PRINTER'S NO. 1033
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
227
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BLAKE, GREENLEAF, TEPLITZ, FARNESE, SCAVELLO,
KITCHEN, YUDICHAK, SMITH, BREWSTER, TARTAGLIONE, WILLIAMS,
BROWNE, HUGHES, ALLOWAY, RAFFERTY, COSTA, BOSCOLA AND
McGARRIGLE, JUNE 11, 2015
REFERRED TO URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, JUNE 11, 2015
AN ACT
Establishing the Veterans' Housing Assistance Program; and
making appropriations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be shall be known and may be cited as the
Preventing Veterans' Homelessness Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Agency." The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.
"Costs associated with rental." The total costs of rent and
utilities, per month, for a residential rental unit.
"Department." The Department of Military and Veterans
Affairs of the Commonwealth.
"Financial assistance." The rental voucher established under
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