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PRINTER'S NO. 4239
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2760
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY CIRESI, GALLOWAY, WEBSTER, KINSEY, ROZZI, FREEMAN,
McNEILL, PASHINSKI, SCHWEYER, HILL-EVANS, SANCHEZ, LEE,
KOSIEROWSKI, MADDEN, JONES, WILLIAMS, DONATUCCI, DAVIDSON,
MERSKI, THOMAS, KENYATTA, WHEATLEY, DALEY AND DELLOSO,
AUGUST 13, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, AUGUST 13, 2020
AN ACT
Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, providing for the Shared Services
Grant Program; and making an appropriation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 53 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read:
CHAPTER 62
SHARED SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM
Sec.
6201. Short title.
6202. Definitions.
6203. Grant program.
6204. Notice.
6205. Appropriation.
6206. Report.
6207. Regulations.
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§ 6201. Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Shared
Services Grant Program Act.
§ 6202. 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:
"Department." The Department of Community and Economic
Development of the Commonwealth.
"Local government." A county, city, borough, incorporated
town, township or school district.
"Program." The Shared Services Grant Program established
under section 6203 (relating to grant program).
§ 6203. Grant program.
The Shared Services Grant Program is established and shall be
administered by the department. Grants provided under the
program shall be used to improve and enhance the capabilities of
local governments through shared services activities such as
regionalization, consolidation, shared capacity, boundary change
or personnel sharing.
§ 6204. Notice.
By March 1, 2021, and each March 1 thereafter, the department
shall provide information regarding the availability and award
of program grant money on the publicly accessible Internet
website of the department and transmit notice to the Legislative
Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
§ 6205. Appropriation.
The General Assembly shall appropriate money as it deems
necessary to pay the costs for the implementation and
administration of this chapter.
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§ 6206. Report.
By March 1, 2021, and each March 1 thereafter, the department
shall prepare and submit a report to the General Assembly on the
amount, purpose and recipients of program grant money awarded in
the prior calendar year.
§ 6207. Regulations.
The department shall promulgate rules and regulations as it
deems necessary to effectuate the provisions of this chapter.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 365 days.
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