PRINTER'S NO. 1838
No. 1568 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY S. H. SMITH, ROBINSON, ARGALL, SEMMEL, MORRIS,
NAHILL, DORR, ROBBINS, BARLEY, WILSON, SCHEETZ, BROUJOS,
FARGO, DISTLER, GANNON, TRELLO, MELIO, D. F. CLARK, GEIST,
GAMBLE, JOHNSON, NOYE, MAIALE, HOWLETT, FOX, HECKLER,
PHILLIPS, E. Z. TAYLOR, WOZNIAK, MARSICO, RITTER AND
B. SMITH, MAY 30, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 30, 1989
AN ACT
1 Providing for printing of reports mandated by statute; and
2 imposing penalties.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Short title.
6 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Report
7 Printing Act.
8 Section 2. Definitions.
9 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
10 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
11 context clearly indicates otherwise:
12 "Mandated report." A report which is required by statute to
13 be made to the Governor; to the General Assembly, including
14 committees; or to an administrative agency.
15 "Reporting entity." A person who is required to make a
16 mandated report and who receives State funds in connection with
1 the subject of the report. The term includes administrative
2 agencies and political subdivisions.
3 Section 3. Printing mandated reports.
4 (a) Requirements.--
5 (1) A reporting entity shall print a mandated report in
6 upright type.
7 (2) A reporting entity shall print a mandated report
8 with legibility comparable to that of Century type.
9 (3) A reporting entity shall print a mandated report on
10 paper that is between 33-pound stock and 50-pound stock for
11 text and that is between 33-pound stock and 65-pound stock
12 for title pages.
13 (b) Prohibitions.--
14 (1) A reporting entity may not print a mandated report
15 in a format utilizing more than three colors.
16 (2) In a mandated report, a reporting entity may not
17 print headings in larger than 12-point modern type, and a
18 reporting entity may not print text in larger than 10-point
19 modern type. This paragraph does not apply to graphs or
20 charts.
21 (3) A reporting entity may not print a mandated report
22 utilizing paper that is less than 33-pound stock. A reporting
23 entity may not print a mandated report utilizing paper for
24 text that is more than 50-pound stock or utilizing paper for
25 title pages that is more than 65-pound stock.
26 (4) A reporting entity may not use a photograph in a
27 mandated report unless the photograph is necessary to clarify
28 the report. A reporting entity may not use a color photograph
29 in a mandated report.
30 Section 4. Penalties.
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1 A reporting entity which violates section 3(b) shall be
2 liable to the Commonwealth in an amount equal to three times the
3 cost of publication, in addition to court costs and attorney
4 fees.
5 Section 5. Enforcement.
6 (a) Government.--The Attorney General shall bring actions
7 under section 4.
8 (b) Private actions.--If the Attorney General does not bring
9 an action under section 4, a private citizen may bring the
10 action.
11 Section 6. Effective date.
12 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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