PRINTER'S NO. 1768
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1322
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY KAUFER, KNOWLES, ROZZI, McGINNIS, CUTLER, BAKER,
BLOOM, ENGLISH, MILLARD, KAUFFMAN, TOOHIL, DIAMOND, TOEPEL,
ACOSTA, PICKETT, MURT, ZIMMERMAN, HICKERNELL, WARD, GROVE,
FEE, MILNE, SAYLOR, HEFFLEY, A. HARRIS, KLUNK, D. COSTA,
JOZWIAK, COX, DAVIS, BOBACK, RADER, WARNER, SIMMONS, KRIEGER,
PASHINSKI AND GABLER, JUNE 10, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JUNE 10, 2015
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 identification and proof of residence.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 432.4 of the act of June 13, 1967
(P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, amended June
16, 1994 (P.L.319, No.49) and May 16, 1996 (P.L.175, No.35), is
amended to read:
Section 432.4. Identification and Proof of Residence.--(a)
All persons applying for assistance shall provide acceptable
identification and proof of residence[; the department shall by
regulations specify what constitutes acceptable identification
and proof of residence]. A person shall be deemed to be a
resident when he or she documents his or her residency and that
residency is verified by the department. Verification may
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