PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1828
PRINTER'S NO. 2064
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1461
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY FEE, GREINER, MILLARD, RYAN, HICKERNELL,
B. MILLER, SNYDER, JOZWIAK, KLUNK, PYLE, OBERLANDER, MENTZER,
ZIMMERMAN, SOLOMON, MOUL AND GROVE, MAY 14, 2019
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JUNE 10, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"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; providing for judicial administration; 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 Office of State Inspector General, further
providing for criminal charges.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 506-A of the act of April 9, 1929
(P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is
amended to read:
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Section 506-A. Criminal charges.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State
Inspector General shall have the power to investigate and may
file criminal charges for a violation of any of the following:
(1) Section 481 of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31,
No.21), known as the Human Services Code.
(2) Section 1408 of the Human Services Code.
[(3) 18 Pa.C.S. § 7313 (relating to buying or exchanging
Federal food order coupons, stamps, authorization cards or
access devices).
(4) 18 Pa.C.S. § 7314 (relating to fraudulent traffic in
food orders).]
(3) The following provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. (relating to
crimes and offenses) which are substantially related to the
administration of benefits by the Department of Human
Services:
(i) Section 3921 (relating to theft by unlawful
taking or disposition).
(ii) Section 3922 (relating to theft by deception).
(iii) Section 4101 (relating to forgery).
(iv) Section 4104 (relating to tampering with
records or identification).
(v) Section 4106 (relating to access device fraud).
(vi) Section 4107 (relating to deceptive or
fraudulent business practices).
(vii) Section 4120 (relating to identity theft).
(viii) Section 4914 (relating to false
identification to law enforcement authorities).
(ix) Section 7313 (relating to buying or exchanging
Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
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benefit coupons, stamps, authorization cards or access
devices.)
(x) Section 7314 (relating to fraudulent traffic in
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
benefits).
(xi) Any other violations of 18 Pa.C.S. as may be
discovered during the course of an investigation
commenced under this paragraph.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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