THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY WAGNER, KILLION, BEYER, BOYLE, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, CONKLIN, DONATUCCI, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, HARHART, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MANN, MENSCH, MIRABITO, MUNDY, M. O'BRIEN, PAYTON, PICKETT, QUINN, READSHAW, ROSS, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, VULAKOVICH, WALKO AND McCALL, JUNE 2, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, JUNE 2, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of December 15, 1988 (P.L.1235, No.151),

entitled "An act providing for the establishment of the

Children's Trust Fund, for a governing board and for the

powers and duties of the board; and prescribing the powers

and duties of certain State agencies," further providing for

the Children's Trust Fund.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 8 of the act of December 15, 1988

(P.L.1235, No.151), known as the Children's Trust Fund Act,

amended May 31, 1990 (P.L.208, No.43), is amended to read:

Section 8.  Children's Trust Fund created.

There is hereby imposed a [$10] $35 surcharge on all

applications for marriage licenses and a $25 surcharge on all

divorce complaints. These surcharges shall be paid into a

special nonlapsing Children's Trust Fund, which is established

for the purposes described in this act. Funding for existing or

ongoing services of State or local agencies shall not be

replaced by the trust fund.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.