(b) Funding.--No less than $3,000,000 of the amount
deposited into the Reemployment Fund under section 1727-E(c) of
the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal
Code, shall be used by the department for purposes of funding
Recovery-to-work. FUNDING SOURCES.--TO IMPLEMENT THIS ACT, THE
DEPARTMENT MAY UTILIZE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
(1) FUNDS DEPOSITED IN THE REEMPLOYMENT FUND.
(2) EXISTING FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT, IF
THE USE OF THE FUNDS FOR RECOVERY-TO-WORK IS CONSISTENT WITH
LAW.
(3) FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO ANY PARTICIPATING AGENCY FOR
RECOVERY-TO-WORK.
(C) NOTICE.--UPON THE INITIAL APPROPRIATION OF SUFFICIENT
FUNDS TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT OR A DETERMINATION
BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT SUFFICIENT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FROM
ANOTHER EXISTING SOURCE TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT,
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TRANSMIT NOTICE OF THE APPROPRIATION TO THE
LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU FOR PUBLICATION IN THE PENNSYLVANIA
BULLETIN.
(c) (D) Administration.--Recovery-to-work shall be
administered by the department to empower local workforce
investment DEVELOPMENT boards, SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDERS,
business partners and participating agencies to collaboratively
develop innovative local recovery-to-work pilot programs to do
all the following:
(1) Provide individuals in recovery with career
development opportunities and exposure to high-priority
occupations or in-demand occupations that have a connection
to a high-priority occupation WORK EXPERIENCE.
(2) Provide individuals in recovery with interview and
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