THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY MELLOW, LOGAN, MUSTO, WASHINGTON, FONTANA, TARTAGLIONE, HUGHES, EARLL, RAFFERTY, O'PAKE, PIPPY, COSTA, KITCHEN, STOUT, KASUNIC, STACK AND FARNESE, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009  

AN ACT

Providing for confidentiality of information for public

officials and employees.

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 Secure

Private Information 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:

"Commonwealth agency."  Any of the following:

(1)  The Governor.

(2)  The Lieutenant Governor.

(3)  The Attorney General.

(4)  The Auditor General.

(5)  The State Treasurer.

(6)  Departments, offices, boards, authorities,

commissions and other agencies of the executive branch of

State Government, whether or not subject to the supervision

and control of the Governor.

(7)  The legislative branch of State Government.

(8)  Any court and office of the Unified Judicial System.

"Employee."  An employee of a Commonwealth agency or local

agency.

"Legislative record."  As defined in section 102 of the act

of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know

Law.

"Local agency."  A political subdivision or an agency of a

political subdivision. The term includes a school entity and an

entity performing a governmental function of a political

subdivision.

"Official."  An elected or appointed official of the

Commonwealth or a local agency.

"Personal."  Not paid for directly by public funds.

"Private contact information."  The home address, home

telephone number, personal cell phone number or personal e-mail

address of an official or employee.

"Public record."  As defined in section 102 of the act of

February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law.

"Record."  A public record or a legislative record.

"School entity."  Any of the following:

(1)  Any school district, intermediate unit, area

vocational-technical school, charter school or cyber charter

school.

(2)  A community college.

Section 3.  Prohibition.

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the

private contact information of an official or employee shall not

be considered a record.

Section 4.  Redaction.

A Commonwealth agency or local agency with custody or

possession of a record which contains private contact

information shall redact the information prior to allowing

inspection, reproduction or transmission of the record.

Section 5.  Abrogation.

Any Commonwealth agency or local agency, policy, regulation

or order contrary to the terms of this act is abrogated.

Section 20.  Effective date.

This act shall take effect immediately.