Kansas Statutes 74-5067. Job training agencies; proposals for participation in programs; contractual agreements; performance criteria and qualifications; exemptions from certain requirements and restrictions
(a) Any job training agency may make and submit to the secretary proposals for participation in the KIT and KIR programs and may enter into contractual agreements with the secretary for the provision of training or retraining services under such programs.
(b) Contractual agreements shall be entered into with job training agencies only if the agencies can demonstrate a satisfactory record of performance in placement in and retention of employment by former trainees and that training provided by the agencies prepares trainees in a manner satisfactory to employers.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-5067
- Act: means the provisions of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-50,211
- 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. See Kansas Statutes 74-5065
- 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. See Kansas Statutes 74-5065
- 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. See Kansas Statutes 74-5065
- Retraining: means retraining of employees of a restructuring industry who are likely to be displaced because of obsolete or inadequate job skills and knowledge. See Kansas Statutes 74-5065
- Secretary: means the secretary of commerce. See Kansas Statutes 74-5059
- State: means the state of Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 74-5059
- Training: means training of employees or preemployment training of prospective employees for jobs newly created by a new or expanding industry. See Kansas Statutes 74-5065
(c) Training and retraining services provided by job training agencies under the KIT and KIR programs are not subject to approval procedures or performance standards required under state law for regular training and retraining programs operated by such agencies. Service delivery area restrictions imposed upon the operation of regular training or retraining programs by job training agencies do not apply to training and retraining services provided by such agencies under the KIT and KIR programs. The secretary may prescribe appropriate performance criteria and qualifications and other standards for job training agencies under the KIT program or the KIR program, or both, for purposes of this act.