SB1463: Compliance with grant requirements; new jobs requirement includes off-site jobs.


VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend and reenact § 2.2-621 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compliance with grant requirements; creation of new jobs.
[S 1463]
Approved

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 2.2-621 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 2.2-621. Grants by the Commonwealth; certification of employment.

Every A. A state agency may require that as a condition of receiving any grant or other incentive that is based on employment goals, a recipient company must provide copies of employer quarterly payroll reports that have been provided to the Virginia Employment Commission to verify the employment status of any position included in the employment goal.

B. In assessing the compliance of a recipient company in creating new jobs as a condition of receiving or maintaining a grant or incentive, a state agency may include new jobs related to the activities of the recipient company or its affiliates in satisfying the terms of the grant or incentive (i) at sites in the Commonwealth owned or used by the recipient company or its affiliates or (ii) created by or on behalf of the recipient company or its affiliates, including teleworking positions held by Virginia residents who are employees of the recipient company or its affiliates.

C. As used in this section, "state agency" means the same as that term is defined in § 2.2-4347.


SENATE BILL NO. 1463
Senate Amendments in [ ] – January 24, 2019
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-621 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compliance with grant requirements; creation of new jobs.
Patron Prior to Engrossment--Senator McPike

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 2.2-621 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 2.2-621. Grants by the Commonwealth; certification of employment.

Every A. A state agency may require that as a condition of receiving any grant or other incentive that is based on employment goals, a recipient company must provide copies of employer quarterly payroll reports that have been provided to the Virginia Employment Commission to verify the employment status of any position included in the employment goal.

B. In assessing the compliance of a recipient company in creating new jobs as a condition of receiving or maintaining a grant or incentive, a state agency  [ shall may ] include new jobs related to the activities of the recipient company or its affiliates in satisfying the terms of the grant or incentive (i) at sites in the Commonwealth owned or used by the recipient company or its affiliates or (ii) created by or on behalf of the recipient company or its affiliates  [ or a contractor ] , including teleworking positions held by Virginia residents who are employees of the recipient company or its affiliates [ or a contractor ] .

C. As used in this section, "state agency" means the same as that term is defined in § 2.2-4347.

SENATE BILL NO. 1463

Offered January 9, 2019
Prefiled January 8, 2019
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-621 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compliance with grant requirements; creation of new jobs.
Patron-- McPike

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 2.2-621 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 2.2-621. Grants by the Commonwealth; certification of employment.

Every A. A state agency may require that as a condition of receiving any grant or other incentive that is based on employment goals, a recipient company must provide copies of employer quarterly payroll reports that have been provided to the Virginia Employment Commission to verify the employment status of any position included in the employment goal.

B. In assessing the compliance of a recipient company in creating new jobs as a condition of receiving or maintaining a grant or incentive, a state agency shall include new jobs related to the activities of the recipient company or its affiliates in satisfying the terms of the grant or incentive (i) at sites in the Commonwealth owned or used by the recipient company or its affiliates or (ii) created by or on behalf of the recipient company or its affiliates or a contractor, including teleworking positions held by Virginia residents who are employees of the recipient company or its affiliates or a contractor.

C. As used in this section, "state agency" means the same as that term is defined in § 2.2-4347.