PRINTER'S NO. 1245
No. 1086 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY RAPPAPORT AND FREIND, MAY 25, 1983
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 25, 1983
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), entitled
2 "A supplement to the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175),
3 entitled 'An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct
4 of the executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth
5 by the Executive Department thereof and the administrative
6 departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
7 including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
8 Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
9 authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
10 departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
11 duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
12 officers, and of the several administrative departments,
13 boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
14 Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
15 and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
16 certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
17 other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
18 and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the
19 number and compensation of the deputies and all other
20 assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and
21 commissions shall be determined,' implementing the addition
22 of section 4.1 to Article IV of the Constitution of
23 Pennsylvania; establishing the Office of Attorney General
24 elected by the citizens and setting forth powers and duties
25 of the Attorney General; creating an Office of General
26 Counsel and providing for legal services for Commonwealth
27 agencies; transferring, reorganizing or reconstituting
28 certain boards, commissions and agencies; placing certain
29 duties upon the courts and district attorneys; repealing
30 certain acts and parts of acts and making appropriations,"
31 further providing for the duties of the Attorney General.
32 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1 hereby enacts as follows:
2 Section 1. Section 204 of the act of October 15, 1980
3 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, is
4 amended by adding a subsection to read:
5 Section 204. Legal advice and civil matters.
6 * * *
7 (g) General obligation bonds or tax anticipation notes.--The
8 Attorney General shall perform any and all legal services
9 required with respect to the issuance of general obligation
10 bonds or tax anticipation notes of the Commonwealth. Such legal
11 services shall be performed by one or more deputy or assistant
12 attorneys general who are salaried employees of the office.
13 Under no circumstances shall such legal services be performed by
14 the retaining of outside bond counsel.
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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