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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY BRUBAKER, SCARNATI, PILEGGI, GREENLEAF, ROBBINS, D. WHITE, WOZNIAK, RAFFERTY, YUDICHAK, ERICKSON, BAKER, ALLOWAY, ARGALL, MENSCH, BROWNE, DINNIMAN, HUGHES AND BLAKE, MAY 22, 2012 |
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| SENATOR CORMAN, APPROPRIATIONS, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED, JUNE 18, 2012 |
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| A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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1 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth |
2 | of Pennsylvania, providing for criteria for institutions of |
3 | purely public charity. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby resolves as follows: |
6 | Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of |
7 | Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: |
8 | That Article III be amended by adding a section to read: | <-- |
9 | § 18.1. Criteria for institutions of purely public charity. |
10 | If the General Assembly exercises its authority under section |
11 | 2(a)(v) of Article VIII of this Constitution by legislation, no |
12 | criteria other than those specified in the legislation may be |
13 | used to determine the qualifications of an institution of purely |
14 | public charity. |
15 | That section 2(b) of Article VIII be amended by adding a | <-- |
16 | clause to read: |
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1 | § 2. Exemptions and special provisions. |
2 | * * * |
3 | (b) The General Assembly may, by law: |
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5 | (vii) Establish uniform standards and qualifications which |
6 | shall be the criteria to determine qualification as institutions |
7 | of purely public charity under clause (v) of subsection (a) of |
8 | this section. |
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10 | Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General |
11 | Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the |
12 | Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to |
13 | comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article |
14 | XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the |
15 | required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in |
16 | which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after |
17 | passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. |
18 | (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this |
19 | proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the |
20 | Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the |
21 | advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the |
22 | Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required |
23 | advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such |
24 | newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of |
25 | this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the |
26 | Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment |
27 | to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first |
28 | primary, general or municipal election which meets the |
29 | requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article |
30 | XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least |
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1 | three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is |
2 | passed by the General Assembly. |
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