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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS . 15 AUG 2013
First Regular Session 1

HOUSE BILLNO.__ 2472

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Constitution, Article XIII, Section 3 provides:

“The State shall afford full protection to labor, local and overseas,
‘organized and unorganized, and promote full employment and equality of
‘employment opportunities for all.”

Unemployment and underemployment are perennial problems of the Philippine
government. This undoubtedly places the mature and older workers at a disadvantage.
Those who are previously employed may suddenly find themselves jobless, while those
who have never been employed might have less chances of being hired because of
increased competition

This bill seeks to establish programs to prepare mature or older workers for
participation in the labor force by increasing occupational and educational skills resulting
in improved long-term employability, increased employment and earnings

In view of the foregoing, passage of this bill is earnestly sought

MARCELINO “MARCY” R. TEODORO
Representative
‘st District, City of Marikina


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City, Philippines

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
2472
HOUSE BILL NO.

INTRODUCED BY REP. MARCELINO “MARCY” R. TEODORO

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A JOB TRAINING PROGRAM
FOR MATURE AND OLDER WORKERS,

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Tit/
Act.”

~ This Act shall be known as the "Mature and Older Workers

SEC. 2, Declaration of Policy. — It is the policy of the State to afford full protection to
labor, local and overseas, organized and unorganized, and promote full employment and
equality of employment opportunities for all.

SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. — As used in this Act unless the context indicates
otherwise, the following definition of terms shall be adopted

A. "Basic Skills Deficient" means, with respect to an individual, that the individual
has English reading or computing skills at or below the 8th grade level on a
generally accepted standardized test or a comparable scope on a criterion
referenced test;

B. "Care Management" means the provision in the delivery of a service of a olient-
centered approach designed to -

1. Prepare and coordinate a comprehensive employment plan, such as a
service strategy, for a participant to ensure access to a necessary training
and support service; and

2. Provide job and career counseling during program participation and offer job
placement:

C. "Educational Agency" means -

1. A public local school authority having administrative control of elementary,
middle, or secondary school or providing adult education;

2. A public or private institution that provides alternative middle or high school
education;

3. A public education institution or agency having administrative control of
secondary or post-secondary vocational education programs; or

4. A post-secondary institution;

D. "Mature or Older Worker" means an individual who is over forty (40) years of age
or older;

E. "Participant" means an individual who has been determined to be eligible to
participate in the program;


F. "School Dropout” means an individual who has not completed schooling but has
been determined to be eligible to participate in the program; and

G. "Termination" means the separation of a participant who is no longer receiving
services.

SEC. 4. Eligibility for Services. - An individual shall be eligible to participate in the
program assisted under this part of such individual is forty (40) years of age or older and
is included in one or more of the following categories.

A. Individuals whose income is not in excess of the poverty line;

B. Individuals who are eligible for housing assistance; or

C. Individuals who are included in 2 or more of the following categories

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Individuals who are unemployed 15 of the past 26 weeks;

Individuals who are unemployed 30 of the past 52 weeks;

Individuals who are working 20 or fewer hours a week;

Individuals who are displaced homemakers;

Individuals who are homeless;

Individuals who have finished less than 10 years of school;

Individuals who are deficient in basic skills

Individuals who have been notified that the jobs of such individuals will be
terminated within the next 60 days: or

Individuals who live alone.

SEC. 5. Program Design. -

A. Program Requirements. - Each program assisted under this part shall include —

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An objective assessment, using the case management technique of the
skill levels and service needs of each participant including such factors as
basic skills, occupational skills, prior work experience, employability,
interests, aptitudes, including interests and aptitudes for non-traditional
employment, and supportive service needs, except that a new
assessment of a participant is not required if the program determines that
a recent assessment of the participant conducted under another
education or training program, is an appropriate assessment.

2. Development of service strategists that shall identify the employment goal

(including, in appropriate circumstances, non-traditional employment), the
appropriate achievement objectives, and the appropriate sequence of
services for participants, taking into account the assessments conducted
under subparagraph (1), except that a new service strategy is not
required if the program determines a recent service strategy developed
for the participant under another education or training program in an
appropriate service strategy;

3. A review of the progress of each participant in meeting the objectives of

the service strategy; and

4. Basic skills training and occupational skills training if the assessment and

the service strategy indicate such training are appropriate.

B. Additional Requirements. -

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Minimum Income Participants and Applicants. - Each service delivery
area participating in a program assisted under this part shall insure that
each participant or applicant shall be provided information on the full
array of the applicable or appropriate services that are available through
the service delivery area or other service providers, including providers


Teceiving funds under this Act; and referral to other appropriate training
and educational programs that have the capacity to serve the participant
or applicant either on a sequential or concurrent basis

2. Applicants Not Meeting Enrollment Requirements. - Each service provider
shall ensure that an eligible applicant who does not meet the enrollment
requirements of the particular program of the provider shall be referred to
the service delivery area for further assessment, as necessary, and
referrals to appropriate programs to meet the basic skills and training
needs of the applicant. The setvice delivery area shall ensure that
appropriate referrals are made and shall maintain records on the referrals
and the reasons for which applicants are referred

Authorized Services. - One or more of the following training or supportive
services shall be made available to each participant under this part:

Outreach and recruitment;

Intake and assessment;

Job search assistance;

Classroom and occupational skill training;

On-the-job training;

Work experience;

Basic remedial and education and literacy training;

Supplemental services, including day care for dependent children
and adults;

Occupational placement assistance.

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C. Service Providers. - In the selection of service providers, the Department of
Labor and Employment shall give preference to agencies and organizations with
demonstrated experience in conducting older and mature worker programs. The
Department of Labor and Employment shall develop the job training program
under this Act. It may seek the assistance of older government agencies such as
the Department of Education and the help of private educational agencies. It
shall also formulate the necessary implementing rules and regulations that will
ensure the efficient and effective implementation of this Act

SEC. 6. Report. - The Secretary shall submit to the President of the Philippines and to
both the Houses of Congress, not later than the opening of the regular session each
year, an annual report on the status of the implementation of this Act. The annual report
shall include an analysis, for each province and on a nationwide basis, of the number of
Participants serviced under this Act, and the type of services under this Act received by
participants.

SEC. 7. Separability Clause. ~ Should any provision of this Act be declared invalid or
unconstitutional, the validity or constitutionality of the other provisions shall not be
affected thereby.

SEC. 8. Repealing Clause. ~ All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations,
and other issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 9. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at
least two (2) newspapers of general circulation

Approved,