(a) In this section, “CTE Committee” means the Career and Technical Education Committee established under § 21–207 of the Education Article. (b) There is a Maryland Employment Advancement Right Now (EARN) Program in the Department. (c) The purpose of the Maryland EARN Program is to create industry–led partnerships to advance the skills of the State’s workforce, grow the […]
(a) An application for a strategic industry partnership grant under § 11–702(d) of this subtitle shall: (1) include: (i) evidence of shortages in skilled employment within the target industry over a sustained period of time; (ii) a description of specific high–demand occupations or sets of occupations within the target industry; and (iii) the specifics of training programs that would result […]
The Department may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.
(a) The Department shall monitor all grants provided under the Maryland EARN Program. (b) The Department may require that all recipients of strategic industry partnership grants: (1) demonstrate an ability to collaborate successfully; and (2) include additional provisions in a grant proposal to ensure accountability. (c) The Department may revoke grant funding from a strategic industry partnership, workforce training program, […]
(a) The Department, in consultation with the Department of Budget and Management, shall develop and implement a State employment advancement strategy. (b) The State employment advancement strategy shall identify: (1) positions in State government in need of skilled employees; and (2) mechanisms to provide incumbent State employees with access to skills training programs that result in: (i) employment advancement resulting […]
The Department, in consultation with the Department of Commerce and the Department of Information Technology, shall develop a uniform and easily accessible statewide “Train Maryland” Web site promoting available training programs in the State, including those available under the Maryland EARN Program.
For fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Maryland EARN Program shall be funded as provided for in the State budget.
(a) There is a Clean Energy Workforce Account. (b) The Account shall be funded from the Strategic Energy Investment Fund in accordance with § 9–20B–05(f)(10), (f–2), and (f–3) of the State Government Article. (c) (1) In this subsection, “clean energy industry” has the meaning stated in § 9–20B–01 of the State Government Article. (2) The Account shall be used to […]
(a) On or before December 31 of each year, the Department shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Economic Matters Committee on the Maryland EARN Program. (b) The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall include: (1) an identification […]
This subtitle may be cited as the “Maryland EARN Program”.
