PRINTER'S NO. 2915
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2380
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY BOYLE, MATZIE, MADDEN, STURLA, HOHENSTEIN,
SCHLOSSBERG, D. WILLIAMS, FREEMAN, McNEILL, GUENST,
McCLINTON, PASHINSKI, SANCHEZ, A. DAVIS, KRAJEWSKI, DRISCOLL,
BENHAM, HOWARD, DELLOSO AND NEILSON, APRIL 4, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 4, 2022
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled
"An act relating to the finances of the State government;
providing for cancer control, prevention and research, for
ambulatory surgical center data collection, for the Joint
Underwriting Association, for entertainment business
financial management firms, for private dam financial
assurance and for reinstatement of item vetoes; providing for
the settlement, assessment, collection, and lien of taxes,
bonus, and all other accounts due the Commonwealth, the
collection and recovery of fees and other money or property
due or belonging to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
including escheated property and the proceeds of its sale,
the custody and disbursement or other disposition of funds
and securities belonging to or in the possession of the
Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims against the
Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and appeals to the
courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to the
Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth and
all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting
moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth,
authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes
to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of
section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of
certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every
department, board, commission, and officer of the State
government, every political subdivision of the State, and
certain officers of such subdivisions, every person,
association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or
collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws
imposing taxes for State purposes, or to pay license fees or
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other moneys to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the
Commonwealth," providing for refugee resettlement;
establishing the New Neighbors Account; and making a
transfer.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known
as The Fiscal Code, is amended by adding an article to read:
ARTICLE I-K
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT
Section 101-K. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this article
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Account." The New Neighbors Account established under
section 102-K.
"Department." The Department of Human Services of this
Commonwealth.
"Refugee." An individual who:
(1) is outside a country of the individual's
nationality; or
(2) for an individual having no nationality, is:
(i) outside a country in which the individual last
habitually resided;
(ii) unable or unwilling to return to the country
under subparagraph (i); and
(iii) unable or unwilling to accept the protection
of the country under subparagraph (i) because of
persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on
account of the individual's race, religion, nationality,
membership in a particular social group or political
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opinion.
"Refugee Resettlement Program." The Commonwealth's Refugee
Resettlement Program created under section 412 of the Refugee
Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-212, 8 U.S.C. ยง 1522).
"Service provider." A service provider in the Refugee
Resettlement Program.
Section 102-K. New Neighbors Account.
The New Neighbors Account is established as a restricted
account in the General Fund. The account shall consist of money
appropriated or transferred to the account and interest accrued
on the money. Money in the account is appropriated to the
department for the purposes of this article and shall not lapse.
Section 103-K. Transfer.
The sum of $2,000,000 is transferred from the General Fund to
the account for the department to extend and expand the services
offered through the Refugee Resettlement Program for refugees
and family members. The services may include housing support and
coordination, education and language support, counseling
services and employment and certification training and
resources.
Section 104-K. Supplemental grants.
The department may award supplemental grants to service
providers in the Refugee Resettlement Program to provide the
services and support under section 103-K. Supplemental grant
awards must meet each of the following:
(1) Be based upon a completed application approved by
the department.
(2) Be awarded to service providers in the order in
which the department receives completed and approved
applications.
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(3) Be limited to a maximum of $200,000 per service
provider.
(4) Only be awarded to the extent funds are
appropriated.
Section 105-K. Reporting.
(a) Service provider requirement.--Each service provider
that receives a supplemental grant under section 104-K shall
submit an interim report and a final report to the department.
(b) Interim report.--The interim report shall be submitted
six months from receipt of the supplemental grant and shall
include each of the following:
(1) Amount of supplemental grant award and the amount of
the grant expended as of the submission date of the report.
(2) Number of individuals served.
(3) County of residence of served refugees.
(4) Frequency of and location of services provided.
(5) Types of services provided, including the date of
service delivery and the type and name of the service
provider.
(6) Challenges to providing services and anticipated
needs for the remaining grant period.
(c) Final report.--The final report shall be submitted six
months from the submission of the interim report under
subsection (b) and shall include:
(1) The reporting requirements under subsection (b).
(2) Identification of any additional needed supports for
recipients of the Refugee Resettlement Program.
(3) Any additional criteria as determined by the
department.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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