PRINTER'S NO. 3159
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2319
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY SCHMITT, JAMES, STEHR, PICKETT, MARCELL AND
MENTZER, MAY 22, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES,
MAY 22, 2024
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
determined," in Department of Aging, further providing for
evaluation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2211-A of the act of April 9, 1929
(P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is
amended to read:
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Section 2211-A. Evaluation.--The Department of Aging shall
continually review and evaluate the activities of area agencies
and the impact and effectiveness of all programs under this act,
and each area agency shall be identified as compliant or
noncompliant with the provisions under this act. The department
shall ensure that evaluations, including an onsite evaluation,
be made annually of all area agency activities and programs. A
written compliance report of the findings of the evaluation
shall be submitted to the area agency [subject to the
evaluation] and within thirty days shall be available to the
public and posted on the publicly accessible Internet website of
the department. In all evaluations, the department shall obtain
the views of program beneficiaries concerning strengths and
weaknesses of the program. Other departments and agencies of the
Commonwealth shall make available to the department information
necessary for such evaluations. Annually the department shall
submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a report on its
activities including statistical data reflecting services and
activities provided older persons during the preceding fiscal
year.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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