THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, BARRAR, BEAR, BRENNAN, FABRIZIO, FARRY, FLECK, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GROVE, HAHN, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, KAVULICH, KORTZ, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MATZIE, MOUL, MUNDY, MURT, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PETRARCA, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, SABATINA, SAINATO, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SIMMONS, SONNEY, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TOEPEL, VULAKOVICH, WAGNER AND WATSON, FEBRUARY 4, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES, FEBRUARY 4, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), entitled

"An act providing for a State Lottery and administration

thereof; authorizing the creation of a State Lottery

Commission; prescribing its powers and duties; disposition of

funds; violations and penalties therefor; exemption of prizes

from State and local taxation and making an appropriation," 

in Pharmaceutical Assistance for the Elderly, further

providing for determination of eligibility.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 503(b) of the act of August 26, 1971

(P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, amended July

9, 2008(P.L.934, No.69), is amended to read: 

Section 503.  Determination of eligibility.

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(b)  Social Security cost-of-living adjustment.--

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to the

contrary, persons who, as of December 31, [2007] 2010, are

enrolled in the PACENET program shall remain eligible for the

PACENET program if the maximum income limit is exceeded due

solely to a Social Security cost-of-living adjustment.

(2)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to the

contrary, persons who, as of December 31, [2008] 2010, are

enrolled in the PACE program shall remain eligible for the PACE

program if the maximum income limit is exceeded due solely to a

Social Security cost-of-living adjustment.

(3)  Eligibility in the PACE or PACENET program pursuant to

this subsection shall expire on December 31, [2010] 2013.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.