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SPONSOR: |
Heaton |
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HB |
24/aHBIC |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Amend Development Training Program |
SB |
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ANALYST: |
Collard |
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APPROPRIATION
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Appropriation
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Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
FY03 |
FY04 |
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See
Narrative |
$150.0 |
Recurring |
OSF |
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(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to House Bill 8 and House Bill 15
Responses
Received From
Economic
Development Department
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of HBIC Amendment
The House Business and Industry Committee amends
House Bill 24 to state that no more than ten percent of the payments for
training hours are for part-time positions.
Synopsis
of Original Bill
House Bill 24 amends
the Industrial Development Training Program for the purpose of using training
funds for part-time employees and to provide for training funds for
full-time-equivalent employees.
Significant Issues
The Industrial Development Training Program
(IDTP) currently offers funding for full-time employees because companies offer
benefits to those positions. In most
cases, benefits are not offered to part-time employees. The Economic Development Department is
concerned that more companies will opt to hire part-time positions, rather than
full-time positions, because of the benefits. Therefore, if enacted, the IDTP board would
enact a policy to require that benefits be offered to part-time employees in
order to qualify for training monies.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
There is no
appropriation associated with this bill. However, if it is enacted, IDTP will request
$150.0 for administrative costs.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
The Economic Development
Department indicates administrative responsibilities would increase due to the
number of part-time employees the department would have to track.
CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP
This bill is related
to House Bill 8 and House Bill 15, both of which appropriate general fund dollars
to the IDTP program, more commonly known as in-plant training.
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS