PRINTER'S NO. 1385
No. 1179 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY R. MILLER, SEMMEL, BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CRAHALLA, DALLY, DeWEESE, FAIRCHILD,
GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARPER,
HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, W. KELLER, KENNEY,
KOTIK, LEDERER, MACKERETH, McILHATTAN, NAILOR, O'NEILL,
PHILLIPS, PISTELLA, RAPP, REICHLEY, RUBLEY, STABACK, SURRA,
TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, YOUNGBLOOD AND ZUG,
MARCH 29, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 29, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, establishing the Military Family
3 Relief Fund and its operation.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 51 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 7319. Contributions to Military Family Relief Fund.
9 (a) Creation of fund.--In order to carry out the purposes of
10 section 315.8 of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known
11 as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, there is hereby established
12 under the State Treasurer a special fund, which shall be known
13 as the Military Family Relief Fund.
14 (b) Administration.--
15 (1) The department, in cooperation with the State
1 Treasurer, shall administer the fund and shall accept
2 voluntary contributions from persons for the fund.
3 (2) Contributions received for the fund shall be
4 distributed by the department to Pennsylvania resident
5 servicemen or servicewomen or their families that have
6 suffered a sudden or unexpected loss of income or other
7 source of support or a death or an illness of a family member
8 that creates a direct and immediate demonstrable financial
9 need for assistance in order to provide themselves and their
10 families with food, shelter, clothing, required medical care
11 and other necessities of life.
12 (3) Persons applying for assistance from the fund must
13 physically reside in this Commonwealth and demonstrate that
14 they have applied for and been turned down for existing
15 relief programs as determined by the department.
16 (c) Rules.--The department shall develop rules and
17 regulations necessary to administer the provisions of this
18 chapter.
19 (d) Moneys received.--All moneys received from the voluntary
20 contribution system established in section 315.8 of the Tax
21 Reform Code of 1971 shall be deposited in the fund.
22 (e) Future appropriations.--The General Assembly may, from
23 time to time, appropriate funds into the special fund for the
24 purposes of this section.
25 (f) Use of fund money.--The moneys contained in the fund are
26 continuously appropriated to the Department of Military and
27 Veterans Affairs for the exclusive use of carrying out the
28 purposes of this section.
29 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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