PRINTER'S NO. 435
No. 427 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY TILGHMAN, COSTA, HELFRICK, MADIGAN, WAUGH,
JUBELIRER, LAVALLE, KUKOVICH, STOUT, SCHWARTZ, WOZNIAK, BELL,
ROBBINS, WILLIAMS, EARLL, LOGAN, RHOADES AND CORMAN,
FEBRUARY 12, 2001
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 12, 2001
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," prohibiting the sale,
21 distribution, provision or release of certain information.
22 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
23 hereby enacts as follows:
24 Section 1. The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
25 as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding a
26 section to read:
1 Section 531. Sale, Distribution, Provision or Release of
2 Certain Personal Information Prohibited.--No administrative
3 department, independent or departmental board or commission or
4 other agency shall sell, distribute, provide access to or
5 release income, employment or other personal information of any
6 employe or any other person, to any person, corporation,
7 partnership, association, business entity, organization or
8 financial institution of any kind for any reason unless
9 specifically authorized by law to do so or upon the written
10 authorization of such employe or other person. For the purposes
11 of this section information which may not be sold, distributed,
12 provided or released shall include income, employment or other
13 personal information that may be contained or captured in any
14 medium, including, but not limited to, computer-generated files,
15 computer data bases, original hard copy files, microfilm,
16 microfiche and printed materials whether or not generated from
17 computer files.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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