24 Pa. Stat. § 25-2508.3
The State Board of Career and Technical Education shall establish rules and regulations and thereunder, approve and authorize payment of the full cost of intensive career and technical education classes for qualified public assistance recipients or other unemployed, to take definite available employment which may be contingent upon such training.
The State Board of Career and Technical Education shall further establish rules and regulations and thereunder approve and authorize payments from funds specifically appropriated for that purpose up to the full cost, including administration, of intensive career and technical educational classes to increase skill levels for those persons for whom there are no public training programs available as the unfilled and expanding needs of the Pennsylvania economy shall require in the following categories:
Said rules and regulations shall further provide for the implementation of emergency training programs, as the needs of the Pennsylvania economy and the requirements of the above-categorized persons shall require. The board shall authorize said emergency programs and the funding thereof, under said rules and regulations as the necessity therefor shall become apparent.
Said board shall, from time to time, conduct necessary studies and surveys to determine the need for the establishment of said programs and facilities as the needs of the Pennsylvania economy and such persons shall require.
24 P.S. § 25-2508.3