Missouri House Committee Considering Bill To Reward Businesses For Hiring Apprentices And Interns

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson delivers the State of the State address Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Jefferson City, Mo. The speech is traditionally given in the House chamber but was moved to the smaller Senate chamber at the last minute due to concerns about the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

(MISSOURINET) – A Missouri House committee is considering a bill to create incentives for businesses to hire apprentices and interns. If passed, it would reward a 15-hundred-dollar tax credit for each intern or apprentice hired, with each hire earning at least the state’s minimum wage. Hayden Torpey is a college student and Kansas City native who testified in favor of the bill Wednesday:

Those receiving the tax credits would be limited to 9-thousand dollars in credits per year. No one opposed the bill and a vote is expected later.