PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1647, 2289 PRINTER'S NO. 3297
No. 1401 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY OLIVER, THOMAS, BISHOP, CURRY, DeWEESE, HORSEY,
JAMES, JOSEPHS, MANDERINO, ROBINSON, ROEBUCK, SHANER,
WASHINGTON, WATERS, J. WILLIAMS, YOUNGBLOOD, McILHATTAN AND
STETLER, APRIL 24, 2001
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FEBRUARY 11, 2002
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
2 "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
3 executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
4 Executive Department thereof and the administrative
5 departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
6 including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
7 Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
8 authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
9 departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10 duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11 officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12 boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13 Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14 and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15 certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16 other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17 and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the
18 number and compensation of the deputies and all other
19 assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and
20 commissions shall be determined," FURTHER PROVIDING FOR <--
21 FURNISHING LISTS OF EMPLOYEES TO CERTAIN STATE OFFICERS; AND
22 exempting certain persons from Federal law relating to public
23 assistance.
24 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
25 hereby enacts as follows:
26 Section 1. Section 2301 of the act of April 9, 1929 <--
27 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929,
1 amended July 13, 1957 (P.L.852, No.390), is amended to read:
2 SECTION 1. SECTION 614(A) AND (C) OF THE ACT OF APRIL 9, <--
3 1929 (P.L.177, NO.175), KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF
4 1929, AMENDED NOVEMBER 26, 1997 (P.L.530, NO.57), IS AMENDED TO
5 READ:
6 SECTION 614. LIST OF EMPLOYES TO BE FURNISHED TO CERTAIN
7 STATE OFFICERS.--(A) ALL ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS,
8 AND COMMISSIONS AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL ON JULY 15 OF
9 EACH YEAR, TRANSMIT TO THE AUDITOR GENERAL, THE STATE TREASURER
10 AND SECRETARY OF THE BUDGET A COMPLETE LIST, AND TO THE
11 LEGISLATIVE DATA PROCESSING CENTER A COMPUTER TAPE OF SUCH LIST,
12 AS OF JULY 1 PRECEDING, OF THE NAMES OF ALL PERSONS, EXCEPT DAY-
13 LABORERS, ENTITLED TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FROM THE COMMONWEALTH
14 FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN OR TO THE DEPARTMENT, BOARD, OR
15 COMMISSION, AS THE CASE MAY BE. SUCH LIST SHALL SHOW THE
16 POSITION OCCUPIED BY EACH SUCH PERSON, THE DATE OF BIRTH AND
17 VOTING RESIDENCE OF SUCH PERSON, THE SALARY AT WHICH OR OTHER
18 BASIS UPON WHICH SUCH PERSON IS ENTITLED TO BE PAID, THE DATE
19 WHEN SUCH PERSON ENTERED THE SERVICE OF THE COMMONWEALTH,
20 WHETHER SUCH PERSON HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY EMPLOYED BY THE
21 COMMONWEALTH SINCE THAT DATE, AND ALL PERIODS OF SERVICE AND
22 POSITIONS HELD AS AN EMPLOYE OF THE COMMONWEALTH, OR SUCH PART
23 OF SUCH INFORMATION AS THE GOVERNOR MAY PRESCRIBE.
24 NOTWITHSTANDING THE PRECEDING REQUIREMENT, THE LISTS OF PERSONS
25 FURNISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, THE BOARD OF
26 PROBATION AND PAROLE AND THE PARDONS BOARD SHALL ALSO LIST THE
27 COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF EACH PERSON.
28 * * *
29 (C) THE INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE AUDITOR GENERAL, THE
30 STATE TREASURER AND THE SECRETARY OF THE BUDGET, UNDER THIS
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1 SECTION, SHALL BE PUBLIC INFORMATION[.], EXCEPT THAT THE
2 INFORMATION IDENTIFYING THE VOTING RESIDENCE OF THE PERSONS
3 FURNISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, THE BOARD OF
4 PROBATION AND PAROLE AND THE PARDONS BOARD IS NOT PUBLIC
5 INFORMATION AND MAY NOT BE TREATED AS SUCH.
6 SECTION 2. SECTION 2301 OF THE ACT, AMENDED JULY 13, 1957
7 (P.L.852, NO.390), IS AMENDED TO READ:
8 Section 2301. Powers and Duties in General.--(a) The
9 Department of Public Welfare shall, subject to any inconsistent
10 provisions in this act contained, continue to exercise the
11 powers and perform the duties by law vested in and imposed upon
12 the said department, the Secretary of Public Welfare, and the
13 former Department of Public Welfare, and Commissioner of Public
14 Welfare, and the former Department of Welfare.
15 (b) Pursuant to the authorization provided to the states
16 under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
17 Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193, 21 U.S.C. §
18 862a(d)(1)(A)), Pennsylvania elects to exempt all individuals
19 domiciled in the State from application of 21 U.S.C. § 862a(a).
20 After approval of benefits, the department shall refer all
21 affected individuals for assessment and treatment under the act
22 of April 14, 1972 (P.L.221, No.63), known as the "Pennsylvania
23 Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Act." This subsection shall not
24 be construed to alter or supersede the provisions of section
25 405.1 of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the
26 "Public Welfare Code."
27 Section 2 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. <--
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