WHEREAS, The Federal government operates incentive programs through the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, Federal Empowerment Zone Wage Tax Credit and the Welfare to Work Tax Credit; and
WHEREAS, The states of Oregon, through its JOBS Plus Program, Rhode Island, through its Work Supplementation Program, Massachusetts, through its Full Employment Program, and Missouri, through its Work Supplementation Program, all offer incentives to generate employment, promote on-the-job training, and raise wages; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania offers an Employment Incentive Payment Program and State Job Creation Tax Credit; and
WHEREAS, These and other active labor market policies have shown themselves to be successful generators of employment and training opportunities; now therefore
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That Council hold hearings into the impact of employment incentives that create training opportunities for economically disadvantaged persons as part of the City's overall workforce development strategy.
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