| PRINTER'S NO. 1001 |
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. | 858 | Session of 2013 |
INTRODUCED BY MAJOR, PEIFER, O'NEILL, V. BROWN, CAUSER, METCALFE, READSHAW, KAUFFMAN, HESS, BAKER, TOEPEL, MARSHALL, SWANGER, PICKETT, EVERETT, JAMES, KNOWLES, BOBACK, MOUL, TALLMAN, C. HARRIS, TRUITT, M. K. KELLER, GINGRICH, STEVENSON, ROSS, MILNE, GILLEN, GROVE, GABLER, MURT, DENLINGER, WATSON AND CLYMER, MARCH 11, 2013
REFERRED TO COMMITEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MARCH 11, 2013
AN ACT
1Amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937
2P.L.2897, No.1), entitled "An act establishing a system of
3unemployment compensation to be administered by the
4Department of Labor and Industry and its existing and newly
5created agencies with personnel (with certain exceptions)
6selected on a civil service basis; requiring employers to
7keep records and make reports, and certain employers to pay
8contributions based on payrolls to provide moneys for the
9payment of compensation to certain unemployed persons;
10providing procedure and administrative details for the
11determination, payment and collection of such contributions
12and the payment of such compensation; providing for
13cooperation with the Federal Government and its agencies;
14creating certain special funds in the custody of the State
15Treasurer; and prescribing penalties," further defining
16"employment."
17The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
18hereby enacts as follows:
19Section 1. Section 4(l)(4) of the act of December 5, 1936
20(2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment
21Compensation Law, is amended by adding a subparagraph to read:
22Section 4. Definitions.--The following words and phrases, as
23used in this act, shall have the following meanings, unless the
1context clearly requires otherwise.
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3(l) * * *
4(4) The word "employment" shall not include--
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6(21) Services performed by a full-time student in the employ
7of an organized camp if:
8(i) such camp did not operate for more than seven (7) months
9in the calendar year and did not operate for more than seven (7)
10months in the preceding calendar year; or had average gross
11receipts for any six (6) months in the preceding calendar year
12which were not more than thirty-three and one-third percent (33
131/3%) of its average gross receipts for the other six (6) months
14in the preceding calendar year; and
15(ii) such full-time student performs services in the employ
16of such camp for less than thirteen (13) calendar weeks in any
17such year.
18(A) For purposes of this subparagraph, an individual shall
19be treated as a full-time student for any period during which
20the individual is enrolled as a full-time student at an
21educational institution; or which is between academic years or
22terms if the individual was enrolled as a full-time student at
23an educational institution for the immediately preceding
24academic year or term and there is a reasonable assurance that
25the individual will be so enrolled for the immediately
26succeeding academic year or term.
27(B) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "educational
28institution" shall mean any educational institution of
29secondary, higher educational, professional or vocational
30educational training.
1(C) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "camp" shall
2mean a children's overnight camp or a summer day camp of any
3variety.
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5Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.