SB 4 Indiana Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Local workforce recruiting and retention.

Summary
Authorizes a local unit (county, municipality, town, township, or school corporation) to establish a workforce retention and recruitment program (program) and fund (fund) for the purposes of recruiting and retaining individuals who will satisfy the current and future workforce needs of the unit's employers or provide substantial economic impact to the unit, including providing incentives in the form of grants or loans to qualified workers. Defines "qualified worker" for purposes of the program. Requires a qualified worker who receives a grant or loan from the fund to enter into an incentive agreement. Authorizes the unit to transfer money into the fund from other sources. Provides that the executive of the unit shall administer the fund in coordination with a workforce fund board of managers (workforce fund managers) appointed by the executive of the unit. Requires the workforce fund managers to annually submit a report setting out their activities during the preceding calendar year to the executive of the unit, the fiscal body of the unit, and the department of local government finance. Makes conforming changes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2022 Last action Jan 31, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2022

How they voted

440
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
Jan 24, 2022
D Democratic10
9 Yea 1
90% Yea
R Republican36
35 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 41: yeas 47, nays 0
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Amended
Amendment #1 (Holdman) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 6 co-sponsors

Sponsors