HB 433 - TAX CREDIT FOR HIRING STATE RESIDENTS                                 
                                                                               
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CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced HB 433, "An Act establishing a tax                 
credit for taxpayers engaged in a trade or business who employ                 
certain persons who are state residents; and providing for an                  
effective date," sponsored by the chairman is before the committee.            
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG referred to the committee substitute which was               
modified before it was heard.                                                  
                                                                               
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REPRESENTATIVE COWDERY made a motion to adopt proposed committee               
substitute, Version LS0656\F, 3/4/98 for purposes of discussion.               
                                                                               
REPRESENTATIVE RYAN requested an at ease.                                      
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG called a brief at ease at 3:53 p.m.                          
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG called the meeting back to order at 3:55 p.m.  He            
said, "Just for the -- we're going to request the committee to --              
change the committee substitute fundamentally was we have adopted              
by the record a package for it, was to move it from a $1,000 to a              
$500 tax credit.  This particular legislation would provide to a               
company for employment of those qualified individuals a tax credit             
of $500 not to exceed a aggregate of $75,000 in any one year.  Now             
for those individuals who had been in the state an actual year, and            
had been a graduate of, or a student at a qualifying post secondary            
educational student, which is defined in the bill."                            
                                                                               
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REPRESENTATIVE COWDERY made a motion to move CSHB 433 with                     
individual recommendations and attached committee fiscal note.                 
There being no objections CSHB 433(L&C) moved from the House Labor             
and Commerce Standing Committee.