PRINTER'S NO. 3756
No. 2825 Session of 1992
INTRODUCED BY VEON, DeWEESE, PISTELLA, STEIGHNER, McNALLY,
SALOOM, KOSINSKI, HALUSKA, JOHNSON, MIHALICH, PESCI, WOGAN,
TRELLO, DALEY, KUKOVICH, PETRONE, STURLA, ITKIN, BELFANTI,
OLASZ, BILLOW, ROBINSON, BUTKOVITZ, TRICH, LAUGHLIN,
COLAIZZO, STISH, MELIO, KRUSZEWSKI, GIGLIOTTI, D. W. SNYDER,
JOSEPHS, McGEEHAN, FEE, STEELMAN, KASUNIC, CORRIGAN,
TANGRETTI, CESSAR, THOMAS AND BELARDI, JUNE 10, 1992
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, JUNE 10, 1992
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 13, 1987 (P.L.346, No.66), entitled "An
2 act providing that certain funds received under the Federal
3 Job Training Partnership Act shall be used to provide support
4 services related to job training; and providing for
5 eligibility for such services," further providing for
6 eligibility for needs-based payments.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 5(a) of the act of July 13, 1987
10 (P.L.346, No.66), known as the Dislocated Worker Training
11 Assistance Act, is amended to read:
12 Section 5. Eligibility for needs-based payments.
13 (a) Eligible individuals.--Individuals eligible for needs-
14 based payments under this act are dislocated workers who meet
15 all of the following requirements:
16 (1) They are enrolled in a Title III program.
17 (2) They are not [earning a wage] employed more than 20
1 hours per week.
2 (3) Their unemployment compensation payments have been
3 exhausted under any State or Federal program, including
4 specific eligibility under the Trade Act of 1974 (93-618, 19
5 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq.), as amended.
6 Individuals who are otherwise eligible for employment or
7 training services may not be denied such services by reason of
8 being eligible for needs-based payments which could be provided
9 under this act.
10 * * *
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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