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Representative Robbins proposes talent recruitment grant program to attract out‑of‑state residents
Summary
Representative Robbins told the Ways and Means General Fund committee he is proposing HB 34 to create a Department of Commerce‑administered talent recruitment grant program that would not request an immediate appropriation; communities would provide a 25% match and receive reimbursement only after meeting locally set benchmarks.
Representative Robbins introduced House Bill 34 to the Ways and Means General Fund committee as a state‑level pilot to help communities recruit new residents from other states.
"I'm not asking for any money today," Representative Robbins said, and described the proposal as a mechanism to create a fund and a program to test interest statewide. Under the bill, eligible applicants — which can include a community, county economic or industrial development board, or an…
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