Amendment vs bill House Amendment A06830 vs Printer's No. 4316

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H2022B3164A06830 MSP:EJH 08/28/20 #90 A06830 AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO.
3164 PRINTER'S NO.
2022 Sponsor:
4316 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
REPRESENTATIVE MIHALEK Printer's No.
2022 2020 INTRODUCED BY KAUFER, MURT, RYAN, SAPPEY, READSHAW, KINSEY, BOBACK, BERNSTINE, MARKOSEK, SAINATO, SOLOMON, GILLEN, GABLER AND POLINCHOCK, JANUARY 17, 2020 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 AN ACT Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Department of Military Affairs, Program.hing the Veterans' Peer Outreach and Support Network <-- The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
3164 Amend Bill, page 1, line 3, by striking out "Peer" Amend Bill, page 1, line 9, by striking out "§ 713" and inserting § 714 Amend Bill, page 1, line 9, by striking out "Peer" Amend Bill, page 1, line 10, by striking out "Peer" Amend Bill, page 2, lines 21 and 22, by striking out "Conduct outreach seminars, town halls and similar" in line 21 and all of line 22 and inserting Provide a welcome home to Pennsylvania packet to participants.
Section 1.
Amend Bill, page 2, line 23, by inserting after "resources" , training opportunities, veteran service organizations Amend Bill, page 2, line 25, by striking out "peer" Amend Bill, page 2, lines 28 through 30, by striking out "conducting symposiums throughout this Commonwealth" in line 28, all of line 29 and "to civilian life" in line 30 and inserting providing information of veterans who request support through the Veterans' Registry Amend Bill, page 3, lines 3 and 4, by striking out "be scheduled to attend a symposium" and inserting send out the welcome packet to participate and join our veteran networks 2020/90MSP/HB2022A06830 - 1 -
Title 51 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 713 § 714.
Veterans' Peer Outreach and Support Network <-- Program.
(a) Establishment.--The Veterans' Peer Outreach and Support <-- Network Program is established.
(b) Participants.--The program may include State agencies, county directors of veterans' affairs, veterans service organizations, the healthcare provider community and nonprofit organizations.
(c) Purpose.--The program shall:
(1) Improve the health and well-being of veterans and the families of veterans through community engagement and consistent network communication.
(2) Organize participants under subsection (b) to cooperate with network partners to provide for proactive solutions to address the problems faced by veterans when transitioning from military service to civilian life.
(d) Requirements.--Program requirements shall be determined by the department and information shall be disseminated to the greatest extent possible on how to best navigate and utilize available resources to improve the health and well-being of veterans and the families of veterans.
(e) Duties of department.--The department shall develop the program, which shall contain a mission statement that shall be clearly communicated to network partners and participants under subsection (b).
The department shall:
(1) Coordinate with other State agencies, county directors of veterans' affairs, veterans service organizations, the healthcare provider community and non- profit organizations, identified by the department, that provide programs and services to veterans and the families of veterans.
(2) Conduct outreach seminars, town halls and similar <-- events for participants.
PROVIDE A WELCOME HOME TO <-- PENNSYLVANIA PACKET TO PARTICIPANTS.
(3) Provide information regarding programs, resources, <-- TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS and services available to be utilized by family and friends of veterans who can regularly interact and offer peer outreach <-- and support for veterans.
20200HB2022PN4316 - 2 - (4) Coordinate with county directors of veterans' affairs by conducting symposiums throughout this Commonwealth <-- to provide one-on-one consultations to veterans transitioning to civilian life PROVIDING INFORMATION OF VETERANS WHO <-- REQUEST SUPPORT THROUGH THE VETERANS' REGISTRY.
(5) Utilize the address found on the copy of the veteran's DD214 forwarded to the department by the United States Department of Defense to contact the veteran to be <-- scheduled to attend a symposium SEND OUT THE WELCOME PACKET <-- TO PARTICIPATE AND JOIN OUR VETERAN NETWORKS.
Section 2.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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