PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 4329 PRINTER'S NO. 4566
No. 2860 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY KENNEY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2002
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
NOVEMBER 12, 2002
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 26, 2001 (P.L.755, No.77), entitled "An
2 act establishing a special fund and account for money
3 received by the Commonwealth from the Master Settlement
4 Agreement with tobacco manufacturers; providing for home and
5 community-based care, for tobacco use prevention and
6 cessation efforts, for Commonwealth universal research
7 enhancement, for hospital uncompensated care, for health
8 investment insurance, for medical assistance for workers with
9 disabilities, for regional biotechnology research centers,
10 for the HealthLink Program, for community-based health care
11 assistance programs, for PACE reinstatement and PACENET
12 expansion, for medical education loan assistance and for
13 percentage allocation and appropriation of moneys," further <--
14 providing for PACE reinstatement. EXTENDING ELIGIBILITY FOR <--
15 PACE AND PACENET.
16 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
17 hereby enacts as follows:
18 Section 1. Section 2306 of the act of June 26, 2001
19 (P.L.755, No.77), known as the Tobacco Settlement Act, is
20 amended to read:
21 Section 2306. PACE reinstatement.
22 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
23 persons who, as of December 31, [2000] 2002, were enrolled in <--
1 the PACE program established pursuant to the act of August 14,
2 1991 (P.L.342, No.36), known as the former Lottery Fund
3 Preservation Act, shall remain eligible for the PACE program if
4 the maximum income limit is exceeded due solely to a Social
5 Security cost-of-living adjustment. Any person whose PACE
6 eligibility has been terminated for this cause shall be
7 retroactively reinstated commencing on the effective date of
8 this section. [Eligibility in the PACE program pursuant to this
9 section shall expire on December 31, 2002.]
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. <--
11 SECTION 2. THE ACT IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ: <--
12 SECTION 2306.1. PACENET REINSTATEMENT.
13 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
14 PERSONS WHO, AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2001, WERE ENROLLED IN THE
15 PACENET PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 519 OF THE ACT
16 OF AUGUST 26, 1971 (P.L.351, NO.91), KNOWN AS THE STATE LOTTERY
17 LAW, SHALL REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR THE PACENET PROGRAM IF THE
18 MAXIMUM INCOME LIMIT IS EXCEEDED DUE SOLELY TO A SOCIAL SECURITY
19 COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT. ANY PERSON WHOSE PACENET ELIGIBILITY
20 HAS BEEN TERMINATED FOR THIS CAUSE SHALL BE RETROACTIVELY
21 REINSTATED COMMENCING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
22 SECTION 3. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
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