on the effective date of this section.
Section 4. Nothing in this act shall permit the application
of the addition of 42 Pa.C.S. § 5533(c) to an action:
(1) that is subject to a final judgment which, on the
effective date of this section, is not subject to appeal; or
(2) that, on the effective date of this section, has
been nonjudicially resolved in its entirety by the parties,
in a form which is enforceable.
Section 4.1 5. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania shall have
extraordinary jurisdiction to hear a challenge to or to render a
declaratory judgment concerning the constitutionality of this
act. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania may take action as it
deems appropriate, consistent with the Supreme Court retaining
jurisdiction over the matter, to find facts or to expedite a
final judgment in connection with the challenge or request for
declaratory relief.
Section 4.2 6. The provisions of this act are nonseverable.
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or
circumstance is held invalid, the remaining provisions or
applications of this act are void.
Section 7. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall transmit
notice of passage by the electorate of a constitutional
amendment relating to the retroactive application of exceptions
to sovereign immunity and governmental immunity in sexual abuse
actions to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in
the next available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Section 5 8. Repeals are as follows:
(1) The General Assembly declares that the repeal under
paragraph (2) is necessary to effectuate the amendment of 42
Pa.C.S. §§ 8522(b)(10) and 8542(b)(9).
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