231.147 - Application for approval of program; contents of application; assistance in completing application; approval or denial of application by Commission; matching money; notification of approval
231.147 Â Application for approval of program; contents of application; assistance in completing application; approval or denial of application by Commission; matching money; notification of approval or denial.
     1.  A person who operates a business or will operate a business in this State may apply to the Commission for approval of a program. The application must be submitted on a form prescribed by the Commission.
     2.  Each application must include:
     (a) The name, address and telephone number of the business;
     (b) The number and types of jobs for the business that are available or will be available upon completion of the program;
     (c) A statement of the objectives of the proposed program;
     (d) The estimated cost for each person enrolled in the program; and
     (e) A statement signed by the applicant certifying that, if the program set forth in the application is approved and money is granted by the Commission to a community college for the program, each employee who completes the program:
            (1) Will be employed in a full-time and permanent position in the business; and
            (2) While employed in that position, will be paid not less than 80 percent of the lesser of the average industrial hourly wage in:
                  (I) This State; or
                  (II) The county in which the business is located,
Ê as determined by the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation on July 1 of each fiscal year.
     3.  Upon request, the Commission may assist an applicant in completing an application pursuant to the provisions of this section.
     4.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the Commission shall approve or deny each application at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission. When considering an application, the Commission shall give priority to a business that:
     (a) Provides high-skill and high-wage jobs to residents of this State; and
     (b) To the greatest extent practicable, uses materials for the business that are produced or bought in this State.
     5.  Before approving an application, the Commission shall establish the amount of matching money that the applicant must provide for the program. The amount established by the Commission for that applicant must not be less than 25 percent of the amount the Commission approves for the program.
     6.  If the Commission approves an application, it shall notify the applicant, in writing, within 10 days after the application is approved.
     7.  If the Commission denies an application, it shall, within 10 days after the application is denied, notify the applicant in writing. The notice must include the reason for denying the application.
     (Added to NRS by 1999, 1263; A 2003, 2646)
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