§ 59.1-284.22. Aerospace Engine Manufacturer Workforce Training Grant Fund;eligible county.
A. As used in this section:
"Affiliate" means the same as that term is defined in § 59.1-284.20.
"Capital investment" means the same as that term is defined in §59.1-284.20.
"Eligible county" means Prince George County.
"Full-time" means employment of an indefinite duration for which thestandard fringe benefits are paid, requiring a minimum of either (i) 35 hoursof an employee's time per week for the entire normal year of the employer'soperations, which "normal year" must consist of at least 48 weeks or (ii)1,680 hours per year. The term "full-time" shall not include seasonal ortemporary positions or positions created when a job function is shifted froman existing location in the Commonwealth.
"Grant" means the special training grant or supplemental training grant asdescribed in this section.
"Qualified employee" means an individual hired in the Commonwealth on orafter November 20, 2007, by an entity that is a qualified manufacturer or byan affiliate thereof, who (i) is employed by the qualified manufacturer or byan affiliate for at least 90 days, and (ii) works on a full-time basis forthe qualified manufacturer or for an affiliate for at least such 90-dayperiod.
"Qualified manufacturer" means the same as such term is defined in §59.1-284.20.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of Commerce and Trade or his designee.
"Special training grant" means a $9,000 allocation from the AerospaceEngine Manufacturer Workforce Training Grant Fund per new qualified employee,as described in this section. The aggregate amount of special training grantsunder this section shall not exceed $5,778,000.
"Supplemental training grant" means a one-time $3 million allocation fromthe Aerospace Engine Manufacturer Workforce Training Grant Fund, as describedin this section.
B. Grants paid to the qualified manufacturer pursuant to this section areintended to be used for workforce development, instructional, or trainingpurposes so as to enhance the skill sets of qualified employees.
C. Any qualified manufacturer that is eligible to receive a special traininggrant shall (i) report to the Secretary quarterly the number of new qualifiedemployees hired and trained who have been employed for at least 90 days andfor whom a special training grant has not been previously paid pursuant tothis section, and (ii) provide evidence of the hiring and training of the newqualified employees described in clause (i). The application and evidenceshall be filed with the Secretary in person or by mail. For filings by mail,the postmark cancellation shall govern the date of the filing determination.Within 30 days after such evidence has been provided by the qualifiedmanufacturer, the Secretary shall certify to (a) the Comptroller and (b) eachqualified manufacturer the amount of the special training grant to which suchqualified manufacturer is entitled under this section for payment within 60days after such certification. Payment of such grant shall be made by checkissued by the Treasurer of Virginia on warrant of the Comptroller.
The special training grants under this section (1) shall be paid, subject toappropriation by the General Assembly, from a fund entitled the AerospaceEngine Manufacturer Workforce Training Grant Fund, which Fund is herebyestablished on the books of the Comptroller, (2) shall not exceed $5,778,000in the aggregate, and (3) shall be paid to or for the benefit of thequalified manufacturer on a quarterly basis.
D. A supplemental training grant shall be paid to any qualified manufacturerthat has made an aggregate capital investment of at least $153.9 million inthe eligible county and has hired at least 176 new qualified employees,excluding any qualified employee who has been rehired by the qualifiedmanufacturer or an affiliate thereof or who is employed in a differentposition with the qualified manufacturer or an affiliate thereof. On orbefore June 30, 2010, and on or before each June 30 thereafter until thesupplemental training grant has been paid, the qualified manufacturer shallprovide written notification to the Secretary whether it has met or expectsto meet the aggregate capital investment and employee requirements by the endof the current calendar year. If it has met or expects to meet suchrequirements by the end of the calendar year, the qualified manufacturershall provide evidence of the same, satisfactory to the Secretary, with thewritten notification. The written notification and evidence shall be filedwith the Secretary in person or by mail. For filings by mail, the postmarkcancellation shall govern the date of the filing determination. Within 10days after such notification and evidence have been provided by the qualifiedmanufacturer, the Secretary shall certify to (i) the Comptroller and (ii)each qualified manufacturer the amount of the supplemental training grant towhich such qualified manufacturer is entitled under this section for paymentin the current fiscal year. Payment of such grant shall be made by checkissued by the Treasurer of Virginia on warrant of the Comptroller.
The supplemental training grant shall not be paid prior to July 1, 2010. Thesupplemental training grant (a) shall be paid, subject to appropriation bythe General Assembly, from the Aerospace Engine Manufacturer WorkforceTraining Grant Fund, (b) shall be equal to $3 million, and (c) shall, subjectto appropriation by the General Assembly, be paid to the qualifiedmanufacturer by the end of the applicable fiscal year, as described herein.No more than $3 million in supplemental training grants shall be paidpursuant to this section.
