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2015 SESSION
HB 1577 Veteran Employment Grant Fund and Program; created.
Introduced by: Vivian E. Watts | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Veteran Employment Grant Fund and Program. Creates the Veteran Employment Grant Fund and Program (the Program) to be administered by the Department of Veterans Services to provide grants to businesses certified by the Department as participants in the Department's program to create employment opportunities for veterans by assisting employers in hiring and retaining veterans. The bill sets out the criteria for the award of grants and requires the Department to establish a certification process for participating employers with the objective of setting measurable goals for hiring and retaining veterans.
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- 01/07/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102390D
- 01/07/15 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/23/15 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
- 01/29/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/15 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/03/15 House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (19-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/15 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/06/15 House: Assigned App. sub: Agriculture, Commerce, Technology and Natural Resources
- 02/06/15 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
- 02/10/15 House: Left in Appropriations