54-60-17. Division of workforce development - Internships, apprenticeships, and work experience opportunities

54-60-17. Division of workforce development - Internships, apprenticeships, and work experience opportunities. The division of workforce development shall administer a program to increase use of internships, apprenticeships, and work experience opportunities for higher education students, high school students enrolled in grade eleven or twelve, and educators. The primary focus of this program must be higher education internships in target industries. This program shall provide services to employers, communities, and business organizations to increase internship, apprenticeship, and work experience opportunities. The department shall maintain records of the number of internship, apprenticeship, and work experience opportunities subsidized within each funding recipient.