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IN Code § 5-28-6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 6. Duties|5-28-6-1. Duties of the Corporation

Sec. 1. The corporation shall do the following:(1) Create and regularly update a strategic economic development plan that includes the following:(A) Identification of specific economic regions within Indiana and methods by which the corporation will implement more regional collaboration between the corporation and the various local economic development organizations within these regions.(B) Methods by which the corporation will implement more collaboration between the corporation and the various state economic development organizations within the states contiguous to Indiana.(2) Establish strategic benchmarks and performance measures.(3) Monitor and report on Indiana's economic performance.(4) Market Indiana to businesses worldwide.(5) Assist Indiana businesses that want to grow.(6) Solicit funding from the private sector for selected initiatives.(7) Provide for the orderly economic development and growth of Indiana.(8) Establish and coordinate the operation of programs commonly available to all citizens of Indiana to implement a strategic plan for the state's economic development and enhance the general welfare.(9) Evaluate and analyze the state's economy to determine the direction of future public and private actions, and report and make recommendations to the general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 with respect to the state's economy. The report prepared under this subdivision must include recommendations for strategies and plans for collaboration by the corporation with:(A) local economic development organizations within geographic regions in Indiana; and(B) the various state economic development organizations within the states contiguous to Indiana.(10) Assemble and provide information to the commission for higher education and the department of workforce development concerning the economic benefits of residing and working in Indiana as required under IC 21-18-15-4(b).As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.114-2011, SEC.3; P.L.172-2011, SEC.23; P.L.6-2012, SEC.37; P.L.53-2014, SEC.69; P.L.121-2016, SEC.14; P.L.143-2019, SEC.9.
IN Code § 5-28-6-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 6. Duties|5-28-6-4. Job Creation Incentive Package; Weight Given to Areas With Dislocated Workers

Sec. 4. The board, the corporation, and the officers and employees of the board or corporation, when developing job creation incentive packages to locate companies in Indiana, shall give weight, in the awarding or approving of job creation incentives, to business entities that locate in an area where individuals have become dislocated workers due to a permanent closure of a plant or facility or a significant reduction in the workforce.As added by P.L.110-2010, SEC.7.
IN Code § 5-28-6-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 6. Duties|5-28-6-5. Job Creation Incentive; Compliance Officer

Sec. 5. The corporation shall designate an employee to serve as a compliance officer whose duties are to determine and report to the corporation whether each person that receives a job creation incentive granted by the corporation or another agency or instrumentality of the state (excluding any political subdivision or other unit of local government) complies with the terms and conditions of the person's incentive agreement.As added by P.L.110-2010, SEC.8.
IN Code § 5-28-6-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 6. Duties|5-28-6-6. Job Creation Incentive Agreement; Requirements; Penalties

Sec. 6. The corporation shall require an applicant for a job creation incentive to be granted by the corporation after March 31, 2010, to enter into an agreement with the corporation as a condition of receiving the incentive. Subject to IC 5-28-28-8, the agreement must include the following:(1) The applicant's agreement regarding the following:(A) The number of individuals that are expected to be employed by the applicant, including the number of employees who will be hired, retained, or trained during the duration of the agreement.(B) If a financial investment by an applicant is a condition for providing an incentive, the amount of the financial investment that the applicant expects to make in Indiana as a result of the project for which the incentive is granted.(2) A requirement that the applicant shall file with the compliance officer an annual compliance report detailing the applicant's compliance, or progress toward compliance, with subdivision (1).(3) A provision that notifies the applicant that the applicant is subject to a determination of the corporation under this subdivision. The corporation, after a finding that the applicant is employing fewer individuals than the applicant agreed to employ or that the applicant has not made the financial investment agreed to under subdivision (1), subject to any confidentiality laws, shall hold a hearing to determine if the applicant shall be required to pay back to the state a part of the incentive granted to the applicant under the agreement. The penalty imposed must be a matter of public record and must reflect in a fair and balanced way the amount of incentive received.(4) A requirement that the applicant will pay back to the state the incentive that has been received by the applicant if the applicant moves or closes.As added by P.L.110-2010, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.175-2013, SEC.3.
IN Code § 5-28-6-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 6. Duties|5-28-6-7. Job Creation Incentive; Requirement That Dislocated Workers Be Considered for Jobs Created

