H0826B1841A02266 SFL:JSL 06/18/15 #90 A02266
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 826
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE DRISCOLL
Printer's No. 1841
Amend Bill, page 1, line 14, by striking out all of said line
and inserting
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each
executive
Amend Bill, page 1, by inserting between lines 16 and 17
(2) Notwithstanding any rule of the Senate or the House
of Representatives to the contrary, each bill or resolution
which projects or proposes an increase or decrease in
Commonwealth revenue or expenditures for human services
programs, including child welfare, subsidized child care,
addiction treatment and prevention, mental health, domestic
violence, developmental disabilities, homelessness prevention
and senior citizens home care and transportation services,
shall require a fiscal analysis prior to consideration by the
appropriate standing committee of the chamber in which the
bill or resolution was initially introduced.
Amend Bill, page 2, line 17, by striking out "a paragraph"
and inserting
paragraphs
Amend Bill, page 3, by inserting between lines 20 and 21
(9) Notwithstanding any rule of either the Senate or the
House of Representatives to the contrary, beginning January
1, 2016, and if requested by a member of the Appropriations
Committee of the chamber in which the bill or resolution was
introduced, prepare a fiscal analysis for each bill or
resolution which projects or proposes an increase or decrease
in Commonwealth expenditures exceeding $5,000,000 for human
services programs, including child welfare, subsidized child
care, addiction treatment and prevention, mental health,
domestic violence, developmental disabilities, homelessness
prevention and senior citizens home care and transportation
services. The fiscal analysis shall be published in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin and shall include, but not be limited
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to, the following:
(i) Whether the proposed bill or resolution would
increase the cost of other State and local programs,
including other human services programs, for the
Commonwealth or its political subdivisions.
(ii) A description of the effect of the projected or
proposed increase or decrease in Commonwealth
expenditures for the human services programs enumerated
in this paragraph.
(iii) A designation of the fund, if applicable, out
of which the appropriation providing for expenditures
under the bill or resolution will be made.
(iv) A forecast of the number of and demographic
information on Commonwealth residents that will be
impacted by the proposed bill or resolution.
(v) A description of the effect the proposed bill or
resolution will have on the Commonwealth ' s economy,
including on businesses. Such description shall be
evidenced-based and calculated from available data,
including economic forecasts, United States Census Bureau
information and labor statistics.
(vi) If applicable, the long-term impact of the
projected or proposed decreases in Commonwealth
expenditures for the human services programs enumerated
in this paragraph.
(vii) The projected cost savings, if any.
(viii) The projected return on investment that
results from increase in expenditures for the human
services programs enumerated in this paragraph.
(ix) An estimate of the fiscal impact of expenditure
reductions or increases on other Commonwealth or local
human services programs.
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