Bill Text: VA SB1463 | 2019 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Compliance with grant requirements; new jobs requirement includes off-site jobs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0512) [SB1463 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-SB1463-Chaptered.html
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.