PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1829, 1908, 2037 PRINTER'S NO. 2080
No. 1370 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY PUNT, D. WHITE, LAVALLE, WAUGH, KUKOVICH, WENGER,
MUSTO, HELFRICK, WOZNIAK, GERLACH, ERICKSON, RHOADES,
LEMMOND, BOSCOLA, SCARNATI, STOUT, THOMPSON, C. WILLIAMS AND
ROBBINS, MARCH 22, 2002
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, JUNE 12, 2002
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 29, 1996 (P.L.434, No.67), entitled, as
2 amended, "An act to enhance job creation and economic
3 development by providing for an annual financing strategy,
4 for opportunity grants, for job creation tax credits, for
5 small business assistance, for the Small Business Advocacy
6 Council, for a family savings program, for industrial
7 development assistance, for community development bank grants
8 and loans and for tax-exempt bond allocation; conferring
9 powers and duties on various administrative agencies and
10 authorities; further providing for various funds; and making
11 repeals," further providing for definitions, for the
12 Pollution Prevention Assistance Account and for eligibility
13 and terms and conditions of loans; providing for job
14 training; and further providing for the power and authority
15 for the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing
16 Authority; and making a repeal.
17 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
18 hereby enacts as follows:
19 Section 1. The definitions of "capital development project"
20 or "project," "export activity" and "small business enterprises"
21 in section 1301 of the act of June 29, 1996 (P.L.434, No.67),
22 known as the Job Enhancement Act, amended or added June 24, 1997
23 (P.L.247, No.23) and November 17, 1998 (P.L.788, No.100), are
24 amended and the section is amended by adding definitions to
1 read:
2 Section 1301. Definitions.
3 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
4 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
5 context clearly indicates otherwise:
6 * * *
7 "Agricultural producer." A person or entity involved in the
8 management and use of normal agricultural operation for the
9 production of a farm commodity.
10 * * *
11 "Capital development project" or "project." Land, buildings,
12 equipment and machinery and working capital which is acquired,
13 constructed, renovated or used by a small business enterprise:
14 (1) As part of a for-profit project or venture not of a
15 mercantile or service-related nature, except for hospitality
16 industry projects and except as otherwise provided in section
17 1303(a.1).
18 (2) To bring a small business enterprise into compliance
19 with Federal or State environmental laws or regulations or to
20 complete an approved remediation project or to permit the
21 small business enterprise to adopt generally acceptable
22 pollution prevention practices.
23 (3) To provide assistance to small business enterprises
24 that are recyclers of municipal or commercial waste or that
25 are manufacturers using recycled municipal or commercial
26 waste materials.
27 (4) To assist a small business enterprise with defense
28 conversion activities.
29 (5) For the manufacture of products to be exported out
30 of the United States by a small business enterprise as part
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1 of a for-profit project or venture not of a mercantile or
2 service-related nature, except for export-related services
3 and international export-related mercantile ventures or
4 advanced technology and computer-related services and
5 mercantile ventures, which will increase this Commonwealth's
6 national or international market shares.
7 (6) As part of a for-profit project or venture that
8 meets the requirements of section 1303(a.1).
9 (7) To assist in the start-up or expansion of a for-
10 profit or not-for-profit child day-care center subject to
11 licensure by the Commonwealth.
12 "Child day-care center." Any premises in which child day
13 care is provided simultaneously for seven or more children who
14 are not related to the provider.
15 * * *
16 "Export activity." An activity undertaken by an enterprise
17 related to exports of goods and services outside of the United
18 States. [The term includes manufacturing, assembling and like
19 operations.]
20 * * *
21 "Small business [enterprises] enterprise." A for-profit
22 corporation, partnership [or], proprietorship, limited liability
23 company or other entity which meets the eligibility requirements
24 established by the department. The term shall include, but is
25 not limited to, a small business [enterprises] enterprise which:
26 (1) is located in a small business incubator
27 [facilities, small business enterprises which are] facility;
28 (2) is an agricultural [processors and small business
29 enterprises which manufacture] processor;
30 (3) is an agricultural producer;
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1 (4) manufactures apparel products[.]; or
2 (5) is a for-profit or not-for-profit child day-care
3 center subject to licensure by the Commonwealth.
