West Virginia Code 5B-2D-2 – Definitions
As used in this article, the following words and terms have the following meanings unless the context indicates another or different meaning or intent:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 5B-2D-2
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Employer: means an individual, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that employs or plans to employ skilled workers. See West Virginia Code 5B-2D-2
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Program: means the West Virginia Guaranteed Work Force Program established pursuant to section three of this article. See West Virginia Code 5B-2D-2
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
- Training: means custom-designed training given to employees or prospective employees of new or expanding businesses and industries within the state. See West Virginia Code 5B-2D-2
(1) "WVDO" means the West Virginia Development Office;
(2) "Employer" means an individual, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that employs or plans to employ skilled workers;
(3) "Retraining and job upgrade" means the specialized training that is given to an identified level of employees to enable them to advance to a higher level of employment;
(4) "Program" means the West Virginia Guaranteed Work Force Program established pursuant to section three of this article;
(5) "Training" means custom-designed training given to employees or prospective employees of new or expanding businesses and industries within the state;
(6) "Training provider" means any persons, public or private educational institutions, agencies, companies or other entities that may be utilized for training or consultative services for an employer.