West Virginia SB402 establishes a Micro-Credential Program, allows tax credits for apprenticeship training, and modifies benefits for independent.

West Virginia SB402 creates the West Virginia Micro-Credential Program to document student and employee skills through micro-credentials. The bill expands the apprenticeship training tax credit, allowing businesses to claim credits for wages paid to apprentices in construction trades. It also introduces portable benefits plans, enabling hiring parties to contribute to benefits for independent contractors without altering their employment status.

West Virginia SB402 establishes a Micro-Credential Program, allows tax credits for apprenticeship training, and modifies benefits for independent.

West Virginia SB402 creates the West Virginia Micro-Credential Program to document student and employee skills through micro-credentials. The bill expands the apprenticeship training tax credit, allowing businesses to claim credits for wages paid to apprentices in construction trades. It also introduces portable benefits plans, enabling hiring parties to contribute to benefits for independent contractors without altering their employment status.