Bill Text: PA SB485 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for use of Tobacco Settlement Fund.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-02 - Referred to BANKING AND INSURANCE [SB485 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SB485-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 494
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 485 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY KASUNIC, STACK, TARTAGLIONE, WILLIAMS, BOSCOLA, COSTA, HUGHES, LOGAN, MELLOW, O'PAKE, FONTANA, KITCHEN, MUSTO, STOUT, WOZNIAK, BROWNE AND GORDNER, MARCH 2, 2009
REFERRED TO BANKING AND INSURANCE, MARCH 2, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 26, 2001 (P.L.755, No.77), entitled "An
act establishing a special fund and account for money
received by the Commonwealth from the Master Settlement
Agreement with tobacco manufacturers; providing for home and
community-based care, for tobacco use prevention and
cessation efforts, for Commonwealth universal research
enhancement, for hospital uncompensated care, for health
investment insurance, for medical assistance for workers with
disabilities, for regional biotechnology research centers,
for the HealthLink Program, for community-based health care
assistance programs, for PACE reinstatement and PACENET
expansion, for medical education loan assistance and for
percentage allocation and appropriation of moneys," further
providing for use of Tobacco Settlement Fund.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 306(c) of the act of June 26, 2001 (P.L.
755, No.77), known as the Tobacco Settlement Act, is amended to
read:
Section 306. Use of Tobacco Settlement Fund.
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(c) Lapses.--Lapses shall be deposited in the Health Account
except for the following:
(1) Lapses from moneys provided for the home and
community-based care services shall be reallocated to the
home and community-based care program for use in succeeding
years.
(2) Lapses from moneys provided for the health
investment insurance program shall be reallocated to the
health investment insurance program for use in succeeding
years.
(3) Lapses from moneys provided for the hospital
uncompensated care payment program shall be allocated to the
health investment insurance program for use in succeeding
years.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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