PRINTER'S NO. 241
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
277
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY YAW, STEFANO, BAKER AND VOGEL, JANUARY 31, 2023
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, JANUARY 31, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 30, 1987 (P.L.163, No.16), entitled "An
act providing for the revitalization of rural Pennsylvania;
establishing the Center for Rural Pennsylvania; providing for
rural education partnerships and adult literacy programs;
allocating funds appropriated to the Department of Commerce
for a Regional Center for Continuing Education of Health
Science Practitioners in western Pennsylvania; making
appropriations; and making a repeal," in Center for Rural
Pennsylvania, further providing for board of directors; and
making a repeal.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 302(a) of the act of June 30, 1987
(P.L.163, No.16), known as the Rural Pennsylvania Revitalization
Act, is amended to read:
Section 302. Board of directors.
(a) Members.--The Center for Rural Pennsylvania shall be
governed by a board of directors which shall consist of [11
members.] members appointed as follows:
(1) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
appoint two members from the House of Representatives, one
from the majority party and one from the minority party.
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(2) The President pro tempore of the Senate shall
appoint two members from the Senate, one from the majority
party and one from the minority party.
(3) Two members shall be representatives of universities
in the State System of Higher Education. [One member]
(4) Two members shall be from The Pennsylvania State
University[.], one of whom shall be from Penn State
Extension .
(5) One member shall be from the University of
Pittsburgh. [One member shall be the Director of the
Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development.]
(6) The Governor shall appoint two members from among
the memberships of the following Statewide organizations:
Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association, Pennsylvania [Grange
Association] State Grange and the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.
(7) One member shall be from the Northern Pennsylvania
Regional College.
(8) One member shall be from the Pennsylvania College of
Technology.
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Section 2. Repeals are as follows:
(1) The General Assembly declares that the repeal under
paragraph (2) is necessary to effectuate the addition of
section 302(a)(7) and (8) of the act.
(2) Section 311 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177,
No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is
repealed.
Section 3. The addition of section 302(a)(7) and (8) of the
act is a continuation of section 311 of the act of April 9, 1929
(P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929.
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Except as otherwise provided in the addition of section 302(a)
(7) or (8) of the act, all activities initiated under section
311 of The Administrative Code of 1929 shall continue and remain
in full force and effect and may be completed under section
302(a)(7) or (8) of the act. Orders, regulations, rules and
decisions which were made under section 311 of The
Administrative Code of 1929 and in effect on the effective date
of section 2(2) of this act shall remain in full force and
effect until revoked, vacated or modified under section 302(a)
(7) or (8) of the act. Contracts, obligations and collective
bargaining agreements entered into under section 311 of The
Administrative Code of 1929 are not affected nor impaired by the
repeal of section 311 of The Administrative Code of 1929.
Section 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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