Virginia § 2.2-621 - Grants by the Commonwealth; certification of employment

Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 2.2-621 — Grants by the Commonwealth; certification of employment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 2.2-621. Grants by the Commonwealth; certification of employment

A. A state agency may require that as a condition of receiving any grant or other incentive that is based on employment goals, a recipient company must provide copies of employer quarterly payroll reports that have been provided to the Virginia Employment Commission to verify the employment status of any position included in the employment goal.

B. In assessing the compliance of a recipient company in creating new jobs as a condition of receiving or maintaining a grant or incentive, a state agency may include new jobs related to the activities of the recipient company or its affiliates in satisfying the terms of the grant or incentive (i) at sites in the Commonwealth owned or used by the recipient company or its affiliates or (ii) created by or on behalf of the recipient company or its affiliates, including teleworking positions held by Virginia residents who are employees of the recipient company or its affiliates.

C. As used in this section, "state agency" means the same as that term is defined in § 2.2-4347.

2013, c. 547; 2019, c. 512.

Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 2.2-621 ("Grants by the Commonwealth; certification of employment") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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