PRINTER'S NO. 1824
No. 113 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY MRKONIC, CESSAR, KOSINSKI, VROON, DeWEESE, MAINE,
ROBINSON, KONDRICH, COHEN, NOYE, COLAIZZO, WASS, JACKSON,
NAILOR, FAIRCHILD, ANGSTADT, CARLSON, FARGO, BELFANTI,
MARSICO, DIETTERICK, DISTLER, STABACK, DALEY, McNALLY,
PISTELLA, DEMPSEY, JOHNSON, McCALL, KASUNIC, GIGLIOTTI,
E. Z. TAYLOR, McVERRY, MORRIS, HERMAN, CIVERA, FOX, ITKIN,
RUDY, DeLUCA, MELIO, GEIST, PETRARCA, ROBBINS, HESS, ADOLPH,
J. H. CLARK, OLASZ, LAUGHLIN, FARMER, CORRIGAN, VEON, TRELLO,
RICHARDSON, JAROLIN AND BISHOP, MAY 23, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MAY 23, 1989
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of June 1989 as "Hire a Vet Month."
2 WHEREAS, Time spent in military service gives veterans an
3 opportunity to gain technical skills, experience and good work
4 habits that are transferable to the civilian job market; and
5 WHEREAS, Veterans continue to have higher unemployment and
6 remain out of work longer than other groups, despite the need
7 for well-trained employees in growth industries and in
8 occupations requiring technological skills; and
9 WHEREAS, The Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act of 1983
10 (Public Law 98-77, 97 Stat. 443) was enacted to help America's
11 business community build more capable, productive work forces by
12 reimbursing employers for hiring and training eligible Korean
13 Conflict and Vietnam-era veterans; and
14 WHEREAS, The Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act of 1983
1 will represent a major and positive step toward helping the
2 Pennsylvania business community fill the jobs being created by
3 new technology and an expanding economy; and
4 WHEREAS, Providing jobless veterans with new opportunities
5 for permanent, private-sector employment is one of the greatest
6 tributes Pennsylvania can pay to individuals who served well and
7 sacrificed much during difficult periods in our Nation's
8 history; therefore be it
9 RESOLVED, That the month of June 1989 be designated as "Hire
10 a Vet Month" in Pennsylvania in recognition of the cooperation
11 among the Federal Department of Labor, the Veterans'
12 Administration and the Pennsylvania business community in
13 developing employment and training opportunities for our
14 veterans; and be it further
15 RESOLVED, That the Governor is urged to issue a proclamation
16 calling upon the people and businesses of Pennsylvania to
17 observe June 1989 with appropriate ceremonies and activities;
18 and be it further
19 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
20 the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each
21 member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
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