PRINTER'S NO. 3159
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2319
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY SCHMITT, JAMES, STEHR, PICKETT, MARCELL AND
MENTZER, MAY 22, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES,
MAY 22, 2024
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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