HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 746, 1526 PRINTER'S NO. 1690
No. 712 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY HART, SALVATORE, WAGNER, AFFLERBACH AND TOMLINSON,
MARCH 7, 1995
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JANUARY 30, 1996
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for the issuance of reports <--
3 of separation CERTIFICATES RELATING TO RELEASE OR DISCHARGE <--
4 AND FOR THE USE OR RECYCLING OF OFFICE SUPPLIES AND
5 MATERIALS.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 9201 of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania
9 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
10 § 9201. Certified copies of documents furnished without charge.
11 * * *
12 (d) Reports of separation.--The department shall forward one <--
13 copy of each soldier's report of separation to the Director of
14 Veterans' Affairs of the county where the soldier resided at the
15 time of enlistment.
16 (D) CERTIFICATES RELATING TO RELEASE OR DISCHARGE.--THE <--
17 DEPARTMENT, UPON REQUEST, SHALL PROVIDE ONE CERTIFIED, TRUE COPY
18 OF EACH SOLDIER'S CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM
1 ACTIVE DUTY TO THE DIRECTOR OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS OF THE COUNTY
2 WHERE THE SOLDIER RESIDED AT THE TIME OF ENLISTMENT OR TO THE
3 SOLDIER OR THE SOLDIER'S REPRESENTATIVE FREE OF ANY CHARGE.
4 Section 2. This act shall apply to reports of separation <--
5 SECTION 2. THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS <--
6 SHALL CONTINUE TO USE OR RECYCLE ALL FORMS, STATIONERY, BUSINESS
7 CARDS AND OTHER OFFICE SUPPLIES OR MATERIALS WHICH CONTAIN
8 REFERENCES TO ITS PREDECESSOR DEPARTMENT UNTIL THE EXISTING
9 SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS ARE DEPLETED.
10 SECTION 3. UPON PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION CHANGING THE NAME OF
11 THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY
12 AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, THE ADJUTANT GENERAL SHALL CAUSE NOTICE OF
13 THE SAME TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN.
14 SECTION 4. THE AMENDMENT OF 51 PA.C.S. § 9201 SHALL APPLY TO
15 CERTIFICATES OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY issued on
16 and after the effective date of this act.
17 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. <--
18 SECTION 5. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT AS FOLLOWS: <--
19 (1) THE AMENDMENT OF 51 PA.C.S. § 9201 SHALL TAKE EFFECT
20 IN 60 DAYS.
21 (2) SECTION 2 OF THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT UPON
22 PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE UNDER SECTION 3 OF THIS ACT.
23 (3) SECTION 4 OF THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IN 60 DAYS.
24 (4) THE REMAINDER OF THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT
25 IMMEDIATELY.
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