S.20.1-6: Restructured Employment For Miners Act (REMA) (Statute)

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Restructured Employment For Miners Act (REMA)

Section 1 (Title)
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Restructured Employment For Miners Act"

Section 2 (Employment)
i. Miners displaced by structural unemployment are hereby to be transitioned into a new employment program

Section 3 (Job training)
i. The new employment program must include job training for technical skill acquisition
ii. The employment program must meet a specified number of hours (40 hours weekly) in preparation for a new occupation

Section 4 (Placement)
i. Miners who successfully complete the program may utilize a temporary agency in order to secure employment in their new fields

Sponsor: Spark498

[Senator-elect Spark]

I am introducing this legislation because many miners lose their jobs after new industries compete within the energy sector.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

I thank Spark498 for the idea of this legislation and I express my support for it.

[West_Midlander]

I will sign this legislation if it comes to my desk.

I am a bit concerned about the potential cost, however, we must make sure we don't leave coal country and its workers behind. The coal industry continues to implement more mechanization, requiring a much smaller workforce than decades ago, and coal continues to be displaced by cleaner forms of energy, including renewables, nuclear energy, and natural gas.

This legislation is very beneficial to the region in ensuring the South does not allow the scourge of unemployment to set in on laid-off miners.

Thank you for writing and introducing this legislation, Delegate Spark.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

this is something badly needed, and I can support this in its current form, even with the potential cost. I don't think you can put a cost on helping save hundreds or thousands of people's livelihoods.

[West_Midlander]

Mr. Speaker: Should a final vote be called on this, unless any of the Delegates have more to say on the bill?

[West_Midlander]

Mr. Speaker: Should a final vote be called on this, unless any of the Delegates have more to say on the bill?

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Motion for a final vote.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Final vote. 48 hours.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Aye

[Senator-elect Spark]

Aye

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

aye

[reagente]

Aye

[West_Midlander]

Mr. Speaker: I think the vote should now be closed.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

4 ayes, 0 nays. This bill passes.

[West_Midlander]

4 ayes, 0 nays. This bill passes.

X West_Midlander