PRINTER'S NO. 772
No. 692 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY LEHR, E. H. SMITH AND MANMILLER, MARCH 23, 1977
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, MARCH 23, 1977
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
2 act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
3 welfare laws of the Commonwealth," further providing for
4 administration of assistance programs to welfare recipients
5 and providing for creation of public works programs for
6 certain recipients.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 405.1, act of June 13,
10 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the "Public Welfare Code," added
11 July 15, 1976 (No.202), is amended and the section is amended by
12 adding a subsection to read:
13 Section 405.1. Pennsylvania Employables Program.--(a) Every
14 individual, within ten days after establishing eligibility for
15 public assistance, as a condition of continuing eligibility for
16 aid to families with dependent children or general assistance,
17 shall register with the Department of Public Welfare in
18 accordance with regulations of the department for employment,
19 training and manpower services, unless such individual is:
20 (1) a child who is attending school or college or an
1 approved program of vocational training on a full-time basis or
2 who is under the age of sixteen;
3 (2) ill or incapacitated;
4 (3) so remote from a registration security office that
5 effective participation in employment and training counseling is
6 precluded;
7 (4) required to be present in the home because of illness or
8 incapacity of another member of the household;
9 (5) the mother or other relative of a child under the age of
10 six who is caring for the child;
11 (6) the mother or other caretaker of a child if the father
12 or another adult male relative is in the home and not excluded
13 from the requirement to register, unless such adult male
14 relative has failed to register as herein required or has
15 refused without good cause to accept employment or to
16 participate in work experience or training;
17 (7) the mother or other caretaker of a child between the
18 ages of six and fourteen, unless there are adequate child care
19 arrangements for the child;
20 (8) actively participating in the Federal work incentive
21 program or was certified to said program within the previous six
22 months; or
23 (9) employed full time.
24 Administration of the Pennsylvania Employables Program,
25 including registration of eligible individuals, shall be the
26 sole and exclusive duty of the Department of Public Welfare, and
27 no part of the program shall be administered by the Department
28 of Labor and Industry or any other State agency.
29 * * *
30 (i) Until permanent employment is obtained, each individual
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1 registered under subsection (a) shall be employed for a minimum
2 of twenty hours per week in local public works programs.
3 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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