HB 1812 - DIGEST |
Establishes the military spouse equal economic opportunity act. |
Includes military spouse status as a protected class under the law against discrimination. |
Requires state agencies to waive licensing fees and expedite certain business and professional licenses for a military spouse. |
Addresses state hiring preferences, business and occupation tax credits, and existing employment initiatives, with regard to military spouses. |
Requires the department of commerce to convene a work group to develop recommendations on best practices for collecting demographic data on military families receiving services, support, assistance, and benefits from state agencies. |
Requires the office of financial management and the employment security department to develop a report on military spouses who reside in the state, and working-age military spouses residing in the state, as applicable, and issue the report to the joint committee on veterans' and military affairs. |
Requires the office of minority and women's business enterprises to design and implement a two-year pilot program to conduct outreach to military spouses who are women and minority business owners, for providing support and technical assistance to those business owners. |
Provides a December 31, 2023, expiration date of the pilot program. |