To allow authorized retailers, qualified as workforce training community centes, to retain a portion of consumer sales and use taxes
To House Finance
Summary
The bill creates the West Virginia Job Training and Placement Act, letting retailers that meet specific nonprofit and experience criteria keep a portion of the consumer sales and service tax they collect. Those retailers must use the retained tax revenue to provide training and placement assistance to people with disabilities or other employment barriers. The measure aims to expand workforce participation by leveraging existing tax collections.
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