Pennsylvania 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.

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PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 328, 1114 PRINTER'S NO. 2843
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 372
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MARCELL, JAMES, DIAMOND, MENTZER, GROVE AND
MADDEN, JANUARY 28, 2025
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 24, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
determined," in Department of Aging, further providing for
evaluation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2211-A of the act of April 9, 1929
(P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is
amended to read:
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Section 2211-A. Evaluation.--The Department of Aging shall
continually review and evaluate the activities of area agencies
and the impact and effectiveness of all programs under this act,
and each area agency shall be identified as compliant or
noncompliant with the provisions under this act AND SHALL REPORT
EACH AREA AGENCY'S COMPLIANCE RESULTS WITH ESTABLISHED
PERFORMANCE MEASURES. The department shall ensure that
evaluations, including an onsite evaluation, be made annually of
all area agency activities and programs. A written compliance
report of the findings of the evaluation shall be submitted to
the area agency [subject to the evaluation] and within thirty
days shall be available to the public and posted on the publicly
accessible Internet website of the department . In all
evaluations, the department shall obtain the views of program
beneficiaries concerning strengths and weaknesses of the
program. Other departments and agencies of the Commonwealth
shall make available to the department information necessary for
such evaluations. Annually the department shall submit to the
Governor and the General Assembly a report on its activities
including statistical data reflecting services and activities
provided older persons during the preceding fiscal year.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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