Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO 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
Date filed
July 2, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00203 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO 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 | |
| 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; and 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 : CHATTO, EDGARDO M. | |
| DATE FILED : 2007-07-02 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Codilla (021 ) | 2. Susano (049 ) |
| 3. Villanueva (069 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. | |
| 2. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2008-08-06 | |
| 3. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2008-08-06 | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB05388 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2007-07-24 |
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; and 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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