THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, JUNE 6, 2011

REFERRED TO FINANCE, JUNE 6, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled,

as amended, "An act providing for and reorganizing the

conduct of the executive and administrative work of the

Commonwealth by the Executive Department thereof and the

administrative departments, boards, commissions, and officers

thereof, including the boards of trustees of State Normal

Schools, or Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating,

reorganizing or authorizing the reorganization of certain

administrative departments, boards, and commissions; defining

the powers and duties of the Governor and other executive and

administrative officers, and of the several administrative

departments, boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the

salaries of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain

other executive and administrative officers; providing for

the appointment of certain administrative officers, and of

all deputies and other assistants and employes in certain

departments, boards, and commissions; and prescribing the

manner in which the number and compensation of the deputies

and all other assistants and employes of certain departments,

boards and commissions shall be determined," in general

budget implementation, further providing for the Department

of Labor and Industry.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 1727-E of the act act of April 9, 1929

(P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, added July 17, 2007

(P.L.141, No.42), is amended to read:

Section 1727-E.  Department of Labor and Industry [(Reserved)].

The following shall apply to appropriations for the

Department of Labor and Industry in the General Appropriation

Act:

(1)  The appropriation for payment to the Vocational

Rehabilitation Fund for work of the State Board of Vocational

Rehabilitation includes $2,153,000 for a Statewide

professional service provider association for the blind to

provide specialized services and services for prevention of

blindness and $431,000 to provide specialized services and

services for prevention of blindness in cities of the first

class.

(2)  (Reserved).

Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.