PRINTER'S NO. 476
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
439
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY KNOWLES, BAKER, WATSON, JAMES, TRUITT, WHEATLEY,
TALLMAN, KAUFFMAN, HARHART, A. HARRIS, GILLEN, MILLARD,
GROVE, LAWRENCE, SONNEY AND TOBASH, FEBRUARY 10, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, FEBRUARY 10, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in Human Services Block
Grant Pilot Program; further providing for establishment of
program.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1402-B of the act of June 13, 1967
(P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, amended July
9, 2013 (P.L.369, No.55) is amended to read:
Section 1402-B. Establishment of Human Services Block Grant
Pilot Program.
The following shall apply to the Human Services Block Grant
Pilot Program:
(1) The Human Services Block Grant Pilot Program is
established for the purpose of allocating block grant funds
to county governments to provide locally identified county-
based human services that will meet the service needs of
county residents. A county's request to participate in the
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block grant shall be on a form and contain such information
as the department may prescribe.
(2) The department may approve a county's request based
on the county's plan to provide human services and integrate
its human service programs. A county with a history of
participation or application to participate in the block
grant shall have priority over a county which has not
previously applied for the block grant. The department shall
also consider diversity in representation of counties,
regarding such factors as:
(i) Geographic location.
(ii) Total population.
(iii) Urban, rural and suburban population.
(iv) Proximity to a large urban area.
(v) County class.
(vi) Form of county government.
(vii) Whether the county is part of a local
collaborative arrangement.
(viii) The county's human services administrative
structure.
(3) [No more than 30 counties] Any county may
participate in the block grant in any fiscal year. A county's
participation in the block grant is voluntary.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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