PRINTER'S NO. 2411
No. 1811 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY GILLESPIE, THOMAS, BELFANTI, BOYD, CREIGHTON, DePASQUALE, ELLIS, GEIST, GINGRICH, GRELL, HALUSKA, HARPER, HARRIS, HESS, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KIRKLAND, KULA, MACKERETH, R. MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, MUSTIO, NAILOR, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PETRONE, REICHLEY, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SWANGER, WAGNER AND WATSON, SEPTEMBER 4, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, SEPTEMBER 4, 2007
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), entitled 2 "An act providing for a State Lottery and administration 3 thereof; authorizing the creation of a State Lottery 4 Commission; prescribing its powers and duties; disposition of 5 funds; violations and penalties therefor; exemption of prizes 6 from State and local taxation and making an appropriation," 7 further providing for PACENET eligibility. 8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 9 hereby enacts as follows: 10 Section 1. Section 519(b) of the act of August 26, 1971 11 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, amended July 12 7, 2006 (P.L.1061, No.111), is amended to read: 13 Section 519. The Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the 14 Elderly Needs Enhancement Tier. 15 * * * 16 (b) PACENET eligibility.--[A] 17 (1) Subject to the annual adjustments under paragraph 18 (2), a person with an annual income of not less than $14,500
1 and not more than $23,500 in the case of a single person and 2 of not less than $17,700 and not more than $31,500 in the 3 case of the combined income of persons married to each other 4 shall be eligible for enhanced pharmaceutical assistance 5 under this section. A person may, in reporting income to the 6 department, round the amount of each source of income and the 7 income total to the nearest whole dollar, whereby any amount 8 which is less than 50¢ is eliminated. 9 (2) Notwithstanding any other law, the minimum and 10 maximum income levels under paragraph (1) shall be adjusted 11 annually to reflect the maximum annual Social Security cost- 12 of-living adjustment. Each year's adjustment shall be based 13 on the prior year's adjusted minimum and maximum income 14 levels. The adjustment required under this paragraph shall 15 reflect calendar years 2003, 2004, 2005 and each calendar 16 year thereafter. 17 * * * 18 Section 2. This act shall be retroactive to December 1, 19 2005. 20 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately. D10L72JKL/20070H1811B2411 - 2 -