4 * * *
5 Section 2. Sections 1302(b.1), 1303(a.1) and (a.2) and
6 1304(a.1) and (a.2) of the act, amended or added November 17,
7 1998 (P.L.788, No.100), are amended to read:
8 Section 1302. Small Business First Fund and Pollution
9 Prevention Assistance Account.
10 * * *
11 (b.1) Pollution Prevention Assistance Account.--There is
12 hereby created within the Small Business First Fund a Pollution
13 Prevention Assistance Account to provide revolving loans to
14 small businesses that employ 100 or fewer individuals[, that
15 operate from a stationary source] and that adopt or install
16 pollution prevention or energy-efficient equipment or processes.
17 The account shall be administered by the department. All
18 appropriations made for the purposes of this account and all
19 proceeds from loan repayments, including interest, and any and
20 all other deposits, payments and contributions from any other
21 source made available to the department for the purposes of this
22 account shall be deposited into this account.
23 * * *
24 Section 1303. Eligibility for and terms and conditions of
25 loans.
26 * * *
27 (a.1) Loans to small business enterprises in certain [areas] <--
28 business sectors.--
29 (1) The department may provide loans to small business
30 enterprises [located in distressed communities] which are in <--
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1 the business-to-public service, mercantile, commercial or
2 point-of-sale retail business sectors in accordance with
3 conditions or criteria established by the department in
4 guidelines adopted for these loans. Loans shall be made in
5 accordance with the provisions of this chapter except that:
6 (i) [Loans may be made to mercantile or service-
7 related enterprises approved by the department.]
8 (ii) The [provisions of subsection (b) relating to <--
9 required increases in employment shall not apply to loans
10 made under this subsection] SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE <--
11 MUST AGREE TO RETAIN, AT A MINIMUM, JOBS IN EXISTENCE AS
12 OF THE DATE OF LOAN APPLICATION.
13 (iii) The department may authorize flexible
14 repayment terms and an interest rate of not less than 2%.
15 (iv) The department may utilize additional area loan
16 organizations, including community development financial
17 institutions, to receive loan applications and administer
18 loans.
19 (v) The department may use its best judgment to
20 identify and secure collateral.
21 [(2) Distressed communities shall include: <--
22 (i) Any census tract OR OTHER SPECIFICALLY DEFINED <--
23 GEOGRAPHIC AREA in which:
24 (A) there is a median income below 80% of the
25 median income for this Commonwealth or the United
26 States;
27 (B) 20% or more of the population is below the
28 poverty level by family size published by the Bureau
29 of the Census; or
30 (C) there is an unemployment rate 50% higher
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1 than the national average.
2 (ii) A Keystone Opportunity Zone.
3 (iii) Any other geographic area designated by the
4 department as distressed. The designation shall be
5 published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.] <--
6 (3) The department and area loan organization shall not
7 make loans under this subsection on the basis of direct
8 financial return on investment and shall not be held to the
9 loan loss standards of private commercial lenders. Loans
10 shall be for the purpose of establishing a strong economic
11 base and promoting entrepreneurial activity within the
12 distressed community.
13 (4) In order to receive a loan under this subsection, a
14 small business enterprise must demonstrate a direct impact on
15 the community in which it is located, on residents of that
16 community, or on the local and/or regional economy. The
17 department shall establish criteria that will assist small
18 business enterprises in making this demonstration.
19 (a.2) Pollution prevention assistance loans.--The Pollution
20 Prevention Assistance Account created under section 1302(b.1)
21 shall provide revolving loans to small businesses.
22 (1) The loans shall be for the purpose of enabling the
23 small business to adopt or install pollution prevention
24 equipment or processes to:
25 (i) Reduce or reuse raw materials onsite.
26 (ii) Reduce the production of waste.
27 (iii) Reduce energy consumption.
28 (2) The Pollution Prevention Assistance Account shall
29 not invest on the basis of direct financial return and shall
30 not be held to the loan loss standards of commercial lenders.
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1 Loans shall be for the purpose of reducing pollution through
2 source reduction technologies or processes.
3 (3) A loan under this subsection may not exceed the
4 lesser of:
5 (i) [$50,000] $100,000; or
6 (ii) 75% of eligible project costs.
7 (4) Loans under this subsection shall have an interest
8 rate of 2% per year and a [maximum] repayment term of [seven]
9 not to exceed ten years.
