THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY VANCE, ALLOWAY, BAKER, FARNESE, FERLO, GREENLEAF, RAFFERTY, TOMLINSON, WARD AND D. WHITE, DECEMBER 14, 2009

REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 14, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of March 2, 1988 (P.L.108, No.22), entitled "An

act creating the Coroners' Education Board; requiring

coroners and certain deputies to take a course of instruction

and an examination; and requiring continuing education,"

further providing for continuing education.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 5 of the act of March 2, 1988 (P.L.108,

No.22), referred to as the Coroners' Education Board Law, is

amended to read:

Section 5.  Continuing education.

(a)  Credit hours.--Each year, every coroner, chief deputy

coroner and full-time deputy coroner shall take continuing

education of not less than [eight] 12 credit hours.

(b)  Contents.--The board shall determine what courses,

seminars, lectures and meetings qualify for credit and the

number of credits to be given to each. Such instruction may be

given in conjunction with the annual convention of the Coroners

Association of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

(c)  Proof.--Upon submission of proof of attendance, the

board shall determine if the coroner or deputy has fulfilled the

continuing educational requirements. If the board determines

that the continuing educational requirements have not been

fulfilled, it shall notify the Governor in the case of a coroner

and the coroner in the case of a deputy, at which time a vacancy

shall be deemed to exist. Any coroner or deputy aggrieved by a

decision of the board shall have the right to appeal in

accordance with the provisions of Title 2 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes (relating to administrative law and

procedure).

Section 2.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2011.