PRINTER'S NO. 1288
No. 1112 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY MYERS, WATERS, C. WILLIAMS, MELIO, LAUGHLIN, YOUNGBLOOD, BEBKO-JONES, WASHINGTON, JOSEPHS, JAMES, THOMAS, HORSEY AND MANDERINO, MARCH 21, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MARCH 21, 2001
AN ACT 1 Making a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Public 2 Welfare for community mental health care. 3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 4 hereby enacts as follows: 5 Section 1. The sum of $90,000,000 is hereby appropriated to 6 the Department of Public Welfare for the fiscal year July 1, 7 2001, to June 30, 2002, for increasing the wages of direct care 8 staff in community programs as authorized by the act of October 9 20, 1966 (3rd Sp.Sess., P.L.96, No.6), known as the Mental 10 Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966, including private 11 intermediate care facilities/MR, residential treatment 12 facilities, adult day services, individual and family support 13 and living services, personal care homes, community residential 14 rehabilitation services and vocational and social rehabilitation 15 services, to supplement the appropriation under section 219 of 16 the act of May 24, 2000 (P.L. , No.21A), known as the General 17 Appropriation Act of 2000. These funds shall become available
1 after legislation providing for such an increase has been 2 enacted. 3 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. A23L84DMS/20010H1112B1288 - 2 -