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IN HB1397
Bill
Status
1/17/2017
Primary Sponsor
Wendy McNamara
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AI Summary
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Creates the work opportunity grant program administered by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development to award grants to employers that retain eligible employees beyond one year of employment, effective July 1, 2017.
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Defines eligible employees as Indiana residents who are qualified ex-felons, qualified veterans, or qualified long-term unemployment recipients under Internal Revenue Code Section 51(d), and for whom the employer has claimed or is eligible to claim the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit.
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Grant amount equals 40% of an eligible employee's qualified second-year wages, subject to fund availability, with employers able to submit applications between the first and third anniversary of hire date or before January 1, 2020.
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Establishes a 15% purchasing preference for work opportunity employers (those receiving at least one grant in the preceding calendar year) when submitting offers for supplies to governmental bodies.
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Program expires December 31, 2020, and adds work opportunity employer preference as one of five eligible purchasing preference options under Indiana procurement law.
Legislative Description
Work opportunity grant program. Creates the work opportunity grant program (program) to provide grants to employers that continue to employ certain eligible employees into a second year of employment. Provides that the department of workforce development administers the program. Creates a purchasing preference for employers that are awarded a grant under the program.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
1/17/2017