PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1230 PRINTER'S NO. 1969
No. 1071 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY RAMALEY, VEON, DeWEESE, ARMSTRONG, BARRAR, BEBKO-
JONES, BELARDI, YOUNGBLOOD, BIANCUCCI, BISHOP, BLACKWELL,
BLAUM, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, CURRY, DeLUCA, EACHUS,
FRANKEL, GEIST, GERGELY, GOODMAN, SAINATO, HARHAI, JAMES,
KENNEY, LEDERER, YEWCIC, McCALL, MELIO, PALLONE, PISTELLA,
READSHAW, BROWNE, BUXTON, CAPPELLI, COSTA, DALEY, DERMODY,
FABRIZIO, FREEMAN, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GRUCELA, HANNA, HASAY,
JOSEPHS, KOTIK, LEVDANSKY, MARKOSEK, McGEEHAN, MUNDY,
PHILLIPS, PRESTON, RAYMOND, ROONEY, WASHINGTON, SCAVELLO,
SHAPIRO, STABACK, STURLA, YUDICHAK, THOMAS, WALKO, SAYLOR,
SHANER, SOLOBAY, STETLER, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR, WANSACZ,
WOJNAROSKI AND CIVERA, MARCH 23, 2005
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 11, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 18, 2001 (P.L.949, No.114),
2 entitled, as amended, "An act establishing a unified
3 workforce investment system; restructuring certain
4 administrative functions, procedures and entities;
5 transferring workforce development functions of Commonwealth
6 agencies; establishing the Pennsylvania Workforce Investment
7 Board; providing for critical job training grants, for
8 guarantees for program quality and performance for workforce
9 development programs, for workforce leadership grants; and
10 authorizing local workforce investment boards," providing for
11 preference for training programs.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. The act of December 18, 2001 (P.L.949, No.114),
15 known as the Workforce Development Act, is amended by adding a
16 section to read:
17 Section 105. Preference for training programs.
1 (a) Pennsylvania National Guard members.--A Pennsylvania <--
2 National Guard member
3 (A) PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENT <--
4 MEMBERS.--UNLESS PROHIBITED BY FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATION, A
5 MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD OR A RESERVE COMPONENT
6 OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES that has been ordered to
7 active Federal or State service shall be given a preference for
8 placement in any program under this act for a period of one year
9 after discharge from active duty. Preference for placement shall
10 be given after a member provides documentation of the dates of
11 active duty and meets the eligibility requirements of the
12 program.
13 (b) Spouses of Pennsylvania National Guard members.--The <--
14 spouse of a Pennsylvania National Guard member that has been
15 (B) SPOUSES.--UNLESS PROHIBITED BY FEDERAL LAW OR <--
16 REGULATION, A SPOUSE OF A MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL
17 GUARD OR A RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES
18 THAT HAS BEEN ordered to active Federal or State service shall
19 be given a preference for placement in any program under this
20 act. Preference for placement shall be given after a spouse of a
21 Pennsylvania National Guard OR RESERVE COMPONENT member that has <--
22 been ordered to active Federal or State service provides
23 documentation of the member's dates of active duty and meets the
24 eligibility requirements of the program.
25 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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