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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY PETRI, CALTAGIRONE, DENLINGER, FLECK, GEIST, GIBBONS, HENNESSEY, HESS, MARSICO, MOUL, MURT, RAPP, READSHAW, K. SMITH AND WAGNER, FEBRUARY 4, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, FEBRUARY 4, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of December 19, 1990 (P.L.1200, No.202), |
2 | entitled "An act providing for the registration and |
3 | regulation of solicitations by charitable organizations, |
4 | professional fundraisers and other solicitors; imposing |
5 | additional powers on the Department of State and the Office |
6 | of Attorney General; prescribing civil and criminal |
7 | penalties; and making a repeal," defining "youth athletic |
8 | organization"; and providing for exemptions. |
9 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
10 | hereby enacts as follows: |
11 | Section 1. Section 3 of the act of December 19, 1990 (P.L. |
12 | 1200, No.202), known as the Solicitation of Funds for Charitable |
13 | Purposes Act, is amended by adding a definition to read: |
14 | Section 3. Definitions. |
15 | The following words and phrases when used in this act shall |
16 | have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
17 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
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19 | "Youth athletic organization." Any organization composed |
20 | mainly of youth and organized for the purpose of promoting |
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1 | healthy competition in a sport. |
2 | Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read: |
3 | Section 15.1. Exemptions from this act. |
4 | (a) General rule.--If all fundraising activities of an |
5 | organization or association under paragraph (1) or (2) are |
6 | performed by volunteers, members of an auxiliary or affiliate |
7 | thereof, and the volunteers, members and affiliates receive no |
8 | compensation, directly or indirectly, for the fundraising |
9 | activities, the following charitable organizations shall be |
10 | exempt from the requirements of this act except as set forth in |
11 | subsection (b): |
12 | (1) A bona fide organization of volunteer firemen. |
13 | (2) A bona fide youth athletic organization. |
14 | (b) Use of professional fundraiser.--If the charitable |
15 | organization that uses a professional solicitor or professional |
16 | fundraising counsel to act on the charitable organization's |
17 | behalf, the exemption provided under subsection (a) does not |
18 | apply, except that the written notice prescribed under sections |
19 | 9(k) and 13(c) shall not be required. |
20 | Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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