March 17, 2010, Introduced by Rep. Hammel and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1966 PA 331, entitled
"Community college act of 1966,"
by amending section 161 (MCL 389.161), as added by 2008 PA 359.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 161. As used in this chapter:
(a) "Agreement" means a written agreement between an employer
and a community college district concerning a project and any
amendments to that agreement.
(b) "Bond" or "bonds" means bonds, notes, or other debt issued
by a community college district under this chapter.
(c) "Employer" means a person that is engaged in business and
has employees in this state.
(d) "New job" means a full-time job in this state that meets
all of the following:
(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) or (iii), is a new,
existing, or expanding business of an employer.
(ii) Is not a job of a recalled worker, a replacement job, or
any other job that existed in the employer's business within the 1-
year period preceding the date of an agreement.
(iii) Is not a job that is part of an employer's business
operation located in a municipality in this state, if that job
existed in a business operation or a substantially similar business
operation of the employer formerly located in another municipality
in this state, the employer moved that business operation or
substantially similar business operation to its current location,
and the employer closed or substantially reduced that former
business operation or substantially similar business operation.
(iv) Results in a net increase in employment in this state for
that employer.
(v) The wage paid for the job is equal to or exceeds 175%
150%
of
the state federal minimum wage.
(e) "New jobs credit from withholding" means the credit
established in section 163.
(f) "New jobs training program" or "program" means the project
or projects established by a community college district for the
creation of jobs by providing education and training or retraining
of workers for new jobs.
(g) "Program costs" mean all necessary and incidental costs of
providing program services.
(h) "Program services" include, but are not limited to, any of
the following:
(i) Training or retraining for new jobs.
(ii) Adult basic education and job-related instruction.
(iii) Developmental, readiness, and remedial education.
(iv) Vocational and skill-assessment services and testing.
(v) Training facilities, equipment, materials, and supplies.
(vi) Administrative expenses for the new jobs training program.
(vii) Subcontracted services with public universities and
colleges in this state, private colleges or universities, or any
federal, state, or local departments or agencies.
(viii) Contracted or professional services.
(i) "Project" means a training arrangement that is the subject
of an agreement entered into between the community college district
and an employer to provide program services.
(j) "State minimum wage" means the minimum hourly wage rate
under the minimum wage law of 1964, 1964 PA 154, MCL 408.381 to
408.398.