PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 237 PRINTER'S NO. 1771
No. 238 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY WENGER, PICCOLA, WONDERLING, CORMAN, KITCHEN,
GORDNER, PILEGGI, EARLL, RAFFERTY, WOZNIAK, COSTA, BOSCOLA,
WAUGH, RHOADES, M. WHITE, ARMSTRONG, GREENLEAF, ERICKSON AND
TOMLINSON, FEBRUARY 10, 2005
SENATOR WENGER, APPROPRIATIONS, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED,
MAY 1, 2006
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," further providing for fees
21 chargeable by Department of State; AND PROVIDING FOR A <--
22 UNIFORM FORM.
23 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
24 hereby enacts as follows:
25 Section 1. Section 618-A(1) of the act of April 9, 1929
26 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is
1 amended by adding a subparagraph to read:
2 Section 618-A. Department of State.--The Department of State
3 is authorized to charge fees for the following purposes and in
4 the following amounts:
5 (1) Bureau of Commissions, Elections
6 and Legislation:
7 * * *
8 (x) Fee for authentication of a document
9 for recognition by a foreign government
10 (apostille) OR CERTIFICATION required in <--
11 an international
12 adoption proceeding.................. $ 2.00 <--
13 ADOPTION PROCEEDING.................. 5.00 <--
14 SECTION 2. WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS <--
15 SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE AND PUBLISH IN THE
16 PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN A UNIFORM FORM TO REQUEST FOR THE
17 LEGALIZATION OF DOCUMENTS. THE FORM SHALL INCLUDE ALL OF THE
18 FOLLOWING:
19 (1) NAME OF REQUESTER.
20 (2) ORGANIZATION.
21 (3) ADDRESS.
22 (4) TELEPHONE NUMBER.
23 (5) COUNTRY FOR WHICH DOCUMENTS ARE BEING PREPARED.
24 (6) NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS TO BE CERTIFIED.
25 (7) WHETHER THE REQUEST IS FOR LEGALIZATION OF DOCUMENTS
26 FOR AN INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION PROCEEDING.
27 (8) SIGNATURE OF REQUESTER.
28 * * *
29 Section 2 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days <--
30 IMMEDIATELY. <--
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