SENATE AMENDED

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, BARRAR, BEAR, BRENNAN, FABRIZIO, FARRY, FLECK, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GROVE, HAHN, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, KAVULICH, KORTZ, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MATZIE, MOUL, MUNDY, MURT, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PETRARCA, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, SABATINA, SAINATO, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SIMMONS, SONNEY, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TOEPEL, VULAKOVICH, WAGNER, WATSON, MILNE, DAVIDSON, HENNESSEY, SAMUELSON, STEPHENS AND TOOHIL, FEBRUARY 4, 2011

SENATOR CORMAN, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED, JUNE 27, 2011   

AN ACT

Amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), entitled

"An act providing for a State Lottery and administration

thereof; authorizing the creation of a State Lottery

Commission; prescribing its powers and duties; disposition of

funds; violations and penalties therefor; exemption of prizes

from State and local taxation and making an appropriation," 

in Pharmaceutical Assistance for the Elderly, further

providing for determination of eligibility.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 503(b) of the act of August 26, 1971

(P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, amended July

9, 2008 (P.L.934, No.69), is reenacted and amended to read:

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Section 503.  Determination of eligibility.

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(b)  Social Security cost-of-living adjustment.--

(1)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to

the contrary, persons who, as of December 31, [2007] 2010,

are enrolled in the PACENET program shall remain eligible for

the PACENET program if the maximum income limit is exceeded

due solely to a Social Security cost-of-living adjustment.

(2)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to

the contrary, persons who, as of December 31, [2008] 2010,

are enrolled in the PACE program shall remain eligible for

the PACE program if the maximum income limit is exceeded due

solely to a Social Security cost-of-living adjustment.

(3)  Eligibility in the PACE or PACENET program pursuant

to this subsection shall expire on December 31, [2010] 2013.

Section 1.1.  The reenactment and amendment of section 503(b)

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of the act shall apply retroactively to December 30, 2010.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.