PRINTER'S NO. 329
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
336
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY D. COSTA, CHARLTON, SCHLOSSBERG, MURT, J. HARRIS,
HAGGERTY, BARRAR, O'NEILL, KINSEY, FITZGERALD, KAUFER,
READSHAW AND WATSON, FEBRUARY 3, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 3, 2017
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 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 an individual employed by a
public school district as defined in section 102 of
the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as
the Public School Code of 1949.
(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.
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