Appropriates funds for the department of human services to provide job training to underemployed and unemployed persons. Specifies that the department focus training on construction industry and other skilled trades, high tech, maritime, culinary arts, general equivalency degree programs, and labor shortage areas. (HB240 HD1)

A BILL FOR AN ACT

SECTION 1. There is appropriated out of unencumbered federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds allocated to the State of Hawaii to the extent that those funds are available, and otherwise out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $10,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2005-2006 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007 for the purpose of providing job training to underemployed and unemployed persons who are residents of the state. For purposes of this section, "resident" has the same meaning as in section 235-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services for the purposes of this Act; provided that the moneys appropriated under this Act shall be expended through vouchers to clients eligible for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families for the purpose of training and education through the University of Hawaii's community college system or through public-private partnerships as may be established through request for proposals with organizations qualified in training applicants in construction industry vocations and other skilled trades, high technology vocations, maritime industry vocations, culinary arts, sustainable diversified agriculture, general equivalency degree programs, and in labor shortage areas.

SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2005.