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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY BAKER, MARSICO, GODSHALL, MAHER, BROOKS, CAUSER, CUTLER, GINGRICH, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, M. K. KELLER, KNOWLES, O'NEILL, PICKETT, QUINN AND SAYLOR, JUNE 11, 2012 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 11, 2012 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), entitled, |
2 | "An act providing for access to public information, for a |
3 | designated open-records officer in each Commonwealth agency, |
4 | local agency, judicial agency and legislative agency, for |
5 | procedure, for appeal of agency determination, for judicial |
6 | review and for the Office of Open Records; imposing |
7 | penalties; providing for reporting by State-related |
8 | institutions; requiring the posting of certain State contract |
9 | information on the Internet; and making related repeals," |
10 | further providing for the definition of "local agency." |
11 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
12 | hereby enacts as follows: |
13 | Section 1. The definition of "local agency" in section 102 |
14 | of the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the |
15 | Right-to-Know Law, is amended to read: |
16 | Section 102. Definitions. |
17 | The following words and phrases when used in this act shall |
18 | have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
19 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
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21 | "Local agency." Any of the following: |
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1 | (1) Any political subdivision, intermediate unit, |
2 | charter school, cyber charter school or public trade or |
3 | vocational school. |
4 | (2) Any local, intergovernmental, regional or municipal |
5 | agency, authority, council, board, commission or similar |
6 | governmental entity. For the purposes of this act, the term |
7 | does not include a volunteer fire company, a volunteer |
8 | ambulance service or a volunteer rescue company as defined |
9 | under 35 Pa.C.S. Ch. 78 (relating to grants to volunteer fire |
10 | companies and volunteer services). |
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12 | Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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