HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 502, 746 PRINTER'S NO. 1303
No. 474 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY O'PAKE, BELAN, LINCOLN, AFFLERBACH, REIBMAN,
BODACK, STAPLETON, MELLOW, JONES, SCHWARTZ, MOWERY, HELFRICK,
MUSTO, FISHER, PETERSON AND SALVATORE, FEBRUARY 9, 1993
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 25, 1993
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled <--
2 "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
3 executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
4 Executive Department thereof and the administrative
5 departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
6 including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
7 Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
8 authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
9 departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10 duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11 officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12 boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13 Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14 and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15 certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16 other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17 and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the
18 number and compensation of the deputies and all other
19 assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and
20 commissions shall be determined," establishing the Governor's
21 Office of Citizen Service (PennSERVE) within the Department
22 of Labor and Industry; creating the Community Service
23 Advisory Board; and providing for coordination of
24 Commonwealth community service programs.
25 ESTABLISHING THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF CITIZEN SERVICE <--
26 (PENNSERVE) WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY;
27 CREATING THE COMMUNITY SERVICE ADVISORY BOARD; AND PROVIDING
28 FOR COORDINATION OF COMMONWEALTH COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS.
29 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1 hereby enacts as follows:
2 Section 1. The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known <--
3 as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding an
4 article to read:
5 ARTICLE XXII-B
6 COORDINATION OF COMMONWEALTH
7 COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS
8 Section 2201-B. Definitions.--The following words and
9 phrases when used in this article shall have the meanings given
10 to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates
11 otherwise:
12 "Board" means the Community Service Advisory Board.
13 "Community-based agency" means a private, nonprofit
14 organization that is representative of a community or a
15 significant segment of a community that is engaged in meeting
16 human, educational or environmental community needs.
17 "Community service" means performance of tasks designated to
18 accomplish any of the following:
19 (1) Environmental preservation, enhancement and remediation.
20 (2) Promotion of the well-being of children, the elderly,
21 persons with physical or developmental disabilities and persons
22 with low incomes.
23 (3) Educational development, including, but not limited to,
24 literacy training, adult basic education courses and instruction
25 in job search skills and job application skills.
26 (4) Improvement activities on public lands or facilities.
27 (5) Projects or activities calculated to improve public
28 health, safety and welfare developed by the board.
29 (6) Educational activities, through a Pennsylvania education
30 system or a community or governmental entity, that instill an
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1 ethic of civic responsibility and citizenship in all
2 Pennsylvanians and in particular young Pennsylvanians.
3 "Department" means the Department of Labor and Industry of
4 the Commonwealth.
5 "Office" means the Governor's Office of Citizen Service
6 (PennServe) within the Department of Labor and Industry.
7 Section 2202-B. Governor's Office of Citizen Service
8 (PennServe) Established.--(a) There is hereby established
9 within the department the Governor's Office of Citizen Service
10 (PennServe).
11 (b) The department shall provide staff, space, equipment and
12 supplies for the office to discharge its duties.
13 Section 2203-B. Responsibilities of Office.--(a) The
14 predominant, but not the sole responsibility of the office shall
15 be to coordinate the development and implementation of community
16 service programs within this Commonwealth.
17 (b) PennSERVE is established to make community service the
18 common expectation and experience of all Pennsylvanians with a
19 special concentration on Pennsylvania's young people.
20 (c) PennSERVE shall work to renew the ethic of civic
21 responsibility in Pennsylvania and to involve and enroll young
22 people in service opportunities that will benefit Pennsylvania
23 while offering our young people literacy skills and improved job
24 skills. PennSERVE shall build on the existing organizational
25 framework of State, local, and community-based programs and
26 agencies to expand full-time and part-time service opportunities
27 for all citizens, but particularly youth.
28 (d) All Commonwealth departments, agencies, boards,
29 commissions and instrumentalities shall share information and
30 cooperate with the office to enable it to perform the functions
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1 assigned to it in this article.
