A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program for the provision of guaranteed employment opportunities in selected counties of the United States.
Pilot Guaranteed Employment Opportunities Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to conduct a pilot program in up to 20 counties having populations of 20,000 or less designed to provide employment opportunities for unemployed persons from low income households.
Includes among the elements of the pilot program: (1) partial reimbursement of private businesses for wages paid to newly employed eligible individuals; (2) partial reimbursement of State and local government for wages paid eligible individuals employed in community improvement related jobs; and (3) reimbursement at a rate equal to the Federal minimum wage for wages paid to eligible persons who are employed in jobs created for those individuals not employed in jobs under (1) or (2).
Directs the chief executive officer of each participating county to establish an advisory council to assist in carrying out this Act.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
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