PRINTER'S NO. 508
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
531
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, BROOKS, PENNYCUICK, BARTOLOTTA, ROBINSON,
BREWSTER AND COSTA, MARCH 15, 2023
REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
MARCH 15, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in State Veterans' Commission and
Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs, further
providing for Veterans' Trust Fund.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1721 of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
ยง 1721. Veterans' Trust Fund.
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(e.1) Grant Evaluation Committee.--The Grant Evaluation
Committee is established within the department and the following
shall apply:
(1) The Grant Evaluation Committee shall:
(i) Review and evaluate applications for grants
provided under this subchapter.
(ii) Provide recommendations on the use of funds
under this subchapter to the Adjutant General.
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(2) The review and evaluation of applications for grants
provided under this subchapter and the making of
recommendations for the use of funding under this subchapter
performed by individuals pursuant to the statement of policy
for the maintenance and use of the fund required under
subsection (e) prior to the effective date of this subsection
shall be performed by the Grant Evaluation Committee as
provided under paragraph (1).
(3) The Grant Evaluation Committee shall be comprised of
members appointed by the Adjutant General, the chairperson
and minority chairperson of the Veterans Affairs and
Emergency Preparedness Committee of the Senate and the
chairperson and minority chairperson of the Veterans Affairs
and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the House of
Representatives.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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