Community and Economic Development's publicly accessible
Internet website.
(5) The task force may hold public hearings if
necessary.
(i) Expenses.--Members shall not receive compensation but
shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in service of
the task force.
(j) Support.--The Office of the Governor, the Senate, the
House of Representatives and the Administrative Offices of the
Pennsylvania Courts shall provide administrative services to the
task force.
(k) Applicability.--The following shall apply:
(1) (i) Except as provided under subparagraph (ii), the
act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the
Right-to-Know Law, shall apply to the task force.
(ii) Correspondence between a person and a member of
the task force and records accompanying the
correspondence submitted under section 2104-C(a)(3) shall
be exempt from access by a requester under the Right-to-
Know Law. This subparagraph shall not apply to
correspondence between a member and a principal or
lobbyist under 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13A (relating to lobbying).
(2) Except as provided under paragraph (3), the task
force shall be deemed an agency for the purposes of 65
Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings).
(3) Public notice of a meeting of the task force shall
be made by the issuance of a press release by the chairperson
no less than 24 hours prior to a meeting.
(4) A member of the task force shall be deemed a public
official for the purpose of 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 11 (relating to
ethics standards and financial disclosure). A statement
required to be filed by a member under 65 Pa.C.S. ยง 1104(a)
(relating to statement of financial interests required to be
filed) due to the individual's membership on the task force
shall be filed only with the State Ethics Commission.
(5) The task force shall be considered an independent
agency for the purposes of the act of October 15, 1980
(P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act.
Section 2104-C. Functions of task force.
(a) Powers.--The task force shall have the following powers:
(1) To request periodic updates from each agency under
the Governor's jurisdiction, independent agencies, the
legislature, and the unified judicial system on any actions
taken in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
(2) To appoint advisory committees under section 2103-
C(d).
(3) To receive communications from individuals,
businesses, nonprofit entities, local governments and any
other entity regarding issues under subsection (b)(2).
(b) Duties.--The task force shall have the following duties:
(1) To monitor and track the response by the
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