PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 602                       PRINTER'S NO. 1358

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 552 Session of 1979


        INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. GLADECK, LASHINGER, GEIST, McCLATCHY,
           ZORD, ROCKS, MRS. DURHAM, MR. ALDEN, MRS. CLARK, MESSRS. D.
           M. O'BRIEN, LETTERMAN, VROON, NOYE, PUNT, MISS SIRIANNI,
           MESSRS. SPITZ, MILLER, POLITE, ZWIKL, HALVERSON, SALVATORE,
           HOEFFEL AND McINTYRE, MARCH 7, 1979

        AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, HOUSE OF
           REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 8, 1979

                                     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," limiting the exclusion of
     4     CERTAIN students from the employables program.                 <--

     5     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     6  hereby enacts as follows:
     7     Section 1.  Clause (1) of subsection (a) of section 405.1,
     8  act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the "Public
     9  Welfare Code", added July 15, 1976 (P.L.993, No.202), is amended
    10  to read:
    11     Section 405.1.  Pennsylvania Employables Program.--(a)  Every
    12  individual, within ten days after establishing eligibility for
    13  public assistance, as a condition of continuing eligibility for
    14  aid to families with dependent children or general assistance,
    15  shall register in accordance with regulations of the department
    16  for employment, training and manpower services, unless such
    17  individual is:

     1     (1)  in the case of aid to families with dependent children,   <--
     2  a child who is attending school or college IN THE CASE OF AID TO  <--
     3  FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN or an approved program of
     4  vocational training on a full-time basis or who is under the age
     5  of sixteen;
     6     * * *
     7     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.
















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