Sec. 7. The corporation shall establish a program to ensure that dislocated workers from Indiana are given consideration for jobs created by business entities receiving a job creation incentive from the state or an instrumentality of the state (excluding any political subdivision or other unit of local government). The corporation, including its board, shall condition job creation incentives awarded or approved by the corporation after March 31, 2010, on compliance with the corporation's program under this section. This requirement must be included in an agreement entered into by the recipient and the corporation.As added by P.L.110-2010, SEC.10.
IN Code § 5-28-7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 7. Training 2000 Program and Fund|5-28-7-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:(1) "Business" includes an entity that has the objective of supplying a service or an article of trade or commerce.(2) "School corporation" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-16(a).(3) "Charter school" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-2.5.As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.167-2014, SEC.1.
IN Code § 5-28-7-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 7. Training 2000 Program and Fund|5-28-7-2. Training Program; Policies; Promotional Materials; Eligibility; Continuing Operations

Sec. 2. The corporation shall do the following:(1) Establish policies to carry out a training assistance program, the purpose of which is to provide assistance to the following:(A) New or expanding businesses, for the training or retraining of potential or incumbent employees and the retraining and upgrading of the skills of potential or incumbent employees.(B) Businesses in Indiana, for the retraining and upgrading of employees' skills required to support new or existing capital investment.(C) Businesses in Indiana, for the development of basic workforce skills of employees, including the following:(i) Literacy.(ii) Communication skills.(iii) Computational skills.(iv) Other transferable workforce skills approved by the corporation.(D) School corporations and charter schools, to support career pathways for students through cooperative arrangements with businesses for the education and training of students in high wage, high demand jobs that require industry certifications.(2) Provide promotional materials regarding the training program.(3) Determine the eligibility of an industry for the training program.(4) Require a commitment by a business receiving training assistance under this chapter to continue operations at a site on which the training assistance is used for at least five (5) years after the date the training assistance expires. If a business fails to comply with this commitment, the corporation shall require the business to repay the training assistance provided to the business under this chapter.As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.67-2013, SEC.1; P.L.167-2014, SEC.2.
IN Code § 5-28-7-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 7. Training 2000 Program and Fund|5-28-7-3. Policies and Guidelines; Services and Materials; Training Plans; Evaluation; Other Entities

Sec. 3. The corporation may do the following:(1) Adopt policies and guidelines necessary to carry out this chapter.(2) Accept money and other things of value from all sources to carry out the purposes of the training program.(3) Provide services and materials in order to carry out the purposes of the training program.(4) Develop or assist in the development of training plans.(5) Evaluate the training program with respect to the program's impact on the improvement of workforce skills, job creation, and job retention.(6) Involve other entities, by contract or otherwise, in carrying out the purposes of the training program.As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.
IN Code § 5-28-7-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 7. Training 2000 Program and Fund|5-28-7-4. Participation; Eligibility

Sec. 4. Participation in the training program is limited to entities that:(1) meet the eligibility requirements of the corporation; and(2) comply with this chapter.As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.167-2014, SEC.3.
IN Code § 5-28-7-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 7. Training 2000 Program and Fund|5-28-7-5. Skills Enhancement Fund

Sec. 5. (a) The skills enhancement fund is established within the state treasury to be used exclusively for the purposes of this chapter.(b) The fund consists of:(1) appropriations from the general assembly; and(2) money repaid to the corporation under section 7 of this chapter.(c) The corporation shall administer the fund. The following may be paid from money in the fund:(1) Expenses of administering the fund.(2) Nonrecurring administrative expenses incurred to carry out the purposes of this chapter.(d) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.237-2017, SEC.19; P.L.146-2018, SEC.1.
IN Code § 5-28-7-5.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 7. Training 2000 Program and Fund|5-28-7-5.5. Limitation for Eligibility of Grants

