THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, KITCHEN AND BOSCOLA, JANUARY 12, 2011

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JANUARY 12, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 2 (Administrative Law and Procedure) of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in practice and procedure

of Commonwealth agencies, further providing for the contents

and service of adjudications.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 507 of Title 2 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 507.  Contents and service of adjudications.

(a)  General rule.--All adjudications of a Commonwealth

agency shall be in writing, shall contain findings and the

reasons for the adjudication, and shall be served upon all

parties or their counsel personally, or by mail.

(b)  Effect of failed service.--Notwithstanding any other

provision of law, if a party or the party's counsel was not

served personally under subsection (a) and failed to meet the

applicable deadline for appeal of the Commonwealth agency's

adjudication, the party shall have the right to file an appeal

within 30 days after the party discovers that the Commonwealth

agency made the adjudication.

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