Section 9-2-2604 - Workforce development training fund established(a) There is established the Wyoming workforce development training fund. The state treasurer shall invest available revenues in the fund in accordance with law, and earnings from those investments shall be credited to the fund. The revenues in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department of workforce services to be expended as provided in this section.(b) Revenues in the Wyoming workforce development training fund may be expended for the following: (i) For all administrative costs incurred by: (A) The department of workforce services associated with establishing, assessing, collecting and maintaining the state unemployment insurance trust fund and assessing and collecting the Wyoming workforce development training fund; and(B) The department of workforce services associated with maintaining the Wyoming workforce development training fund.(ii) To fund workforce development programs in the department of workforce services with the approval of the governor;(iii) To provide workforce development programs designed to train, retrain or upgrade work skills for existing Wyoming workers; and(iv) To provide training for skills necessary for specific economic development initiatives.(c) Expenditures from the workforce development training fund for purposes authorized in subsection (b) of this section shall be approved by the director of the department of workforce services based on procedures, criteria and performance measures established by regulations. Notification of expenditures approved under paragraphs (b)(iii) and (iv) of this section and a copy of the training fund application shall be provided to the Wyoming business council. The director of the department of workforce services shall report annually to the governor and the legislature on the expenditures made from the training fund in the preceding fiscal year and the results of the activities funded by the training fund.Amended by Laws 2012 , ch. 1, § 1, eff. 7/1/2012.