Document Citation: 3 P.S. § 1906

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PENNSYLVANIA STATUTES
TITLE 3. AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 24. FARM SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ACT

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08/31/2009

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§ 1906. Financial assistance

(a) TUITION ASSISTANCE.-- The secretary may establish a grant program to provide tuition assistance to rural emergency service providers, farmers, members of farm families, farm laborers and others involved in agricultural production to attend farm safety and occupational health training and emergency response programs.

(b) LOAN ASSISTANCE.-- The secretary may establish a loan program to provide for loan assistance to farmers for the installation of safety devices on agricultural equipment, machinery, structures or facilities.

(c) GRANT ASSISTANCE.-- The secretary may:

(1) Provide for the establishment of a grant program for the purpose of
awarding grants to the Pennsylvania Fire Academy, public or private
colleges and universities, community colleges and vocational and
technical schools which provide technical courses of instruction in
farm safety and occupational health to emergency service providers,
farmers, members of farm families, farm laborers and others involved in
agricultural production or which develop farm safety and occupational
health training programs for implementation by the department.
Individual grants under this paragraph shall not be more than $ 30,000
in any one State fiscal year. In determining the amount of such
grants, the secretary shall consider the scope and duration of the
programs and the number of persons to be served.

(2) Provide for the establishment of a grant program for the purpose of
awarding grants to Statewide farm organizations and volunteer fire
companies, ambulance services and rescue squads for providing farm
safety, occupational health and emergency response programs. Grants
under this paragraph shall not be more than $ 2,500 in any one State
fiscal year to any such organization.

(d) REGULATIONS.-- The secretary shall adopt and promulgate regulations to govern the awarding of grants and loans under this section. Such regulations shall contain procedures for submission of grant and loan applications, documentation required to accompany such applications, eligibility criteria, criteria for determining grant and loan amounts and reporting requirements.