PRINTER'S NO. 2327
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2015
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY KENYATTA, MADDEN, SCHLOSSBERG, KINSEY, HILL-EVANS,
DELLOSO, SANCHEZ, LEE, INNAMORATO, HOWARD, McCLINTON, SIMS,
BURGOS, FRANKEL, PARKER, KIRKLAND, FITZGERALD AND N. NELSON,
OCTOBER 27, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, OCTOBER 27, 2021
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance,
further providing for eligibility.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 432(1) of the act of June 13, 1967
(P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, is amended to
read:
Section 432. Eligibility.--Except as hereinafter otherwise
provided, and subject to the rules, regulations, and standards
established by the department, both as to eligibility for
assistance and as to its nature and extent, needy persons of the
classes defined in clauses (1), (2), and (3) shall be eligible
for assistance:
(1) Persons for whose assistance Federal financial
participation is available to the Commonwealth as aid to
families with dependent children or as other assistance, and
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which assistance is not precluded by other provisions of law.
The department shall establish the maximum monthly cash
assistance received by a recipient or assistance group under
this article to be equal to fifty percent of the Federal poverty
guidelines, based on the applicable household size and
composition, as determined annually by the United States
Department of Health and Human Services.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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