Bill Text: PA HB994 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishing the Women, Infants and Children Special Supplemental Program in the Department of Health and providing for its purposes; establishing the Women, Infants and Children Special Supplemental Program Fund; and making an appropriation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-18 - Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [HB994 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB994-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1143
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 994 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY COHEN, OLIVER, STURLA, BISHOP, FREEMAN, JOSEPHS, PRESTON, MELIO, BELFANTI, CALTAGIRONE, GEORGE, MANDERINO, STABACK, WHEATLEY, K. SMITH, SIPTROTH, PASHINSKI, PALLONE, M. O'BRIEN, MURT, MAHONEY, KORTZ, HARKINS, GRUCELA, GOODMAN, FRANKEL, FABRIZIO, D. COSTA, CONKLIN AND BRENNAN, MARCH 18, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, MARCH 18, 2009
AN ACT
Establishing the Women, Infants and Children Special
Supplemental Program in the Department of Health and
providing for its purposes; establishing the Women, Infants
and Children Special Supplemental Program Fund; and making an
appropriation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Women,
Infants and Children Special Supplemental Program Act.
Section 2. Women, Infants and Children Special Supplemental
Program.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department
of Health a program to be known as the Women, Infants and
Children Special Supplemental Program.
(b) Purposes of program.--The purposes for which the program
is established are as follows:
(1) To pay for administrative costs of a county agency
or nonprofit entity that provides food and nutrition to
eligible persons.
(2) To improve the efficiency of other programs for
women, infants and children.
(3) To establish outreach programs for women, infants
and children.
(4) To educate the public about proper nutrition.
(5) To pay for salaries, benefits, rent and supplies to
carry out the purposes of this program.
Section 3. Women, Infants and Children Special Supplemental
Program Fund.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the State
Treasury a separate fund to be known as the Women, Infants and
Children Special Supplemental Program Fund.
(b) Purpose of fund.--The fund shall be used to carry out
the purposes of this act as determined by the Secretary of
Health in accordance with the provisions of this act.
Section 4. Appropriation.
The sum of $5,000,000 is hereby appropriated for fiscal year
2009-2010 to the Women, Infants and Children Special
Supplemental Program Fund to carry out the provisions of this
act.
Section 5. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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