PRINTER'S NO. 813
No. 714 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY ORIE, MOWERY, KUKOVICH, HELFRICK, KITCHEN, COSTA, WAUGH, TARTAGLIONE, ERICKSON, WOZNIAK, FUMO, RHOADES AND A. WILLIAMS, MAY 5, 2003
REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, MAY 5, 2003
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. D11L67BIL/20030S0714B0813 - 2 -