PRINTER'S NO. 1736
No. 1457 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY WILLIAMS, WHITE, DONATUCCI, SCANLON, KELLY,
HARPER, WISE, RAPPAPORT, RUGGIERO, O'DONNELL AND ZITTERMAN,
JULY 11, 1977
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JULY 11, 1977
AN ACT
1 Providing for grants to employ youths during summer months,
2 establishing procedures for obtaining grants, empowering the
3 Department of Commerce to administer grants, assigning duties
4 to the Department of Environmental Resources and making an
5 appropriation.
6 TABLE OF CONTENTS
7 Chapter 1. General Provisions
8 Section 101. Short title.
9 Section 102. Legislative finding.
10 Section 103. Definitions.
11 Chapter 2. Grants
12 Section 201. Grants for summer employment.
13 Section 202. Grants to private sector employers.
14 Section 203. Grants to community or neighborhood groups and
15 agencies.
16 Section 204. Grants to political subdivisions, public
17 authorities and agencies.
18 Chapter 3. Powers and Duties
19 Section 301. Powers of the Department of Commerce.
1 Section 302. Duties of Department of Environmental
2 Resources.
3 Chapter 4. No Discrimination and Division of Grants
4 Section 401. No discrimination.
5 Section 402. Division of grants.
6 Chapter 5. Appropriation and Effective Date
7 Section 501. Appropriation.
8 Section 502. Effective date.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 CHAPTER 1
12 GENERAL PROVISIONS
13 Section 101. Short title.
14 This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Youth Summer
15 Employment Act."
16 Section 102. Legislative finding.
17 It is hereby determined and declared as a matter of
18 legislative finding that:
19 (1) because the ranks of the youthful unemployed swell
20 manifold during the summer recess of secondary schools and
21 institutions of higher learning;
22 (2) because many youth are desirous and capable of
23 successfully discharging summer employment if employment
24 opportunities were available to them; and
25 (3) because throughout this Commonwealth numerous
26 private sector employers, community or neighborhood groups
27 and agencies and political subdivisions, public authorities
28 and agencies have need for the services of youth during the
29 summer months.
30 There exists a need to provide grants for the employment of
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1 youths during the summer months according to the provisions of
2 this act.
3 Section 103. Definitions.
4 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
5 have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
6 meanings given to them in this section:
7 "Department." The Department of Commerce of the Commonwealth
8 of Pennsylvania.
9 "Energy conservation program." A program involving the
10 hiring of youth to perform work designed to reduce or eliminate
11 waste of energy resources.
12 "Secretary." The Secretary of Commerce of the Commonwealth.
13 "Summer employment." Employment which commences on or after
14 June 15 and terminates on or before September 15.
15 "Youth." A permanent resident of the Commonwealth who has
16 attained age 14, but has not attained age 22, at the time of
17 application for summer employment.
18 CHAPTER 2
19 GRANTS
20 Section 201. Grants for summer employment.
21 Grants for the hiring of youths for summer employment shall
22 be available to employers in the private sector who develop
23 programs for the hiring of youths approved by the Secretary of
24 Commerce, to community or neighborhood groups and agencies which
25 develop programs for the hiring of youths approved by the
26 Secretary of Commerce and to political subdivisions, public
27 authorities and agencies which develop energy conservation
28 programs for the hiring of youths approved by the Secretary of
29 Commerce.
30 Section 202. Grants to private sector employers.
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1 (a) Private sector employers who desire to hire youths for
2 summer employment and who desire to receive grants under the
3 provisions of this act shall submit to the Department of
4 Commerce a proposed program for the hiring of youths for summer
5 employment which shall include, but not be limited to, the
6 following:
7 (1) The number of job positions which the employer will
8 make available to youths.
9 (2) A job description for each position made available
10 to youths, including the proposed gross monthly salary or
11 hourly rate.
12 (3) Anticipated duration of job position.
13 (b) The secretary shall approve or disapprove all programs
14 submitted and may condition approval upon notification. In any
15 event the secretary's decision shall be communicated to the
16 private sector employer within ten working days of receipt of
17 the submitted program.
18 (c) Grants to private sector employers shall be made monthly
19 and shall be in the amount of 50% of each employed youth's gross
20 monthly compensation.
21 Section 203. Grants to community or neighborhood groups and
22 agencies.
23 (a) Priority in making grants to community or neighborhood
24 groups and agencies shall be given to such groups and agencies
25 which on the effective date of this act do not receive grants or
26 funds from Federal, State or local governments for the purpose
27 of hiring youths for summer employment.
