PRINTER'S NO. 1850
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1575
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY KHAN, CERRATO, GREEN, SALISBURY, ISAACSON, MADDEN,
STEELE, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS, GUENST, HANBIDGE, KINSEY,
SCHLOSSBERG, HOWARD, KRAJEWSKI, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, PARKER,
SMITH-WADE-EL, FIEDLER, D. WILLIAMS, SCOTT, BOYD, FREEMAN,
SAMUELSON, GERGELY, HOHENSTEIN, PROBST, MAYES, KAZEEM AND
DELLOSO, JULY 18, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, JULY 18, 2023
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 general powers and
duties of the Department of Public Welfare, providing for
report on county assistance offices.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding a section to
read:
Section 217. Report on County Assistance Offices .--(a) The
department shall conduct a study on the challenges and needs of
county assistance offices in order to determine methods to
optimize efficiency. No later than one year after the effective
date of this subsection, the department shall submit a report of
its findings to the following:
(1) The Governor.
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(2) The President pro tempore of the Senate.
(3) The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(4) The Majority Leader of the Senate.
(5) The Minority Leader of the Senate.
(6) The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives.
(7) The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
(8) The chair and minority chair of the Health and Human
Services Committee of the Senate.
(9) The chair and minority chair of the Human Services
Committee of the House of Representatives.
(b) At a minimum, the report under subsection (a) shall:
(1) assess the current challenges faced by county assistance
offices;
(2) identify all resources available to county assistance
offices that aid in the administration of services;
(3) analyze how the department currently supports county
assistance offices in the administration of services as compared
to other states utilizing a similar delivery model for public
assistance;
(4) identify opportunities to increase efficiency within
county assistance offices; and
(5) provide legislative recommendations to support county
assistance offices.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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