the registered apprenticeship program. The credit
shall be taken in the tax year next succeeding the calendar year in
which the employment requirement to claim the credit is met. The
credit may subsequently be taken in successive tax years based on up to
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an individual apprentice. The amount of the credit shall be up to $2,750
for each apprentice employed, not to exceed 20 such credits for
apprenticeships in any taxable year per eligible employer. The secretary
may authorize a credit for employment of less than a full calendar year
pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of
commerce. The credit shall be approved and issued pursuant to
subsection (d).
(c) (1) An eligible employer may be allowed a credit as provided
by paragraph (2) that shall be in addition to a credit allowed for an
apprentice pursuant to subsection (b) if the apprentice:
(A) Is enrolled in a secondary or postsecondary career and
technical education program;
(B) is under 18 years of age at the time the credit is claimed;
(C) has been employed by the eligible employer for at least 90
days; and
(D) is participating in:
(i) An apprenticeship program registered with the secretary and
funded through the Carl D. Perkins career and technical education act
of 2006, public law 109-270, as revised by the strengthening career and
technical education for the 21
st
century act, public law 115-224;
(ii) an adult basic education and literacy program funded under
title II of the workforce innovation and opportunity act, public law 113-
128; or
(iii) a public workforce program funded under title I and title III of
the workforce innovation and opportunity act, public law 113-128.
(2) Each such credit shall not exceed $500. The tax credit shall be
claimed in the taxable year next succeeding the calendar year in which
the requirements to claim the credit are met. An eligible employer shall
not claim more than 10 credits under this subsection in a tax year. The
credit shall be approved and issued pursuant to subsection (d).
(d) (1) Tax credits pursuant to subsections (a), (b) and (c) shall not
be refundable or transferable. The credits may be claimed on a pro-rata
basis by the owners of eligible employers that are entities taxed under
subchapter S or K of the federal internal revenue code, limited liability
companies or professional corporations authorized to do business in
this state. The aggregate amount of all tax credits for all eligible
employers issued pursuant to this section shall not exceed $7,500,000
each taxable year. The aggregate amount of all tax credits for all
eligible employers issued pursuant to this section in addition to all
grants awarded pursuant to section 4, and amendments thereto, shall
not exceed $10,000,000 each taxable year.
(2) To be eligible for a tax credit under this section, the eligible
employer shall enter into an agreement regarding the employment of
apprentices with the secretary on such terms and conditions as the
secretary may require. The agreement shall set forth the amount per
credit or amount of cumulative credits an employer may earn based on
specified conditions or attainment of specified employment or training
goals and any other conditions for such credits consistent with the
purposes of this act. If applicable, the agreement shall set forth the
relevant provisions of the scale provided by subsection (a)(2). The
agreement shall also require that the eligible employer provide such
information as required by the secretary or the secretary of revenue for
purposes of substantiating eligibility for the tax credit, the development
and expansion of apprenticeships in this state and the report required by
subsection (g). Such agreements shall be made by the secretary with the
goal of developing and expanding apprenticeships in this state. The
secretary shall advise the secretary of revenue of the potential tax
credits available to the eligible employer. The secretary shall consult
with the secretary of revenue, the Kansas postsecondary technical
education authority and educational institutions, technical schools,
secondary schools, business or industry associations and other
appropriate entities to coordinate implementation, administration and
development of apprenticeship programs in this state, including through
the use of tax credits as provided by this section. HOUSE BILL No. 2292—page 4
(3) If an agreement as required by paragraph (2) is approved by
the secretary, the eligible employer shall submit such information in the
manner and form as required by the secretary and the secretary of
revenue to demonstrate eligibility for the credit each tax year a credit is
claimed. No tax credit shall be awarded by the secretary of revenue
unless the secretary of commerce has certified the eligible employer to
the secretary of revenue as having met the requirements for such credit
pursuant to this section and in compliance with all federal and state
requirements for the registered apprenticeship program and registered
apprenticeship agreement. To receive a credit, the eligible employer
shall also meet the requirements of any rules and regulations of the
secretary of revenue or the secretary of commerce.
