Section 54-60.2-02 - Purpose of grants1. A grant awarded under section 54-60.2-01 may be used at the discretion of the college: a. To develop or enhance programs that assist in providing certificates or degrees to North Dakota students attending the college that qualify the student to obtain jobs for which applicants are being sought within the state, as identified by the department of commerce, job service North Dakota, or any of the federally recognized Indian tribes within North Dakota;b. To assist any North Dakota student attending the college to establish, or to assist in establishing, a new business operating within North Dakota that will employ North Dakota citizens; orc. To develop or enhance career and technical education programs.2. Any funds provided to tribally controlled community colleges must be used to supplement, not supplant, an existing program or funding source of the college.Amended by S.L. 2023, ch. 18 (HB 1018),§ 27, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by S.L. 2017 , ch. 376( SB 2144 ), § 2, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by S.L. 2015, ch. 429 (HB 1129),§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.Amended by S.L. 2015, ch. 429 (HB 1129),§ 1, eff. 8/1/2015.Added by S.L. 2013 , ch. 437( SB 2218 ), § 2, eff. 7/1/2013.