2 Section 2204-B. Commonwealth Departments and Agencies.--The
3 office shall have the following powers and duties:
4 (1) (i) To develop jointly with the Department of Education
5 and the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency a plan
6 under which at least ten per centum (10%) of the funds available
7 under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Public Law
8 89-329, 79 Stat. 1219), may be used to permit students to
9 perform community service. The office shall assist the
10 Department of Education and the Pennsylvania Higher Education
11 Assistance Agency in preparing a public information program for
12 students receiving the funds to apprise them of the community
13 service option.
14 (ii) To develop jointly with the Department of Education and
15 the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency a plan to
16 encourage college and university students to participate in
17 thirty (30) hours of community service each year. The plan shall
18 include tuition reimbursement or academic course credit or
19 tuition reimbursement and academic course credit for students
20 who perform community service.
21 (2) To cooperate with the Department of Community Affairs to
22 produce the following:
23 (i) A plan to advise local governments of the procedure for
24 establishing community service programs. The plan shall include
25 creation of a data base that will enable local governments to
26 share information with educational institutions, community-based
27 agencies and other entities and individuals concerned with
28 community service and the private sector on a regional basis.
29 (ii) An informational brochure or pamphlet for local
30 governments that describes community-based agencies and explains
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1 the desirability of having participants in community service and
2 recipients of community service serve on the governing board of
3 community-based agencies.
4 (iii) A proposal, including a fee schedule, that would
5 permit participants in community service programs and
6 participants in the corps program under the act of July 2, 1984
7 (P.L.561, No.112), known as the "Pennsylvania Conservation Corps
8 Act," to perform services for State or local governments and
9 community-based agencies and to receive compensation for their
10 services.
11 (3) To work jointly with the Department of Corrections and
12 the State Board of Education to formulate and implement a
13 project to encourage children adjudicated delinquent for
14 commission of nonviolent offenses to perform community service
15 for local governments and school districts. The project shall
16 include an evaluative and reflective component.
17 (4) To cooperate with the Department of Education to
18 implement the policy of the State Board of Education that all
19 secondary, college and university students be encouraged to
20 become involved in community service.
21 (5) (i) To work with other bureaus and offices of the
22 department to attempt to obtain increased Federal funding for
23 the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps and Summer Youth Corps
24 programs.
25 (ii) To meet and consult with other bureaus and offices of
26 the department to enhance the quality and efficiency of job
27 training programs.
28 (6) To assist the Department of Environmental Resources in
29 incorporating the goals of protecting the environment, promoting
30 recreational facilities and restoring public parks into the
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1 mission of the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps.
2 (7) To work with the Department of Aging to produce the
3 following results:
4 (i) Involvement of young people in assisting professional
5 staff in the delivery of services to older Pennsylvanians in
6 nursing homes, retirement communities or personal households.
7 (ii) Expansion of service opportunities that combine the
8 human resources of younger Pennsylvanians with the human
9 resources of older Pennsylvanians to expand inter-generational
10 programs so as to combine the energy, wisdom, strength and time
11 of both our younger and older population in order to address
12 vital social needs.
13 (8) To develop with the Department of Health a proposal that
14 will allow young people to be involved in the health-related
15 activities, including, but not limited to, the following:
16 (i) Educational programs that are aimed at increasing
17 awareness in communities and educational institutions about
18 community health problems.
19 (ii) Engagement with community health clinics and
20 professional medical personnel to ensure that all Pennsylvania
21 children are immunized.
22 (9) To work with the Department of Transportation to meet
23 the transportation and infrastructure needs of Pennsylvania by
24 ensuring the eligibility of the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps
25 or local corps to perform contract work that may include, but
26 need not be limited to, maintenance work, rehabilitation and
27 repainting of bridge and underpass structures and beautifying
28 efforts along public roadways.
29 (10) To develop and implement with the Department of Public
30 Welfare a plan for job training programs that will have
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1 community service options which can serve as a transition from
2 public assistance to sustained employment.
3 Section 2205-B. Liaison with Federal Government.--The office
4 shall serve as the liaison between the Federal Government and
5 State, county and local governments for submitting grant
6 proposals, accessing funds, seeking changes in Federal community
7 service laws and regulations and related purposes.
8 Section 2206-B. Annual Report.--The office, through the
9 Secretary of Labor and Industry, shall submit an annual report
10 of its activities to the General Assembly.
11 Section 2207-B. Community Service Advisory Board.--(a)
12 There is hereby established within the department the Community
13 Service Advisory Board which shall include no more than twenty-
14 five (25) members.
