Sec. 19.7. (a) In the case of a credit awarded for employment in Indiana of students who have participated in a course of study that includes a cooperative arrangement between an educational institution and an employer for the training of students in high wage, high demand jobs that require an industry certification, the corporation shall enter into an agreement with an applicant that is awarded a credit under this chapter. The agreement must include all the following:

(1) A detailed description of the applicant's own cooperative arrangements between the applicant and educational institutions for the training of students in high wage, high demand jobs that require an industry certification.

(2) The duration of the tax credit and the first taxable year for which the credit may be claimed.

(3) The credit amount that will be allowed for each taxable year.

(4) A requirement that the taxpayer shall maintain the applicant's cooperative arrangements between the applicant and educational institutions for the training of students in high wage, high demand jobs that require an industry certification for at least two (2) years following the last taxable year in which the applicant claims the tax credit or carries over an unused part of the tax credit under section 18 of this chapter. A taxpayer is subject to an assessment under section 22 of this chapter for noncompliance with the requirement described in this subdivision.

(5) A specific method for determining the number of employees who:

(A) were students who participated in a course of study that included a cooperative arrangement between an employer and an educational institution for the training of students in high wage, high demand jobs that require an industry certification; and

(B) are employed during a taxable year.

(6) A requirement that the taxpayer annually shall report to the corporation:

(A) the number of employees who participated in a course of study that includes a cooperative arrangement between an employer and an educational institution for the training of students in high wage, high demand jobs that require an industry certification;

(B) the income tax revenue withheld in connection with the employees described in clause (A); and

(C) any other information the corporation needs to perform the corporation's duties under this chapter.

(7) A requirement that the corporation is authorized to verify with the appropriate state agencies the information reported under subdivision (6), and after doing so shall issue a certificate to the taxpayer stating that the information has been verified.

(8) A requirement that the taxpayer shall provide written notification to the corporation not more than thirty (30) days after the taxpayer makes or receives a proposal that would transfer the taxpayer's state tax liability obligations to a successor taxpayer.

(9) Any other performance conditions that the corporation determines are appropriate.

(b) A taxpayer who is awarded a credit under this chapter for employees who participated in a course of study that included a cooperative agreement between an employer and an educational institution for the training of students in high wage, high demand jobs that require an industry certification may claim the credit only for employees whose course of study included a cooperative arrangement between the taxpayer and an educational institution for the training of students in high wage, high demand jobs that require an industry certification.

As added by P.L.167-2014, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.145-2016, SEC.27.