PRINTER'S NO. 2664
No. 2067 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY STEVENS, RITTER, DIETTERICK, DeLUCA, J. L. WRIGHT,
JOHNSON, JADLOWIEC, RAYMOND, GAMBLE, E. Z. TAYLOR, FARMER,
KOSINSKI, ACOSTA, STABACK, HALUSKA, LEVDANSKY, BLACK, OLASZ,
ANGSTADT, MICOZZIE, MELIO, PERZEL, GODSHALL, BELARDI, BUNT,
MORRIS, HOWLETT, MAINE, MAIALE, FISCHER, MILLER, GRUPPO, FOX,
KENNEY, CIVERA, FLICK AND TIGUE, DECEMBER 14, 1987
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, DECEMBER 14, 1987
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 11, 1971 (P.L.104, No.3), entitled, as
2 reenacted and amended, "An act providing property tax or rent
3 rebate and inflation dividends to certain senior citizens,
4 widows, widowers and permanently disabled persons with
5 limited incomes; establishing uniform standards and
6 qualifications for eligibility to receive rebates and
7 dividends; providing for transportation assistance grants and
8 grants to area agencies on aging for services to older
9 persons; and imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue,"
10 providing for an annual increase in household income for
11 purposes of eligibility.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. Section 4 of the act of March 11, 1971 (P.L.104,
15 No.3), known as the Senior Citizens Rebate and Assistance Act,
16 reenacted and amended June 16, 1975 (P.L.7, No.4), is amended by
17 adding a subsection to read:
18 Section 4. Property Tax; Rent Rebate and Inflation Cost.--
19 * * *
20 (f) Notwithstanding any provisions of this act, the
1 household income figures set forth in this section shall
2 annually be adjusted upward by the same percentage as the most
3 recent cost-of-living increase in Federal Social Security
4 payments. The department shall publish the revised figures in
5 the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
6 Section 2. This act shall apply to calendar year 1988 and
7 each year thereafter.
8 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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