E. If grants to be paid to qualified manufacturers under this section in afiscal year exceed the aggregate amount available in the Aerospace EngineManufacturer Workforce Training Grant Fund for that year, each qualifiedmanufacturer's grants for the year shall equal the amount of grants to whichthe qualified manufacturer would otherwise be eligible multiplied by afraction. The numerator of the fraction shall equal the aggregate amountavailable for payment from the Aerospace Engine Manufacturer WorkforceTraining Grant Fund for that fiscal year, and the denominator shall equal theaggregate dollar amount of grants to which all qualified manufacturersotherwise would be eligible for such fiscal year.
F. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in lieu of payment ofspecial training grants by check to qualified manufacturers, the Secretarymay determine that such special training grants shall be administered in amanner similar to existing training grant programs such as those permitted by§ 2.2-902.
G. As a condition of receipt of a grant, a qualified manufacturer shall makeavailable to the Secretary or his designee for inspection upon his requestall relevant and applicable documents to determine the aggregate number ofnew qualified employees hired and the aggregate amount of capital investment.The Comptroller shall not draw any warrants to issue checks for a specialtraining grant or a supplemental training grant under this section without aspecific appropriation for the same. All such documents appropriatelyidentified by the qualified manufacturer shall be considered confidential andproprietary.
§ 59.1-284.22. Aerospace Engine Manufacturer Workforce Training Grant Fund;eligible county.
A. As used in this section:
"Affiliate" means the same as that term is defined in § 59.1-284.20.
"Capital investment" means the same as that term is defined in §59.1-284.20.
"Eligible county" means Prince George County.
"Full-time" means employment of an indefinite duration for which thestandard fringe benefits are paid, requiring a minimum of either (i) 35 hoursof an employee's time per week for the entire normal year of the employer'soperations, which "normal year" must consist of at least 48 weeks or (ii)1,680 hours per year. The term "full-time" shall not include seasonal ortemporary positions or positions created when a job function is shifted froman existing location in the Commonwealth.
"Grant" means the special training grant or supplemental training grant asdescribed in this section.
"Qualified employee" means an individual hired in the Commonwealth on orafter November 20, 2007, by an entity that is a qualified manufacturer or byan affiliate thereof, who (i) is employed by the qualified manufacturer or byan affiliate for at least 90 days, and (ii) works on a full-time basis forthe qualified manufacturer or for an affiliate for at least such 90-dayperiod.
"Qualified manufacturer" means the same as such term is defined in §59.1-284.20.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of Commerce and Trade or his designee.
"Special training grant" means a $9,000 allocation from the AerospaceEngine Manufacturer Workforce Training Grant Fund per new qualified employee,as described in this section. The aggregate amount of special training grantsunder this section shall not exceed $5,778,000.
"Supplemental training grant" means a one-time $3 million allocation fromthe Aerospace Engine Manufacturer Workforce Training Grant Fund, as describedin this section.
B. Grants paid to the qualified manufacturer pursuant to this section areintended to be used for workforce development, instructional, or trainingpurposes so as to enhance the skill sets of qualified employees.
C. Any qualified manufacturer that is eligible to receive a special traininggrant shall (i) report to the Secretary quarterly the number of new qualifiedemployees hired and trained who have been employed for at least 90 days andfor whom a special training grant has not been previously paid pursuant tothis section, and (ii) provide evidence of the hiring and training of the newqualified employees described in clause (i). The application and evidenceshall be filed with the Secretary in person or by mail. For filings by mail,the postmark cancellation shall govern the date of the filing determination.Within 30 days after such evidence has been provided by the qualifiedmanufacturer, the Secretary shall certify to (a) the Comptroller and (b) eachqualified manufacturer the amount of the special training grant to which suchqualified manufacturer is entitled under this section for payment within 60days after such certification. Payment of such grant shall be made by checkissued by the Treasurer of Virginia on warrant of the Comptroller.
The special training grants under this section (1) shall be paid, subject toappropriation by the General Assembly, from a fund entitled the AerospaceEngine Manufacturer Workforce Training Grant Fund, which Fund is herebyestablished on the books of the Comptroller, (2) shall not exceed $5,778,000in the aggregate, and (3) shall be paid to or for the benefit of thequalified manufacturer on a quarterly basis.
