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3791REPRESENTATIVE THECIRESI GENERALPrinter's ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.

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

Section 1.

The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, is amended by adding an article to read:

ARTICLE I-B SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM Section 101-B.

Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this article shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Department." The Department of Community and Economic Development of the Commonwealth.

"REGIONAL NETWORK." A DEPARTMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <-- 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:

(1) whose gross annual receipts for the prior fiscal year did not exceed $3,000,000;

and $1,500,000;

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

<-- Section 102-B.

Grants and funding.

(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.

1644 (March 21, 2020), and any renewal of the state of disaster emergency.

(B) REGIONAL SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM.--REGIONAL <-- NETWORKS AWARDED A GRANT UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL OPERATE THEIR REGIONAL SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER SECTION 107-B.

(b) (C) Amount.--Subject to the availability of State money, <-- a grant FROM A REGIONAL NETWORK to a small business under this <-- section shall not exceed $15,000.

Section 103-B.

Application form.

(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:

(1) The name, address and contact information of the small business.

(2) The amount of grant money requested.

(3) The proposed use for the grant money requested.

(4) The financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the proclamation of disaster emergency issued by the Governor on March 6, 2020, published in 50 Pa.B.

1644 (March 21, 2020), and any renewal of the state of disaster emergency, on the small business.

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

Section 104-B.

Public notice.

The department shall provide information regarding the availability and award of grant money on the department's publicly accessible Internet website.