15 (b) The board shall include the following members:
16 (1) The Secretary of Labor and Industry who shall be the
17 presiding officer of the board.
18 (2) The Secretary of Education.
19 (3) The Secretary of Community Affairs.
20 (4) The Secretary of Corrections.
21 (5) The executive director of the Pennsylvania Higher
22 Education Assistance Agency.
23 (6) A member of the Senate appointed by the Majority Leader.
24 (7) A member of the Senate appointed by the Minority Leader.
25 (8) A member of the House of Representatives appointed by
26 the Majority Leader.
27 (9) A member of the House of Representatives appointed by
28 the Minority Leader.
29 (10) A representative of the State System of Higher
30 Education, who is an active member of the Pennsylvania Campus
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1 Compact, appointed by the Governor.
2 (11) A representative of a private college or university,
3 who is an active member of the Pennsylvania Campus Compact,
4 appointed by the Governor.
5 (12) A college or university student who is personally
6 involved in community service, appointed by the Governor.
7 (13) One adult and one minor who are actively involved in
8 the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps or the Summer Youth Corps,
9 both appointed by the Governor.
10 (14) A public school administrator, appointed by the
11 Governor.
12 (15) A secondary public school student, appointed by the
13 Governor.
14 (16) Two representatives of community-based agencies, both
15 appointed by the Governor.
16 (17) A member of a labor organization, appointed by the
17 Governor.
18 (18) A member representing the business community, appointed
19 by the Governor.
20 (19) A member of the Pennsylvania Service Delivery Area,
21 appointed by the Governor.
22 (20) Other members, at the discretion of and appointed by
23 the Governor.
24 (c) The terms of office of the public members shall coincide
25 with the terms of their respective elective or appointive
26 offices. Members appointed by the Governor shall serve for a
27 term of two years. No member shall serve for more than two
28 consecutive terms on the board.
29 (d) The board shall have the power to adopt rules governing
30 its organization and its procedure.
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1 (e) The members of the board shall receive no compensation
2 for their services on the board, but shall be reimbursed by the
3 department for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in the
4 performance of their duties.
5 (f) The board shall consult with and advise the office on
6 the development of a Statewide plan for expansion of community
7 service opportunities. The board shall encourage youth to
8 participate in community service, shall disseminate information
9 concerning community service and shall monitor the effectiveness
10 and geographical distribution of community service programs. The
11 board shall also have the power to develop novel community
12 service programs.
13 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
14 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. <--
15 THIS ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE COMMUNITY
16 SERVICE PROGRAM LAW.
17 SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.
18 THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES WHEN USED IN THIS ACT SHALL
19 HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS SECTION UNLESS THE
20 CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES OTHERWISE:
21 "BOARD." THE COMMUNITY SERVICE ADVISORY BOARD.
22 "COMMUNITY-BASED AGENCY." A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
23 THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF A COMMUNITY OR A SIGNIFICANT SEGMENT
24 OF A COMMUNITY THAT IS ENGAGED IN MEETING HUMAN, EDUCATIONAL OR
25 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY NEEDS.
26 "COMMUNITY SERVICE." THE PERFORMANCE OF TASKS DESIGNATED TO
27 ACCOMPLISH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
28 (1) ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION, ENHANCEMENT AND
29 REMEDIATION.
30 (2) PROMOTION OF THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN, THE
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1 ELDERLY, PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
2 AND PERSONS WITH LOW INCOMES.
3 (3) EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
4 TO, LITERACY TRAINING, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION COURSES AND
5 INSTRUCTION IN JOB SEARCH SKILLS AND JOB APPLICATION SKILLS.
6 (4) IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES ON PUBLIC LANDS OR
7 FACILITIES.
8 (5) PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES CALCULATED TO IMPROVE PUBLIC
9 HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE DEVELOPED BY THE COMMUNITY SERVICE
10 ADVISORY BOARD.
11 (6) EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, THROUGH A PENNSYLVANIA
12 EDUCATION SYSTEM OR A COMMUNITY OR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, THAT
13 INSTILL AN ETHIC OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND CITIZENSHIP IN
14 ALL PENNSYLVANIANS AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PENNSYLVANIANS.
15 "DEPARTMENT." THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY OF THE
16 COMMONWEALTH.
17 "OFFICE." THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF CITIZEN SERVICE
18 (PENNSERVE) WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY.
