THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY TOMLINSON, BRUBAKER, CORMAN, ORIE, KITCHEN, ERICKSON AND RAFFERTY, FEBRUARY 2, 2009

REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 2, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled

"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the

executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the

Executive Department thereof and the administrative

departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,

including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or

Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or

authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative

departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and

duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative

officers, and of the several administrative departments,

boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the

Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive

and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of

certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and

other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,

and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the

number and compensation of the deputies and all other

assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and

commissions shall be determined," further providing for fees

chargeable by Department of State; and providing for a

uniform form.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 618-A(1) of the act of April 9, 1929

(P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is

amended by adding a subparagraph to read:

Section 618-A.  Department of State.--The Department of State

is authorized to charge fees for the following purposes and in

the following amounts:

(1)  Bureau of Commissions, Elections

     and Legislation:

* * *

(x)  Fee for authentication of a document

             for recognition by a foreign government

             (apostille) or certification required in

             an international adoption proceeding...5.00

* * *

Section 2.  Within 30 days of the effective date of this

section, the Department of State shall make available and

publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a uniform form to request

for the legalization of documents. The form shall include all of

the following:

(1)  Name of requester.

(2)  Organization.

(3)  Address.

(4)  Telephone number.

(5)  Country for which documents are being prepared.

(6)  Number of documents to be certified.

(7)  Whether the request is for legalization of documents

for an international adoption proceeding.

(8)  Signature of requester.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.