COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2250
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 2, line 21, after "division" insert "or successor administration"
Page 7, line 16, after "division" insert "or successor administration"
Page 9, line 3, after "division" insert "or successor administration"
Page 17, lines 36 and 37, strike "meets the compensation and health insurance standards prescribed by section 41-1545.01, subsection B, paragraph 4 and 5" insert "pays an average annual wage equal to one hundred thirty-five per cent of the wage offer by county as computed annually by the department of economic security research administration division or successor administration and includes health insurance for employees for which the employer pays at least fifty per cent of the premium or membership cost"
Page 19, line 23, strike "twenty-five" insert "fifty"
Between lines 25 and 26, insert:
"C. The director shall not approve any agreement with an employer that is receiving benefits under the Arizona quality jobs program pursuant to article 5.1 of this chapter unless the director determines that participation in both an impact project under this article and the Arizona quality jobs program would generate, over the term of the agreement, an economic and fiscal impact in excess of the amount of the employer's withholding tax allocated to both programs."
Reletter to conform
Between lines 26 and 27, insert:
"1. Requiring each employer participating in the agreement to bear at least twenty-five per cent of the program costs, including deferred costs."
Renumber to conform
Page 19, line 27, after "of" insert "the remaining"
Strike lines 38 through 42
Renumber to conform
After line 43, insert:
"E. The agreement shall specify that if the employer fails to comply with the terms and conditions in the agreement or fails to comply with this article:
1. The director may terminate the agreement.
2. As of the date the agreement is terminated:
(a) The employer is not entitled to any further incentive payments under section 41-1541.04.
(b) The employer must remit to this state an amount equal to the incentive payments already paid to the employer under section 41-1541.04."
Reletter to conform
Page 22, between lines 27 and 28, insert:
"5. Fifty per cent of withholding tax revenues derived from new jobs created from participation in the Arizona job training program under article 4 of this chapter and the Arizona quality jobs program under article 5.1 of this chapter."
Line 43, after the period insert "Monies shall not be awarded from the Arizona opportunity fund except for the sole purpose of competing for economic development prospects that have similar recruitment offers from other states."
Page 23, line 11, after "division" insert "or successor administration"
Page 25, line 31, after "division" insert "or successor administration"
Page 26, strike lines 3, 4 and 5
Reletter to conform
Page 28, strike lines 8 through 11, insert:
"H. The director shall not approve the application of a qualified company that is a party to an impact project agreement pursuant to article 4 of this chapter unless the director determines that participation in both the impact project and the Arizona quality jobs program would generate, over the period of the benefits under this article, an economic and fiscal impact in excess of the amount of the employer's withholding tax allocated to both programs."
Page 48, line 36, strike "fifty" insert "one hundred"
Page 48, line 40, after "training" insert ", Arizona opportunity fund"
Page 49, line 1, after "41-1541.06" insert ", the Arizona opportunity fund established by section 41-1545"
Page 54, line 22, after "division" insert "or successor administration"
Page 59, line 31, after "division" insert "or successor administration"
Amend title to conform