Powers and duties of department

Act 198 of 2004, § 4, under FAMILY SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT - ENACTMENT.

Act 198 of 2004, § 4

Section 4. Powers and duties of department.

The department shall:

(1) Work with stakeholders, including persons with disabilities, family members and advocates, and identify and apply for available public or private funding sources in order to establish and develop pilot projects to provide family supports to eligible families.

(2) Work with stakeholders, evaluate the pilot projects with a goal of expanding the projects throughout this Commonwealth and report to the General Assembly on the plan for Statewide expansion within three months of the completion of the pilot projects.

(3) Establish working relationships, including interagency agreements, with other governmental bodies and public and private agencies as needed to fulfill the purposes of this act.