# Title 54 — State Government

## Chapter 54-60.2 — Workforce Development Grant for Tribally Controlled Community Colleges

### § 54-60.2-01. Establishment of workforce development grant for tribally controlled

community colleges.
There is established within the division of workforce development of the department of
commerce a program to provide workforce development grants to tribally controlled community
colleges in North Dakota. A tribally controlled community college in this state may apply to the
department of commerce for a job training grant in such manner as the department of
commerce prescribes. The department of commerce shall consult with the executive director of
the Indian affairs commission to determine eligible tribally controlled community colleges.
### § 54-60.2-02. Purpose of grants.

1. A grant awarded under section 54-60.2-01 may be used at the discretion of the
college:
a. To develop or enhance programs that assist in providing certificates or degrees to
North Dakota students attending the college that qualify the student to obtain jobs
for which applicants are being sought within the state, as identified by the
department of commerce, job service North Dakota, or any of the federally
recognized Indian tribes within North Dakota;
b. To assist any North Dakota student attending the college to establish, or to assist
in establishing, a new business operating within North Dakota that will employ
North Dakota citizens; or
c. To develop or enhance career and technical education programs.
2. Any funds provided to tribally controlled community colleges must be used to
supplement, not supplant, an existing program or funding source of the college.
### § 54-60.2-03. Cooperation and collaboration with other agencies.

To the maximum extent possible, a tribally controlled community college that receives a
grant under this chapter must endeavor to cooperate, collaborate, or partner with other tribal,
state, or federal agencies or institutions that are providing economic development assistance or
workforce training and development within the state, and the department of commerce shall
assist in facilitating such cooperation and partnerships.
### § 54-60.2-04. Use of grants.

A grant awarded under this chapter may be used to carry out the purposes specified in
section 54-60.2-02, including maintenance and operation of the program; development costs
associated with any new or redesigned courses of instruction at the college; costs of instruction,
including special programs for individuals with disabilities; and academic instruction and
associated materials.
### § 54-60.2-05. Reports to the department of commerce.

On an annual basis, within sixty days of the end of each fiscal year of the biennium for
which funds are appropriated under this chapter, each tribally controlled community college
receiving a grant under this chapter shall provide to the department of commerce, in the form
prescribed by the department, the following information:
1. A detailed report of expenditures under the grant;
2. The number of students assisted by the grant;
3. The graduation rate of students assisted by the grant and the graduation rate for all
students at the college;
4. A description of any new or improved training or other program leading to a certificate
or a degree which was developed by the college with funds provided by the grant and
the types of jobs for which the new or improved training program is designed;

5. The placement rate of graduates of the college assisted by the grant in relation to the
placement rate of all graduates of the college;
6. The rate of students assisted by the grant who pursue further educational
opportunities immediately after graduation from the college; and
7. The number of jobs or businesses created as a result of funds provided by the grant.
