PRINTER'S NO. 605
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.597
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ISAACSON, BURGOS, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, CERRATO, DALEY,
DONAHUE, GIRAL, GREEN, HILL-EVANS, KHAN, MERSKI AND SANCHEZ,
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE
PROTECTION, FEBRUARY 12, 2025
AN ACT
Providing for the Same-Day Work and Pay Pilot Program; providing
for program and for program operation; imposing duties on the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; and
establishing the Same-Day Work and Pay Account.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Same-Day Work
and Pay Pilot Program Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Department." The Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources of the Commonwealth.
"Municipality." A county, city, borough, incorporated town,
township or home rule municipality.
"Program." The Same-Day Work and Pay Pilot Program
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Section 3. Purpose of program establishment.
The department shall establish the Same-Day Work and Pay
Pilot Program to assess the feasibility of i mplementing a
Statewide same-day work and pay program for municipalities to
assist underemployed and unemployed individuals.
Section 4. Program.
(a) Requirement.--A m unicipality that participates in the
program shall employ underemployed and unemployed individuals to
perform daily work on assignments, including, but not limited
to:
(1) rehabilitation and repair of community parks and
recreation facilities;
(2) community conservation and beautification projects;
and
(3) other community improvement projects.
(b) Compensation and payment.--An individual employed under
the program shall receive a set compensation amount per day
based on a set number of hours worked as determined by the
department. An individual shall be paid at the completion of the
workday.
Section 5. Program operation.
The program shall operate for a period of one year beginning
no later than one year after the effective date of this section.
Upon expiration of the one-year period, the department shall
transmit a notice to the Legislative Reference Bureau for
publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania
Bulletin. The program shall cease operations upon the
publication of the notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Section 6. Duties of department.
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the department shall establish guidelines and procedures for the
program, including the following:
(1) Eligibility criteria to participate in the program.
(2) A uniform procedure to report data and information
about the operation of the program to the department.
(b) Evaluation.--No later than six months after the program
ceases operations, the department shall issue an evaluation of
the program and transmit notice of the evaluation to the
Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next
available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin and post the
evaluation on the department's publicly accessible Internet
website.
Section 7. Same-Day Work and Pay Account.
The General Assembly shall appropriate money to implement
this act.
Section 8. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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