Pennsylvania SB 69: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, further providing for the offense of cruelty to animals.

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PRINTER'S NO. 102
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 69
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY LANGERHOLC, YAW, BAKER, FONTANA, STEFANO AND
J. WARD, JANUARY 22, 2025
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JANUARY 22, 2025
AN ACT
Establishing Recovery-to-work as a pilot program within the
Department of Labor and Industry; and providing for local
recovery-to-work pilot programs, for incentives to encourage
business participation and for powers and duties of the
Department of Labor and Industry.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Preliminary Provisions
Section 101. Short title.
Section 102. Definitions.
Chapter 3. Recovery-to-work
Section 301. Program established.
Section 302. Participation in Recovery-to-work.
Section 303. Application and approval process.
Section 304. Program operation.
Chapter 7. Incentives
Section 701. Business partner incentives.
Chapter 9. Performance Evaluation and Reporting
Section 901. Performance evaluation system.
Section 902. Annual report.
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Section 903. Final report.
Section 904. Report contents.
Chapter 21. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 2101. Effective date.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
CHAPTER 1
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Section 101. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Recovery-to-
work Act.
Section 102. 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:
"Board." A board established under 29 U.S.C. § 3122
(relating to local workforce development boards).
"Business partner." A business entity authorized to do
business in this Commonwealth.
"Department." The Department of Labor and Industry of the
Commonwealth.
"Educational institution." The term includes:
(1) Postsecondary career and technical centers and
colleges of technology accredited by the Department of
Education.
(2) Community colleges as established under Article XIX-
A of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the
Public School Code of 1949, or the act of August 24, 1963
(P.L.1132, No.484), known as the Community College Act of
1963.
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(3) Private licensed schools regulated under the act of
December 15, 1986 (P.L.1585, No.174), known as the Private
Licensed Schools Act.
"Individuals in recovery." Individuals diagnosed with and
recovering from a drug or alcohol substance use disorder.
"Local pilot program." A local pilot program under Chapter
3.
"Local workforce development board." A local workforce
development board established in accordance with 29 U.S.C. §
3122.
"Participating agencies." Includes:
(1) The Department of Health of the Commonwealth.
(2) The Department of Community and Economic Development
of the Commonwealth.
(3) The Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs of the
Commonwealth.
(4) The Department of Human Services of the
Commonwealth.
(5) The Department of Corrections of the Commonwealth.
(6) The Pennsylvania Parole Board.
(7) The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
Delinquency.
"Program partners." Entities that participate in a local
pilot program.
"Recovery-to-work." The program established in section
301(a).
"Support services provider." An entity that provides drug
and alcohol treatment or recovery supports.
CHAPTER 3
RECOVERY-TO-WORK
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Section 301. Program established.
(a) Establishment.--Recovery-to-work is established as a
pilot program within the department.
(b) Funding sources.--To implement this act, the department
may utilize any of the following:
(1) Money deposited into the Reemployment Fund.
(2) Existing money appropriated to the department, if
the use of the money for Recovery-to-work is consistent with
law.
(3) Money appropriated to any participating agency for
Recovery-to-work.
(4) Money appropriated from the Opioid Settlement
Restricted Account for Recovery-to-work.
(c) Notice.--Upon the initial appropriation of sufficient
money to carry out the provisions of this act or a determination
by the department that sufficient money is available from
another existing source to carry out the provisions of this act,
the department shall transmit notice of the appropriation to the
Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next
available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
(d) Administration.--Recovery-to-work shall be administered
by the department to empower local workforce development boards,
support services providers, business partners and participating
agencies to collaboratively develop innovative local pilot
programs to do all the following:
(1) Provide individuals in recovery with career
development opportunities and work experience.
(2) Provide individuals in recovery with employability
and career readiness skill training as i