1988-S AMH FORN GAVI 2

SHB 1988 - H AMD 000118 FAILED 03-11-93

By Representative Forner

     Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert:

     "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28C.18 RCW to read as follows:

     (1)  It is the intent of the legislature, to the extent possible, that all public funds related to training and retraining be deposited in a single account administered by the board.

     (2)  The state job training trust fund is created in the custody of the state treasurer.  All state and federal general fund appropriations for training and retraining, including but not limited to programs currently administered or provided by the employment security department, the state board for community and technical colleges, the workforce training and education coordinating board, the department of social and health services, the department of labor and industries, the higher education coordinating board, the Washington institute of applied technology, and the department of transportation, shall be deposited into the fund.  Only the director of the workforce training and education coordinating board or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the fund.  Expenditures from the fund may be used only for training and retraining programs that are consistent with the board's state comprehensive plan developed under RCW 28C.18.060(4).  No appropriation is required for expenditures from the fund. 

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  For the Biennium ending June 30, 1995, all state and federal general funds for training and retraining, including but not limited to programs traditionally administered or provided by the employment security department, the state board for community and technical colleges, the workforce training and education coordinating board, the department of social and health services, the department of labor and industries, the higher education coordinating board, the Washington institute of applied technology, and the department of transportation, shall be appropriated to the state job training trust fund.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  The governor shall designate the workforce training and education coordinating board as the administrative agency for federal training and retraining funds.  The governor shall take other executive actions necessary to carry out the intent of this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.  If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this act is hereby declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and such finding or determination shall not affect the operation of the remainder of this act.  The rules under this act shall meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5.  If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected."

EFFECT:  Eliminates the Employment and Training Trust Fund and the .12 percent offset tax (which provides funding for Employment and Training Trust Fund).  Creates the State Job Training Trust Fund.  Requires that all state and federal general fund appropriations for training and retraining be deposited in the State Job Training Trust Fund, which is administered by the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board.  Transfers administration of federal training funds to the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board from the Employment Security Department and other agencies.