PRINTER'S NO. 227
No. 163 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY KITCHEN, MELLOW, FUMO, COSTA, BOSCOLA, RAFFERTY, STOUT, CORMAN, EARLL, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, C. WILLIAMS, KASUNIC, MUSTO, O'PAKE, WASHINGTON, RHOADES, LAVALLE, BROWNE, STACK, HUGHES, WOZNIAK, FERLO AND LOGAN, MARCH 7, 2007
REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, MARCH 7, 2007
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled 2 "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the 3 executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the 4 Executive Department thereof and the administrative 5 departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof, 6 including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or 7 Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or 8 authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative 9 departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and 10 duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative 11 officers, and of the several administrative departments, 12 boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the 13 Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive 14 and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of 15 certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and 16 other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards, 17 and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the 18 number and compensation of the deputies and all other 19 assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and 20 commissions shall be determined," providing for eligibility 21 for subsidized child day care. 22 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 23 hereby enacts as follows: 24 Section 1. The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known 25 as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding a 26 section to read:
1 Section 2336. Eligibility for Subsidized Child Care.--(a) A 2 family that has at least one parent who is a Pennsylvania 3 National Guard member that has been ordered to active Federal or 4 State service shall be given a preference for placement in 5 subsidized child care available under 55 Pa. Code Pt. V Subpt. B 6 (relating to eligibility for services), if the family otherwise 7 qualifies for subsidized child care services under regulations 8 of the Department of Public Welfare. 9 (b) A family shall continue to receive subsidized child care 10 services after the Pennsylvania National Guard member has 11 returned from active Federal or State service for as long as the 12 family continues to meet eligibility requirements under 13 regulations of the Department of Public Welfare. 14 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 100 days. L18L71JS/20070S0163B0227 - 2 -