10 (5) An industrial resource center receiving funds under
11 the act of [July 2, 1993 (P.L.439, No.64), known as the Ben
12 Franklin/IRC Partnership Act] June 22, 2001 (P.L.400, No.31),
13 known as the Industrial Resources Center Partnership Act, may
14 utilize the account to provide assistance to a small business
15 enterprise for which a loan application has been made.
16 (6) Loans under this subsection shall be used to further
17 the goal of pollution prevention through the purchase and
18 installation of equipment to make operational changes and
19 modify production practices.
20 * * *
21 Section 1304. Application and administration.
22 * * *
23 [(a.1) Distressed communities.--An area loan organization
24 designated to administer loans to distressed communities under
25 section 1303(a.1) shall provide documentation that the small
26 business enterprise is located in a distressed community as
27 required by the department.]
28 (a.2) Pollution prevention assistance loans.--
29 (1) Applications for loans from the Pollution Prevention
30 Assistance Account established under section 1302(b.1) shall
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1 be on a form prescribed by the department and shall be
2 reviewed under subsection (b)(2). The Department of
3 Environmental Protection shall assist the department and
4 provide technical assistance with application review.
5 (2) The department, an area loan organization or an
6 industrial resource center may charge fees, costs, service
7 charges, loan commitment fees or other expenses not to exceed
8 [1%] 5% of the loan amount.
9 * * *
10 Section 3. Section 1311(e), (g) and (h) of the act, added
11 June 24, 1997 (P.L.247, No.23), are amended and the section is
12 amended by adding a subsection to read:
13 Section 1311. Export Financing Loan Fund; loans and
14 applications; powers and duties.
15 * * *
16 (e) Conditions.--A loan must comply with all of the
17 following:
18 [(1) Be to a company eligible for a policy.
19 (2) Be guaranteed by the Working Capital Guaranty
20 Program offered by the Ex-Im Bank or be on an export credit
21 sales contract insured by a policy.]
22 (3) Be limited to [companies that have facilities within
23 this Commonwealth which are involved in export activities]
24 the financing of export activities that take place within
25 this Commonwealth.
26 (4) Be based on an export contract that requires payment
27 in United States dollars.
28 [(5) Be for the purpose of financing export activity.]
29 (6) Be limited to companies with 250 or fewer full-time
30 [equivalent] employees.
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1 (e.1) Additional conditions.--At the discretion of the
2 department, a loan may also be required to comply with one or
3 both of the following conditions:
4 (1) Be to a company eligible for a policy.
5 (2) Be guaranteed by the Working Capital Guaranty
6 Program offered by the Ex-Im Bank or be on an export credit
7 sales contract insured by a policy.
8 * * *
9 (g) Restrictions.--Export Financing Loan Fund assistance
10 shall not exceed $350,000 for any individual project [or 50% of
11 the eligible project costs, whichever is less]. A loan must not
12 supplant funding which is otherwise available from private
13 sector sources on commercially reasonable terms.
14 (h) Terms.--A loan shall have a term, rate of interest,
15 transaction size and other business conditions that comply with
16 the requirements [of the Ex-Im Bank and any other requirements]
17 of the department.
18 * * *
19 Section 4. The act is amended by adding a chapter to read:
20 CHAPTER 29
21 CUSTOMIZED JOB TRAINING PROGRAM
22 Section 2901. Definitions.
23 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
24 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
25 context clearly indicates otherwise:
26 "Applicant." Any of the following:
27 (1) A local education agency.
28 (2) An industrial resource center.
29 (3) An economic development organization.
30 (4) A greenhouse.
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1 (5) A private company.
2 (6) A local work force investment board.
3 "Capital investment." An expenditure for land, buildings,
4 renovations, machinery and equipment which is directly related
5 to the need for the proposed training.
6 "Economic development organization." An entity certified by
7 the department. The term includes "area loan organizations" and
8 "industrial development corporations" as defined in section
9 2301.
10 "Educational institution." Any of the following:
11 (1) Area vocational-technical schools.
12 (2) Community and junior colleges.
13 (3) Intermediate units.
14 (4) Licensed private/proprietary business and trade
15 schools.
16 (5) Public school districts.
17 (6) State or private colleges or universities.
