PRINTER'S NO. 1175
No. 1033 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY KASUNIC, TRELLO, DALEY, COHEN, COLAIZZO, WASS,
JOSEPHS, HALUSKA, D. W. SNYDER, ROBINSON, LETTERMAN, BISHOP,
MICOZZIE, MARKOSEK, JAROLIN, FOX, KENNEY, McCALL, FREEMAN,
ITKIN, BELARDI, RYBAK, VAN HORNE, CARN, ANGSTADT, STABACK,
BELFANTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, DOMBROWSKI, PRESTON, VEON, CIVERA,
SERAFINI, CORRIGAN, PISTELLA, JAMES, LAUGHLIN, RITTER AND
RICHARDSON, APRIL 5, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, APRIL 5, 1989
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 payments for
4 the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 403(b) of the act of June 13, 1967
8 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, amended April
9 8, 1982 (P.L.231, No.75), is amended to read:
10 Section 403. Uniformity in Administration of Assistance;
11 Regulations as to Assistance.--* * *
12 (b) The department shall establish rules, regulations and
13 standards, consistent with the law, as to eligibility for
14 assistance and as to its nature and extent.
15 (1) Whenever possible and consistent with State law, the
16 department shall establish rules, regulations and standards for
1 general assistance consistent with those established for aid to
2 families with dependent children. In no instance shall the
3 rules, regulations and standards established for general
4 assistance provide for benefits greater than those benefits
5 provided for aid to families with dependent children.
6 (2) The secretary or his designee in writing is the only
7 person authorized to adopt regulations, orders, or standards of
8 general application to implement, interpret, or make specific
9 the law administered by the department.
10 (3) The secretary shall issue interim regulations whenever
11 changes in Federal laws and regulations supersede existing
12 statutes.
13 (4) In adopting regulations, orders, or standards of general
14 application, the secretary shall strive for clarity of language
15 which may be readily understood by those administering aid and
16 by those who apply for or receive aid.
17 (5) Regulations for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
18 Program for fiscal year 1988-1989 shall provide for payments
19 according to the following table:
20 Household Size Maximum Income
21 1 $10,436
22 2 13,082
23 3 15,728
24 4 18,374
25 5 21,020
26 6 23,666
27 7 26,312
28 8 28,958
29 For each person over an eight-member
30 household, add $2,646.
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2 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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