PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 979, 1053
PRINTER'S NO. 1349
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
170
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY IOVINO, REGAN, HUGHES, L. WILLIAMS, FONTANA,
BLAKE, VOGEL, KEARNEY, BAKER, PHILLIPS-HILL, COLLETT, MUTH,
SANTARSIERO, MASTRIANO, FOLMER, COSTA, SCHWANK, SABATINA,
MENSCH, YUDICHAK, J. WARD, AUMENT, BROWNE, BREWSTER, BOSCOLA,
FARNESE, STREET, TARTAGLIONE, BARTOLOTTA, KILLION, LAUGHLIN,
BROOKS, YAW, LEACH, DINNIMAN, K. WARD, HAYWOOD AND
A. WILLIAMS, JUNE 17, 2019
AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 30, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Establishing a task force on services for veterans, including
the coordination of services in this Commonwealth among
Federal, State, local and nonprofit programs aimed at serving
veterans, and directing the Joint State Government Commission
to establish an advisory committee to the task force and
conduct a comprehensive review and analysis of services for
veterans.
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth is home to the fourth largest
veteran population in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The Federal dollars expended per Pennsylvania
veteran ranks 45th in the nation; and
WHEREAS, The disparity nationally in expenditures has led to
the establishment of thousands of veterans' service entities;
and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth ranks within the top five states
in the number of nonprofit veteran organizations; and
WHEREAS, The sheer number of veterans' service organizations
across this Commonwealth has made the coordination of services,
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