SB 452 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in additional special funds and restricted accounts, providing for Safe Path Restricted Account; and making a transfer.

PRINTER'S NO.   493

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                      SENATE BILL
                      No. 452
                                             Session of
                                               2025

     INTRODUCED BY STREET, TARTAGLIONE, L. WILLIAMS, COMITTA AND
        COSTA, MARCH 26, 2025

     REFERRED TO EDUCATION, MARCH 26, 2025


                                  AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled
 2      "An act relating to the finances of the State government;
 3      providing for cancer control, prevention and research, for
 4      ambulatory surgical center data collection, for the Joint
 5      Underwriting Association, for entertainment business
 6      financial management firms, for private dam financial
 7      assurance and for reinstatement of item vetoes; providing for
 8      the settlement, assessment, collection, and lien of taxes,
 9      bonus, and all other accounts due the Commonwealth, the
10      collection and recovery of fees and other money or property
11      due or belonging to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
12      including escheated property and the proceeds of its sale,
13      the custody and disbursement or other disposition of funds
14      and securities belonging to or in the possession of the
15      Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims against the
16      Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and appeals to the
17      courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to the
18      Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth and
19      all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting
20      moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
21      and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth,
22      authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes
23      to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of
24      section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of
25      Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of
26      certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every
27      department, board, commission, and officer of the State
28      government, every political subdivision of the State, and
29      certain officers of such subdivisions, every person,
30      association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or
31      collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws
32      imposing taxes for State purposes, or to pay license fees or
33      other moneys to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
34      every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the
 1      Commonwealth," in additional special funds and restricted
 2      accounts, providing for Safe Path Restricted Account; and
 3      making a transfer.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.   Article XVII-A.2 of the act of April 9, 1929
 7   (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, is amended by
 8   adding a subarticle to read:
 9                               SUBARTICLE F
10                       SAFE PATH RESTRICTED ACCOUNT
11   Section 1751-A.2.   Definitions.
12      The following words and phrases when used in this subarticle
13   shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
14   context clearly indicates otherwise:
15      "Account."   The Safe Path Restricted Account established
16   under section 1752-A.2.
17      "Commission."    The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
18   Delinquency.
19   Section 1752-A.2.   Safe Path Restricted Account.
20      The Safe Path Restricted Account is established as a
21   restricted account in the General Fund.
22   Section 1753-A.2.   Source and use of money.
23      (a)   Transfer.--For fiscal year 2025-2026, the sum of
24   $50,000,000 shall be transferred to the account from the General
25   Fund.
26      (b)   Continuing appropriation.--Money in the account is
27   appropriated to the commission on a continuing basis for the
28   purposes under subsection (c).
29      (c)   Use of money.--The commission shall use money in the
30   account to award grants to political subdivisions and nonprofit
31   organizations that establish or operate safe passage programs


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1   designed to improve safety for youth and adults going to and
2   from schools and community centers. Priority shall be given to
3   applicants in areas that experience high rates of gun violence,
4   as determined by the commission.
5      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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