PRINTER'S NO. 889
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
764
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, BARTOLOTTA, YUDICHAK AND VOGEL,
JUNE 14, 2021
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 14, 2021
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
determined," in powers and duties of the Department of State
and its departmental administrative board, providing for
legislative process training; and imposing duties on the
Legislative Reference Bureau.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding a
section to read:
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Section 816. Legislative Process Training.--(a) The
Legislative Reference Bureau shall develop legislative process
training for the Department of State which includes the
following:
(1) The legislative process in this Commonwealth.
(2) Legislation introduced by the General Assembly,
including bills, resolutions, concurrent resolutions and joint
resolutions.
(3) The Department of State's responsibilities relating to
legislation as provided by law.
(b) Within sixty days of the effective date of this section
and annually thereafter:
(1) The legislative process training under subsection (a)
shall be provided in person by the Legislative Reference Bureau
to the individuals, offices and bureaus under subsection (d).
(2) The Department of State shall provide training on the
systems and procedures the department has in place to handle the
department's legislative responsibilities and the roles that
each individual and entity within the department play in the
process to the individuals, offices and bureaus under subsection
(d).
(c) The Legislative Reference Bureau shall produce a video
of the legislative process training under subsection (a) and all
new employees and current employees who assume a position or
move to an office or bureau under subsection (d) shall watch the
training video before starting in the position.
(d) The following shall receive the training under
subsection (a):
(1) The Secretary of the Commonwealth.
(2) The Executive Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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(3) Employees in the Office of Policy.
(4) Employees in the Bureau of Elections and Notaries.
(5) Employees in the Office of Chief Counsel.
(6) Employees in the Bureau of Finance and Operations.
(7) Employees in the Office of Legislative Affairs.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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