28 (b) Community or neighborhood groups and agencies which
29 desire to hire youths for summer employment and which desire to
30 receive grants under the provisions of this act shall submit to
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1 the Department of Commerce a proposed program for the hiring of
2 youths for summer employment which shall include, but not be
3 limited to, the following:
4 (1) The purpose or purposes for which the community or
5 neighborhood group or agency was formed.
6 (2) The number of job positions which the community or
7 neighborhood group or agency will make available to youths.
8 (3) A job description for each position made available
9 to youths, including the proposed gross monthly salary or
10 hourly rate.
11 (4) Anticipated duration of job position.
12 (c) The secretary shall approve or disapprove all programs
13 submitted and may condition approval upon modification. In any
14 event, the secretary's decision shall be communicated to the
15 community or neighborhood group or agency within ten working
16 days of receipt of the submitted program.
17 (d) Grants to community or neighborhood groups and agencies
18 shall be made monthly and shall be in the amount of 100% of each
19 employed youth's gross monthly compensation.
20 Section 204. Grants to political subdivisions, public
21 authorities and agencies.
22 (a) Grants to political subdivisions, public authorities and
23 agencies shall be made only to political subdivisions, public
24 authorities and agencies which shall employ youth in energy
25 conservation programs. Such energy conservation programs shall
26 be developed by the political subdivisions, public authorities
27 and agencies and shall include the information required by
28 subsection (b). In the event a politicial subdivision, public
29 authority or agency shall not possess the expertise or personnel
30 to develop an energy conservation program an application may be
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1 made by such political subdivision, public authority or agency
2 to the Department of Environmental Resources of the Commonwealth
3 for assistance in developing such program.
4 (b) A political subdivision, public authority or agency
5 which desires to hire youths for summer employment in energy
6 conservation programs and which desires to receive grants under
7 the provisions of this act shall submit a proposed program for
8 the hiring of youths for summer employment in energy
9 conservation, which shall include, but not be limited to, the
10 following:
11 (1) A description of the energy conservation program and
12 the goals of such program.
13 (2) The number of job descriptions which the political
14 subdivision, public authority or agency will make available
15 to youths.
16 (3) A job description for each position made available
17 to youths, including the proposed gross monthly salary or
18 hourly rate.
19 (4) Anticipated duration of job position.
20 (c) The secretary shall approve or disapprove all programs
21 submitted and may condition approval upon modification. In any
22 event the secretary's decision shall be communicated to the
23 political subdivision, public authority or agency within ten
24 working days of receipt of the submitted program. The secretary
25 may consult with the Department of Environmental Resources prior
26 to rendering his decision.
27 CHAPTER 3
28 POWERS AND DUTIES
29 Section 301. Powers of the Department of Commerce.
30 The Department of Commerce shall have the following powers,
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1 in addition to other powers provided for by law, to carry out
2 the provisions of this act:
3 (1) To approve or disapprove programs submitted under
4 the provisions of this act or to condition approval of such
5 plans upon modification.
6 (2) To solicit advice, assistance and opinions from the
7 Department of Environmental Resources.
8 (3) To administer the payment of grants in accordance
9 with the provisions of this act.
10 (4) To make rules and regulations for the administration
11 of grants.
12 (5) To do all other things necessary to carry out the
13 purposes and provisions of this act.
14 Section 302. Duties of Department of Environmental Resources.
15 The Department of Environmental Resources shall have the
16 following duties:
17 (1) To develop, in accordance with section 204, energy
18 conservation programs.
19 (2) To assist and advise the Department of Commerce
20 concerning energy conservation programs.
21 (3) To take such acts as may be necessary to carry out
22 the provisions of this act.
23 CHAPTER 4
24 NO DISCRIMINATION AND DIVISION OF GRANTS
25 Section 401. No discrimination.
26 (a) The Department of Commerce shall not approve any grants
27 to private sector employers, community or neighborhood groups or
28 agencies, political subdivisions and public authorities or
29 agencies who or which discriminate against individuals upon the
30 basis of race, religion, nationality or ethnic group or sex.
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1 (b) The Department of Environmental Resources shall not
2 develop any energy conservation programs for political
3 subdivisions and public authorities or agencies which
4 discriminate against individuals upon the basis of race,
5 religion, nationality or ethnic group or sex.
6 Section 402. Division of grants.
7 Grants shall be divided equally among, private sector
8 employers, community or neighborhood groups or agencies and
9 political subdivisions and public authorities or agencies.
10 CHAPTER 5
11 APPROPRIATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE
12 Section 501. Appropriation.
13 The sum of $8,000,000, or as much thereof as may be
14 necessary, is hereby specifically appropriated to the Department
15 of Commerce for distribution in the form of grants to carry out
16 the provisions of this act.
17 Section 502. Effective date.
18 This act shall take effect June 15, 1977.
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