SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 347, 2831 PRINTER'S NO. 4181
No. 306 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY BELFANTI, DiGIROLAMO, GOODMAN, GERGELY, CARROLL,
SIPTROTH, STABACK, SURRA, J. WHITE, WALKO, CALTAGIRONE,
COHEN, CURRY, DALEY, FABRIZIO, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY,
GRUCELA, HARHAI, LEVDANSKY, PALLONE, PETRONE, WOJNAROSKI,
YOUNGBLOOD AND KORTZ, FEBRUARY 7, 2007
SENATOR ARMSTRONG, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS
AMENDED, JULY 2, 2008
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, repealing provisions
3 relating to certain appeals from the Pennsylvania Labor
4 Relations Board; AND FURTHER PROVIDING FOR THE DISSEMINATION <--
5 OF NAMES FOR THE STATEWIDE JURY LIST.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 933(a)(1)(vii) of Title 42 of the <--
9 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
10 SECTION 1. SECTIONS 933(A)(1)(VII) AND 4521.1(D) OF TITLE 42 <--
11 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES ARE AMENDED TO READ:
12 § 933. Appeals from government agencies.
13 (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise prescribed by any
14 general rule adopted pursuant to section 503 (relating to
15 reassignment of matters), each court of common pleas shall have
16 jurisdiction of appeals from final orders of government agencies
17 in the following cases:
1 (1) Appeals from Commonwealth agencies in the following
2 cases:
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4 [(vii) Except where an employee of the Commonwealth
5 is involved, determinations of the Pennsylvania Labor
6 Relations Board under the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563,
7 No.195), known as the Public Employe Relations Act.
8 Except as otherwise prescribed by general rules, venue
9 shall be in any county where the unfair labor practice in
10 question was alleged to have been engaged in, or wherein
11 the appellant or employer in a representation case
12 resides or transacts business.]
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14 § 4521.1. STATEWIDE JURY INFORMATION SYSTEM. <--
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16 (D) DISSEMINATION.--
17 (1) UPON REQUEST FROM THE JURY SELECTION COMMISSION OF
18 THE COUNTY, THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR OF PENNSYLVANIA SHALL
19 MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE REQUESTING COUNTY THE LIST OF NAMES FOR
20 THAT COUNTY FROM THE STATEWIDE JURY INFORMATION SYSTEM. IN
21 PROVIDING THE INFORMATION, THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR OF
22 PENNSYLVANIA SHALL ONLY PROVIDE THE NAME, ADDRESS AND DATE OF
23 BIRTH OF EACH INDIVIDUAL ON THE LIST BEING PROVIDED. ALL
24 OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION SHALL BE REMOVED FROM ANY LIST
25 MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THE REQUEST. UNDER NO
26 CIRCUMSTANCES MAY THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR OF PENNSYLVANIA
27 INCLUDE ANY OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.
28 (2) UPON REQUEST FROM THE CLERK OF COURT FOR A UNITED
29 STATES DISTRICT COURT, THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR SHALL MAKE
30 AVAILABLE TO THE REQUESTING CLERK OF COURT THE LIST OF NAMES
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1 FOR THE COUNTIES COMPRISING THE DISTRICT WITHIN THE
2 JURISDICTION OF THE REQUESTING COURT FROM THE STATEWIDE JURY
3 INFORMATION SYSTEM. IN PROVIDING THE INFORMATION, THE COURT
4 ADMINISTRATOR SHALL ONLY PROVIDE THE NAME, ADDRESS AND DATE
5 OF BIRTH OF EACH INDIVIDUAL ON THE LIST BEING PROVIDED. ALL
6 OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION SHALL BE REMOVED FROM ANY LIST
7 MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THE REQUEST. UNDER NO
8 CIRCUMSTANCES MAY THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR INCLUDE ANY OTHER
9 IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.
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11 Section 2. Each court of common pleas shall retain
12 jurisdiction over appeals of cases filed and pending with them
13 prior to the effective date of this act.
14 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.
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