PRINTER'S NO. 3588
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2423
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY TOEPEL, MILLARD, TURZAI AND JAMES, APRIL 20, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 20, 2020
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
determined," providing for emergency COVID-19 provisions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding an
article to read:
ARTICLE I-A
EMERGENCY COVID-19 PROVISIONS
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Section 101-A. Extension of waiver provisions.
(a) General rule.--The Secretary of Community and Economic
Development shall immediately issue a waiver to the Governor's
20200319 TWW COVID 19 Business Closure Order to all accredited
zoo activities that can adhere to the social distancing
practices and other mitigation measures defined by the Centers
for Disease Control to protect workers and to mitigate the
spread of the COVID-19 virus.
(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term
"accredited zoo" shall mean a Pennsylvania accredited zoo
designated by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums or the
Zoological Association of America or a member of the
Pennsylvania Zoological Council.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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