Tax Credit for Rural High-Tech Graduates Employed in Rural Counties
Summary
Georgia HB 7 proposes to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated to provide an income tax credit for workforce-ready graduates employed in high-tech full-time jobs in rural counties. The bill would require the Department of Labor to establish eligibility criteria, conditions, limitations, and definitions. The effective date and applicability provisions are to be determined upon enactment.
What changed
Georgia HB 7 proposes creation of a new income tax credit for workforce-ready graduates employed in high-tech full-time jobs in rural counties. The bill would require the Department of Labor to establish eligibility criteria and define qualifying conditions and limitations.\n\nAffected parties including recent graduates seeking employment in rural high-tech sectors and employers in qualifying rural counties should monitor the bill's progress through the Georgia General Assembly.
What to do next
- Monitor for legislative passage
- Review eligibility criteria when established by Department of Labor
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HB 7
Income tax; workforce-ready graduates employed in high-tech full-time jobs in rural counties; provide tax credit
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Sponsors
| No. | Name | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kendrick, Dar'shun | 95th |
Committees
House Committee: Ways & Means Senate Committee: N/A
First Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to provide for a tax credit for workforce-ready graduates employed in high-tech full-time jobs in rural counties in this state; to require the Department of Labor to establish certain criteria; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations and forms; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Status History
| Date | Status |
|---|---|
| 02/26/2026 | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 04/04/2025 | House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
| 03/03/2025 | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 01/15/2025 | House Second Readers |
| 01/14/2025 | House First Readers |
| 01/13/2025 | House Hopper |
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Votes
| Date | Vote No. | Yea | Nay | NV | Exc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Votes available. |
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