(e) The participation of an employee with an apprenticeship
program under this act and registration with the secretary shall not
constitute union affiliation, unless the employee expressly elects to
affiliate with a union.
(f) The secretary of commerce or the secretary of revenue may
adopt rules and regulations as necessary to establish standards for
participation and eligibility and to implement and administer this act.
(g) The secretary shall provide an annual report before January 31
of each year to the house of representatives standing committee on
commerce, labor and economic development and the senate standing
committee on commerce to account for the effectiveness of the
apprenticeship program under this act. The report shall include
information regarding the number and type of eligible employers,
eligible nonprofit employers and eligible healthcare employers the
number and type of apprenticeships incentivized, the amount of tax
credits and grants issued and the amounts issued per industry and per
eligible employer, eligible nonprofit employers and eligible healthcare
employers results of the program including information on the
employment of individuals following participation in an apprenticeship
program, the extent and nature of coordination and efforts with other
entities to develop apprenticeship programs, the effect of such efforts
and the tax credits and grants on apprenticeship program development
and such other information as requested by the respective committees.
Sec. 4. (a) There is hereby established the Kansas nonprofit
apprenticeship grant program. The secretary is authorized to develop
and administer the program to award grants to eligible nonprofit
employers and eligible nonprofit healthcare employers that employ an
apprentice pursuant to a registered apprenticeship agreement and in
accordance with a registered apprenticeship plan for the purpose of
covering administrative costs of registered apprenticeship programs,
including program development costs, costs of meeting reporting
obligations and other administrative costs. To be eligible for such
grants, an eligible nonprofit employer or eligible nonprofit healthcare
employer shall enter into an agreement with the secretary to employ an
apprentice for at least the same period of time as provided under
section 3(a)(1) or (b), and amendments thereto, as applicable at the time
the apprentice is employed, for an eligible employer to receive a tax
credit. As provided for eligible employers by section 3(b), and
amendments thereto, the secretary may authorize employment of an
apprentice for less than a full year.
(b) Grants shall be awarded by the secretary in an amount of up to
$2,750 per apprenticeship per taxable year, as determined by the
secretary and set forth in the agreement pursuant to subsection (d), not
to exceed four successive years. Grants shall be limited to not more
than 20 per eligible nonprofit employer or per eligible nonprofit
healthcare employer per taxable year.
(c) The secretary shall develop application procedures, forms and
grant award terms, conditions and criteria in accordance with the
purposes of the grant program. The secretary shall consult with
appropriate state agencies, institutions, nonprofit organizations and
associations, private healthcare associations, nonprofit Kansas
healthcare providers and other appropriate entities in developing the HOUSE BILL No. 2292—page 5
grant program and grant award criteria and priorities. Grants shall be
awarded pursuant to an agreement with the eligible nonprofit employer
or eligible nonprofit healthcare employer upon such terms and
conditions as the secretary may require consistent with the purposes of
the program. Such terms and conditions may include program
development, employment or training goals in addition to specified
employment requirements with respect to an apprentice or apprentices.
(d) There is hereby established in the state treasury the Kansas
nonprofit apprenticeship grant program fund to be administered by the
secretary of commerce. All moneys credited to such fund shall be used
to provide grants for the administration of apprenticeship programs by
eligible nonprofit employers and eligible nonprofit healthcare
employers in the state of Kansas as provided by this section and the
administration of such fund. All expenditures from such fund shall be
made in accordance with the provisions of appropriation acts and upon
warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to
vouchers approved by the secretary of commerce or the secretary's
designee.
