                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

AEROSPACE ENGINE MANUFACTURER WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANT FUND; ELIGIBLE COUNTY (§
59.1-284.22)

A. As used in this section:
			&#8220;Affiliate&#8221; means the same as that term is defined in &#xA7;
59.1-284.20.
			&#8220;Capital investment&#8221; means the same as that term is defined in
&#xA7; 59.1-284.20.
			&#8220;Eligible county&#8221; means Prince George County.
			&#8220;Full-time&#8221; means employment of an indefinite duration for which
the standard fringe benefits are paid, requiring a minimum of either (i) 35
hours of an employee&#8217;s time per week for the entire normal year of the
employer&#8217;s operations, which &#8220;normal year&#8221; shall consist of at
least 48 weeks, or (ii) 1,680 hours per year. The term &#8220;full-time&#8221;
shall not include seasonal or temporary positions or positions created when a
job function is shifted from an existing location in the Commonwealth.
			&#8220;Grant&#8221; means the special training grant or supplemental training
grant as described in this section.
			&#8220;Qualified employee&#8221; means an individual hired in the
Commonwealth on or after November 20, 2007, by an entity that is a qualified
manufacturer or by an affiliate thereof, who (i) is employed by the qualified
manufacturer or by an affiliate for at least 90 days, and (ii) works on a
full-time basis for the qualified manufacturer or for an affiliate for at least
such 90-day period.
			&#8220;Qualified manufacturer&#8221; means the same as such term is defined
in &#xA7; 59.1-284.20.
			&#8220;Secretary&#8221; means the Secretary of Commerce and Trade or his
designee.
			&#8220;Special training grant&#8221; means a $9,000 allocation from the
Aerospace Engine Manufacturer Workforce Training Grant Fund per new qualified
employee, as described in this section. The aggregate amount of special training
grants under this section shall not exceed $5,778,000.
			&#8220;Supplemental training grant&#8221; means a one-time $3 million
allocation from the Aerospace Engine Manufacturer Workforce Training Grant Fund,
as described in this section.

B. Grants paid to the qualified manufacturer pursuant to this section are
intended to be used for workforce development, instructional, or training
purposes so as to enhance the skill sets of qualified employees.

C. Any qualified manufacturer that is eligible to receive a special training
grant shall (i) report to the Secretary quarterly the number of new qualified
employees hired and trained who have been employed for at least 90 days and for
whom a special training grant has not been previously paid pursuant to this
section, and (ii) provide evidence of the hiring and training of the new
qualified employees described in clause (i). The application and evidence shall
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 qualified manufacturer, the
Secretary shall certify to (a) the Comptroller and (b) each qualified
manufacturer the amount of the special training grant to which such qualified
manufacturer is entitled under this section for payment within 60 days after
such certification. Payment of such grant shall be made by check issued by the
Treasurer of Virginia on warrant of the Comptroller.
			The special training grants under this section (1) shall be paid, subject to
appropriation by the General Assembly, from a fund entitled the Aerospace Engine
Manufacturer Workforce Training Grant Fund, which Fund is hereby established on
the books of the Comptroller, (2) shall not exceed $5,778,000 in the aggregate,
and (3) shall be paid to or for the benefit of the qualified manufacturer on a
quarterly basis.

D. A supplemental training grant shall be paid to any qualified manufacturer
that has made an aggregate capital investment of at least $153.9 million in the
eligible county and has hired at least 176 new qualified employees, excluding
any qualified employee who has been rehired by the qualified manufacturer or an
affiliate thereof or who is employed in a different position with the qualified
manufacturer or an affiliate thereof. On or before June 30, 2010, and on or
before each June 30 thereafter until the supplemental training grant has been
paid, the qualified manufacturer shall provide written notification to the
Secretary whether it has met or expects to meet the aggregate capital investment
and employee requirements by the end of the current calendar year. If it has met
or expects to meet such requirements by the end of the calendar year, the
qualified manufacturer shall provide evidence of the same, satisfactory to the
Secretary, with the written notification. The written notification and evidence
shall 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
10 days after such notification and evidence have been provided by the qualified
manufacturer, the Secretary shall certify to (i) the Comptroller and (ii) each
qualified manufacturer the amount of the supplemental training grant to which
such qualified manufacturer is entitled under this section for payment in the
current fiscal year. Payment of such grant shall be made by check issued by the
Treasurer of Virginia on warrant of the Comptroller.
			The supplemental training grant shall not be paid prior to July 1, 2010. The
supplemental training grant (a) shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the
General Assembly, from the Aerospace Engine Manufacturer Workforce Training
Grant Fund, (b) shall be equal to $3 million, and (c) shall, subject to
appropriation by the General Assembly, be paid to the qualified manufacturer by
the end of the applicable fiscal year, as described herein. No more than $3
million in supplemental training grants shall be paid pursuant to this section.

E. If grants to be paid to qualified manufacturers under this section in a
fiscal year exceed the aggregate amount available in the Aerospace Engine
Manufacturer Workforce Training Grant Fund for that year, each qualified
manufacturer&#8217;s grants for the year shall equal the amount of grants to
which the qualified manufacturer would otherwise be eligible multiplied by a
fraction. The numerator of the fraction shall equal the aggregate amount
available for payment from the Aerospace Engine Manufacturer Workforce Training
Grant Fund for that fiscal year, and the denominator shall equal the aggregate
dollar amount of grants to which all qualified manufacturers otherwise would be
eligible for such fiscal year.

F. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in lieu of payment of
special training grants by check to qualified manufacturers, the Secretary may
determine that such special training grants shall be administered in a manner
similar to existing training grant programs such as those permitted by &#xA7;
2.2-2240.3.

G. As a condition of receipt of a grant, a qualified manufacturer shall make
available to the Secretary or his designee for inspection upon his request all
relevant and applicable documents to determine the aggregate number of new
qualified employees hired and the aggregate amount of capital investment. The
Comptroller shall not draw any warrants to issue checks for a special training
grant or a supplemental training grant under this section without a specific
appropriation for the same. All such documents appropriately identified by the
qualified manufacturer shall be considered confidential and proprietary.

HISTORY: 2008, cc. 256, 630; 2013, c. 482; 2014, cc. 41, 464.