19 SECTION 3. GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF CITIZEN SERVICE (PENNSERVE)
20 ESTABLISHED.
21 (A) ESTABLISHMENT.--THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE
22 DEPARTMENT THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF CITIZEN SERVICE (PENNSERVE).
23 (B) STAFF, EQUIPMENT, ETC.--THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE
24 STAFF, SPACE, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR THE OFFICE TO DISCHARGE
25 ITS DUTIES.
26 SECTION 4. RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICE.
27 (A) GENERAL RULE.--THE PREDOMINANT, BUT NOT THE SOLE
28 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OFFICE SHALL BE TO COORDINATE THE
29 DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS
30 WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH.
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1 (B) COMMUNITY SERVICE.--PENNSERVE IS ESTABLISHED TO MAKE
2 COMMUNITY SERVICE THE COMMON EXPECTATION AND EXPERIENCE OF ALL
3 PENNSYLVANIANS WITH A SPECIAL CONCENTRATION ON PENNSYLVANIA'S
4 YOUNG PEOPLE.
5 (C) SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES.--PENNSERVE SHALL WORK TO RENEW
6 THE ETHIC OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY IN PENNSYLVANIA AND TO INVOLVE
7 AND ENROLL YOUNG PEOPLE IN SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL
8 BENEFIT PENNSYLVANIA WHILE OFFERING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE LITERACY
9 SKILLS AND IMPROVED JOB SKILLS. PENNSERVE SHALL BUILD ON THE
10 EXISTING ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK OF STATE, LOCAL, AND
11 COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS AND AGENCIES TO EXPAND FULL-TIME AND
12 PART-TIME SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CITIZENS, BUT
13 PARTICULARLY YOUTH.
14 (D) COOPERATION REQUIRED.--ALL COMMONWEALTH DEPARTMENTS,
15 AGENCIES, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES SHALL SHARE
16 INFORMATION AND COOPERATE WITH THE OFFICE TO ENABLE IT TO
17 PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS ASSIGNED TO IT IN THIS ACT.
18 SECTION 5. COMMONWEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.
19 THE OFFICE SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS AND DUTIES:
20 (1) (I) TO DEVELOP JOINTLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
21 EDUCATION AND THE PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATION
22 ASSISTANCE AGENCY A PLAN UNDER WHICH AT LEAST 10% OF THE
23 FUNDS AVAILABLE UNDER TITLE IV OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION
24 ACT OF 1965 (PUBLIC LAW 89-329, 79 STAT. 1219), MAY BE
25 USED TO PERMIT STUDENTS TO PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE. THE
26 OFFICE SHALL ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE
27 PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AGENCY IN
28 PREPARING A PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS
29 RECEIVING THE FUNDS TO APPRISE THEM OF THE COMMUNITY
30 SERVICE OPTION.
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1 (II) TO DEVELOP JOINTLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
2 EDUCATION AND THE PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATION
3 ASSISTANCE AGENCY A PLAN TO ENCOURAGE COLLEGE AND
4 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN 30 HOURS OF
5 COMMUNITY SERVICE EACH YEAR. THE PLAN SHALL INCLUDE
6 TUITION REIMBURSEMENT OR ACADEMIC COURSE CREDIT OR
7 TUITION REIMBURSEMENT AND ACADEMIC COURSE CREDIT FOR
8 STUDENTS WHO PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE.
9 (2) TO COOPERATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
10 AFFAIRS TO PRODUCE THE FOLLOWING:
11 (I) A PLAN TO ADVISE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF THE
12 PROCEDURE FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS.
13 THE PLAN SHALL INCLUDE CREATION OF A DATA BASE THAT WILL
14 ENABLE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH
15 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, COMMUNITY-BASED AGENCIES AND
