PRINTER'S NO. 518
No. 484 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY ORIE, WOZNIAK, TOMLINSON, COSTA, STOUT, O'PAKE,
RAFFERTY, KITCHEN, ERICKSON, KASUNIC, TARTAGLIONE, M. WHITE
AND LOGAN, MARCH 28, 2005
REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, MARCH 28, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 10, 1986 (P.L.1396, No.121), entitled
2 "An act authorizing the use of State funds to expand a
3 special supplemental food program for women, infants and
4 children," further providing for State supplement.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 4 of the act of July 10, 1986 (P.L.1396,
8 No.121), known as the Women's, Infants' and Children's Nutrition
9 Improvement Act, is amended to read:
10 Section 4. State supplement.
11 (a) Determination by General Assembly.--The General Assembly
12 is hereby authorized to provide a State supplement to increase
13 the percentage of WIC Program participation above the level
14 which would be achieved without the State WIC supplement.
15 [(b) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds appropriated by the
16 General Assembly, at least 80% shall be utilized for food and no
17 more than 20% shall be utilized for State and local
18 administration and program services.]
1 (b) Use of funds.--The funds appropriated by the General
2 Assembly shall be administered by the department and utilized
3 for nutrition services and administration provided by local WIC
4 providers consistent with Federal law.
5 (c) Report by local WIC provider.--Each local WIC provider
6 shall report to the department the information on the State-
7 funded program in the same manner and within the same time
8 period as required by the Federal WIC Program.
9 (d) Report by department.--The secretary shall provide an
10 annual report to the General Assembly, no later than January 1
11 of each year, which covers the State-administered WIC program
12 for the prior fiscal year.
13 [(e) Outreach program.--From the moneys available for
14 administration, the department shall fund a Statewide outreach
15 project and an evaluation of the effectiveness of WIC services
16 in meeting the stated goals of the program in this
17 Commonwealth.]
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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