HB 2017 — appropriation; STEM; learning; workforce development

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workforce development         State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session       HBHOUSE BILL 2017   Introduced by Representative Udall     AN ACT   Appropriating monies to the arizona commerce authority.

Section 1.  Appropriation;Section 1.

Appropriation;

report A.  TheA. sum of $3,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2021-2022 to the Arizona commerce authority to administer a grant program charged with cultivating STEM learning and STEM workforce development opportunities in this state with the intent to build STEM networks and hubs to leverage assets on every level of a community with this funding that gives priority to rural and semirural areas.  The authority shall attempt to maximize and connect STEM learning and STEM workforce development opportunities provided by:

1.  EntitiesThe sum of $3,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2021-2022 to the Arizona commerce authority to administer a countygrant thatprogram havecharged anwith establishedcultivating networkSTEM oflearning cross‑institutionaland partnersSTEM fromworkforce business,development education,opportunities in this state with the intent to build STEM networks and hubs to leverage assets on every level of a community with this funding that gives priority to rural and government.semirural areas.

2.  SchoolsThe andauthority schoolshall districtsattempt forto themaximize purposeand ofconnect teacherSTEM traininglearning inand STEM literacy.workforce development opportunities provided by:

3.  Out-of-school1. programs that cultivate a community STEM network.

4.  MuseumsEntities andin sciencea centerscounty withthat expertisehave inan science,established technology,network engineeringof orcross-institutional mathematics.partners from business, education, community and government.

5.  Higher2. education institutions that offer workforce development in STEM fields.

6.  OtherSchools entitiesand thatschool recognizedistricts the need for STEMthe competenciespurpose asof recognizedteacher bytraining thein authority.STEM literacy.

B.  The3. appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.

C.  TheOut-of-school legislatureprograms intends that thecultivate appropriationa madecommunity inSTEM subsectionnetwork. A of this section be considered ongoing funding in future years.

D.  For4. the purposes of categorizing rural and semirural areas, the authority shall use the United States department of agriculture's most recent rural-urban continuum code scheme.

Museums and science centers with expertise in science, technology, engineering or mathematics.

5.

Higher education institutions that offer workforce development in STEM fields.

6.

Other entities that recognize the need for STEM competencies as recognized by the authority.

B.

The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.

C.

The legislature intends that the appropriation made in subsection A of this section be considered ongoing funding in future years.

D.

For the purposes of categorizing rural and semirural areas, the authority shall use the United States department of agriculture's most recent rural-urban continuum code scheme.

E.  OnE. or before December 31, 2021, the authority shall submit a report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives on the distribution of grant monies under this section and shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.

On or before December 31, 2021, the authority shall submit a report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives on the distribution of grant monies under this section and shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.