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§ 1402-B. Establishment of Human Services Block Grant Program

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public WelfareEffective: July 1, 2017

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public Welfare (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Human Services Code (Refs & Annos)
Article XIV-B. Human Services Block Grant Program (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2017
62 P.S. § 1402-B
§ 1402-B. Establishment of Human Services Block Grant Program
Currentness
The following shall apply to the Human Services Block Grant Program:
(1) The Human Services Block Grant Program is established for the purpose of allocating block grant funds to county governments to provide locally identified county-based human services that will meet the service needs of county residents. A county's request to participate in the block grant shall be on a form and contain such information as the department may prescribe. The application to the department shall be adopted by a majority vote of the governing body and transmitted to the department accompanied by the signature of the chair of the board of commissioners and attested by the chief clerk of the county or, in the case of a home rule county, by the equivalent consistent with the provisions of the county charter.
(2) The department may approve a county's request based on the county's plan to provide human services and integrate its human service programs. The department shall consider such factors as:
(i) to (vi) Deleted by 2016, Nov. 4, P.L. 1172, No. 153, § 3, effective July 1, 2017.
(vii) Whether the county is part of a local collaborative arrangement.
(viii) The county's human services administrative structure.
(ix) The county's history of human services fiscal management.
(x) The county's history of compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements regarding the operation of its human services programs.
(3) A county's participation in the block grant is voluntary.

Credits

1967, June 13, P.L. 31, No. 21, art. 14-B, § 1402-B, added 2012, June 30, P.L. 668, No. 80, § 12, effective July 1, 2012. Amended 2013, July 9, P.L. 369, No. 55, § 22, imd. effective; 2016, Nov. 4, P.L. 1172, No. 153, § 3, effective July 1, 2017.
62 P.S. § 1402-B, PA ST 62 P.S. § 1402-B
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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