PRINTER'S NO. 446
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
446
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY SCAVELLO, TOMLINSON, ALLOWAY, COSTA, ARGALL,
TEPLITZ, VOGEL, RAFFERTY, WILEY, YUDICHAK, VULAKOVICH, WARD
AND BOSCOLA, FEBRUARY 17, 2015
REFERRED TO FINANCE, FEBRUARY 17, 2015
AN ACT
Providing for Select Committee on Institutions of Purely Public
Charity, for establishment of committee, for responsibility
of committee, for composition of committee, for determination
and recommendations, for hearings and for findings.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title of act.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Select
Committee on Institutions of Purely Public Charity Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Committee." The Select Committee on Institutions of Purely
Public Charity established under section 3.
Section 3. Establishment of committee.
The Select Committee on Institutions of Purely Public Charity
is established.
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Section 4. Duties of committee.
The committee shall:
(1) Collect input from stakeholders across this
Commonwealth.
(2) Review the impact of public charities on local
government.
(3) Study the economic impact of purely public charities
and the services purely public charities provide to citizens
of this Commonwealth.
Section 5. Composition of committee.
The committee shall consist of:
(1) Two members of the Senate appointed by the President
pro tempore of the Senate and one member appointed by the
Minority Leader of the Senate.
(2) Two members of the House of Representatives
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives.
(3) The chairman and minority chairman of the Finance
Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority
chairman of the Finance Committee of the House of
Representatives.
(4) The chairman and minority chairman of the Local
Government Committee of the Senate and the chairman and
minority chairman of the Local Government Committee of the
House of Representatives.
(5) The Secretary of Revenue.
Section 6. Hearings.
The committee shall conduct hearings in various geographic
areas across this Commonwealth and work with nonprofits, elected
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officials, tax experts, public safety organizations and other
stakeholders to determine if legislation is needed.
Section 7. Determination and recommendations.
The committee shall determine whether legislation is required
to achieve the appropriate balance between the cost of services
provided by local governments and the protection of our public
charities. If the committee determines legislation is necessary,
the committee shall develop recommendations for the legislation.
Section 8. Findings.
The committee shall have six months to develop and report its
findings.
Section 9. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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