AN ACT

 

1Amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), entitled 
2"An act providing for access to public information, for a 
3designated open-records officer in each Commonwealth agency, 
4local agency, judicial agency and legislative agency, for 
5procedure, for appeal of agency determination, for judicial 
6review and for the Office of Open Records; imposing 
7penalties; providing for reporting by State-related 
8institutions; requiring the posting of certain State contract 
9information on the Internet; and making related repeals," in 
10preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions;
11and repealing provisions relating to State-related
12institutions.

13The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14hereby enacts as follows:

15Section 1.  The definition of "State-affiliated entity" in
16section 102 of the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known 
17as the Right-to-Know Law, is amended to read:

18Section 102.  Definitions.

19The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
20have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
21context clearly indicates otherwise:

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2"State-affiliated entity."  A Commonwealth authority or
3Commonwealth entity. The term includes the Pennsylvania Higher
4Education Assistance Agency and any entity established thereby,
5the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the Pennsylvania Game
6Commission, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, the
7Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, the Pennsylvania Municipal
8Retirement Board, the State System of Higher Education, a
9community college, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the
10Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Pennsylvania
11Infrastructure Investment Authority, the State Public School
12Building Authority, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic
13Association and the Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities
14Authority. The term [does not include] includes a State-related
15institution.

16* * *

17Section 2.  Chapter 15 of the act is repealed:

18[CHAPTER 15

19STATE-RELATED INSTITUTIONS

20Section 1501.  Definition.

21As used in this chapter, "State-related institution" means
22any of the following:

23(1)  Temple University.

24(2)  The University of Pittsburgh.

25(3)  The Pennsylvania State University.

26(4)  Lincoln University.

27Section 1502.  Reporting.

28No later than May 30 of each year, a State-related
29institution shall file with the Governor's Office, the General
30Assembly, the Auditor General and the State Library the

1information set forth in section 1503.

2Section 1503.  Contents of report.

3The report required under section 1502 shall include the
4following:

5(1)  Except as provided in paragraph (4), all information
6required by Form 990 or an equivalent form of the United
7States Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service,
8entitled the Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax,
9regardless of whether the State-related institution is
10required to file the form by the Federal Government.

11(2)  The salaries of all officers and directors of the
12State-related institution.

13(3)  The highest 25 salaries paid to employees of the
14institution that are not included under paragraph (2).

15(4)  The report shall not include information relating to
16individual donors.

17Section 1504.  Copies and posting.

18A State-related institution shall maintain, for at least
19seven years, a copy of the report in the institution's library
20and shall provide free access to the report on the institution's
21Internet website.]

22Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.