THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY PILEGGI, BAKER, SMUCKER, WARD, ERICKSON, MUSTO, ALLOWAY, VANCE, LOGAN, M. WHITE, TARTAGLIONE, FOLMER, ROBBINS, RAFFERTY, ARGALL, WASHINGTON, BRUBAKER, WAUGH, GORDNER, EARLL, WONDERLING, PIPPY, BROWNE, KASUNIC, D. WHITE AND PICCOLA, JUNE 9, 2009

REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, JUNE 9, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of July 31, 2003 (P.L.73, No.17), entitled "An

act establishing a grant program for volunteer fire companies

and volunteer ambulance services; and providing for grant

funding," providing for an exemption from the Right-to-Know

Law.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The act of July 31, 2003 (P.L.73, No.17), known

as the Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service

Grant Act, is amended by adding a section to read:

Section 901.2.  Right-to-Know Law.

(a)  Nonapplicability.--Except as set forth in subsection

(b), none of the following are subject to the act of February

14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law:

(1)  A volunteer ambulance service.

(2)  A volunteer fire company.

(3)  A volunteer rescue company.

(4)  A volunteer water rescue company.

(5)  A volunteer organization that provides hazardous

materials response services.

(6)  A volunteer organization that provides emergency

medical services.

(b)  Applicability.--

(1)  An entity listed in subsection (a) is subject to the

Right-to-Know Law if the entity has a contract with a local

agency to provide services to the local agency.

(2)  As used in this subsection, the term "local agency"

has the meaning given in section 102 of the Right-to-Know

Law.

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