(e) Subject to appropriation acts, on July 1, 2023, and each July 1
thereafter, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer $2,500,000
from the state general fund to the Kansas nonprofit apprenticeship grant
program fund. Any unencumbered balance in such fund at the end of a
fiscal year shall remain credited to the fund for use in the succeeding
fiscal year, except that such unencumbered balance at the end of the
fiscal year to remain credited to the fund for use in the succeeding
fiscal year shall not exceed $2,500,000. On June 30, 2024, and each
June 30 thereafter, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer the
amount, if any, of unencumbered moneys in the fund in excess of
$2,500,000 to the state general fund. The amount of all tax credits
issued to all eligible employers pursuant to section 3, and amendments
thereto, in addition to the amount of all grants issued pursuant to this
section, shall not exceed a total aggregate amount of $10,000,000 in
each taxable year, as provided by section 3(d)(1), and amendments
thereto.
Sec. 5. For purposes of sections 5 and 6, and amendments thereto:
(a) "Applicant school" means a school district organized and
operating under the laws of this state, acting independently or as part of
a consortia with other school districts that seeks to engage in a
registered education apprenticeship program.
(b) "Candidate" means a paraeducator or other person employed
by a school district who seeks to become a licensed teacher and who
currently does not possess such a license.
(c) "Education apprentice" means a person who is a Kansas
resident at least 16 years of age, except where an older minimum age
standard is otherwise fixed by law, is a candidate, has been selected to
participate in a registered education apprenticeship program by an
applicant school and is employed to learn the apprenticeable
occupation, as defined in 29 C.F.R. § 29.4, of teaching.
(d) "Eligible related training instruction provider" means an
institution of higher education that provides a teacher preparation
program and is:
(1) A state educational institution under the control and
supervision of the board of regents;
(2) a municipal university;
(3) any not-for-profit institution of postsecondary education with
its main campus or principal place of operation in Kansas, is operated
independently and not controlled or administered by any state agency
or subdivision of the state, maintains open enrollment and is accredited
by a nationally recognized accrediting agency for higher education in
the United States; or
(4) a not-for-profit independent institution of higher education
which is accredited by an institutional accrediting agency recognized
by the United States department of education, is operated
independently and not controlled or administered by the state or any HOUSE BILL No. 2292—page 6
agency or subdivision thereof, maintains open enrollment, offers online
education, offers exclusively competency-based education programs
and has been granted accreditation for its teacher licensure programs by
the council for the accreditation of educator preparation and the
association for advancing quality in educator preparation.
(e) "Registered education apprenticeship program" means an
apprenticeship program, as defined in section 1, and amendments
thereto, that is a registered apprenticeship program, as defined in
section 1, and amendments thereto, of an applicant school for the
profession of teaching that provides candidates combined classroom
and on the job training under the direct supervision of a licensed
professional teacher and has been approved by the secretary.
(f) "Secretary" means the secretary of commerce or the secretary's
designee, including the director of the office of registered
apprenticeship or any successor, designated by the secretary to
administer the provisions of this act.
Sec. 6. (a) There is hereby established the Kansas educator
registered apprenticeship grant program. The commissioner of
education, state board of education and the secretary shall coordinate to
develop the program and obtain such necessary approval and
registration of education apprenticeship programs as provided by
federal and state law. The secretary shall administer the grant program.
(b) The Kansas educator registered apprenticeship program shall
be established to award grants to education apprentices for tuition, fees,
books and materials to obtain their postsecondary degrees for the
purpose of increasing the number of qualified, credentialed teachers in
the state of Kansas. The program shall seek to identify a diverse group
of candidates to participate as education apprentices in a registered
education apprenticeship program or programs and obtain a bachelor's
degree in education, secure licensure and engage in the profession of
teaching in Kansas. Grants shall be awarded by the secretary upon
approval of the registered education apprenticeship program of an
applicant school by the secretary as compliant with all applicable
federal and state law.
