PRINTER'S NO. 2521
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1834
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY SAINATO, SAPPEY, BARRAR, KULIK, RYAN, BURNS, MURT,
HILL-EVANS, BERNSTINE, WILLIAMS, STRUZZI, CALTAGIRONE,
PETRARCA, READSHAW, FREEMAN, LONGIETTI, KIM, SCHLOSSBERG,
SNYDER, A. DAVIS, ZABEL, HANBIDGE, JOZWIAK, McCLINTON AND
DeLUCA, SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in grants to fire companies and
emergency medical services companies, further providing for
award of grants and for expiration of authority.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 7813(a) and 7823(a) of Title 35 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended by adding
paragraphs to read:
§ 7813. Award of grants.
(a) Authorization.--The agency is authorized to make a grant
award to each eligible fire company for the following:
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(6) Recruitment and retention, including, but not
limited to, volunteer firefighter length of service award
programs and programs for minors serving in volunteer
emergency service organizations.
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§ 7823. Award of grants.
(a) Authorization.--The agency is authorized to make a grant
award to each eligible EMS company for the following:
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(5) Recruitment and retention, including, but not
limited to, programs for minors serving in volunteer
emergency service organizations.
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Section 2. Section 7841 of Title 35 is amended to read:
§ 7841. Expiration of authority.
The authority of the agency to award grants under Subchapters
B (relating to fire company grant program) and C (relating to
emergency medical services grant program) shall expire June 30,
[2020] 2024.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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