Pennsylvania Act 1990-43 — CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND ACT - AMEND

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CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND ACT - AMEND
                  Act of May 31, 1990, P.L. 208, No. 43               Cl. 67
                             Session of 1990
                               No. 1990-43

                                  AN ACT

     SB 848

     Amending the act of December 15, 1988 (P.L.1235, No.151),
        entitled "An act providing for the establishment of the
        Children's Trust Fund, for a governing board and for the
        powers and duties of the board; and prescribing the powers
        and duties of certain State agencies," providing for a
        surcharge on divorce complaints rather than divorce decrees;
        and authorizing the use of guidelines for grant criteria on
        an interim basis.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Section 8 of the act of December 15, 1988
     (P.L.1235, No.151), known as the Children's Trust Fund Act, is
     amended to read:
      Section 8.  Children's Trust Fund created[; powers and duties
                        of the Department of Health].
        There is hereby imposed a $10 surcharge on all applications
     for marriage licenses and on all divorce [decrees] complaints.
     These surcharges shall be paid into a special nonlapsing
     Children's Trust Fund, which is established for the purposes
     described in this act. Funding for existing or ongoing services
     of State or local agencies shall not be replaced by the trust
     fund.
        Section 2.  (a)  In order to carry out the provisions of
     section 5(3) of the act of December 15, 1988 (P.L.1235, No.151),
     known as the Children's Trust Fund Act, the Children's Trust
     Fund Board shall have the power and authority to promulgate,
     adopt, publish and use guidelines providing the criteria for the
     granting of trust fund money to eligible programs for a period
     of six months immediately following the effective date of this
     amendatory act.
        (b)  Guidelines proposed under the authority of this
     amendatory act shall be subject to review by the Attorney
     General in the manner provided for the review of proposed rules
     and regulations pursuant to the act of October 15, 1980
     (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, but
     shall not be subject to review pursuant to the act of June 25,
     1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act.
        Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.

     APPROVED--The 31st day of May, A. D. 1990.

     ROBERT P. CASEY