1Amending the act of May 28, 1937 (P.L.955, No.265), entitled, as
2amended, "An act to promote public health, safety, morals,
3and welfare by declaring the necessity of creating public
4bodies, corporate and politic, to be known as housing
5authorities to engage in slum clearance, and to undertake
6projects, to provide dwelling accommodations for persons of
7low income; providing for the organization of such housing
8authorities; defining their powers and duties; providing for
9the exercise of such powers, including the acquisition of
10property by purchase, gift or eminent domain, the renting and
11selling of property, and including borrowing money, issuing
12bonds, and other obligations, and giving security therefor;
13prescribing the remedies of obligees of housing authorities;
14authorizing housing authorities to enter into agreements,
15including agreements with the United States, the
16Commonwealth, and political subdivisions and municipalities
17thereof; defining the application of zoning, sanitary, and
18building laws and regulations to projects built or maintained
19by such housing authorities; exempting the property and
20securities of such housing authorities from taxation; and
21imposing duties and conferring powers upon the State Planning
22Board, and certain other State officers and departments,"
23providing for screening of certain applicants.

24The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
25hereby enacts as follows:

26Section 1. The act of May 28, 1937 (P.L.955, No.265), known
27as the Housing Authorities Law, is amended by adding a section
28to read:

29Section 13.2. Screening of Certain Applicants.--(a) For

1purposes of determining eligibility for federally assisted
2housing in accordance with section 576 of the act of October 21,
31998 (Public Law 105-276, 42 U.S.C. § 13661), an Authority shall
4construe the term "reasonable period" to mean any period of time
5that is indicative of successful rehabilitation or active
6abstention from the engagement in drug-related, criminal or
7violent criminal activity not to exceed ten years following the
8most recent conviction or period of confinement resulting from
9the conviction.

10(b) This section shall not apply to any individual subject
11to a lifetime registration requirement under a state sex
12offender registration program.

13Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.