16 OTHER ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS CONCERNED WITH COMMUNITY
17 SERVICE AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR ON A REGIONAL BASIS.
18 (II) AN INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE OR PAMPHLET FOR LOCAL
19 GOVERNMENTS THAT DESCRIBES COMMUNITY-BASED AGENCIES AND
20 EXPLAINS THE DESIRABILITY OF HAVING PARTICIPANTS IN
21 COMMUNITY SERVICE AND RECIPIENTS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
22 SERVE ON THE GOVERNING BOARD OF COMMUNITY-BASED AGENCIES.
23 (III) A PROPOSAL, INCLUDING A FEE SCHEDULE, THAT
24 WOULD PERMIT PARTICIPANTS IN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS
25 AND PARTICIPANTS IN THE CORPS PROGRAM UNDER THE ACT OF
26 JULY 2, 1984 (P.L.561, NO.112), KNOWN AS THE PENNSYLVANIA
27 CONSERVATION CORPS ACT, TO PERFORM SERVICES FOR STATE OR
28 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND COMMUNITY-BASED AGENCIES AND TO
29 RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES.
30 (3) TO WORK JOINTLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
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1 AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO FORMULATE AND IMPLEMENT A
2 PROJECT TO ENCOURAGE CHILDREN ADJUDICATED DELINQUENT FOR
3 COMMISSION OF NONVIOLENT OFFENSES TO PERFORM COMMUNITY
4 SERVICE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE
5 PROJECT SHALL INCLUDE AN EVALUATIVE AND REFLECTIVE COMPONENT.
6 (4) TO COOPERATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
7 IMPLEMENT THE POLICY OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT ALL
8 SECONDARY, COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS BE ENCOURAGED TO
9 BECOME INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SERVICE.
10 (5) (I) TO WORK WITH OTHER BUREAUS AND OFFICES OF THE
11 DEPARTMENT TO ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN INCREASED FEDERAL FUNDING
12 FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVATION CORPS AND SUMMER YOUTH
13 CORPS PROGRAMS.
14 (II) TO MEET AND CONSULT WITH OTHER BUREAUS AND
15 OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND
16 EFFICIENCY OF JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS.
17 (6) TO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
18 IN INCORPORATING THE GOALS OF PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT,
19 PROMOTING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND RESTORING PUBLIC PARKS
20 INTO THE MISSION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVATION CORPS.
21 (7) TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGING TO PRODUCE THE
22 FOLLOWING RESULTS:
23 (I) INVOLVEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ASSISTING
24 PROFESSIONAL STAFF IN THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO OLDER
25 PENNSYLVANIANS IN NURSING HOMES, RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES
26 OR PERSONAL HOUSEHOLDS.
27 (II) EXPANSION OF SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THAT COMBINE
28 THE HUMAN RESOURCES OF YOUNGER PENNSYLVANIANS WITH THE
29 HUMAN RESOURCES OF OLDER PENNSYLVANIANS TO EXPAND INTER-
30 GENERATIONAL PROGRAMS SO AS TO COMBINE THE ENERGY,
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1 WISDOM, STRENGTH AND TIME OF BOTH OUR YOUNGER AND OLDER
2 POPULATION IN ORDER TO ADDRESS VITAL SOCIAL NEEDS.
3 (8) TO DEVELOP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH A PROPOSAL