18 "Greenhouse." A nonprofit organization recognized under
19 section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public
20 Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)) which is formed for the
21 express purpose of creating university/business partnerships to
22 advance science and technology and to support economic and work
23 force development.
24 "Industrial resource center." An industrial resource center
25 as defined in the act of June 22, 2001 (P.L.400, No.31), known
26 as the Industrial Resources Center Partnership Act.
27 "Labor organization." An organization, agency or employee
28 representation committee or plan in which employees participate
29 and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of
30 dealing with disputes between an employer and its employees
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1 involving grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours
2 of employment or conditions of work. The term does not include
3 an organization, agency, committee or plan which practices
4 discrimination in membership because of race, color, creed,
5 national origin, sex or political affiliation.
6 "Local education agency." An educational institution located
7 in the Commonwealth and certified by the Department of
8 Education.
9 "Local work force investment board." An entity recommended
10 for certification by the Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board
11 and certified by the Governor in accordance with the act of
12 December 18, 2001 (P.L.949, No.114), known as the Workforce
13 Development Act.
14 "Private company." A business, professional service company
15 or other enterprise. The term may include a group of two or more
16 private companies operating as a consortium in order to take
17 advantage of a common training program. The term shall not
18 include point-of-sale retail businesses.
19 "Program." The Customized Job Training Program established
20 in section 2902.
21 "Trainee." An individual who is an employee or prospective
22 employee and is enrolled in an eligible training program which
23 is designed to enable the individual to obtain or retain
24 employment.
25 "Training program." A systematic program which is designed
26 to provide a trainee with the skills and knowledge necessary to
27 meet a private company's or labor organization's specifications
28 for an occupation or trade, the successful completion of which
29 results in one of the following:
30 (1) The trainee being employed or continuing to be
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1 employed full time by that private company.
2 (2) A trainee receiving instruction or training related
3 to an occupation with a shortage of skilled workers or a
4 targeted industry cluster as referred in section 2905(3)(i).
5 The programs may involve instruction within a local education
6 agency, within a private company plant or on-the-job training,
7 within a training program of a labor organization, through
8 technology-based instruction or any combination thereof.
9 Section 2902. Program.
10 (a) Program establishment.--There is established within the <--
11 department the Customized Job Training Program. Funds (A) <--
12 PROGRAM CONTINUATION.--THE CUSTOMIZED JOB TRAINING PROGRAM
13 WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT IS CONTINUED AND REESTABLISHED. FUNDS
14 appropriated to the department for the program shall be used to
15 provide grants for training programs.
16 (b) Department responsibilities.--The department shall do
17 all of the following:
18 (1) Administer the program.
19 (2) Review, approve and award grants to applicants in
20 accordance with sections 2904 and 2905.
21 (3) Enter into one or more partnerships with one or more
22 local education agencies or other training providers in
23 accordance with section 2907.
24 (4) Establish, at the beginning of each fiscal year, a
25 reserve not to exceed 25% of the funds appropriated to the
26 department for the program for the use of small business
27 applicants. Any uncommitted funds in the reserve after March
28 1 of any fiscal year may be made available to any applicant.
29 (5) Establish a private matching fund requirement for
30 applicants. The department shall establish the private
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1 matching fund requirement for applicants which are private
2 companies or labor organizations at not less than 25% of the
3 total eligible training project cost. The department may
4 establish different matching fund requirements for small
5 businesses and labor organizations.
6 Section 2903. Applications.
7 (a) Provisions of application.--An applicant may submit an
8 application to the department for a grant to fund a training
9 program in accordance with the following:
10 (1) If an application is submitted by an industrial
11 resource center or economic development organization, the
12 industrial resource center or economic development
13 organization may apply for a grant on behalf of a private
14 company, greenhouse or labor organization. An economic
15 development organization may not serve as the direct training
16 provider of the trainees.
17 (2) If an application is submitted by a local work force
18 investment board, the local work force investment board may
19 apply for a grant only on behalf of projects which promote
20 local education agency and private company partnerships or
21 private company and private company partnerships.
22 (3) If an application to train entry-level employees is
23 submitted by or on behalf of a private company, the applicant
24 shall demonstrate that the private company has contacted the
25 local work force investment board and the local county board
26 of assistance to solicit referrals of candidates for the
27 training program.
28 (4) If an application is submitted by any other person,
29 the application shall satisfy any requirements established by
30 the department.
