THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, SCAVELLO, BAKER, BEAR, BELFANTI, BOBACK, BRIGGS, CARROLL, CHRISTIANA, CREIGHTON, DeLUCA, DENLINGER, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GABLER, GEIST, GINGRICH, GROVE, GRUCELA, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KOTIK, KRIEGER, MAJOR, MARSICO, McGEEHAN, MELIO, MOUL, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PAYNE, PETRARCA, PICKETT, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, SIPTROTH, SONNEY, STERN, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TRUE, WATSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, JULY 24, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JULY 24, 2009  

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,"

further providing for exceptions for public records.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 708(b)(6) of the act of February 14, 2008

(P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, is amended to

read:

Section 708.  Exceptions for public records.

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(b)  Exceptions.--Except as provided in subsections (c) and

(d), the following are exempt from access by a requester under

this act:

(6)  (i)  The following personal identification

information:

(A)  A record containing all or part of a

person's Social Security number, driver's license

number, personal financial information, home,

cellular or personal telephone numbers, home address, 

personal e-mail addresses, employee number or other

confidential personal identification number.

(B)  A spouse's name, marital status or

beneficiary or dependent information.

[(C)  The home address of a law enforcement

officer or judge.]

(ii)  Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the

release of the name, position, salary, actual

compensation or other payments or expenses, employment

contract, employment-related contract or agreement and

length of service of a public official or an agency

employee.

(iii)  An agency may redact the name or other

identifying information relating to an individual

performing an undercover or covert law enforcement

activity from a record.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.