PRINTER'S NO. 1493
No. 1303 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY LESCOVITZ, BELARDI, CALTAGIRONE, BELFANTI AND LAUGHLIN, APRIL 14, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 14, 1999
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 Office of General 32 Counsel. 33 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1 hereby enacts as follows: 2 Section 1. Section 301(5) of the act of October 15, 1980 3 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, 4 repealed in part December 30, 1984 (P.L.1299, No.245), is 5 amended to read: 6 Section 301. General Counsel. 7 There is hereby established the Office of General Counsel 8 which shall be headed by a General Counsel appointed by the 9 Governor to serve at his pleasure who shall be the legal advisor 10 to the Governor and who shall: 11 * * * 12 (5) Until otherwise provided by law, serve as chief 13 administrative officer of the following agencies which are 14 hereby placed and made administrative agencies of the Office 15 of General Counsel: 16 (ii) The Juvenile Court Judges' Commission 17 established under sections 905.1 and 905.2 of the act of 18 April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as "The 19 Administrative Code of 1929," and the act of December 21, 20 1959 (P.L.1962, No.717), entitled "An act providing for 21 the creation and operation of the Juvenile Court Judges' 22 Commission in the Department of Justice; prescribing its 23 powers and duties; and making an appropriation." 24 (iii) The administrator and the office of 25 Administrator for Arbitration Panels for Health Care 26 established under section 301 of the act of October 15, 27 1975 (P.L.390, No.111), known as the "Health Care 28 Services Malpractice Act." 29 (iv) The Crime Victim's Compensation Board 30 established under sections 477.6, 477.7 and 477.12 of 19990H1303B1493 - 2 -
1 "The Administrative Code of 1929." 2 (v) The Board of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws 3 established under section 404 of "The Administrative Code 4 of 1929." 5 (vi) The State Health Facility Hearing Board 6 established under sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506 7 and 507 of the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), 8 known as the "Health Care Facilities Act." 9 (vii) The Commission on Dispute Resolution and 10 Conflict Management established under section 480 of "The 11 Administrative Code of 1929." 12 * * * 13 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1999, or 14 immediately, whichever is later. B18L71SFL/19990H1303B1493 - 3 -