§ 8-1-8.5-12 — Coal transition workers; priority for awarding high value workforce ready credit-bearing grants

Indiana § 8-1-8.5-12

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 1: UTILITIES GENERALLY
• Ch. 8.5: Electric Utility Resource Planning and Certification

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(a) As used in this section, "coal industry
employment" means employment:
(1) at a commercial coal mine in Indiana;
(2) at a coal fired electric generating unit in Indiana; or
(3) in an Indiana based manufacturing or transportation supply
chain serving:
(A) a commercial coal mine in Indiana; or
(B) a coal fired electric generating unit in Indiana.
(b) As used in this section, "coal transition worker" means:
(1) an individual who:
(A) has been laid off or terminated from the individual's coal
industry employment; or
(B) has received a notice of termination or layoff from the
individual's coal industry employment;
as a result of the permanent closure of, or a substantial layoff at,
a commercial coal mine in Indiana or a coal fired electric
generating unit in Indiana; or
(2) an individual who:
(A) has:
(i) been laid off or terminated, for a reason other than cause;
or
(ii) received a notice of termination or layoff, for a reason
other than cause;
from the individual's coal industry employment; and
(B) is unlikely to obtain employment in an industry described
in subsection (a)(1) through (a)(3) because of market forces or
other factors affecting the industry.
(c) In awarding high value workforce ready credit-bearing grants
under IC 21-12-8, the commission for higher education, in conjunction
with the department of workforce development, shall give priority to an
applicant who is a coal transition worker if the applicant is otherwise
eligible for a grant under IC 21-12-8-9.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.165-2020, SEC.2.