H0084B3137A07137 BIL:JSL 05/18/18 #90 A07137
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 84
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE LAWRENCE
Printer's No. 3137
Amend Bill, page 1, line 16, by inserting after "for"
certified copies of birth records and for
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 21 through 24, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 1. Section 304(c) of the act of June 29, 1953
(P.L.304, No.66), known as the Vital Statistics Law of 1953, is
amended and the section is amended by adding subsections to
read:
Amend Bill, page 2, line 5, by striking out "403(e)(4)" and
inserting
404
Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 26 and 27
Section 2. Section 403(d) of the act is amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 3, lines 3 through 30; page 4, lines 1
through 6; by striking out all of said lines on said pages
Amend Bill, page 4, line 7, by striking out "2" and inserting
3
Amend Bill, page 4, line 7, by striking out "a section" and
inserting
sections
Amend Bill, page 4, by inserting between lines 7 and 8
Section 404. Birth Registration: Certified Copies of Birth
Records.--(a) A fee charged by the department for a certified
copy of a birth record under section 609-A of "The
Administrative Code of 1929" shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) shall be deposited
in a restricted account within the General Fund. The money in
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the restricted account is hereby appropriated on a continuing
basis to the Department of Human Services for training of
mandated reporters of child abuse and child abuse related costs.
(2) Thirty-seven and one-half percent (37.5%) shall be
deposited in a restricted account within the General Fund. The
money in the restricted account is hereby appropriated on a
continuing basis to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
Delinquency for grants for child advocacy centers and
multidisciplinary investigative teams.
(3) Twenty-five percent (25%) shall be deposited in a
restricted account within the General Fund. The money in the
restricted account is hereby appropriated on a continuing basis
to the department for the sole purpose of costs associated with
issuing certified copies of birth records. Acceptable uses of
these funds are limited to the salary, benefits and training
costs for an employee in the Division of Vital Records actively
involved in the issuance of certified copies of birth records.
(4) If a local registrar is involved in the issuance of a
certified copy of a birth record, an amount equal to twenty
percent (20%) of the fee collected for the certified copy shall
be transferred by the department to the local registrar or, if
collected by the local registrar, retained by the local
registrar.
(5) The remainder shall be deposited in the General Fund.
(b) Funding under subsection (a)(2) and (3) may not be used
to supplant Federal, State or local funds otherwise available
for child advocacy centers and multidisciplinary investigative
teams.
Amend Bill, page 4, line 8, by striking out "404" and
inserting
405
Amend Bill, page 5, line 2, by striking out "3" and inserting
4
Amend Bill, page 5, line 5, by striking out "403(e) and (f)"
and inserting
404
Amend Bill, page 5, line 9, by striking out "4" and inserting
5
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See A07137 in
the context
of HB0084