HB4009 SFAT Barrett #1 3-10

Johnson  7909

Senator Barrett  moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. House Bill 4009—A BILL to amend and reenact §11-13W-1 and §30-1B-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding eight new sections, designated §11-21-12o, §11-24-6d, §18B-3D-8, §21-18-1, §21-18-2, §21-18-3, §21-18-4, and §21-18-5, relating to expanding opportunities and participation in the state’s workforce through the Workforce Readiness and Opportunity Act; creating the West Virginia Micro-Credential Program under the authority of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission; expanding the availability for the tax credit for apprenticeship training programs; providing additional modification from personal and corporate net income tax for contributions and recipients to voluntary portable benefits plans; allowing hiring parties to contribute to the portable benefits for independent contractors without creating an employer-employee relationship; removing the requirement that military-trained applicants must pass a proficiency examination before receiving a professional licensure; and clarifying who qualifies for a license as a military-trained applicant.

Adopted

Rejected