PRINTER'S NO. 3894

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2913 Session of 1980


        INTRODUCED BY WACHOB, O'DONNELL, FISHER, HOEFFEL, MILLER, SWEET,
           KUKOVICH, ALDEN, SPITZ, WHITE, PISTELLA, MICHLOVIC, DeWEESE
           AND BORSKI, SEPTEMBER 17, 1980

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, SEPTEMBER 17, 1980

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of June 18, 1980 (No.17A), entitled "An act to
     2     provide for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative and
     3     Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, the public debt and
     4     for the public schools for the fiscal period July 1, 1980 to
     5     June 30, 1981 and for the payment of bills incurred and
     6     remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal period ending
     7     June 30, 1980; to provide supplemental appropriations from
     8     the General Fund to the various departments of the
     9     Commonwealth for the fiscal period July 1, 1979 to June 30,
    10     1980," increasing an appropriation to the Department of
    11     Public Welfare.

    12     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    13  hereby enacts as follows:
    14     Section 1.  As much of section 201 as relates to an
    15  appropriation to the Department of Public Welfare for child
    16  welfare programs, act of June 18, 1980 (No.17A), known as the
    17  "General Appropriation Act of 1980," is amended to read:
    18     Section 201.  The following sums, or as much thereof as may
    19  be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the
    20  General Fund to the several hereinafter named agencies of the
    21  Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the
    22  Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other

     1  compensation and travel expense of the duly elected or appointed
     2  officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for payment of fees
     3  of contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of
     4  goods, services, printing, equipment, land and buildings and for
     5  payment of any other expenses, as provided by law or by this
     6  act, necessary for the proper conduct of the duties, functions
     7  and activities and for the purposes hereinafter set forth for
     8  the fiscal period beginning July 1, 1980 and for the payment of
     9  bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal
    10  period ending June 30, 1980.
    11                      I.  EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
    12                               * * *
    13                To the Department of Public Welfare
    14                               * * *
    15     For payment to counties for child welfare programs
    16  and for the care of delinquent and deprived children
    17  committed by the courts to a private or public
    18  facility.........................................  [88,245,000]
    19                                                     116,245,000
    20     Reimbursement for child welfare services made
    21  pursuant to section 704.1 of the act of June 13,
    22  1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the "Public Welfare
    23  Code" shall not exceed the amount of State funds
    24  appropriated.
    25     * * *
    26     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.



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