THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, KITCHEN, TARTAGLIONE, ERICKSON, TOMLINSON, BROWNE, M. WHITE, RAFFERTY, LEACH, WAUGH, BREWSTER AND BOSCOLA, JANUARY 12, 2011

REFERRED TO AGING AND YOUTH, JANUARY 12, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled

"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the

executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the

Executive Department thereof and the administrative

departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,

including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or

Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or

authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative

departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and

duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative

officers, and of the several administrative departments,

boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the

Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive

and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of

certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and

other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,

and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the

number and compensation of the deputies and all other

assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and

commissions shall be determined," in Department of Aging,

further providing for powers and duties in general.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 2203-A(a) of the act of April 9, 1929

(P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is

amended by adding a clause to read:

Section 2203-A.  Powers and Duties in General.--(a)  The

Department of Aging hereinafter referred to in this article as

the department shall, subject to any inconsistent provisions in

this act contained, have the power and its duty shall be to:

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(30)  Develop a program for the provision of grants to

Statewide and local volunteer programs which allow elderly

volunteers to work with children in programs, including, but not

limited to:

(i)  Tutoring and assisting children with learning skills.

(ii)  Working with at-risk children.

(iii)  Dropout prevention.

(iv)  Drug and alcohol education.

(v)  Working with children with special physical or emotional

needs.

(vi)  Working with teenage parents.

The department shall develop criteria for determining

eligibility and awarding grants which shall include the success

and quality of the program, the degree of interaction with other

programs or institutions and the length of time the program has

been in existence.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.