KRS 156.848: Agreements for training workers.

(1) The executive director of the Office of Adult Education within the Department of

Workforce Development in the Education and Labor Cabinet and the

commissioner of education may enter into agreements to train workers for new

manufacturing jobs in new or expanding industries characterized by one (1) or

more of the following criteria: a high average skill, a high average wage, rapid

national growth, or jobs feasible and desirable for location in rural regions.

Such agreements shall not be subject to the requirements of KRS 45A.045 and

KRS 45A.690 to 45A.725 when awarded on the basis of a detailed training plan

approved by the appropriate agency head. Reimbursement to the industry shall

be made upon submission of documents validating actual training expenditure

not to exceed the amount approved by the training plan.

(2) The executive director and the commissioner of education may approve

authorization for his or her agency to enter into agreements with industries

whereby the industry may be reimbursed directly for the following services:

(a) The cost of instructors' salaries when the instructor is an employee of the

industry to be served;

(b) Cost of only those supplies, materials, and equipment used exclusively in

the training program; and

(c) Cost of leasing a training facility should a vocational education school or

the industrial plant not be available.