PRINTER'S NO. 4137

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 2719 Session of 2006

        INTRODUCED BY CLYMER, BAKER, BALDWIN, BASTIAN, BELFANTI,
           BENNINGHOFF, CALTAGIRONE, DALLY, DeLUCA, DeWEESE, GEORGE,
           GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, KOTIK, LEACH,
           LEDERER, MARKOSEK, PETRARCA, PICKETT, PISTELLA, READSHAW,
           REED, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, STERN, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE,
           WANSACZ, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, JUNE 6, 2006

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, JUNE 6, 2006

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
     2     act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
     3     welfare laws of the Commonwealth," providing for increase to
     4     State supplemental assistance for persons in personal care
     5     homes and for the abrogation of regulations.

     6     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     7  hereby enacts as follows:
     8     Section 1.  The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
     9  as the Public Welfare Code, is amended by adding a section to
    10  read:
    11     Section 432.23.  Increase to State Supplemental Assistance
    12  for Persons in Personal Care Homes.--(a)  Notwithstanding any
    13  other provision of this act or regulations of the department to
    14  the contrary, the amount of the State supplemental assistance
    15  payable to a person who is eligible under section 432(2)(ii) of
    16  this act and who is a resident of a personal care home shall be
    17  increased by an amount of fifteen dollars ($15) per day.

     1     (b)  The amount of State supplemental assistance payable
     2  under subsection (a) shall be increased beginning July 1, 2006,
     3  by an amount equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index
     4  for Urban Wage Earners for the immediately preceding calendar
     5  year, which amount shall be published in the Pennsylvania
     6  Bulletin annually by the department on or before the preceding
     7  November 30.
     8     Section 2.  Any regulations or parts of regulations that are
     9  inconsistent with this act are hereby abrogated to the extent of
    10  the inconsistency.
    11     Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 90 days.













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