PRINTER'S NO. 2926
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1883
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BULLOCK, FRANKEL, DAVIS, THOMAS, YOUNGBLOOD,
V. BROWN, SCHWEYER, KINSEY, O'BRIEN, ROZZI, McNEILL, COHEN,
DEAN AND READSHAW, MARCH 10, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MARCH 10, 2016
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 public assistance,
further providing for determination of need.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 432.12(a) of the act of June 13, 1967
(P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, amended May
16, 1996 (P.L.175, No.35), is amended to read:
Section 432.12. Determination of Need.--(a) In determining
need for aid to families with dependent children, the gross
income of all members of the assistance group who are fourteen
years of age or older shall be considered except the gross
income of a member of the assistance group who is between the
ages of fourteen and twenty-one, is a full or part-time student,
and is not employed full time or income which is specifically
excluded by Federal or State law. [Fifty] Seventy-five percent
of gross earned income shall be disregarded when determining
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eligibility for applicants and recipients. Any changes to that
percentage shall be promulgated as regulations and shall be
subject to the availability of Federal and State funds for cash
assistance, as certified by the Secretary of the Budget.
In determining need for general assistance, the department
shall take into consideration the gross income which is not
excluded by Federal or State law, excluding that amount equal to
the expenses reasonably attributable to the earning of income up
to twenty-five dollars ($25) per month, of all members of the
assistance group who are fourteen years of age or older. The
deduction shall be considered to cover all transportation
expenses related to employment, all child and adult care related
to employment, all other expenses attributed to employment such
as but not limited to union dues, uniforms and the like, and all
deductions over which the employe has no control such as but not
limited to Federal and State income tax. In addition to said
work related expenses, a work incentive equal to the first
twenty dollars ($20) plus fifty percent of the next sixty
dollars ($60) may be deducted from the gross monthly wages of
each employed recipient of general assistance for a period not
to exceed four months. The general assistance grant shall be
computed on the remainder.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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