(a)As used in this act:
(i)"Demand occupation" means an occupation in a
labor market area in which the director determines that work
opportunities are available and that there is not a surplus of
qualified applicants;
(ii)"Director" means the director of the division;
(iii)"Displaced workers" means:
(A)Those workers unemployed due to plant
closures or substantial plant layoffs;
(B)Workers eligible for retraining under the
federal trade adjustment assistance act;
(C)Unemployed workers otherwise affected by
economic or industrial changes which have resulted in loss or
reduction of their employment opportunities, as determined by
the director.
(iv)"Division" means the department of workforce
services;
(v)"Local education or training agency" means:
(A)A board of trustees of a school
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(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Demand occupation" means an occupation in a
labor market area in which the director determines that work
opportunities are available and that there is not a surplus of
qualified applicants;
(ii) "Director" means the director of the division;
(iii) "Displaced workers" means:
(A) Those workers unemployed due to plant
closures or substantial plant layoffs;
(B) Workers eligible for retraining under the
federal trade adjustment assistance act;
(C) Unemployed workers otherwise affected by
economic or industrial changes which have resulted in loss or
reduction of their employment opportunities, as determined by
the director.
(iv) "Division" means the department of workforce
services;
(v) "Local education or training agency" means:
(A) A board of trustees of a school district;
(B) A public or private educational institution
or agency having administrative control and direction of a
vocational education program;
(C) A board of a community college district; or
(D) A board of cooperative educational services.
(vi) "Program" means:
(A) "Occupational transfer programs and
retraining services" including:
(I) Services necessary to assist displaced
workers in identifying those skills they possess which are
transferable to other related demand occupations;
(II) Education and training activities
necessary to prepare displaced workers for occupations to which
their preexisting skills are readily transferable.
(B) "Education and training program" including a
course or program of instruction which:
(I) Relates to an occupation or skill for
which there are, or are expected to be in the immediate future,
reasonable employment opportunities in the labor market area or
areas in the state in which the participating individual intends
to seek work and for which there is not a surplus of workers
with requisite skills in that area, as determined by the
director;
(II) Ordinarily can be completed within one
(1) year and is intended for the primary purpose of enabling
participants to obtain immediate employment in a demand
occupation. The training shall not be primarily intended to meet
the requirements of any degree from a college, community college
or university.
(vii) "This act" means W.S. 27-13-101 through