PRINTER'S NO. 79
No. 54 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY FRANKEL, BISHOP, BOYD, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN,
CURRY, DALEY, DePASQUALE, FREEMAN, GOODMAN, GRELL, HENNESSEY,
JAMES, KING, LEVDANSKY, MAHONEY, MARKOSEK, MUNDY, NAILOR,
M. O'BRIEN, PETRONE, RAPP, SWANGER, WALKO, YOUNGBLOOD, MELIO,
SOLOBAY, COSTA, GERGELY, BEYER AND FABRIZIO, JANUARY 30, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
JANUARY 30, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 28, 1999 (P.L.24, No.3), entitled "An
2 act requiring public hearings before closing State mental
3 health or mental retardation facilities," providing for
4 proceeds from sales of closed facilities.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. The act of April 28, 1999 (P.L.24, No.3), known
8 as the Mental Health or Mental Retardation Facility Closure Act,
9 is amended by adding a section to read:
10 Section 5.1. Sale of facility.
11 If a closed facility is subsequently sold, any proceeds from
12 the sale deposited in any fund in the State Treasury shall be
13 transferred to the department and allocated by the department
14 for community-based mental health services.
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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