Regular Session 2019-2020 Senate Bill 1219 P.N. 1827

PRINTER'S NO. 1827

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

1219

Session of

2020

INTRODUCED BY MUTH, COLLETT, IOVINO, L. WILLIAMS, FARNESE,

SANTARSIERO, COSTA, KEARNEY AND SCHWANK, JUNE 30, 2020

REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, JUNE 30, 2020

AN ACT

Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled

"An act relating to the finances of the State government;

providing for cancer control, prevention and research, for

ambulatory surgical center data collection, for the Joint

Underwriting Association, for entertainment business

financial management firms, for private dam financial

assurance and for reinstatement of item vetoes; providing for

the settlement, assessment, collection, and lien of taxes,

bonus, and all other accounts due the Commonwealth, the

collection and recovery of fees and other money or property

due or belonging to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,

including escheated property and the proceeds of its sale,

the custody and disbursement or other disposition of funds

and securities belonging to or in the possession of the

Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims against the

Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and appeals to the

courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to the

Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth and

all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting

moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,

and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth,

authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes

to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of

section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of

Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of

certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every

department, board, commission, and officer of the State

government, every political subdivision of the State, and

certain officers of such subdivisions, every person,

association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or

collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws

imposing taxes for State purposes, or to pay license fees or

other moneys to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,

every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the

Commonwealth," in additional special funds and restricted

accounts, further providing for COVID-19 response transfers

for assistance to the Commonwealth's health care system.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 1735-A.1(f) and (h) of the act of April

9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, are amended

to read:

Section 1735-A.1. COVID-19 response transfers for assistance to

the Commonwealth's health care system.

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(f) [Report] Reports.--

(1) Beginning June 1, 2020, and the first day of each

month thereafter, the Secretary of the Budget shall provide a

report detailing all spending related to the COVID-19

response the Commonwealth has made during the preceding

month, including any funding made available through the

Federal Government, the Governor's disaster proclamation, an

agency budget or the transfers under this section. The report

shall include the recipient, the dollar amount and a detailed

explanation of the purpose of the spending. The Secretary of

the Budget shall provide the report to the State Treasurer,

the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate, the

Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the House of

Representatives, the chairperson and minority chairperson of

the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the

chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations

Committee of the House of Representatives.

(2) The following apply:

(i) Beginning July 1, 2020, and the first day of

each month thereafter, if an entity in this Commonwealth

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receives covered funds from the Federal Government and is

not required to report under paragraph (1) or receives

funds distributed by the Federal Government under the

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

(Public Law 116-136, 134 Stat. 281) that are not directly

received from or originally deposited into an account of

the Commonwealth or an agency of the Commonwealth, the

entity shall provide a report specifying all of the

following:

(A) The amount of funds received.

(B) The amount of funds received that were

expended or obligated for each project or activity.

activities for which funds were expended or

obligated.

(D) Detailed information on any level of

subcontracts or subgrants awarded by the entity or

its subcontractors or subgrantees.

(ii) An entity subject to subparagraph (i) shall

provide the report to the State Treasurer, the Majority

Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Majority

Leader and Minority Leader of the House of

Representatives, the chairperson and minority chairperson

of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the

chairperson and minority chairperson of the

Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives.

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(h) Definitions.--As used in this section, the [term "COVID-

19" shall mean the novel coronavirus as identified in the

Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency issued on March 6,

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2020.] following words and phrases shall have the meanings given

to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates

otherwise:

"Covered funds." As defined in section 15010(a)(6) of the

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law

116-136, 134 Stat. 281).

" COVID-19. " T he novel coronavirus as identified in the

Governor ' s Proclamation of Disaster Emergency issued on March 6,

2020, or any renewal thereof.

Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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