§371-17  Millennium workforce developmenttraining program.  (a)  There is established a millennium workforcedevelopment training program, hereinafter referred to as the program, thatshall be placed with the department of business, economic development, andtourism for administrative purposes.  The program shall provide education andtraining at the post-high school to graduate levels, and shall include public,private, and for-profit educational institutions.  In the design and deliveryof training, the program may cooperate or contract with other public, private,and for-profit institutions.

(b)  The program shall seek and encouragepartnerships with private sector industries such as biotechnology, informationtechnology, environmental science and technology, and telecommunications, asmay be appropriate, to provide pre-employment or employment training, oron-the-job training for employees and prospective employees.

(c)  The department of business, economicdevelopment, and tourism shall establish and lead a public and privatepartnership task group, that shall include representatives from the departmentof labor and industrial relations, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, theUniversity of Hawaii community colleges, and private sector representatives toadvise on the program design, industry, recruitment, and training deliveryactivities of participating entities.

(d)  In carrying out the duties of thissection, the department of business, economic development, and tourism and theUniversity of Hawaii shall seek and utilize any available funding sources,including grant moneys. [L 1999, c 178, §12; am L 2001, c 249, §1]

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  Skilled worker and business development center at eachUniversity of Hawaii community college.  L Sp 2009, c 34.