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Minutes for HB2292 - Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Short Title
Enacting the Kansas apprenticeship tax credit act to encourage development of apprenticeship programs in Kansas by providing income tax credits for participating businesses that employ apprentices.
Minutes Content for Mon, Feb 13, 2023
Chairman Tarwater opened the hearing on HB2292.
Charles Reimer, Revisor, provided an overview of the bill and stood for questions from committee members:
Proponent testimony was provided by:
Shonda Anderson Atwater, Director of Apprenticeship and Internship, Kansas Department of Commerce(Attachment 6)
Scott Schneider on behalf of the Kansas Business Roundtable.(Attachment 7)
Eric Stafford, Vice President of Government Affairs, Kansas Chamber of Commerce(Attachment 8)
Cassie Gilmore, KS SCHRM(Attachment 9)
Jaren Caffery, Project Manager, Workforce Strategies(Attachment 10)
Lana Gordon, Kansas Grant Manager, Hamilton-Ryker(Attachment 11)
There was no opponent testimony.
Neutral testimony was submitted by:
Andy Sanchez, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO(Attachment 12)
All conferees stood for questions from committee members.
Written proponent testimony was provided by:
Mitch Robinson, Kansas Economic Development Alliance(Attachment 13)
Adam Timmerman, Director, Public Policy((Attachment 14)
Randy Stookey, Senior Vice President Government Affairs, Kansas Grain and Feed Association, Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association, RENEW Kansas Biofuels Association(Attachment 15)
Kevin Walker, Senior Vice President of Public Policy, Overland Park Chamber of Commerce(Attachment 16)
There was no opponent or neutral written testimony.
The Chair closed the hearing on HB2292.
