PRINTER'S NO. 1714
No. 1163 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY KUKOVICH, KITCHEN, ORIE, SCHWARTZ, MOWERY, TARTAGLIONE, O'PAKE, COSTA, MUSTO, BOSCOLA, WONDERLING AND C. WILLIAMS, JUNE 22, 2004
REFERRED TO AGING AND YOUTH, JUNE 22, 2004
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of December 15, 1988 (P.L.1235, No.151), 2 entitled "An act providing for the establishment of the 3 Children's Trust Fund, for a governing board and for the 4 powers and duties of the board; and prescribing the powers 5 and duties of certain State agencies," further providing for 6 the Children's Trust Fund. 7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 8 hereby enacts as follows: 9 Section 1. Section 8 of the act of December 15, 1988 10 (P.L.1235, No.151), known as the Children's Trust Fund Act, 11 amended May 31, 1990 (P.L.208, No.43), is amended to read: 12 Section 8. Children's Trust Fund created. 13 (a) Surcharges.--There is hereby imposed a $10 surcharge on 14 all applications for marriage licenses and a $20 surcharge on 15 all divorce complaints. 16 (b) Heirloom marriage certificates.--Heirloom marriage 17 certificates designed by Pennsylvania artists shall also be 18 offered at the time of marriage license application for a charge 19 of not less than $30 and not more than $100.
1 (c) Children's Trust Fund.--These charges and surcharges 2 shall be paid into a special nonlapsing Children's Trust Fund, 3 which is established for the purposes described in this act. 4 Funding for existing or ongoing services of State or local 5 agencies shall not be replaced by the trust fund. 6 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. F1L67DMS/20040S1163B1714 - 2 -