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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY McILHINNEY, SCARNATI, RAFFERTY, GREENLEAF, SOLOBAY, WAUGH, FOLMER, BREWSTER, MENSCH, ALLOWAY AND TOMLINSON, MAY 3, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 3, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, prohibiting the enactment of sanctuary |
3 | ordinances. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Title 53 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
7 | Statutes is amended by adding a section to read: |
8 | § 303. Sanctuary ordinances. |
9 | (a) Prohibition.-- |
10 | (1) No municipality shall enact or adopt any sanctuary |
11 | policy. Any municipality that enacts or adopts a sanctuary |
12 | policy shall be ineligible for any money provided through |
13 | grants administered by a State agency or department until the |
14 | sanctuary policy is repealed or is no longer in effect. |
15 | (2) Upon the complaint of any State resident regarding a |
16 | municipality or prior to the provision of funds or awarding |
17 | of any grants to a municipality, the Attorney General shall |
18 | investigate and shall issue an opinion stating whether the |
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1 | municipality has current policies in contravention of this |
2 | section. |
3 | (b) Notice.--The governing body or chief law enforcement |
4 | person of each municipality shall provide each law enforcement |
5 | officer with written notice of the duty to cooperate with |
6 | Federal and State agencies and officials on matters pertaining |
7 | to enforcement of Federal and State laws governing immigration. |
8 | (c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following |
9 | words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this |
10 | subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: |
11 | "Municipality official." Any elected or appointed official |
12 | who has the authority to enact or amend ordinances or any law |
13 | enforcement officer serving the municipality. |
14 | "Ordinance." An ordinance or a resolution of a municipality. |
15 | "Sanctuary policy." Any municipality's ordinance enacted or |
16 | followed that: |
17 | (1) Limits or prohibits any municipality official or |
18 | person employed by the municipality from communicating or |
19 | cooperating with Federal agencies or officials to verify or |
20 | report the immigration status of any alien within the |
21 | municipality. |
22 | (2) Grants to illegal aliens the right to lawful |
23 | presence or status within the municipality in violation of |
24 | Federal law. |
25 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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