PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3273 PRINTER'S NO. 3448
No. 2513 Session of 1978
INTRODUCED BY KOLTER, MAY 31, 1978
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JUNE 19, 1978
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 28, 1978 (No.42), entitled "An act
2 providing for the development of a Statewide emergency
3 telephone number "911" system plan and establishing the
4 Bureau of Telecommunications with the duties and
5 responsibilities for all telecommunications with State
6 Government," establishing the bureau in the Department of
7 General Services, and providing for the permanency of the
8 bureau.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. The definition of "Bureau" of section 3, act of
12 April 28, 1978 (No.42), known as the "Emergency Telephone Act,"
13 is amended to read:
14 Section 3. Definitions.
15 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
16 have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
17 meanings given to them in this section:
18 "Bureau" means the [element of telecommunications assigned by
19 the Governor to a statutory administrative department] Office of
20 Telecommunications in the Department of General Services. The
21 director shall report directly to the [cabinet level officer]
1 Secretary of General Services or in the time of emergency, to
2 the Lieutenant Governor for the duration of that emergency.
3 * * *
4 Section 2. The act is amended by adding sections to read:
5 Section 6.1. Transfer of personnel, appropriations and
6 functions.
7 All personnel, allocations, appropriations, equipment, files,
8 records, contracts, agreements, obligations and other material
9 which are used, employed or expended in connection with the
10 powers, duties or functions of telecommunications as defined in
11 Executive Order 1973-8 and all of these functions assigned to
12 the Pennsylvania State Police RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE <--
13 TELEPHONE NUMBER "911" SYSTEM are hereby transferred to the
14 Bureau of Telecommunications within the Department of General
15 Services as created by this act.
16 Section 6.2. Continuous existence of bureau.
17 The operation and existence of the bureau shall be continuous
18 until otherwise provided by law.
19 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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