4 THAT WILL ALLOW YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE HEALTH-
5 RELATED ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
6 FOLLOWING:
7 (I) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE AIMED AT
8 INCREASING AWARENESS IN COMMUNITIES AND EDUCATIONAL
9 INSTITUTIONS ABOUT COMMUNITY HEALTH PROBLEMS.
10 (II) ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS AND
11 PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO ENSURE THAT ALL
12 PENNSYLVANIA CHILDREN ARE IMMUNIZED.
13 (9) TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO
14 MEET THE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS OF
15 PENNSYLVANIA BY ENSURING THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
16 CONSERVATION CORPS OR LOCAL CORPS TO PERFORM CONTRACT WORK
17 THAT MAY INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, MAINTENANCE
18 WORK, REHABILITATION AND REPAINTING OF BRIDGE AND UNDERPASS
19 STRUCTURES AND BEAUTIFYING EFFORTS ALONG PUBLIC ROADWAYS.
20 (10) TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
21 PUBLIC WELFARE A PLAN FOR JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT WILL
22 HAVE COMMUNITY SERVICE OPTIONS WHICH CAN SERVE AS A
23 TRANSITION FROM PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO SUSTAINED EMPLOYMENT.
24 SECTION 6. LIAISON WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
25 THE OFFICE SHALL SERVE AS THE LIAISON BETWEEN THE FEDERAL
26 GOVERNMENT AND STATE, COUNTY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR
27 SUBMITTING GRANT PROPOSALS, ACCESSING FUNDS, SEEKING CHANGES IN
28 FEDERAL COMMUNITY SERVICE LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND RELATED
29 PURPOSES.
30 SECTION 7. ANNUAL REPORT.
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1 THE OFFICE, THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY,
2 SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT OF ITS ACTIVITIES TO THE GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY.
4 SECTION 8. COMMUNITY SERVICE ADVISORY BOARD.
5 (A) ESTABLISHMENT.--THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE
6 DEPARTMENT THE COMMUNITY SERVICE ADVISORY BOARD WHICH SHALL
7 INCLUDE NO MORE THAN 25 MEMBERS.
8 (B) MEMBERS.--THE BOARD SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS:
9 (1) THE SECRETARY OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY WHO SHALL BE THE
10 PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE BOARD.
11 (2) THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.
12 (3) THE SECRETARY OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
13 (4) THE SECRETARY OF CORRECTIONS.
14 (5) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER
15 EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AGENCY.
16 (6) A MEMBER OF THE SENATE APPOINTED BY THE MAJORITY
17 LEADER.
18 (7) A MEMBER OF THE SENATE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY
19 LEADER.
20 (8) A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTED
21 BY THE MAJORITY LEADER.
22 (9) A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTED
23 BY THE MINORITY LEADER.
24 (10) A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER
25 EDUCATION, WHO IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CAMPUS
26 COMPACT, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
27 (11) A REPRESENTATIVE OF A PRIVATE COLLEGE OR
28 UNIVERSITY, WHO IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
29 CAMPUS COMPACT, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
30 (12) A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY STUDENT WHO IS PERSONALLY
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1 INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SERVICE, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
2 (13) ONE ADULT AND ONE MINOR WHO ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED
3 IN THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVATION CORPS OR THE SUMMER YOUTH
4 CORPS, BOTH APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
5 (14) A PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR, APPOINTED BY THE
6 GOVERNOR.
7 (15) A SECONDARY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT, APPOINTED BY THE
8 GOVERNOR.
9 (16) TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMUNITY-BASED AGENCIES,
10 BOTH APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
11 (17) A MEMBER OF A LABOR ORGANIZATION, APPOINTED BY THE
12 GOVERNOR.
13 (18) A MEMBER REPRESENTING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY,
14 APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
15 (19) A MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA SERVICE DELIVERY AREA,
16 APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
17 (20) OTHER MEMBERS, AT THE DISCRETION OF AND APPOINTED
18 BY THE GOVERNOR.
19 (C) APPOINTMENT AND TERMS.--THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF THE
20 PUBLIC MEMBERS SHALL COINCIDE WITH THE TERMS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE
21 ELECTIVE OR APPOINTIVE OFFICES. MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE
22 GOVERNOR SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS. NO MEMBER SHALL
23 SERVE FOR MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS ON THE BOARD.
24 (D) RULES.--THE BOARD SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ADOPT RULES
25 GOVERNING ITS ORGANIZATION AND ITS PROCEDURE.
26 (E) EXPENSES.--THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL RECEIVE NO
27 COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES ON THE BOARD, BUT SHALL BE
28 REIMBURSED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR REASONABLE AND NECESSARY
29 EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
30 (F) STATEWIDE PLAN.--THE BOARD SHALL CONSULT WITH AND ADVISE
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1 THE OFFICE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE PLAN FOR EXPANSION
2 OF COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES. THE BOARD SHALL ENCOURAGE
3 YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE, SHALL DISSEMINATE
4 INFORMATION CONCERNING COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SHALL MONITOR THE
5 EFFECTIVENESS AND GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
6 PROGRAMS. THE BOARD SHALL ALSO HAVE THE POWER TO DEVELOP NOVEL
7 COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS.
8 SECTION 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.
9 THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IN 60 DAYS.
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