HB2657 Summary

• Establishes the Technology and Innovation Workforce Fund in the Arizona Commerce Authority to provide grants for workforce development programs in high-demand fields.

• Distributes grants to community colleges for job training programs in manufacturing, business and financial services, and information technology industries, including curriculum development and equipment costs.

• Requires the Arizona Commerce Authority to submit annual reports by January 1 to the governor and legislature detailing grant recipients, program enrollment and graduation rates, trainee retention, and employer satisfaction.

• Appropriates $2,000,000 from the state general fund to the Technology and Innovation Workforce Fund for fiscal year 2019-2020.

• Program terminates on July 1, 2029 under the automatic program termination law.