Creating the Recharge West Virginia Program

The purpose of this bill is to establish the Recharge West Virginia Program, which reimburses West Virginia employers for the costs of upskilling their workforces. To be eligible for reimbursement, an employee must have received a 25% wage increase as a result of the upskilling training, and the wage must be above the average weekly West Virginia wage, as published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Each employer may receive $10,000 per trainee, and no employer may receive more than $50,000 during any fiscal year.