SB 5235-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Establishes the state employment resident hiring preference act.

Requires state agencies that employ one hundred or more people to submit a report to the director of the office of financial management, with copies to the superintendent of public instruction and state university and college administrators. The report must include the following information: (1) The number of employees hired during the previous calendar year and hired from outside the state;

(2) A list of reasons why the jobs could not be filled by a resident of this state;

(3) The number of planned hires for the current year; and

(4) Opportunities for internships for job types with a history of being filled by out-of-state residents.