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"PECHAN", "BERGER", "SARRAF", "STIEFEL", "MCCREESH", "KALMAN"

An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P. L. 177), entitled "The Administrative Code of 1929," creating a Department of Mental Health; defining its powers and duties; transferring State mental institutions and their boards of trustees into the department; transferring powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare and the Secretary of Public Welfare relating to mental health, mental disease, mental defects, epilepsy and inebriety and the care and treatment of patients to the Department of Mental Health or the Commissioner of Mental Health, and making appropriations.

0260 Pink

Referred to State Government, February 20.

(Remarks, see Leg. Journal pages 443 and 1388.)

Reported as committed, May 23.

First reading, May 23.

Re-referred to Appropriations, May 24.

(Remarks, see Leg. Journal page 1857.)