The bill creates the Job Skills Training Program Certification Act. The Department of Labor & Economic Growth would be required to certify job skills training programs. The department is required to develop and make available a certification form requiring all of the following information:

• A description of the nature of the training, instruction, and curricula.
• Career fields or job classifications for which an advanced, specialized, or industry specific course or training program prepares participants.
• The duration.
• Description of any certification, license, or degree that may be earned by successful completion.
• Fee or tuition.
• Sponsor’s experience.

The department may require one or more of the following as a condition for certification.

• Certification, accreditation, or good standing in an appropriate accrediting organization.
• Payment of a certification or renewal fee in an amount not greater than the department’s costs of conducting the certification procedure.
• Other information, demonstrations, or reports that the department considers necessary or appropriate.

The department would be permitted to promulgate rules to establish the procedure, requirements, or standards for certification of job skills training programs.

The bill is tie barred to House Bill 6080 and 6081. House Bill 6080 amends the Single Business Tax Act to provide a 10% credit for job skills training expenses. House Bill 6081 amends the Income Tax Act of 1967 to provide for a maximum $250 credit for job skills training expenses of a taxpayer.