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Long Title
AN ACT STRENGTHENING FURTHER AND BROADENING THE COVERAGE OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYMENT OF STUDENTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7323, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00242 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT STRENGTHENING FURTHER AND BROADENING THE COVERAGE OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYMENT OF STUDENTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7323, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to strengthen the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) by allowing students to work not only during summer or Christmas vacations but also for the whole year. It also allows small and medium scale enterprises or entities with more than ten (10) employees to adopt the program. It further penalizes any person or entity who refuses or dishonors the educational vouchers paid by the government with imprisonment of not more than six months to one year and a fine of not less than PhP10,000.00. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DADIVAS, RODRIGUEZ D. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Amin (006 ) | 2. Codilla (006 ) |
| 3. Nantes (063 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB00146 | |
| CONSOLIDATED WITH: HB00378 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2004-07-27 |
Abstract
The bill seeks to strengthen the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) by allowing students to work not only during summer or Christmas vacations but also for the whole year. It also allows small and medium scale enterprises or entities with more than ten (10) employees to adopt the program. It further penalizes any person or entity who refuses or dishonors the educational vouchers paid by the government with imprisonment of not more than six months to one year and a fine of not less than PhP10,000.00.'
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