HB 2452 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, providing for small business grant program, imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development and making an appropriation.

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DAVIS, FRANKEL, CALTAGIRONE, ROZZI, GALLOWAY, DERMODY, APRILDONATUCCI, 27,LEE, 2020, MADDEN, ROEBUCK,ROEBUCK AND STURLA, DELLOSOAPRIL AND27, COMITTA,2020 ASREFERRED REPORTEDTO FROM COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, HOUSEAPRIL OF27, REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 19, 2020 AN ACT Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled "An act relating to the finances of the State government;

providing for bonus, and all other accounts due the Commonwealth,settlement, thees,assessment, collectioncollection, and recoverylien of feestaxes, bonus, and all other moneyaccounts ordue propertythe Commonwealth, the due or belonging to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof, including escheated property and the proceeds of its sale, the custody and disbursement or other disposition of funds and securities belonging to or in the possession of the Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims against the Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and appeals to the courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to the Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth and all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof, and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth, authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of certain debt and imposing penalties;

"REGIONAL"Small NETWORK."business." AAn DEPARTMENTemployer ECONOMICwithin DEVELOPMENTthis <--Commonwealth: SERVICE PROVIDER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

"Small business." An A RETAIL OR PERSONAL SERVICE employer <-- within this Commonwealth:

and $1,500,000;(2) that employs no more than 30 full-time employees.

ORSection <--102-B. (2) that employs no more than 30 10 full-time employees.

<-- Section 102-B.

(a) Purpose.--The department shall provide grants in accordance with this article to REGIONAL NETWORKS FOR THE <-- PURPOSE OF ADMINISTERING AND FUNDING A REGIONAL SMALL BUSINESS 20200HB2452PN3791 - 2 - GRANT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO WHICH GRANTS WILL BE PROVIDED TO small businesses that are adversely affected financially due to the coronavirus pandemic and the proclamation of disaster emergency issued by the Governor on March 6, 2020, published in 50 Pa.B.

(B)(b) REGIONALAmount.--Subject SMALLto BUSINESSthe GRANTavailability PROGRAM.--REGIONALof <--State NETWORKSmoney, AWARDEDa Agrant GRANTto UNDERa THISsmall ARTICLEbusiness SHALLunder OPERATEthis THEIRsection REGIONALshall SMALLnot BUSINESSexceed GRANT$15,000. PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER SECTION 107-B.

(b)20200HB2452PN3637 (C)- Amount.--Subject2 to- theSection availability103-B. of State money, <-- a grant FROM A REGIONAL NETWORK to a small business under this <-- section shall not exceed $15,000.

Section 103-B.

(a) Development of forms.--The department shall develop a REGIONAL SMALL BUSINESS grant application form for small <-- businesses to apply TO REGIONAL NETWORKS for a grant under this <-- article.

(b) Contents of form.--At a minimum, the REGIONAL SMALL <-- BUSINESS grant application form shall contain the following information:

20200HB2452PN3791 - 3 - (5) Any other information that the department deems necessary and appropriate.

(a) Criteria.--After review of the information specified under section 103-B and within 20 days of the submission of the grant application, the department REGIONAL NETWORK shall <-- determine whether to award grant money to the small business and, if so, the amount of the grant money awarded.

(b) Considerations.--In awarding grant money to a small business, the departmentdepartment: REGIONAL NETWORK:

<-- (1) Shall consider the geographic and demographic 20200HB2452PN3637 - 3 - diversity of the small businesses applying for the grant money.

(c) Notice.-- (1) The department REGIONAL NETWORK shall provide <-- written notice to the small business of the award or denial of the grant money.

(3) Notice of the denial of all or part of the grant 20200HB2452PN3791 - 4 - money requested shall include the reasons for the full or partial denial.

(4) THE REGIONAL NETWORK SHALL PROVIDE COPIES OF ALL <-- NOTICES TO THE DEPARTMENT WHEN THEY ARE PROVIDED TO THE SMALL BUSINESSES AND SHALL PROVIDE OTHER DOCUMENTS, INFORMATION AND DATA TO THE DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY UPON REQUEST.

(a) Preparation.--By September 30, 2020, or 60 days after the expiration of this article, whichever occurs later, the department shall prepare a report that lists each REGIONAL <-- NETWORK AND small business that received grant money under this article and a summary of the information specified under section 103-B(b).

The sum of $50,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the department to carry out the provisions of ADMINISTER AND FUND <-- THE GRANT PROGRAM CREATED BY this article.

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