HB 372 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in Department of Aging, further providing for evaluation.

PRINTER'S NO.   328

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 372
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY SCHMITT, JAMES, KENYATTA, MARCELL, DIAMOND,
        MENTZER AND GROVE, JANUARY 28, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES,
        JANUARY 28, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
 2      "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
 3      executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
 4      Executive Department thereof and the administrative
 5      departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
 6      including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
 7      Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
 8      authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
 9      departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10      duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11      officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12      boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13      Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14      and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15      certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16      other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17      and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
18      prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
19      of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
20      certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
21      determined," in Department of Aging, further providing for
22      evaluation.
23      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
24   hereby enacts as follows:
25      Section 1.    Section 2211-A of the act of April 9, 1929
26   (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is
27   amended to read:
 1      Section 2211-A.   Evaluation.--The Department of Aging shall
 2   continually review and evaluate the activities of area agencies
 3   and the impact and effectiveness of all programs under this act,
 4   and each area agency shall be identified as compliant or
 5   noncompliant with the provisions under this act. The department
 6   shall ensure that evaluations, including an onsite evaluation,
 7   be made annually of all area agency activities and programs. A
 8   written compliance report of the findings of the evaluation
 9   shall be submitted to the area agency [subject to the
10   evaluation] and within thirty days shall be available to the
11   public and posted on the publicly accessible Internet website of
12   the department. In all evaluations, the department shall obtain
13   the views of program beneficiaries concerning strengths and
14   weaknesses of the program. Other departments and agencies of the
15   Commonwealth shall make available to the department information
16   necessary for such evaluations. Annually the department shall
17   submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a report on its
18   activities including statistical data reflecting services and
19   activities provided older persons during the preceding fiscal
20   year.
21      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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