PRINTER'S NO. 445
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
449
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY MARTIN, AUMENT, STEFANO, PHILLIPS-HILL, SCARNATI,
DiSANTO, FOLMER, J. WARD AND WHITE, MARCH 19, 2019
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 19, 2019
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)(8) 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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(8) (i) A record pertaining to strategy [or
negotiations] relating to labor relations or collective
bargaining and related arbitration proceedings. This
subparagraph shall not apply to negotiations, including
offers of settlement and information exchanged between
the parties in a collective bargaining procedure, or a
final or executed contract or agreement between the
parties in a collective bargaining procedure.
(ii) In the case of the arbitration of a dispute or
grievance under a collective bargaining agreement, an
exhibit entered into evidence at an arbitration
proceeding, a transcript of the arbitration or the
opinion. This subparagraph shall not apply to
negotiations, including offers of settlement and
information exchanged between the parties in the
arbitration of a dispute or grievance under a collective
bargaining procedure, or the final award or order of the
arbitrator in a dispute or grievance procedure.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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