PENNSYLVANIA, January 22 - subsection (c), a replacement local pilot program may be

approved.

Section 304. Program operation.

(a) Cooperative management.--In collaboration with the

participating agencies and the board, the department shall:

(1) Manage the operation of Recovery-to-work.

(2) Establish an application process.

(3) Enumerate outcome-based metrics by which local pilot

programs will be evaluated under Chapter 9.

(4) Institute guidelines and procedures as necessary to

implement Recovery-to-work. The guidelines must enumerate

allowed and disallowed expenses and provide that

administrative expenses over 5% shall be disallowed.

(b) Informational resources.--In collaboration with the

participating agencies and the board, the department shall

provide informational resources to help program partners conduct

successful local pilot programs.

(c) Distribution.--The department, in consultation with

participating agencies and the board, as needed, shall determine

the distribution of available money from money appropriated for

the purposes of this act.

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INCENTIVES

Section 701. Business partner incentives.

(a) Eligibility.--Subject to the availability of funding

under subsection (c), if, at the end of a training period, a

business partner hires an individual in recovery for a job

opening, the business partner is eligible to receive an

incentive payment in the amount of $1,250 if all of the

following occur:

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