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IN HB1363
Bill
Status
1/16/2018
Primary Sponsor
Dan Forestal
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AI Summary
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Employers with 50+ full-time employees (or 50+ employees working 1,500+ aggregate hours weekly) must notify the Indiana Secretary of Commerce at least 120 days before relocating a call center or 30% or more of call center operations to a foreign country.
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Employers failing to provide required notice face civil penalties up to $10,000 per day of non-compliance, enforced by the attorney general; courts may reduce penalties if an employer demonstrates just cause.
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The Indiana Economic Development Corporation must compile a list every six months of employers relocating call center operations, notify affected state agencies, and include the list in the economic incentives and compliance report.
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Employers appearing on the relocation list become ineligible for state grants, loans, and tax credits for five years after relocation and must repay the unamortized value of any incentives received after June 30, 2018 within 30 days.
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State agencies must ensure all call center and customer service work for state contracts (entered after July 1, 2018) is performed entirely within Indiana, with full compliance required by July 1, 2020; the corporation may waive ineligibility if the employer demonstrates substantial job loss, environmental harm, or significant economic impact would result without the incentive.
Legislative Description
Eligibility for economic development incentives. Requires the Indiana economic development corporation (IEDC) to compile a list of all employers that relocate a call center to a foreign country and to disqualify employers on that list from state grants, loans, and tax credits. Requires an employer receiving a state grant, loan, or tax credit to notify the IEDC if it intends to relocate a call center. Imposes a civil penalty on an employer that does not notify the IEDC.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
1/16/2018