17053.75.
(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2018, 2019, and before January 1, 2028, 2029, there shall be allowed to a qualified taxpayer a credit against the “net tax,” as defined in Section 17039, in an amount equal to 30 percent of the costs paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer during the taxable year for qualified expenditures.(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) “Qualified expenditures” means the costs paid or incurred by a qualified taxpayer to create and administer an education and training program designed to prepare students for high demand high-demand jobs including, but not limited to, costs related to the development of curriculum, recruitment, training, and retention of instructors, and the creation of an application for the program on the qualified taxpayer’s Internet Web site.
(2) “Qualified taxpayer” means a person or entity engaged in a trade or business within the state that partners with a California Community
College or the California State University to create and administer an education and training program designed to prepare students for high demand high-demand jobs.
(c) A credit under this section shall be allowed only on a timely filed original return of the taxpayer.
(d) The credit allowed by this section is in lieu of any deduction which the qualified taxpayer may otherwise claim pursuant to this part with respect to the same item of expense.
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(e) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.
(2) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, or guideline established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.
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(f) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2028, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.