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IN HB1258
Bill
Status
1/13/2015
Primary Sponsor
Robin Shackleford
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AI Summary
HB 1258 Summary
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Indiana housing and community development authority must establish a grant program offering $3,000 per qualified individual hired, where a qualified individual has been convicted of a felony and hired within 12 months of conviction or prison release.
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Annual grant caps are $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2015-2016 and $2,500,000 for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2016, with grants awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Employers are ineligible for grants if they are legally required to hire the individual, claim other tax credits for the hire, or hire the person to replace laid-off or striking employees.
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Grant fund is established within the state treasury, supported by general assembly appropriations, federal grants, and gifts, with unexpended funds carrying forward annually.
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Authority and department of corrections must submit a joint report by August 1, 2017, evaluating program use, geographic distribution, employer types, and impact on participants and correctional programs.
Legislative Description
Grant program for hiring ex-offenders. Requires the Indiana housing and community development authority to establish a grant program to encourage the hiring of certain qualified individuals. Specifies that the amount of the grant is $3,000 for each qualified individual a person hires during the previous state fiscal year. Provides that the aggregate amount of grants allowed per state fiscal year may not exceed: (1) $1,000,000, for qualified individuals hired in the 2015-2016 state fiscal year; or (2) $2,500,000, for qualified individuals hired in a state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2016. Requires a report on the grant program before
Last Action
Representatives Summers and Pryor added as coauthor
1/29/2015