West Virginia HB5480: Relating to establishing the West Virginia Youth Summer Employment and Career Readiness Program.

What the bill says

An act to amend and reenact the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §5B-2P-1, §5B-2P-2, §5B-2P-3, §5B-2P-4, §5B-2P-5, §5B-2P-6, §5B-2P-7, §5B-2P-8, §5B-2P-9, and §5B-2P-10, relating to establishing the West Virginia Youth Summer Employment and Career Readiness Program; providing purpose and legislative findings; defining terms; establishing program; specifying design of program; directing coordination with state and local governmental agencies; providing for award of grant funding to employer partners; specifying authorized uses of funding; requ.

From the enrolled text, March 14, 2026:

AN ACT to amend and reenact the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §5B-2P-1, §5B-2P-2, §5B-2P-3, §5B-2P-4, §5B-2P-5, §5B-2P-6, §5B-2P-7, §5B-2P-8, §5B-2P-9, and §5B-2P-10, relating to establishing the West Virginia Youth Summer Employment and Career Readiness Program; providing purpose and legislative findings; defining terms; establishing program; specifying design of program; directing coordination with state and local governmental agencies; providing for award of grant funding to employer partners; specifying authorized uses of funding; requiring annual reporting; providing for rulemaking; providing for funding through special revenue account and grants and donations; and providing for immunities. ARTICLE 2P. WEST VIRGINIA YOUTH SUMMER EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER READINESS PROGRAM. §5B-2P-1. Short title. This article may be cited as the West Virginia Youth Summer Employment and Career Readiness Act. §5B-2P-2. Purpose; legislative findings and declarations. (a) The purpose of this article is to establish a statewide summer employment program for West Virginia's students and young adults (2) Supports emerging employment sectors and entrepreneurship in the state; (3) Grows the state's workforce; and (4) Attracts new businesses in search of prepared and job-ready young adults to the state. (b) The Legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1) Early paid work experience improves educational attainment and workforce outcomes for students and young adults in the state. (2) West Virginia …

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