1. (a) Before December 1 of each year, the department shall provide the department of education (established by IC 20-19-3-1 ) with a report, to be used to determine career and technical education grant amounts in the state fiscal year beginning after the year in which the report is provided, listing whether the labor market demand for each generally recognized labor category is more than moderate, moderate, or less than moderate. In the report, the department shall categorize each of the career and technical education programs using the following four (4) categories:

   1. (1) Programs that address employment demand for individuals in labor market categories that are projected to need more than a moderate number of individuals.
   2. (2) Programs that address employment demand for individuals in labor market categories that are projected to need a moderate number of individuals.
   3. (3) Programs that address employment demand for individuals in labor market categories that are projected to need less than a moderate number of individuals.
   4. (4) All programs not covered by the employment demand categories of subdivisions (1) through (3).
2. (b) Before December 1 of each year, the department shall provide the department of education with a report, to be used to determine grant amounts that will be distributed under IC 20-43-8 in the state fiscal year beginning after the year in which the report is provided, listing whether the average wage level for each generally recognized labor category for which career and technical education programs are offered is a high wage, a moderate wage, or a less than moderate wage.
3. (c) In preparing the labor market demand report under subsection

4. (a) and the average wage level report under subsection (b), the department shall do the following:

   1. (1) If possible, list the labor market demand and the average wage level for specific regions, counties, and municipalities.
   2. (2) Consider the information included in the occupational demand report prepared by the department under section 10 of this chapter.
   3. (d) If a new career and technical education program is created by rule of the state board of education, the department shall determine the category in which the program should be included.
   4. (e) This section expires June 30, 2018.

As added by P.L.69-2015, SEC.38. Amended by P.L.141-2016, SEC.13; P.L.230-2017, SEC.39.