Priority Employment Services Program

Act 21 of 1967, § 492, under HUMAN SERVICES CODE.

Act 21 of 1967, § 492

Section 492. Priority Employment Services Program.--(a) The Department of Labor and Industry, through its Office of Employment Security, is hereby authorized to establish and provide special priority services to general assistance recipients above and beyond those currently available and permissible under Federal law, regulation and funding.

(b) The special priority services authorized by this section shall include, but are not limited to, the provision of job counseling, job testing and job readiness services beyond those currently available through Federal authority and an employer outreach program to encourage the employment of general assistance recipients in the private sector and to disseminate information regarding both Federal and State tax credit programs for which general assistance recipients are eligible.

(492 added Apr. 8, 1982, P.L.231, No.75)