SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1382 PRINTER'S NO. 3178
No. 1131 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY MELIO, CAUSER, CONKLIN, DeWEESE, FAIRCHILD,
GALLOWAY, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA,
HENNESSEY, HESS, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KILLION, KORTZ, MAHONEY,
McCALL, MICOZZIE, R. MILLER, MOYER, MURT, PALLONE, PAYNE,
SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, S. H. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK,
J. WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD, FREEMAN AND CALTAGIRONE, APRIL 23, 2007
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, FEBRUARY 5, 2008
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled, as
2 reenacted and amended, "An act concerning townships of the
3 second class; and amending, revising, consolidating and
4 changing the law relating thereto," providing for the
5 establishment of fire and emergency medical services.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as
9 The Second Class Township Code, reenacted and amended November
10 9, 1995 (P.L.350, No.60), is amended by adding a section to
11 read:
12 Section 1553. Emergency Services.--The township shall be <--
13 responsible for ensuring that fire and emergency medical
14 services are provided within the township, and shall determine
15 and provide the appropriate financial and administrative
16 assistance necessary for these services in order to protect the
17 health, safety and welfare of its citizenry. The township shall
1 require any emergency services organization receiving township
2 funds to provide to the township an annual itemized listing of
3 all expenditures of these funds before the township may consider
4 budgeting additional funding to the organization.
5 SECTION 1553. EMERGENCY SERVICES.--(A) THE TOWNSHIP SHALL <--
6 BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL
7 SERVICES ARE PROVIDED WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP BY THE MEANS AND TO
8 THE EXTENT DETERMINED BY THE TOWNSHIP, INCLUDING THE APPROPRIATE
9 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR THESE SERVICES.
10 (B) THE TOWNSHIP SHALL CONSULT WITH FIRE AND EMERGENCY
11 MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS TO DISCUSS THE EMERGENCY SERVICES
12 NEEDS OF THE TOWNSHIP.
13 (C) THE TOWNSHIP SHALL REQUIRE ANY EMERGENCY SERVICES
14 ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING TOWNSHIP FUNDS TO PROVIDE TO THE
15 TOWNSHIP AN ANNUAL ITEMIZED LISTING OF ALL EXPENDITURES OF THESE
16 FUNDS BEFORE THE TOWNSHIP MAY CONSIDER BUDGETING ADDITIONAL
17 FUNDING TO THE ORGANIZATION.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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