PRINTER'S NO. 1572
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1183
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, ARGALL, ROTHMAN, COSTA, COLEMAN,
J. WARD AND DiSANTO, MAY 1, 2024
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 1, 2024
AN ACT
Amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), entitled
"An act providing for access to public information, for a
designated open-records officer in each Commonwealth agency,
local agency, judicial agency and legislative agency, for
procedure, for appeal of agency determination, for judicial
review and for the Office of Open Records; imposing
penalties; providing for reporting by State-related
institutions; requiring the posting of certain State contract
information on the Internet; and making related repeals," in
preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "State-affiliated entity" in
section 102 of the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known
as the Right-to-Know Law, is amended to read:
Section 102. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"State-affiliated entity." A Commonwealth authority or
Commonwealth entity. The term includes the Pennsylvania Higher
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Education Assistance Agency and any entity established thereby,
the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the Pennsylvania Game
Commission, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, the
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, the Pennsylvania Municipal
Retirement Board, the State System of Higher Education, a
community college, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Pennsylvania
Infrastructure Investment Authority, the State Public School
Building Authority, the Pennsylvania School Boards Association,
the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association and the
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority. The term
does not include a State-related institution.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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