PRINTER'S NO. 3547
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2524
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY HANBIDGE, ISAACSON, HILL-EVANS, KHAN, RABB,
SANCHEZ, DONAHUE, PIELLI, SAPPEY, HARKINS, BOROWSKI, CEPEDA-
FREYTIZ, PARKER, OTTEN, SHUSTERMAN, BOYD, SCHLOSSBERG,
CERRATO, SCHWEYER, GIRAL, WAXMAN, ROZZI, A. BROWN, KENYATTA,
PROBST, O'MARA AND MALAGARI, JULY 30, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, JULY 30, 2024
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance,
further providing for definitions and for copayments for
subsidized child care.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 402 of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31,
No.21), known as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding
definitions to read:
Section 402. Definitions.--As used in this article, unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Child care" means the supervision of children who are
younger than sixteen years of age and who are away from the
home, which is provided in lieu of parental supervision for part
of the twenty-four-hour day. The term does not include the
supervision of children provided in a place of worship during
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