PRINTER'S NO. 37
No. 35 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY LLOYD, HALUSKA, VEON, SCHULER, MRKONIC, VROON,
DeLUCA, TIGUE, NOYE, CAWLEY, STUBAN, GODSHALL, COLAIZZO,
JOHNSON AND KAISER, JANUARY 18, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 18, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), entitled
2 "A supplement to the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175),
3 entitled 'An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct
4 of the executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth
5 by the Executive Department thereof and the administrative
6 departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
7 including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
8 Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
9 authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
10 departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
11 duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
12 officers, and of the several administrative departments,
13 boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
14 Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
15 and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
16 certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
17 other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
18 and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the
19 number and compensation of the deputies and all other
20 assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and
21 commissions shall be determined,' implementing the addition
22 of section 4.1 to Article IV of the Constitution of
23 Pennsylvania; establishing the Office of Attorney General
24 elected by the citizens and setting forth powers and duties
25 of the Attorney General; creating an Office of General
26 Counsel and providing for legal services for Commonwealth
27 agencies; transferring, reorganizing or reconstituting
28 certain boards, commissions and agencies; placing certain
29 duties upon the courts and district attorneys; repealing
30 certain acts and parts of acts and making appropriations,"
31 prohibiting referrals by government lawyers.
32 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1 hereby enacts as follows:
2 Section 1. The act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164),
3 known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, is amended by adding
4 sections to read:
5 Section 209. Prohibition of referrals.
6 No attorney under the supervision of the Attorney General
7 shall refer any person to a specific private attorney or
8 recommend that any person consult or employ a specific private
9 attorney.
10 Section 304. Prohibition of referrals.
11 No attorney under the supervision of the General Counsel
12 shall refer any person to a specific private attorney or
13 recommend that any person consult or employ a specific private
14 attorney.
15 Section 404. Prohibition of referrals.
16 No attorney under the supervision of an independent agency
17 shall refer any person to a specific private attorney or
18 recommend that any person consult or employ a specific private
19 attorney.
20 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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