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175 PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW
(a) There is hereby established a restricted account in the State Treasury
to be known as the Reemployment Fund.
(b) Moneys in the Reemployment Fund shall consist of contributions deposited
into the fund pursuant to section 301.4(e).
(c) Moneys in the Reemployment Fund are hereby appropriated, upon approval
of the Governor, to the department for the following purposes:
(1) Programs and services to assist individuals to become employed or
improve their employment, including, without limitation, job search
and placement services, educational enhancement, job training and
job readiness and workplace skills training.
(2) Research and studies to improve the department's ability to provide
employment services, including, without limitation, research and
studies to determine the composition of the work force, demand
occupations and skills, future work force needs, labor market and
business trends, the levels, duration and stability of employment and
the effectiveness of employment services.
(3) Improvements to the department's information technology infrastructure
that will enhance the department's ability to provide employment services,
including, without limitation, improvements that will better the
department's ability to determine worker characteristics and work force
characteristics and needs, acquire and distribute information about job
opportunities and match job seekers with job openings.
(4) Costs of administering activities under this section and the cost of
collecting the contributions deposited into the Reemployment Fund
pursuant to section 301.4(e).
(d) The department may make funds available to governmental and private
sector organizations to perform activities authorized under this section.
Such organizations shall be selected based on a competitive application
process as determined by the department.
(e) At the end of each calendar year the department shall determine the amount of
contributions deposited into the Reemployment Fund during that year pursuant
to section 301.4(e). If any amount of the contributions deposited in the
Reemployment Fund during a calendar year are not expended or obligated for