SENATE AMENDED
        PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 996                       PRINTER'S NO. 3069

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 878 Session of 1975


        INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. MILLIRON, DiCARLO, PRATT, REED, McLANE,
           LINCOLN, COHEN, IRVIS, BERLIN, M. E. MILLER, GREEN,
           LETTERMAN, DOYLE, RHODES, GILLESPIE, O'KEEFE, GARZIA,
           STAPLETON, PYLES, M. M. MULLEN, McINTYRE, CAPUTO, ARTHURS,
           GEORGE, HOPKINS, ZWIKL, ZELLER, WHELAN, SHANE, FISHER, MEBUS,
           YOHN, VROON, COWELL, MRS. GILLETTE, MRS. CRAWFORD, MESSRS.
           ABRAHAM, BLACKWELL, MISCEVICH, DOMBROWSKI, ROSS, MRKONIC,
           SCHMITT AND MRS. KELLY, MARCH 19, 1975

        SENATOR CIANFRANI, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED,
           APRIL 5, 1976

                                     AN ACT

     1  Making an appropriation to the Department of Public Welfare for   <--
     2     the publicizing of the "Operation Peace of Mind" program.
     3  MAKING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC   <--
     4     WELFARE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1975-1976 FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
     5     PAYMENTS.

     6     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     7  hereby enacts as follows:
     8     Section 1.  The sum of $30,000, or as much thereof as may be   <--
     9  necessary, is hereby appropriated to the Department of Public
    10  Welfare in order to publicize the "Operation Peace of Mind"
    11  program which is a National toll-free hot-line for runaways.
    12     SECTION 1.  THE SUM OF $31,000,000 IS HEREBY SPECIFICALLY      <--
    13  APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE FOR THE FISCAL
    14  YEAR 1975-1976 FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS AS A SUPPLEMENTAL
    15  APPROPRIATION IN ADDITION TO ANY MONEYS HERETOFORE APPROPRIATED


     1  FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
     2     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.



















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