As used in the Green Jobs Act:

A. "department" means the higher education department;

B. "fund" means the green jobs fund;

C. "green industries" means industries that contribute directly to preserving or enhancing environmental quality by reducing waste and pollution or producing sustainable products using sustainable processes and materials and that provide opportunities for advancement along a career track of increasing skills and wages. Green industries include:

(1) energy system retrofits to increase energy efficiency and conservation;

(2) production and distribution of biofuels, including vehicle retrofits for biofuels;

(3) building design and construction that meet the equivalent of best available technology in energy and environmental design standards;

(4) organic and community food production;

(5) manufacture of products from nontoxic, environmentally certified or recycled materials;

(6) manufacture and production of sustainable technologies, including solar panels, wind turbines and fuel cells;

(7) solar technology installation and maintenance;

(8) recycling, green composting and large-scale reuse of construction and demolition materials and debris; and

(9) water retrofits to increase water efficiency and conservation;

D. "green jobs training programs" means those programs implemented by educational institutions related to training individuals to work in green industries and to ensure that appropriate support services are provided;

E. "support services" means those services that provide trainees with the opportunity to participate in green jobs training programs, including:

(1) child care;

(2) tuition;

(3) materials needed for training programs;

(4) counseling and mentoring services;

(5) internships; or

(6) job placement programs; and

F. "target populations" means disadvantaged individuals, including:

(1) low-income individuals;

(2) veterans;

(3) formerly incarcerated, nonviolent offenders;

(4) tribal and rural constituencies;

(5) workers adversely affected by changing national or state energy policy;

(6) at-risk youth;

(7) unemployed youth and adults;

(8) high school dropouts; or

(9) single mothers.

History: Laws 2009, ch. 275, § 2.

Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 275, § 6 made Laws 2009, ch. 275, § 2 effective July 1, 2009.