House File 2296 - Introduced



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    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the recruitment of minorities in certain
  2    businesses receiving incentives under the high quality job
  3    creation Act.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 6341HH 82
  6 tw/nh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 15.330, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  That the eligible business shall make
  1  4 a good faith effort to recruit minority persons, as defined in
  1  5 section 15.102, subsection 5, for a portion of the new jobs
  1  6 created under the agreement and that the eligible business
  1  7 develop training programs specifically designed to address the
  1  8 levels of knowledge, skills, and competencies unique to these
  1  9 persons.
  1 10                           EXPLANATION
  1 11    This bill relates to the high quality job creation Act.
  1 12 The bill requires eligible businesses receiving incentives to
  1 13 create quality jobs under the Act to make a good faith effort
  1 14 to recruit minorities and to provide training programs unique
  1 15 to their skills.
  1 16 LSB 6341HH 82
  1 17 tw/nh/8