Regular Session 2019-2020 House Bill 1518 P.N. 2015

PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1913

PRINTER'S NO. 2015

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No.

1518

Session of

2019

INTRODUCED BY DeLISSIO, CAUSER, PASHINSKI, BERNSTINE, A. DAVIS,

T. DAVIS, FREEMAN, GREINER, HANBIDGE, HERSHEY, HICKERNELL,

M. K. KELLER, KINSEY, LAWRENCE, LONGIETTI, MALAGARI, McNEILL,

MILLARD, B. MILLER, MOUL, OWLETT, RYAN, SAPPEY, SAYLOR,

SNYDER, STRUZZI, WEBSTER, ZIMMERMAN, IRVIN, CIRESI, BURGOS

AND RABB, MAY 29, 2019

AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 5, 2019

AN ACT

Amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, providing for grant programs.; AND MAKING A RELATED

REPEAL.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Title 3 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

is amended by adding a part to read:

PART IX

GRANT PROGRAMS

Chapter

101. (Reserved)

103. Agricultural and Youth Development

CHAPTER 101

(Reserved)

CHAPTER 103

AGRICULTURE AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

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Sec.

10301. Definitions.

10302. Board membership.

10303. Agriculture and Youth Organization Grant Program.

10304. Applications.

10305. Grants.

10306. Regulations.

10307. Appropriation FUNDING .

§ 10301. Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter

shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the

context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Agriculture and youth organization." An organization

composed mainly of youth and organized to promote development in

the areas of agriculture, community leadership, vocational

training and peer fellowship. The term includes, but is not

limited to, Pennsylvania FFA, 4-H, Ag in the Classroom, the

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America and vocational

education programs.

"Board." The State Agriculture and Youth Development Board.

"Program." The Agriculture and Youth Organization Grant

Program.

§ 10302. Board membership.

The board shall consist of the following members, with a

majority of members constituting a quorum:

(1) The secretary or a designee, who shall serve as

chairperson.

(2) The Secretary of Education or a designee.

(3) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the Senate or a

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designee and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the House of

Representatives or a designee.

(4) One representative from the Pennsylvania Association

of Agriculture Educators and one from the Penn State

Cooperative Extension, both of whom shall be appointed by the

Governor.

(5) The Statewide president of the Pennsylvania FFA.

(6) The 4-H Statewide Council President.

(7) Up to three representatives, each from a different

Pennsylvania farm or rural organization having a youth

program, whom shall be appointed by the secretary.

(8) A representative of an urban agriculture community

program.

(9) A youth representative of an urban garden operation

or another urban agriculture operation.

§ 10303. Agriculture and Youth Organization Grant Program.

(a) Program.--The department, in consultation with the

board, shall establish a program of grants for agriculture and

youth organizations qualifying to receive grants under this

chapter, to be known as the Agriculture and Youth Organization

Grant Program.

(b) Purpose.--Grants awarded under this chapter may be used

for any of the following purposes:

(1) To cover the costs of special projects conducted by

the organization and approved by the board.

(2) For educational or work force development programs

conducted by the organization and approved by the board.

(3) For educational or work force development seminars

and field trips conducted by the organization and approved by

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the board.

(4) For agricultural safety training programs conducted

by the organization and approved by the board.

(5) For certain capital projects and equipment purchases

approved by the board.

§ 10304. Applications.

(a) Application procedure.--An agriculture and youth

organization may make application at the time, in the manner and

containing information as the department may require. The

department shall determine, from the information provided,

whether the application is eligible for consideration by the

board.

(b) Annual meeting.--The board shall meet annually to

recommend to the department the awarding of grants to qualifying

organizations.

chairperson to conduct business related to the award of grants.

§ 10305. Grants.

(a) General rule.--The department shall make grants in an

amount not to exceed $7,500 to qualifying agriculture and youth

organizations upon the recommendation of the board.

(b) Matching funds.--Grants in an amount not to exceed

$25,000 shall be awarded to qualifying agriculture and youth

organizations selected to receive the awards for the purposes of

capital projects. Grants for capital projects must be matched by

private money in an amount equal to the State grant.

allocation limits for each fiscal year.

§ 10306. Regulations.

The department shall administer the provisions of this

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chapter and, with the approval of the board, shall prescribe and

adopt program policy guidelines or regulations to administer and

enforce this chapter. Until or unless supplanted by program

policy guidelines or regulations adopted under this section, the

program guidelines promulgated under the act of August 6, 1991

(P.L.326, No.33), known as the Agriculture and Rural Youth

Development Act, shall be the policy guidelines for the program.

§ 10307. Appropriation FUNDING .

(a) Specific appropriation.--The sum of $500,000, or as much

thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the department

for the 2019-2020 fiscal year to carry out the provisions of

this chapter. The appropriation under this subsection shall be a

continuing appropriation and shall not lapse at the end of the

fiscal year.

(b) General rule.-- For purposes of implementing the

provisions of this chapter, the department may use:

(1) The appropriation described in subsection (a).

(2) (1) Any other money appropriated by the General

Assembly to the department to carry out the provisions of

this chapter.

(3) (2) Any other money, contributions or payments which

may be made available to the department by the Federal

Government or by any public or private source.

SECTION 2. REPEALS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(1) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES THAT THE REPEAL UNDER

PARAGRAPH (2) IS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE ADDITION OF 3

PA.C.S. CH. 103.

(2) THE ACT OF AUGUST 6, 1991 (P.L.326, NO.33), KNOWN AS

THE AGRICULTURE AND RURAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACT, IS REPEALED.

Section 2 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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