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Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2013 - 2014
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | April 17, 2013 10:54 AM |
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| From: | Senator Christine M. Tartaglione |
| To: | All Senate members |
| Subject: | Co-Sponsorship: Establishing the Train-to-Work PA Program |
| In the near future, I will be re-introducing Senate Bill 678 of 2011-2012 to build upon the successful Georgia Works model, which has helped reduce unemployment and enabled unemployed individuals to quickly return to the workforce. Train-to-Work PA would be employer-driven, multifaceted and have the latitude to quickly respond to the job training needs of employers. All unemployed individuals would be eligible to participate in the program, but individuals receiving unemployment compensation would be considered priority trainees. This program would subsidize up to 80% of trainees’ wages. Funding for Train-to-Work would be provided through the Industry Partnerships and Dislocated Worker programs. The Department of Labor and Industry would be encouraged to apply for any additional funding available through the Workforce Investment Act. This bill was previously co-sponsored by Senators Hughes, Greenleaf, Waugh, Fontana, Costa, Browne, Brewster, Wozniak, Farnese, Ferlo and Blake. |
Introduced as SB223