HB 799 — An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for veterans' benefits and services workplace posting; and making an editorial change.

PRINTER'S NO.   823

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 799
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY DEASY, PROBST, HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, SANCHEZ, VENKAT,
        D. MILLER, DELLOSO, HADDOCK, STEELE, CURRY, CERRATO, DONAHUE,
        D. WILLIAMS AND BOROWSKI, MARCH 3, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
        PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 3, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, providing for veterans' benefits and
 3      services workplace posting; and making an editorial change.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.    Part V heading of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania
 7   Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
 8                                  PART V
 9                   EMPLOYMENT [PREFERENCES] AND PENSIONS
10      Section 2.    Title 51 is amended by adding a chapter to read:
11                                CHAPTER 74
12             VETERANS' BENEFITS AND SERVICES WORKPLACE POSTING
13   Sec.
14   7401.   Definitions.
15   7402.   Workplace posting.
16   § 7401.    Definitions.
17      The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
 1   shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
 2   context clearly indicates otherwise:
 3      "Employer."     An employer with a worksite in this Commonwealth
 4   at which more than 50 full-time employees are employed.
 5      "Full-time employee."     An individual that is employed by an
 6   employer and works at least 40 hours per week.
 7      "Workplace posting."     The posting created by the department
 8   under section 7402(a) (relating to workplace posting).
 9   § 7402.    Workplace posting.
10      (a)     Creation.--The department shall create a standardized
11   workplace posting for placement by an employer. The Department
12   of Labor and Industry shall place the workplace posting on the
13   department's publicly accessible Internet website so that an
14   employer can print a copy of the workplace posting.
15      (b)     Placement.--The workplace posting shall be displayed by
16   an employer in a conspicuous area accessible to employees.
17      (c)     Contents.--The workplace posting shall include the
18   following:
19             (1)   Contact and website information for the department.
20             (2)   Information and contacts for a range of Federal and
21      State benefits and services for veterans and veterans'
22      families.
23             (3)   Contact information for the United States Department
24      of Veterans Affairs Crisis Line.
25             (4)   Contact information for county directors of veterans
26      affairs.
27      (d)     Policy.--The following shall apply to the workplace
28   posting:
29             (1)   The department shall transmit notice of the content
30      of the workplace posting to the Legislative Reference Bureau

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 1    for publication in the next available issue of the
 2    Pennsylvania Bulletin.
 3        (2)   The workplace posting shall not be subject to review
 4    under the following:
 5              (i)    Section 205 of the act of July 31, 1968
 6        (P.L.769, No.240), referred to as the Commonwealth
 7        Documents Law.
 8              (ii)    Sections 204(b) and 301(10) of the act of
 9        October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the
10        Commonwealth Attorneys Act.
11              (iii)    The act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181),
12        known as the Regulatory Review Act.
13    Section 3.      This act shall take effect in 90 days.




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