(c) On or before March 1, 2024, the state board of education and
the secretary shall coordinate to adopt rules and regulations to
implement and administer the Kansas educator registered
apprenticeship grant program. Such rules and regulations shall
establish:
(1) Application procedures, forms and terms and conditions and
requirements for an award of a Kansas educator registered
apprenticeship program grant to an education apprentice by the
secretary;
(2) the terms, conditions and requirements for acceptance by the
secretary of an applicant school into the Kansas educator registered
apprenticeship program. The applicant school's registered education
apprenticeship program design shall include the following
requirements:
(A) Applicant schools shall partner with at least one eligible
related training instruction provider and identify such provider in their
application; and
(B) applicant schools shall identify projected candidates in the
manner designated by the secretary of commerce and the state board
with appropriate protections for candidate privacy;
(3) grant funds shall be used for payment of education apprentice
tuition, fees and the cost of books and materials up to a maximum of
$2,750 per year for four years, or completion of their academic
program, whichever comes first;
(4) prioritization for applications from applicant schools
partnering with eligible related training instruction providers that
permit the apprentice to continue their current employment by utilizing
flexible learning models such as online delivery, competency-based
education or courses offered on nights or weekends; and
(5) a method to award grants equitably across the state HOUSE BILL No. 2292—page 7
geographically.
(d) The commissioner of education, the state board of education
and the secretary shall, beginning in 2025, annually evaluate the
Kansas educator registered apprenticeship program grant and prepare
and submit a report before January 31, 2026, and before January 31 of
each year thereafter, to the senate standing committee on education and
the standing committee on commerce and to the house of
representatives standing committee on education and the standing
committee on commerce, labor and economic development.
(e) Subject to appropriation acts, on July 1, 2023, and each July 1
thereafter, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer $3,000,000
from the state general fund to the Kansas educator registered
apprenticeship grant program fund. Any unencumbered balance in such
fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain credited to the fund for use
in the succeeding fiscal year, except that the amount of such
unencumbered balance at the end of the fiscal year to remain credited
to the fund for use in the succeeding fiscal year shall not exceed
$3,000,000. On June 30, 2024, and each June 30 thereafter, the director
of accounts and reports shall transfer the amount, if any, of
unencumbered moneys in the fund in excess of $3,000,000 to the state
general fund.
(f) There is hereby created in the state treasury the Kansas
educator registered apprenticeship grant program fund, which shall be
administered by the secretary. All expenditures from the Kansas
educator registered apprenticeship grant program fund shall be for
grants awarded pursuant to the Kansas educator registered
apprenticeship grant program. All expenditures from the Kansas
educator registered apprenticeship grant program fund shall be made in
accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of
accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the
secretary, or the secretary's designee. All moneys received by the
secretary for the Kansas educator registered apprenticeship grant
program shall be deposited in the state treasury in accordance with the
provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt
of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire
amount in the state treasury to the credit of the Kansas educator
registered apprenticeship grant program fund.
Sec. 7. As used in this section and section 8, and amendments
thereto:
(a) "Eligible institution of higher education" means:
(1) (A) A state educational institution as defined in K.S.A. 76-711,
and amendments thereto; or
(B) any private, independent college with its primary location in
Kansas that is a member of the Kansas independent college association
as of July 1, 2023; and
(2) that has an engineering program accredited by the
accreditation board for engineering and technology.
(b) "Engineering program" or "accredited engineering program"
means an engineering program accredited by the accreditation board for
engineering and technology and includes, but is not limited to, a
program in computer engineering or computer science.
(c) "Qualified eligible institution of higher education" means an
eligible institution of higher education that has certified to the secretary
that, in the immediately preceding academic year, at least the following
number of students have graduated with baccalaureate degrees from an
engineering program or programs with respect to each institution:
(1) Kansas state university, 586 graduates;
(2) university of Kansas, 419 graduates;
(3) Wichita state university, 360 graduates;
(4) any other state educational institution as defined in K.S.A. 76-
711, and amendments thereto, with an accredited engineering program,
one or more graduates; and
(5) private, independent colleges, one or more graduates.