Sec. 5.5. (a) This section applies to a grant initially awarded under this chapter after June 30, 2019.(b) Eligibility for a grant from the skills enhancement fund under this chapter is limited to cooperative arrangements or agreements that lead to:(1) for a participating employee that is a new hire, a postsecondary credential, a nationally recognized industry credential, or specialized company training; or(2) for a participating employee that is an existing worker:(A) a postsecondary credential, a nationally recognized industry credential, or specialized company training; and(B) an increase of wages.An increase of wages with a participating employee or group of participating employees negotiated by agreement, regardless of timing, qualifies as an increase of wages for purposes of subdivision (2)(B).As added by P.L.143-2019, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.18-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 5-28-7-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 7. Training 2000 Program and Fund|5-28-7-6. Grants Supporting Cooperative Arrangements for Training Students

Sec. 6. (a) The corporation may award grants from the skills enhancement fund to school corporations and charter schools to support cooperative arrangements with businesses for training students.(b) A school corporation or a charter school must apply to the corporation for a grant under this section in the manner prescribed by the corporation.(c) The corporation may consult with Indiana works councils to develop the application and eligibility requirements for grants awarded under this section.As added by P.L.167-2014, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.237-2017, SEC.20.
IN Code § 5-28-7-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 7. Training 2000 Program and Fund|5-28-7-7. Notice of Noncompliance; Return or Repayment of Grants

Sec. 7. (a) If the corporation determines that a business, school corporation, or charter school that has received public funds from a grant award under this chapter is not entitled to the public funds received from the grant award because of the business's, school corporation's, or charter school's noncompliance with the requirements of its grant agreement or any of the provisions of this chapter, the corporation shall, after giving notice to the business, school corporation, or charter school and an opportunity to explain the noncompliance, provide the business, school corporation, or charter school with a written demand for the return or repayment of an amount not to exceed the sum of all grants previously awarded to the business, school corporation, or charter school under this chapter, together with interest and penalties required or permitted by law or required by the agreement with the corporation.(b) Upon receipt of the corporation's written demand under subsection (a), the business, school corporation, or charter school shall return or repay the amount demanded by the corporation.(c) If a business, school corporation, or charter school fails to repay the corporation as required under subsection (b), the corporation may notify the department of state revenue of the noncompliance and request that the department of state revenue exercise the department's authority under IC 6-8.1-9.5 to recover the sum of all grants previously awarded to the business, school corporation, or charter school under this chapter, together with any interest, penalties, and fees required or permitted by law or required by the agreement with the corporation.(d) For purposes of this chapter, the corporation shall be considered a claimant agency under IC 6-8.1-9.5-1, and is authorized to participate in the refund set off program under IC 6-8.1-9.5.As added by P.L.146-2018, SEC.2.
IN Code § 5-28-8-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 8. Economic Development Fund|5-28-8-1. "Federal Agency"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "federal agency" means the Economic Development Administration of the United States Department of Commerce.As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.
IN Code § 5-28-8-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 8. Economic Development Fund|5-28-8-2. "Federal Program"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "federal program" means a federal loan or grant program that promotes economic development.As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.
IN Code § 5-28-8-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 8. Economic Development Fund|5-28-8-3. "Fund"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the economic development fund established by section 5 of this chapter.As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.
IN Code § 5-28-8-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 8. Economic Development Fund|5-28-8-4. "Qualified Entity"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "qualified entity" means:(1) the state;(2) a political subdivision of the state;(3) an agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state;(4) a nonprofit corporation;(5) the Indiana finance authority established by IC 5-1.2-3; or(6) any of the following local economic development organizations:(A) An urban enterprise association established under IC 5-28-15 (or IC 4-4-6.1 before its repeal).(B) An economic development commission established under IC 36-7-12.(C) A nonprofit corporation established under state law whose primary purpose is the promotion of industrial or business development in Indiana, the retention or expansion of Indiana businesses, or the development of entrepreneurial activities in Indiana.(D) A regional planning commission established under IC 36-7-7.(E) A nonprofit educational organization whose primary purpose is educating and developing local leadership for economic development initiatives.(F) Other similar organizations whose purposes include economic development and that are approved by the corporation.As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.235-2005, SEC.93; P.L.145-2016, SEC.6; P.L.189-2018, SEC.44.
IN Code § 5-28-8-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 8. Economic Development Fund|5-28-8-5. Fund Established; Purpose

