AN ACT

 

1Amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), entitled 
2"An act providing for access to public information, for a 
3designated open-records officer in each Commonwealth agency, 
4local agency, judicial agency and legislative agency, for 
5procedure, for appeal of agency determination, for judicial 
6review and for the Office of Open Records; imposing 
7penalties; providing for reporting by State-related 
8institutions; requiring the posting of certain State contract 
9information on the Internet; and making related repeals," in 
10preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions<-; 
11and repealing provisions relating to State-related 
12institutions.

13The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14hereby enacts as follows:

15Section 1. The definition of "State-affiliated entity" in
16section 102 of the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known 
17as the Right-to-Know Law, is amended to read:

18Section 102. Definitions.

19The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
20have the meanings given to them in this section unless the

1context clearly indicates otherwise:

2* * *

3"State-affiliated entity." A Commonwealth authority or
4Commonwealth entity. The term includes the Pennsylvania Higher
5Education Assistance Agency and any entity established thereby,
6the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the Pennsylvania Game
7Commission, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, the
8Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, the Pennsylvania Municipal
9Retirement Board, the State System of Higher Education, a
10community college, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the
11Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Pennsylvania
12Infrastructure Investment Authority, the State Public School
13Building Authority, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic
14Association [and<-], the Pennsylvania Higher Educational
15Facilities Authority[. The term [does not include] <-includes and
16a State-related institution <-as defined in section 1501.

17* * *

<-18Section 2. Chapter 15 of the act is repealed:

19[CHAPTER 15

20STATE-RELATED INSTITUTIONS

21Section 1501. Definition.

22As used in this chapter, "State-related institution" means
23any of the following:

24(1) Temple University.

25(2) The University of Pittsburgh.

26(3) The Pennsylvania State University.

27(4) Lincoln University.

28Section 1502. Reporting.

29No later than May 30 of each year, a State-related
30institution shall file with the Governor's Office, the General

1Assembly, the Auditor General and the State Library the
2information set forth in section 1503.

3Section 1503. Contents of report.

4The report required under section 1502 shall include the
5following:

6(1) Except as provided in paragraph (4), all information
7required by Form 990 or an equivalent form of the United
8States Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service,
9entitled the Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax,
10regardless of whether the State-related institution is
11required to file the form by the Federal Government.

12(2) The salaries of all officers and directors of the
13State-related institution.

14(3) The highest 25 salaries paid to employees of the
15institution that are not included under paragraph (2).

16(4) The report shall not include information relating to
17individual donors.

18Section 1504. Copies and posting.

19A State-related institution shall maintain, for at least
20seven years, a copy of the report in the institution's library
21and shall provide free access to the report on the institution's
22Internet website.]

23Section <-3 2. This act shall take effect immediately.