PRINTER'S NO. 405
No. 376 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, FARGO, FLEAGLE, FARMER, FLICK,
FICHTER, JADLOWIEC, KENNEY, DEMPSEY, COLAIZZO, SEMMEL, KING,
VAN HORNE, KASUNIC, SAURMAN, CLYMER, HESS, WOGAN, ARGALL,
S. H. SMITH, B. SMITH, BROWN, PLATTS, BAKER, RAYMOND, STISH,
REBER, HERMAN, O'BRIEN, FAJT, DENT, BARLEY, GODSHALL,
ARMSTRONG, MILLER, M. N. WRIGHT, MERRY, PITTS, FAIRCHILD,
BUSH, STABACK, VANCE, NAILOR, SCHEETZ, TULLI, HERSHEY,
HECKLER, DRUCE, PHILLIPS, TRELLO, WAUGH, CLARK, MARSICO,
HASAY, OLASZ, MASLAND, GERLACH AND TOMLINSON,
FEBRUARY 10, 1993
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, FEBRUARY 10, 1993
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
2 act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
3 welfare laws of the Commonwealth," further providing for
4 payments in certain cases.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 432(5) of the act of June 13, 1967
8 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, amended April
9 1, 1976 (P.L.64, No.28) and April 8, 1982 (P.L.231, No.75), is
10 amended to read:
11 Section 432. Eligibility.--Except as hereinafter otherwise
12 provided, and subject to the rules, regulations, and standards
13 established by the department, both as to eligibility for
14 assistance and as to its nature and extent, needy persons of the
15 classes defined in clauses (1), (2), and (3) shall be eligible
1 for assistance:
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3 (5) Assistance may be granted only to or in behalf of a
4 resident of Pennsylvania.
5 (i) Needy persons who do not meet the residence requirements
6 stated in this clause and who are transients or without
7 residence in any state, may be granted assistance up to seven
8 days in the form of vendor payments, all in accordance with
9 rules, regulations, and standards established by the department.
10 (ii) Notwithstanding the maximum aid payments as determined
11 by the department, recipients of general assistance and aid to
12 families with dependent children who have resided in this
13 Commonwealth for less than twelve months shall be paid an amount
14 calculated in accordance with department standards, but not to
15 exceed the maximum aid payment that would have been received
16 from the recipient's state of prior residence, unless that
17 amount exceeds the maximum payment level available to recipients
18 in this Commonwealth. When the maximum aid payment from a
19 recipient's state of prior residence exceeds that amount which
20 would otherwise be available in this Commonwealth, the recipient
21 shall receive an amount not to exceed the amount available in
22 this Commonwealth.
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24 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 90 days.
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