HOUSE AMENDED
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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 996 Session of 1977


        INTRODUCED BY KELLEY AND ANDREWS, JUNE 29, 1977

        AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
           REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 11, 1978

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
     2     "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
     3     executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
     4     Executive Department thereof and the administrative
     5     departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
     6     including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
     7     Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
     8     authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
     9     departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
    10     duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
    11     officers, and of the several administrative departments,
    12     boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
    13     Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
    14     and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
    15     certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
    16     other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
    17     and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the
    18     number and compensation of the deputies and all other
    19     assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and
    20     commissions shall be determined," authorizing the
    21     Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police to make
    22     regulations relating to communication systems of governmental  <--
    23     agencies. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE COMMUNICATIONS SYTEMS  <--
    24     WHEN THEY ARE INTERFACED WITH SYSTEMS OF OTHER AGENCIES.

    25     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    26  hereby enacts as follows:
    27     Section 1.  The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
    28  as "The Administrative Code of 1929," is amended by adding a


     1  section to read:
     2     Section 711.1.  Rules and Regulations Relating to
     3  Governmental Communication Systems.--The Commissioner of the
     4  Pennsylvania State Police is authorized to promulgate rules and
     5  regulations encouraging and permitting the reasonable interface,
     6  interconnection, and termination of communication systems with
     7  Pennsylvania State Police communication systems and facilities.
     8  Such rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to,
     9  administrative and procedural practices of implementation,
    10  responsibilities of parties involved and the establishment of
    11  appropriate sanction for noncompliance with established policies
    12  and procedures. ANY SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS PROPOSED BY THE    <--
    13  PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL
    14  ASSEMBLY FOR ITS CONSIDERATION PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES
    15  ESTABLISHED IN THE ACT OF APRIL 7, 1955 (P.L.23, NO.8), KNOWN AS
    16  THE "REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1955."
    17     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.









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