PRINTER'S NO. 2309
No. 137 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY MICHLOVIC, IRVIS, COWELL, S. E. HAYES, JR.,
HONAMAN, KOLTER, ITKIN, KUKOVICH, HOEFFEL, O'DONNELL, DAWIDA,
PISTELLA, SEVENTY, TRELLO, AUSTIN, GAMBLE, McVERRY, TADDONIO
AND KNEPPER, OCTOBER 17, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, OCTOBER 17, 1979
In the House of Representatives, October 17, 1979
1 WHEREAS, The need and use of technical and electronic
2 equipment and services have expanded greatly; and
3 WHEREAS, This equipment, facilities and services have not
4 been subjected to an overall independent examination; and
5 WHEREAS, The modernization and improvement of the cost-
6 effectiveness of technical and electronic equipment, facilities
7 and services can be facilitated by an impartial study conducted
8 by a group of persons knowledgeable and experienced in the area;
9 and
10 WHEREAS, There is no current inventory of technical and
11 electronic equipment and services in use by State Government;
12 therefore be it
13 RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That there is hereby
14 established a Commission on Technology which shall be composed
15 of nine members appointed as follows:
16 (1) Three members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
1 Representatives upon the joint recommendation of the House
2 Majority and Minority Leaders.
3 (2) Three members appointed by the President pro tempore of
4 the Senate upon the joint recommendation of the Senate Majority
5 and Minority Leaders.
6 (3) Three members appointed by the Governor.
7 The members appointed to the commission shall be knowledgeable
8 and experienced in the areas of technical-electronic
9 communications including, but not limited to:
10 (1) Data processing.
11 (2) Telecommunications.
12 (3) Electronics.
13 (4) Recording.
14 (5) Production.
15 (6) Printing.
16 Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum and any
17 two members may hold public hearings; and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That the commission shall have the function and its
19 duty shall be to make a comprehensive and impartial study of the
20 technical and electronic equipment, facilities and services in
21 current use by Pennsylvania State Government. The commission is
22 authorized to hire an executive director and such other staff as
23 it believes necessary for the conduct of the study. Members of
24 the commission shall be entitled to per diem compensation of $50
25 and shall also be reimbursed for necessary and actual expenses
26 incurred in the performance of their duties. The commission may
27 expend funds allocated or appropriated to it for administrative
28 and operational costs and any other expenses incidental to its
29 work; and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That the commission is authorized to utilize the
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1 services, information, facilities and personnel of the
2 Legislative and Executive Departments. Office space and office
3 furniture, furnishings and equipment shall be provided to the
4 commission by the Department of General Services; and be it
5 further
6 RESOLVED, That the commission shall submit a final report to
7 the Governor and the presiding officers and Majority and
8 Minority Leaders of each House of the General Assembly as soon
9 as possible after the conclusion of the 1979-1980 Legislative
10 Session, which report shall set forth the results of the study
11 made under this resolution, together with its findings and
12 recommendations. The commission may submit such other reports as
13 the Governor or the General Assembly may request or as the
14 commission deems advisable. Fourteen days after the submission
15 of its final report, the commission shall cease to exist.
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