PRINTER'S NO. 413
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
426
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, BARRAR, BERNSTINE, DeLUCA, DOWLING,
GREINER, GROVE, HERSHEY, JAMES, KAUFER, KAUFFMAN, KEEFER,
MILLARD, PICKETT, ROAE, RYAN, SAYLOR AND SIMMONS,
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, FEBRUARY 11, 2019
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,
providing for prohibition of cash assistance extensions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding a section to
read:
Section 432.27. Prohibition of Cash Assistance Extensions.--
(a) Except as provided under subsection (b), the department may
not approve an extension of cash benefits under the Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families program in excess of forty-eight
cumulative months of assistance during a recipient's lifetime.
(b) The following shall be exempted from the prohibition
under subsection (a):
(1) An individual who is diligently participating in a work
activity and who has been unable to obtain employment due to
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