THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY HANNA, BAKER, BRENNAN, CARROLL, D. COSTA, CUTLER, FABRIZIO, FLECK, JOSEPHS, MENSCH, MUNDY, MURPHY, OLIVER, PHILLIPS, PYLE, REICHLEY, SIPTROTH, SWANGER, YOUNGBLOOD AND GEIST, JUNE 12, 2009

AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JULY 29, 2009   

AN ACT

Amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), entitled

"An act providing for access to public information, for a

designated open-records officer in each Commonwealth agency,

local agency, judicial agency and legislative agency, for

procedure, for appeal of agency determination, for judicial

review and for the Office of Open Records; imposing

penalties; providing for reporting by State-related

institutions; requiring the posting of certain State contract

information on the Internet; and making related repeals," in

procedure, further providing for exceptions for public

records.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 708(b)(6) of the act of February 14, 2008

(P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, is amended to

read:

Section 708.  Exceptions for public records.

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(b)  Exceptions.--Except as provided in subsections (c) and

(d), the following are exempt from access by a requester under

this act:

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(6)  (i)  The following personal identification

information:

(A)  A record containing all or part of a

person's date of birth, Social Security number,

driver's license number, personal financial

information, home, cellular or personal telephone

numbers, personal e-mail addresses, employee number

or other confidential personal identification number.

(B)  A spouse's name, marital status or

beneficiary or dependent information.

(C)  The home address of a law enforcement

officer [or], judge or employee of a school entity.

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For the purposes of this clause, the term "school

entity" shall include a school district, intermediate

unit, area vocational-technical school, charter

school or cyber charter school.

(ii)  Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the

release of the name, position, salary, actual

compensation or other payments or expenses, employment

contract, employment-related contract or agreement and

length of service of a public official or an agency

employee.

(iii)  An agency may redact the name or other

identifying information relating to an individual

performing an undercover or covert law enforcement

activity from a record.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.