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PA HB836
PA HB836Establishing the LGBTQ Senior Community Grant Program; conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Aging; and making an appropriation.
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Introduced
03/08/2021
03/08/2021
In Committee
03/08/2021
03/08/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
11/30/2022
11/30/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act establishing the LGBTQ Senior Community Grant Program; conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Aging; and making an appropriation.
AI Summary
This bill establishes the LGBTQ Senior Community Grant Program, which will provide annual grants to eligible non-profit organizations, county governments, and municipal governments for community-based services, programs, and activities that support LGBTQ seniors and the LGBTQ community. The Department of Aging will be responsible for administering the program, including developing grant application forms, verifying compliance, and awarding grants up to $50,000. The bill also specifies that grants cannot be used for capital needs and that funding for the program will come from the State Lottery Fund, with an annual appropriation of $2.5 million starting in the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (20)
Pete Schweyer (D)*,
Jessica Benham (D),
Danilo Burgos (D),
Scott Conklin (D),
Tina Davis (D),
Dan Frankel (D),
Bob Freeman (D),
Carol Hill-Evans (D),
Joe Hohenstein (D),
Mary Isaacson (D),
Malcolm Kenyatta (D),
Bridget Kosierowski (D),
Summer Lee (D),
Joanna McClinton (D),
Jeanne McNeill (D),
Napoleon Nelson (D),
Ben Sanchez (D),
Mike Schlossberg (D),
Brian Sims (D),
Joseph Webster (D),
Last Action
Referred to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES (on 03/08/2021)
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