Citing a growing need for civil engineers, Representative Nicole Miller is proposing tax incentives through House Bill 2260. Students enrolling in civil engineering education programs and businesses hiring civil engineers.
“This bill is about investing in Oklahoma’s future,” said Miller. “By supporting civil engineers, we are building a stronger economy and improving public safety. This incentive approach has been great for cultivating our aerospace engineers and now is the time we include civil engineers.”
Miller says that fewer students are enrolling into civil engineering programs in college at the same time there is an increasing need for civil engineers.
“Investing in civil engineers helps ensure that Oklahoma’s infrastructure is resilient enough to withstand natural disasters, mitigate economic and social impacts and safeguard our communities for generations,” said Miller. “House Bill 2260 takes a proactive approach by investing in our workforce and creating opportunities for long-term success.”
As a civil engineer, the problem isn’t my income tax, it’s that the sales tax is too high and the income tax on businesses, high income earners and the idle rich are effectively zero. And the result? Engineering jobs at ODOT pay less than I’d make assistant managing a QuikTrip.
Austerity and conservatism is bankrupting Oklahomans.