D. A supplemental training grant shall be paid to any qualified manufacturerthat has made an aggregate capital investment of at least $153.9 million inthe eligible county and has hired at least 176 new qualified employees,excluding any qualified employee who has been rehired by the qualifiedmanufacturer or an affiliate thereof or who is employed in a differentposition with the qualified manufacturer or an affiliate thereof. On orbefore June 30, 2010, and on or before each June 30 thereafter until thesupplemental training grant has been paid, the qualified manufacturer shallprovide written notification to the Secretary whether it has met or expectsto meet the aggregate capital investment and employee requirements by the endof the current calendar year. If it has met or expects to meet suchrequirements by the end of the calendar year, the qualified manufacturershall provide evidence of the same, satisfactory to the Secretary, with thewritten notification. The written notification and evidence shall be filedwith the Secretary in person or by mail. For filings by mail, the postmarkcancellation shall govern the date of the filing determination. Within 10days after such notification and evidence have been provided by the qualifiedmanufacturer, the Secretary shall certify to (i) the Comptroller and (ii)each qualified manufacturer the amount of the supplemental training grant towhich such qualified manufacturer is entitled under this section for paymentin the current fiscal year. Payment of such grant shall be made by checkissued by the Treasurer of Virginia on warrant of the Comptroller.
The supplemental training grant shall not be paid prior to July 1, 2010. Thesupplemental training grant (a) shall be paid, subject to appropriation bythe General Assembly, from the Aerospace Engine Manufacturer WorkforceTraining Grant Fund, (b) shall be equal to $3 million, and (c) shall, subjectto appropriation by the General Assembly, be paid to the qualifiedmanufacturer by the end of the applicable fiscal year, as described herein.No more than $3 million in supplemental training grants shall be paidpursuant to this section.
E. If grants to be paid to qualified manufacturers under this section in afiscal year exceed the aggregate amount available in the Aerospace EngineManufacturer Workforce Training Grant Fund for that year, each qualifiedmanufacturer's grants for the year shall equal the amount of grants to whichthe qualified manufacturer would otherwise be eligible multiplied by afraction. The numerator of the fraction shall equal the aggregate amountavailable for payment from the Aerospace Engine Manufacturer WorkforceTraining Grant Fund for that fiscal year, and the denominator shall equal theaggregate dollar amount of grants to which all qualified manufacturersotherwise would be eligible for such fiscal year.
F. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in lieu of payment ofspecial training grants by check to qualified manufacturers, the Secretarymay determine that such special training grants shall be administered in amanner similar to existing training grant programs such as those permitted by§ 2.2-902.
G. As a condition of receipt of a grant, a qualified manufacturer shall makeavailable to the Secretary or his designee for inspection upon his requestall relevant and applicable documents to determine the aggregate number ofnew qualified employees hired and the aggregate amount of capital investment.The Comptroller shall not draw any warrants to issue checks for a specialtraining grant or a supplemental training grant under this section without aspecific appropriation for the same. All such documents appropriatelyidentified by the qualified manufacturer shall be considered confidential andproprietary.
§ 59.1-284.22. Aerospace Engine Manufacturer Workforce Training Grant Fund;eligible county.
A. As used in this section:
"Affiliate" means the same as that term is defined in § 59.1-284.20.
"Capital investment" means the same as that term is defined in §59.1-284.20.
"Eligible county" means Prince George County.
"Full-time" means employment of an indefinite duration for which thestandard fringe benefits are paid, requiring a minimum of either (i) 35 hoursof an employee's time per week for the entire normal year of the employer'soperations, which "normal year" must consist of at least 48 weeks or (ii)1,680 hours per year. The term "full-time" shall not include seasonal ortemporary positions or positions created when a job function is shifted froman existing location in the Commonwealth.
"Grant" means the special training grant or supplemental training grant asdescribed in this section.
"Qualified employee" means an individual hired in the Commonwealth on orafter November 20, 2007, by an entity that is a qualified manufacturer or byan affiliate thereof, who (i) is employed by the qualified manufacturer or byan affiliate for at least 90 days, and (ii) works on a full-time basis forthe qualified manufacturer or for an affiliate for at least such 90-dayperiod.
"Qualified manufacturer" means the same as such term is defined in §59.1-284.20.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of Commerce and Trade or his designee.
"Special training grant" means a $9,000 allocation from the AerospaceEngine Manufacturer Workforce Training Grant Fund per new qualified employee,as described in this section. The aggregate amount of special training grantsunder this section shall not exceed $5,778,000.
