Title 45 — Railroads
Chapter 19 — Rock Island Railroad Employee Assistance
§ 1014. New career training assistance
Statutory text
Eligible employees
An employee who elects to receive a separation allowance under an employee protection agreement entered into or a benefit schedule prescribed under section 1005 of this title may, if so provided under such agreement or benefit schedule, receive from the Board reasonable expenses for training in qualified institutions for new career opportunities.
Conditions for assistance
To be eligible for assistance under this section, an employee—
must first exhaust any Federal educational benefits available to such employee under any existing program; and
must begin his course of training within 2 years following the date of such employee’s separation from employment with the Rock Island Railroad.
Determination of reasonable expenses by Board
Reasonable expenses for assistance under this section shall be determined by the Board on the basis of an application therefor filed by an employee with the Board.
Assistance prohibited after
No assistance may be provided under this section after .
Definitions
As used in this section—
the term “expenses” means actual, reasonable expenses paid for room, board, tuition, fees, or educational material in an amount not to exceed $3,000; and
the term “qualified institution” means an educational institution accredited for payment by the Veterans’ Administration under chapter 36 of title 38, or a State-accredited institution which has been in existence for not less than 2 years.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Rock Island Railroad Transition and Employee Assistance Act
Pub. L. 96–254 title I § 119(a) · 94 Stat. 399
Enacted · 45 U.S.C. § 1014
Pub. L. 96–254, title I, § 119(a)–(e), May 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 408
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 96–254, title I, § 119(a)–(e), May 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 408Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) An employee who elects to receive a separation allowance from the Rock Island Railroad under an employee protection agreement or arrangement entered into under section 106 of this title may receive from the Board reasonable expenses for training in qualified institutions for new career opportunities.Rail Safety and Service Improvement Act of 1982
Pub. L. 97–468 title II § 233 · 96 Stat. 2543
Substituted · 45 U.S.C. § 1014(a)
Pub. L. 97–468 substituted “under an employee protection agreement entered into or a benefit schedule prescribed under section 1005 of this title may, if so provided under such agreement or benefit schedule,” for “from the Rock Island Railroad under an employee protection agreement or arrangement entered into under section 1005 of this title may”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–468 substituted “under an employee protection agreement entered into or a benefit schedule prescribed under section 1005 of this title may, if so provided under such agreement or benefit schedule,” for “from the Rock Island Railroad under an employee protection agreement or arrangement entered into under section 1005 of this title may”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 233. new career training assistance Section 119(a) of the Rock Island Railroad Transition and Employee Assistance Act (45 U.S.C. 1014(a)) is amended by striking “from the Rock Island Railroad under an employee protection agreement or arrangement entered into under section 106 of this title may” and inserting in lieu thereof “under an employee protection agreement entered into or a benefit schedule prescribed under section 106 of this title may, if so provided under such agreement or benefit schedule,”.
2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section is comprised of subsecs. (a) to (e) of section 119 of Pub. L. 96–254. Subsec. (f) of section 119 amended section 911 of this title.
Amendments
1983—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–468 substituted “under an employee protection agreement entered into or a benefit schedule prescribed under section 1005 of this title may, if so provided under such agreement or benefit schedule,” for “from the Rock Island Railroad under an employee protection agreement or arrangement entered into under section 1005 of this title may”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Reference to Veterans’ Administration deemed to refer to Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 10 of Pub. L. 100–527, set out as a Department of Veterans Affairs Act note under section 301 of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits.
Credits
1980–1983 · 2 acts
- 1980Pub. L. 96–254, title I, § 119(a)–(e), , 94 Stat. 408
- 1983Pub. L. 97–468, title II, § 233, , 96 Stat. 2547.
Show as published
(Pub. L. 96–254, title I, § 119(a)–(e), , 94 Stat. 408; Pub. L. 97–468, title II, § 233, , 96 Stat. 2547.)