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1 (b) Requirements of application.--An application shall:
2 (1) Demonstrate that the applicant considered other
3 available resources, including private sector funds, other
4 State or local agency training programs or funds made
5 available under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Public
6 Law 105-200, 112 Stat. 936), or such other Federal programs
7 which provide funds for employment training.
8 (2) Contain a description of the proposed training or
9 instructional program to be carried out.
10 (3) Disclose if an applicant intends to contract with
11 other organizations or individuals for the provision of all
12 or a portion of the services to be provided and if disclosed,
13 a request to allocate a portion of the grant from the
14 applicant to the subcontractor.
15 (4) Include a written commitment from the applicant to
16 invest private matching funds in the training project.
17 Section 2904. Review of applications.
18 The department shall review an application and may request
19 from the applicant and its training provider such additional
20 information and records as it deems necessary to carry out its
21 responsibilities under this chapter.
22 Section 2905. Approval of applications and award of grants.
23 The department may approve and award grants to applicants in
24 accordance with all of the following:
25 (1) The department must find that the applicant has
26 satisfied the applicable matching fund requirement and that
27 the grant will be used by the applicant to provide training
28 or instruction only to Commonwealth residents.
29 (2) The department must find that the grant will result
30 in any of the following objectives:
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1 (i) The location or expansion of a private company
2 or greenhouse within this Commonwealth with the creation
3 of jobs paying competitive wages and the private company
4 or greenhouse making capital expenditures.
5 (ii) The expansion or upgrade of existing jobs which
6 result in increased wages for the jobs.
7 (iii) The retention of jobs in this Commonwealth
8 which would otherwise be lost.
9 (iv) The promotion of local education agency and
10 private company partnerships and private company and
11 private company partnerships if a direct connection
12 between the development of skills and subsequent
13 employment by one or more private companies can be
14 demonstrated.
15 (v) The promotion of efforts by a labor organization
16 to upgrade the skills of its members.
17 (3) The department shall give priority to those
18 applications which have any of the following characteristics:
19 (i) The application would establish a training
20 program determined by the department to be in a growth
21 industry vital to this Commonwealth's competitiveness.
22 These industries include: agribusiness, advanced
23 manufacturing, advanced materials, life sciences,
24 biotechnology and health care, environmental technology
25 and information technology.
26 (ii) The applicant is APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED ON <--
27 BEHALF OF a private company or labor organization and is
28 located:
29 (A) in a municipality in which the average
30 unemployment rate in the most recently completed
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1 calendar year is above the Statewide average
2 unemployment rate for the same period;
3 (B) in a State-designated enterprise zone; or
4 (C) in a municipality or region which has
5 suffered a significant loss of jobs due to one or
6 more major plant closings, layoffs or natural or man-
7 made disaster.
8 (iii) The application is submitted by or on behalf
9 of a private company which plans to create 50 or more
10 jobs and which is making a capital investment of at least
11 $1,000,000.
12 (4) The department may determine that the grant will be
13 used by the applicant to reimburse the cost of training.
14 Costs may include instructional costs, costs of instructional
15 or training material or software, costs associated with
16 tuition reimbursement and reasonable administrative costs as
17 determined by the department.
18 Section 2906. Limitations.
19 (a) Department.--The department may not do any of the
20 following:
21 (1) Award grants under this chapter which in the
22 aggregate exceed the amount of the annual appropriations to
23 the department for the program.
24 (2) Award more than 10% of the funds appropriated to the
25 program in any one fiscal year to any one private company,
26 greenhouse or labor organization including any affiliates
27 thereof.
28 (3) Award a grant to or on behalf of any private company
29 or labor organization including any affiliates thereof, for
30 more than two successive fiscal years and for no more than
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1 three out of every five fiscal years.
2 (b) Recipients.--A recipient of a grant may not do any of
3 the following:
4 (1) Use a grant to do any of the following:
5 (i) Pay wages of trainees during training.
6 (ii) Pay any costs associated with building
7 construction or renovation or the acquisition, upgrade or
8 installation of equipment or machinery including computer
9 equipment.
10 (2) Use a grant to reduce the work force or displace
11 workers of a private company prior to the commencement of a
12 training program except because the introduction of new
13 manufacturing techniques, technology and modernization may
14 lead to short-term reductions in a private company's work
15 force. The secretary may waive this grant limitation if the
16 long-term economic benefits to be gained by the private
17 company significantly exceed the short-term detriment to its
18 work force.
