PRINTER'S NO. 2926
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1883
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BULLOCK, FRANKEL, DAVIS, THOMAS, YOUNGBLOOD,
V. BROWN, SCHWEYER, KINSEY, O'BRIEN, ROZZI, McNEILL, COHEN,
DEAN AND READSHAW, MARCH 10, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MARCH 10, 2016
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 public assistance,
further providing for determination of need.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 432.12(a) of the act of June 13, 1967
(P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, amended May
16, 1996 (P.L.175, No.35), is amended to read:
Section 432.12. Determination of Need.--(a) In determining
need for aid to families with dependent children, the gross
income of all members of the assistance group who are fourteen
years of age or older shall be considered except the gross
income of a member of the assistance group who is between the
ages of fourteen and twenty-one, is a full or part-time student,
and is not employed full time or income which is specifically
excluded by Federal or State law. [Fifty] Seventy-five percent
of gross earned income shall be disregarded when determining
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