Sec. 5. (a) The economic development fund is established within the state treasury. The fund is a revolving fund to provide grants and loans for economic development activities in Indiana for the purposes of this chapter.(b) The fund consists of appropriations from the general assembly and loan repayments.(c) The corporation shall administer the fund. The following may be paid from money in the fund:(1) Expenses of administering the fund.(2) Nonrecurring administrative expenses incurred to carry out the purposes of this chapter.(d) Earnings from loans made under this chapter shall be deposited in the fund.(e) The money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund but remains in the fund.As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.
IN Code § 5-28-8-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 8. Economic Development Fund|5-28-8-6. Investment of Fund by Treasurer of State

Sec. 6. (a) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.(b) The treasurer of state shall also:(1) receive cash receipts belonging to the fund, deposit these amounts in the fund, and submit a monthly report to the corporation of these transactions; and(2) make payments on vouchers authorized by the corporation.As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.
IN Code § 5-28-8-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 8. Economic Development Fund|5-28-8-7. Drawing of Warrants

Sec. 7. The auditor of state shall draw warrants on the treasurer of state in payment of properly prepared vouchers signed by the secretary of commerce or the secretary of commerce's designee.As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.74-2020, SEC.5.
IN Code § 5-28-8-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 8. Economic Development Fund|5-28-8-8. Guidelines for Receipt of Grants and Loans

Sec. 8. (a) The corporation shall receive grants allocated by a federal program for the purposes specified in section 9(c) of this chapter. Guidelines shall be prepared by the corporation enumerating the qualification procedures for receipt of grants and loans from the fund. These guidelines must be consistent with Indiana law and federal program requirements.(b) The board, with the approval of the budget agency and the governor, shall allocate parts of the fund for the purposes specified in section 9(c) of this chapter. The corporation shall make allocations on the basis of the need of the qualified entity.As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.130-2018, SEC.14.
IN Code § 5-28-8-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 8. Economic Development Fund|5-28-8-9. Applications for Grants; Approved Projects

Sec. 9. (a) If federal money will not be used in conjunction with fund money, a qualified entity that wants a grant from the fund must submit an application for the grant to the corporation. The corporation shall review the application and may approve the application if the activities for which the grant money is to be used are activities:(1) that the qualified entity has statutory authority to perform; and(2) for which this chapter permits fund money to be used.(b) When fund money is to be used to match federal money, a qualified entity that wants a grant must submit to the corporation an application for a grant under the federal program. The corporation shall review the application and shall submit the application to the federal agency if the corporation finds that the activities for which the grant money is to be used are activities:(1) that the qualified entity has statutory authority to perform; and(2) for which the federal program permits money to be used.Before submitting an application to the federal agency, the corporation must also approve the completeness and technical accuracy of the qualified entity's application.(c) Money from the fund and money from a federal program may be used for the following projects:(1) Public works.(2) Technical assistance.(3) Economic adjustment assistance.(4) Other economic development programs.(d) If the qualified entity proposes to use its money for a loan program, the application from the qualified entity must contain the conditions under which loans will be made and the interest rate that will be charged.As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.
IN Code § 5-28-8-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation|Chapter 8. Economic Development Fund|5-28-8-10. Applications for Loans; Repayment

Sec. 10. (a) A qualified entity may apply to the corporation for a loan from the fund to be used for economic development programs.(b) An amount loaned to a qualified entity is an obligation of the qualified entity and shall be repaid to the corporation within a time to be fixed by the corporation, not to exceed three (3) years.(c) The corporation shall determine interest rates for the loans to be made under this section.(d) Final disbursements of money under this section must be made with the approval of the state board of finance.(e) If a qualified entity fails to make repayment of money loaned under this section, the amount payable may be:(1) withheld by the auditor of state from money payable to the qualified entity and transferred to the fund; or(2) recovered in an action by the state on relation of the corporation, prosecuted by the attorney general, in the circuit or superior court of the county in which the qualified entity is located.As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.