19 (3) Use a grant to violate any conditions of an existing
20 collective bargaining agreement.
21 (4) Use a grant for point-of-sale retail job training.
22 Section 2907. Partnerships.
23 If the department determines that a training program is more
24 effectively delivered through a partnership, the department may
25 enter into partnership agreements with one or more local
26 education agencies or other training providers to provide the
27 training program. The training programs shall consist of basic
28 and entry-level skills, technology skill training, training
29 related to job retention or other specified training assistance.
30 Under a partnership arrangement, the department may limit the
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1 number and category of applicants which may submit applications
2 for assistance and may establish minimal standards and
3 requirements for project eligibility. These requirements may be
4 separate and distinct from the requirements established under
5 this chapter except that the provision of section 2906(b) 2906 <--
6 shall apply to all training programs funded under this chapter.
7 Section 2908. Compliance with statutes and collective
8 bargaining agreements.
9 The department shall require each person receiving a grant
10 under this chapter to comply with applicable Federal and State
11 statutes governing employment discrimination, minority
12 recruitment, minimum or prevailing wages, work site safety and
13 procurement practices. The department shall require each private
14 company receiving a grant under this chapter to certify that its
15 training program does not abridge any contractual agreement
16 between the private company and the collective bargaining
17 representative of its employees.
18 Section 2909. Penalties and investigations.
19 (a) Private company.--Unless the department determines that
20 a private company's failure is due to circumstances outside the
21 control of the private company, the private company shall be
22 liable to repay all or part of the amount of a grant awarded
23 under this chapter if the private company does any of the
24 following:
25 (1) Fails to create the number of jobs specified in its
26 agreement with or commitment to the department.
27 (2) Fails to make the amount of capital investment
28 specified in the application to the department.
29 (3) Fails to substantially carry out the training
30 program approved by the department.
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1 (b) Applicants.--An applicant or subcontractor that fails to
2 provide for or to perform a training program approved by the
3 department may be required to repay to the department any funds
4 it received under a grant awarded by the department.
5 (c) Investigation.--Upon receiving any complaint from a
6 private company, greenhouse, labor organization or trainee as to
7 the inadequacy of training received, the department may initiate
8 an investigation and take appropriate action, including the
9 recovery of grant funds expended.
10 Section 5. Section 5105 of the act is amended to read:
11 Section 5105. Power and authority of the Pennsylvania Economic
12 Development Financing Authority.
13 In addition to the powers set forth in section 6.3 of the act
14 of August 23, 1967 (P.L.251, No.102), known as the Economic
15 Development Financing Law, the Pennsylvania Economic Development
16 Financing Authority established under that act shall have the
17 power and is hereby authorized to issue its limited obligation
18 revenue bonds and other types of financing, as in the judgment
19 of the financing authority shall be necessary, to provide
20 sufficient funds for any activity the department or the
21 Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority is permitted to
22 take with respect to the loan portfolios subject to their
23 respective administrative authority [as set forth in section
24 1302]. Bonds authorized to be issued under this section shall
25 not be a debt or liability of the Commonwealth and shall not
26 create or constitute any indebtedness, liability or obligation
27 of the Commonwealth except to the extent the bonds are secured
28 by the pledge of loan portfolios. Bonds authorized to be issued
29 under this section shall be payable solely from the revenues or
30 funds pledged or available for their repayment.
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1 Section 6. The act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.492, No.116),
2 known as the Customized Job Training Act, is repealed.
3 SECTION 7. THE ADDITION OF CHAPTER 29 OF THE ACT SHALL BE <--
4 DEEMED A CONTINUATION OF THE PROGRAM AUTHORIZED BY THE FORMER
5 ACT OF DECEMBER 20, 1985 (P.L.492, NO.116), KNOWN AS THE
6 CUSTOMIZED JOB TRAINING ACT, AND, EXCEPT WHERE IN CONFLICT WITH
7 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED UNDER
8 THAT FORMER ACT SHALL REMAIN IN FORCE AND EFFECT UNTIL THEY ARE
9 AMENDED OR REPEALED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.
10 Section 7 8. This act shall take effect immediately. <--
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