PRINTER'S NO. 4531
No. 2944 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY GEORGE, LUCYK, SOLOBAY, BEBKO-JONES, BUTKOVITZ,
CORRIGAN, HARHAI, NAILOR, PIPPY, BELARDI, BELFANTI, CURRY,
DALEY, DeLUCA, D. EVANS, FREEMAN, GORDNER, GRUCELA, HORSEY,
JAMES, JOSEPHS, KELLER, LAUGHLIN, McCALL, MYERS, PETRARCA,
PISTELLA, SAYLOR, SHANER, STABACK, TANGRETTI, J. TAYLOR,
TIGUE, WOJNAROSKI, G. WRIGHT, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK,
OCTOBER 23, 2002
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, OCTOBER 23, 2002
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, establishing the Military Family
3 Emergency Assistance Fund; and making an appropriation.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 51 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read:
8 CHAPTER 95
9 SPECIAL PROGRAMS
10 Sec.
11 9501. Military Family Emergency Assistance Fund.
12 § 9501. Military Family Emergency Assistance Fund.
13 (a) Established.--The Military Family Emergency Assistance
14 Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury.
15 (b) Administration.--
1 (1) The Adjutant General, in cooperation with the State
2 Treasurer, shall administer the fund and shall accept
3 voluntary contributions from persons for the fund.
4 (2) Contributions received for the fund shall be
5 distributed by the Adjutant General to servicemen or
6 servicewomen or their families that have suffered a sudden or
7 unexpected loss of income or other source of support or a
8 death or an illness of a family member such that they have a
9 direct and immediate demonstrable financial need for
10 assistance in order to provide themselves and their families
11 with food, shelter, clothing, required medical care and other
12 necessities of life.
13 (3) Persons applying for assistance from the fund must
14 demonstrate that they have applied for and been turned down
15 for existing relief programs as determined by the department.
16 (c) Rules.--In administering the fund, the Adjutant General
17 shall, where possible, apply procedures and rules established
18 for veterans' emergency assistance under Chapter 85 (relating to
19 veterans' emergency assistance).
20 Section 2. The sum of $250,000 is hereby appropriated from
21 the General Fund for transfer to the Military Family Emergency
22 Assistance Fund.
23 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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