PRINTER'S NO. 2763
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2142
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY CURRY, GIRAL, KINSEY, BULLOCK, KENYATTA, PROBST,
SCHLOSSBERG, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, BOYD, MERSKI, SHUSTERMAN,
SANCHEZ, KHAN, DONAHUE, D. WILLIAMS, STEELE, DELLOSO AND
GREEN, MARCH 20, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 20, 2024
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled
"An act relating to the finances of the State government;
providing for cancer control, prevention and research, for
ambulatory surgical center data collection, for the Joint
Underwriting Association, for entertainment business
financial management firms, for private dam financial
assurance and for reinstatement of item vetoes; providing for
the settlement, assessment, collection, and lien of taxes,
bonus, and all other accounts due the Commonwealth, the
collection and recovery of fees and other money or property
due or belonging to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
including escheated property and the proceeds of its sale,
the custody and disbursement or other disposition of funds
and securities belonging to or in the possession of the
Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims against the
Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and appeals to the
courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to the
Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth and
all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting
moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth,
authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes
to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of
section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of
certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every
department, board, commission, and officer of the State
government, every political subdivision of the State, and
certain officers of such subdivisions, every person,
association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or
collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws
imposing taxes for State purposes, or to pay license fees or
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other moneys to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the
Commonwealth," in additional special funds and restricted
accounts, providing for Safe Path Restricted Account; and
making a transfer.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Article XVII-A.2 of the act of April 9, 1929
(P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, is amended by
adding a subarticle to read:
SUBARTICLE F
SAFE PATH RESTRICTED ACCOUNT
Section 1751-A.2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this subarticle
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Account." The Safe Path Restricted Account established
under section 1752-A.2.
"Commission." The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
Delinquency.
Section 1752-A.2. Safe Path Restricted Account.
The Safe Path Restricted Account is established as a
restricted account in the General Fund.
Section 1753-A.2. Source and use of funds.
(a) Transfer.--For fiscal year 2023-2024, the sum of
$50,000,000 shall be transferred to the account from the General
Fund.
(b) Continuing appropriation.--Money in the account is
appropriated to the commission on a continuing basis for the
purposes under subsection (c).
(c) Use of funds.--The commission shall use money in the
account to award grants to political subdivisions and nonprofit
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organizations that establish or operate safe passage programs
designed to improve safety for youth and adults going to and
from schools and community centers. Priority shall be given to
applicants in areas that experience high rates of gun violence,
as determined by the commission.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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