(d) "Secretary" means the secretary of commerce. HOUSE BILL No. 2292—page 8
Sec. 8. (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the
engineering graduate incentive fund. The secretary of commerce shall
administer the fund. All expenditures from the fund shall be for the
purpose of promoting the development of accredited postsecondary
engineering programs in Kansas by providing grants that shall be
matched on a $1-for-$1 basis with funds from nonstate sources to
qualified eligible institutions of higher education for:
(1) Awarding scholarships to undergraduate students enrolled at
such institutions in an engineering program;
(2) recruiting undergraduate students for engineering programs
offered by such institutions;
(3) expanding the number of potential engineering students
through engineering-related activities in secondary schools in Kansas;
(4) funding internships for undergraduate students enrolled at such
institutions in an engineering program;
(5) making necessary facility improvements or equipment
purchases to expand engineering program course offerings; or
(6) hiring additional faculty or enhancing faculty salaries in such
an institution's engineering program.
(b) Applications for matching grants shall be made by eligible
institutions of higher education to the secretary in the form and manner
required by the secretary. If the secretary determines the institution is a
qualified eligible institution of higher education, finds the institution
has sufficient nonstate funding to match the grant requested on a $1-
for-$1 basis and approves the application, the qualified eligible
institution of higher education shall receive a matching grant. If
sufficient moneys are available in the engineering graduate incentive
fund to fully fund all approved applications, the amount of the
matching grant shall be at least $20,000 for each graduate of an
engineering program of the institution during the immediately
preceding academic year, as determined by the secretary, in excess of
the threshold requirement for qualification as a qualified eligible
institution of higher education pursuant to section 7, and amendments
thereto. If sufficient moneys are not available in the engineering
graduate incentive fund to fully fund all approved applications in an
amount of at least $20,000 for each such graduate, the secretary shall
award grants in a prorated amount so that all approved applicant
qualified eligible educational institutions receive the same amount of
grant money for a graduate in excess of such respective threshold. The
secretary shall consult with and coordinate with eligible institutions of
higher education, qualified eligible institutions of higher education, the
state board of regents, or private industry in planning and developing
uses for matching grant funding to achieve the purpose of this act.
(c) Qualified eligible institutions of higher education that receive a
matching grant shall provide such information as requested by the
secretary, excluding any information confidential under state or federal
law, regarding the use of grant funds. On or before January 10, 2024,
and on or before the first day of each regular session of the legislature
thereafter, the secretary shall provide a written report to the house of
representatives standing committee on commerce, labor and economic
development, or its successor committee, and the senate standing
committee on commerce, or its successor committee, on the amount
and uses of grant funding by each qualified eligible educational
institution of higher education that has received a matching grant and
progress made toward the goal of this act.
(d) All expenditures from the engineering graduate fund shall be
for the purposes described in subsection (a) and shall be made in
accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of
accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the
secretary of commerce or the secretary's designee.
(e) No moneys appropriated to the engineering graduate incentive
fund shall be expended for the acquisition or construction of any
facilities.
(f) (1) On July 1, 2023, or as soon thereafter as moneys are HOUSE BILL No. 2292—page 9
available, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer $1,500,000
from the state general fund to the engineering graduate fund.
(2) On July 1, 2024, and on each July 1 thereafter, the secretary
shall certify to the director of accounts and reports the amount of
moneys expended for grants from the engineering graduate fund in the
prior fiscal year. Upon receipt of such certification, or as soon
thereafter as moneys are available, the director of accounts and reports
shall transfer from the state general fund to the engineering graduate
fund an amount equal to twice the amount certified by the secretary of
commerce, except that if such transfer would result in an
unencumbered balance in the engineering graduate fund of greater than
$5,000,000, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer the
amount of moneys that shall result in an unencumbered balance of
$5,000,000 in the engineering graduate fund on such date.
Sec. 9. The provisions of sections 7 through 9, and amendments
thereto, shall expire on July 1, 2033. On July 1, 2033, the director of
accounts and reports shall transfer all unencumbered moneys in the
engineering graduate fund to the state general fund. After such transfer,
the engineering graduate fund shall be abolished. Upon abolishment of
such fund, all liabilities of the engineering graduate fund shall be
transferred to and imposed on the state general fund.
Sec. 10. 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 was adopted by that body
HOUSE adopted
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Speaker of the House.
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the SENATE
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Secretary of the Senate.
APPROVED
Governor.