"Supplemental training grant" means a one-time $3 million allocation fromthe Aerospace Engine Manufacturer Workforce Training Grant Fund, as describedin this section.
B. Grants paid to the qualified manufacturer pursuant to this section areintended to be used for workforce development, instructional, or trainingpurposes so as to enhance the skill sets of qualified employees.
C. Any qualified manufacturer that is eligible to receive a special traininggrant shall (i) report to the Secretary quarterly the number of new qualifiedemployees hired and trained who have been employed for at least 90 days andfor whom a special training grant has not been previously paid pursuant tothis section, and (ii) provide evidence of the hiring and training of the newqualified employees described in clause (i). The application and evidenceshall be filed with the Secretary in person or by mail. For filings by mail,the postmark cancellation shall govern the date of the filing determination.Within 30 days after such evidence has been provided by the qualifiedmanufacturer, the Secretary shall certify to (a) the Comptroller and (b) eachqualified manufacturer the amount of the special training grant to which suchqualified manufacturer is entitled under this section for payment within 60days after such certification. Payment of such grant shall be made by checkissued by the Treasurer of Virginia on warrant of the Comptroller.
The special training grants under this section (1) shall be paid, subject toappropriation by the General Assembly, from a fund entitled the AerospaceEngine Manufacturer Workforce Training Grant Fund, which Fund is herebyestablished on the books of the Comptroller, (2) shall not exceed $5,778,000in the aggregate, and (3) shall be paid to or for the benefit of thequalified manufacturer on a quarterly basis.
D. A supplemental training grant shall be paid to any qualified manufacturerthat has made an aggregate capital investment of at least $153.9 million inthe eligible county and has hired at least 176 new qualified employees,excluding any qualified employee who has been rehired by the qualifiedmanufacturer or an affiliate thereof or who is employed in a differentposition with the qualified manufacturer or an affiliate thereof. On orbefore June 30, 2010, and on or before each June 30 thereafter until thesupplemental training grant has been paid, the qualified manufacturer shallprovide written notification to the Secretary whether it has met or expectsto meet the aggregate capital investment and employee requirements by the endof the current calendar year. If it has met or expects to meet suchrequirements by the end of the calendar year, the qualified manufacturershall provide evidence of the same, satisfactory to the Secretary, with thewritten notification. The written notification and evidence shall be filedwith the Secretary in person or by mail. For filings by mail, the postmarkcancellation shall govern the date of the filing determination. Within 10days after such notification and evidence have been provided by the qualifiedmanufacturer, the Secretary shall certify to (i) the Comptroller and (ii)each qualified manufacturer the amount of the supplemental training grant towhich such qualified manufacturer is entitled under this section for paymentin the current fiscal year. Payment of such grant shall be made by checkissued by the Treasurer of Virginia on warrant of the Comptroller.
The supplemental training grant shall not be paid prior to July 1, 2010. Thesupplemental training grant (a) shall be paid, subject to appropriation bythe General Assembly, from the Aerospace Engine Manufacturer WorkforceTraining Grant Fund, (b) shall be equal to $3 million, and (c) shall, subjectto appropriation by the General Assembly, be paid to the qualifiedmanufacturer by the end of the applicable fiscal year, as described herein.No more than $3 million in supplemental training grants shall be paidpursuant to this section.
E. If grants to be paid to qualified manufacturers under this section in afiscal year exceed the aggregate amount available in the Aerospace EngineManufacturer Workforce Training Grant Fund for that year, each qualifiedmanufacturer's grants for the year shall equal the amount of grants to whichthe qualified manufacturer would otherwise be eligible multiplied by afraction. The numerator of the fraction shall equal the aggregate amountavailable for payment from the Aerospace Engine Manufacturer WorkforceTraining Grant Fund for that fiscal year, and the denominator shall equal theaggregate dollar amount of grants to which all qualified manufacturersotherwise would be eligible for such fiscal year.
F. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in lieu of payment ofspecial training grants by check to qualified manufacturers, the Secretarymay determine that such special training grants shall be administered in amanner similar to existing training grant programs such as those permitted by§ 2.2-902.
G. As a condition of receipt of a grant, a qualified manufacturer shall makeavailable to the Secretary or his designee for inspection upon his requestall relevant and applicable documents to determine the aggregate number ofnew qualified employees hired and the aggregate amount of capital investment.The Comptroller shall not draw any warrants to issue checks for a specialtraining grant or a supplemental training grant under this section without aspecific appropriation for the same. All such documents appropriatelyidentified by the qualified manufacturer shall be considered confidential andproprietary.
