Section 9-22-112 - High school STEM education initiative(1) Subject to legislative appropriations, after consulting with State Board of Education staff, the STEM Action Center shall award grants to school districts and charter schools to fund STEM related certification for high school students.(2)(a) A school district or charter school may apply for a grant from the STEM Action Center, through a competitive process, to fund the school district's or charter school's STEM related certification training program.(b) A school district's or charter school's STEM related certification training program shall: (i) prepare high school students to be job ready for available STEM related positions of employment; and(ii) when a student completes the program, result in the student gaining an industry-recognized employer STEM related certification.(3) A school district or charter school may partner with one or more of the following to provide a STEM related certification program:(a) a technical college described in Section 53B-2a-105;(b) Salt Lake Community College;(d) Utah State University Eastern;(e) Utah State University Blanding; or(f) a private sector employer.Renumbered from § 63N-12-212 and amended by Chapter 487, 2019 General Session ,§ 12, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by Chapter 357, 2019 General Session ,§ 12, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by Chapter 382, 2017 General Session ,§ 66, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by Chapter 236, 2016 General Session ,§ 33, eff. 5/10/2016.Amended by Chapter 139, 2016 General Session ,§ 6, eff. 5/10/2016.Renumbered from § 63M-1-3211 by Chapter 283, 2015 General Session ,§ 286, eff. 5/12/2015.Added by Chapter 318, 2014 General Session ,§ 10, eff. 4/1/2014.Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number used in HB 224, Chapter 221.