PRINTER'S NO. 650
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.640
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY D. WILLIAMS, HEFFLEY, SANCHEZ, GIRAL, HILL-EVANS,
MADDEN, GUENST, KENYATTA, MALAGARI, FREEMAN AND DEASY,
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, FEBRUARY 20, 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 powers and duties of the Department of Drug
and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and
duties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2301-A(3) and (7)(i) of the act of April
9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of
1929, are amended to read:
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28 Section 2301-A. Powers and duties.
The Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs shall have the
power and its duty shall be:
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(3) In accordance with the State plan, to [ allocate the
responsibility for all ] collaborate and coordinate the
services, programs and other efforts provided for among the
appropriate departments, agencies and other State personnel.
The department, through its employees, shall have the power
and its duty shall be to [ implement] promote compliance with
the provisions of the State plan and to coordinate all such
efforts.
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(7) As follows:
(i) [To] Within 90 days of the effective date of
this subparagraph and by January 31 of each year
thereafter, to submit an annual report to the [ General
Assembly which shall: ] chairperson and minority
chairperson of the Health and Human Services Committee of
the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson
of the Human Services Committee of the House of
Representatives. The report shall, at a minimum :
(A) Specify the actions taken[ ,] and services
provided [and funds expended, including an
evaluation], including services and programs provided
in accordance with paragraph (3), to expand
education, prevention, intervention, treatment and
recovery support programs across this Commonwealth,
including any evaluations of their effectiveness.
(B) Contain the current State plan.
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30 (C) Contain the most recent quarterly
evaluations by the Department of Drug and Alcohol
Programs of the information specified under paragraph
(8.2)(i).
(D) Specify the actions taken in accordance with
section 2303-A.
(E) Specify money distributed and expended by
the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs and other
appropriate departments, agencies and Commonwealth
employees for services, programs and other efforts
outlined in the State plan and in accordance with
paragraph (3).
(F) Contain evaluations of completed grant
programs using information reported to the Department
of Drug and Alcohol Programs by grantees, including
indicators used to measure performance and the
reported outcomes.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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