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AN ACT STRENGTHENING FURTHER AND BROADENING THE COVERAGE OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYMENT OF STUDENTS (SPES), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7323
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SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYMENT OF STUDENTS (SPES)
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00146 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT STRENGTHENING FURTHER AND BROADENING THE COVERAGE OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYMENT OF STUDENTS (SPES), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7323 | |
| SHORT TITLE : Strengthening Further and Broadening the Coverage of the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) | |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to upgrade the provisions Ra 7323 (Poor But Deserving Students Employment Act) by: a. pegging the salary rate of trainees on the minimum wage for private employees and the applicable hiring rate for national and local government agencies; b. indexing the income qualifications for the Special Program for Employment of Students to the annual national poverty threshold line for a family of six to insulate it from legislative amendments every time there is a shift in the poverty line. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : EDGAR M. CHATTO | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Amin (006 ) | 2. Magsaysay (032 ) |
| 3. Nantes (063 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00166 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2004-12-07 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval without amendments | |
| CONSOLIDATED BILLS: HB00242, HB00378 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2004-07-27 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2004-12-08 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2005-01-13 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2006-06-08 | |
| REMARKS : The Body adopted the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2006-07-26 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2006-08-07 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:159 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2006-08-14 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2006-08-14 | |
| REMARKS : |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT STRENGTHENING FURTHER AND BROADENING THE COVERAGE OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYMENT OF STUDENTS (SPES), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7323 [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ] [ 2006 ] 8/14/2006 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives EDGAR M. CHATTO, RODRIGUEZ D. DADIVAS, ROSELLER L. BARINAGA, HUSSIN U. AMIN, EULOGIO "AMANG" R. MAGSAYSAY, RAFAEL P. NANTES and EUFROCINO M. CODILLA SR., as authors; 8/15/2006 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT;
Abstract
The bill seeks to upgrade the provisions Ra 7323 (Poor But Deserving Students Employment Act) by: a. pegging the salary rate of trainees on the minimum wage for private employees and the applicable hiring rate for national and local government agencies; b. indexing the income qualifications for the Special Program for Employment of Students to the annual national poverty threshold line for a family of six to insulate it from legislative amendments every time there is a shift in the poverty line.
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