PENNSYLVANIA, December 10 - programs that support women, infants and children, eliminate

enrollment barriers, coordinate and connect with related

programs and maximize technology to improve maternal and

infant birth outcomes and the health of children eligible for

participation in the program.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Short title.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the WIC State

Advisory Board Act.

Section 2. Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this act shall

have the meanings given to them in this section unless the

context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Board." The Women, Infants and Children State Advisory

Board established in section 3.

"Department." The Department of Health of the Commonwealth.

"SNAP." Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

"WIC." The Pennsylvania Special Supplemental Nutrition

Program for Women, Infants and Children.

Section 3. Establishment.

The Women, Infants and Children State Advisory Board is

established in the department.

Section 4. Duties.

(a) Advising.--The board shall advise the department and

other agencies providing nutrition services in health care to

lower-income and other eligible women and children in this

Commonwealth on the following topics:

(1) On the operation of the programs, to:

(i) Increase enrollment and utilization of the

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