PRINTER'S NO. 1382
No. 1131 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY MELIO, CAUSER, CONKLIN, DeWEESE, FAIRCHILD, GALLOWAY, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HENNESSEY, HESS, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KILLION, KORTZ, MAHONEY, McCALL, MICOZZIE, R. MILLER, MOYER, MURT, PALLONE, PAYNE, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, S. H. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, J. WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD AND FREEMAN, APRIL 23, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, APRIL 23, 2007
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled, as 2 reenacted and amended, "An act concerning townships of the 3 second class; and amending, revising, consolidating and 4 changing the law relating thereto," providing for the 5 establishment of fire and emergency medical services. 6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 7 hereby enacts as follows: 8 Section 1. The act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as 9 The Second Class Township Code, reenacted and amended November 10 9, 1995 (P.L.350, No.60), is amended by adding a section to 11 read: 12 Section 1553. Emergency Services.--The township shall be 13 responsible for ensuring that fire and emergency medical 14 services are provided within the township, and shall determine 15 and provide the appropriate financial and administrative 16 assistance necessary for these services in order to protect the 17 health, safety and welfare of its citizenry. The township shall
1 require any emergency services organization receiving township 2 funds to provide to the township an annual itemized listing of 3 all expenditures of these funds before the township may consider 4 budgeting additional funding to the organization. 5 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. A26L73JLW/20070H1131B1382 - 2 -