PRINTER'S NO. 1087
No. 952 Session of 1971
INTRODUCED BY MURPHY, NOLAN, DUFFIELD, AMMERMAN, STAPLETON AND
MELLOW, JULY 21, 1971
REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, JULY 21, 1971
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 30, 1971 (Appropriation Act No. 7-A),
2 entitled "An act making appropriations to the Department of
3 Public Welfare and providing
4 for certain allocations therefrom for the purpose of carrying
5 out the Public Assistance Law for the year beginning July 1,
6 1971 and for the payment of assistance and expenses accrued or
7 incurred prior to and remaining unpaid on June 30, 1971,"
8 increasing the amount appropriated.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Section 1, act of June 30, 1971 (Appropriation
12 Act No. 7-A), entitled "An act making appropriations to the
13 Department of Public Welfare and providing for certain
14 allocations therefrom for the purpose of carrying out the Public
15 Assistance Law for the year beginning July 1, 1971 and for the
16 payment of assistance and expenses accrued or incurred prior to
17 and remaining unpaid on June 30, 1971," is amended to read:
18 Section 1. The sum of [fifty-six million six hundred
19 thousand dollars ($56,600,000)] one hundred million dollars
20 ($100,000,000), or as much thereof as may be necessary, is
21 hereby specifically appropriated to the Department of Public
1 Welfare for the payment of assistance and administrative
2 expenses for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1971 and for the
3 payment of assistance and administrative expenses incurred prior
4 to and remaining unpaid June 30, 1971, as provided in the act of
5 June 24, 1937 (P.L.2017), the act of June 24, 1937 (P.L.2045)
6 and the act of May 10, 1951 (P.L.279), July 13, 1953 (P.L.431),
7 August 9, 1955 (P.L.323), the Public Welfare Code, The Fiscal
8 Code, The Penal Code and the Public School Code of 1949. In
9 addition to this amount, all moneys received from the Federal
10 Government, or from any other source as contributions for this
11 program, shall be paid into the General Fund and credited to
12 this appropriation. The Department of Public Welfare shall
13 allocate funds from time to time for administrative expenses of
14 the several county boards of assistance, for such administrative
15 expenses incurred by the department which are chargeable to such
16 boards and for the payment of attorney's fees and court costs
17 necessary for the proper conduct of the public assistance
18 programs: Provided, That no rule or regulation shall be adopted
19 by the Secretary of Public Welfare during the fiscal year 1971-
20 1972 which adds to the cost of any public assistance program.
21 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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