Bill Sponsors: IN HB1450 | 2019 | Regular Session
Bill Title: Grant program for hiring ex-offenders. Establishes a grant program to provide grants each taxable year to an employer that hires an individual who has been convicted of a felony. Specifies that the amount of the grant is $3,000 for each qualified individual the employer hires during the taxable year. Provides that the maximum amount of grants allowed per state fiscal year may not exceed $2,500,000. Requires a report on the grant program before August 1, 2022. Provides immunity to employers for hiring ex-offenders. Provides that certain conditions of sentencing and probation may not be construed to prevent a person from employing two or more ex-offenders at the same location.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-17 - Representative Shackleford added as coauthor [HB1450 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-17 - Representative Shackleford added as coauthor [HB1450 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Representative Peggy Mayfield [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-060 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Robin Shackleford [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-098 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |