PRINTER'SH1839B2280A04639 AJB:EJH 05/31/24 #90 A04639 AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO.

22801839 THESponsor: GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.

1839REPRESENTATIVE 2023ROAE INTRODUCEDPrinter's BYNo. CONKLIN, NOVEMBER 13, 2023 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, NOVEMBER 13, 2023 AN ACT Amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in merit system employment, further providing for regulations.

The2280 GeneralAmend AssemblyBill, ofpage 1, line 7, by inserting after "amended" , subsection (b) is amended by adding a paragraph and the Commonwealthsection ofis Pennsylvaniaamended herebyby enactsadding a subsection Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 6 and 7 (3) The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

Section(i) 1.The temporary regulations adopted under paragraph (1) were published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin as 49 Pa.B.

Section1297 2203(b)(1)(March of16, Title2019) 71and ofbecame theeffective Pennsylvaniaon ConsolidatedMarch Statutes28, is2019. amended to read:

§(ii) 2203.The temporary regulations adopted under paragraph (1) are required to expire three years following the publication of the temporary regulations.

Regulations.(iii) On March 12, 2022, just days before the expiration of the temporary regulations adopted under paragraph (1), the Office of Administration rescinded the temporary regulations and adopted new temporary regulations under paragraph (1), which purportedly expire three years following the publication of the temporary regulations.

*(c) *Report.--The *Office (b)of TemporaryAdministration regulations.--shall, (1)within In60 orderdays toof facilitate the prompteffective implementationdate of this part,subsection, issue a report to the Officechair and minority chair of Administrationthe mayState promulgateGovernment temporaryCommittee regulationsof whichthe shallSenate expireand nothe laterchair thanand [three]minority sixchair yearsof followingthe State Government Committee of the publicationHouse of Representatives with the temporaryfollowing regulations.information:

The(1) A statement acknowledging that the Office of Administration mayhas promulgategrossly misinterpreted the meaning and spirit of the temporary regulations notauthorized subjectunder to:subsection (b)(1).

(i)(2) SectionsA 201,statement 202,acknowledging 203,that 204the andOffice 205 of theAdministration acthas ofmishandled Julythe 31,authority 1968granted (P.L.769,to No.240),the referredOffice of Administration to aspromulgate thetemporary Commonwealthregulations Documentsunder Law.subsection (b)(1).

(ii)(3) SectionA 204(b)statement acknowledging that the Office of Administration, if the actOffice of OctoberAdministration 15,acted 1980quickly (P.L.950,and No.164),efficiently, knowncould ashave went through the Commonwealthtwo-year Attorneysregulatory Act.review cycle during the time period when the 2024/90AJB/HB1839A04639 - 1 - Office of Administration opted to adopt new temporary regulations under subsection (b)(1).

(iii)(4) TheAn actupdate ofon Junethe 25,status 1982of (P.L.633,the No.181),promulgation knownof final regulations as theprovided Regulatoryby Reviewlaw Act.to implement this part.

*(5) *A *list Sectionof 2.actions that the Office of Administration has taken or will undertake to improve the efficiency by which the Office of Administration progresses from the adoption of temporary regulations to final regulations as provided by law.

This(6) actA shallstatement takecertifying effectthat the Office of Administration will appear separately before the State Government Committee of the Senate and the State Government Committee of the House of Representatives every three months after the issuance of the report to provide an update on the promulgation of final regulations to implement this part until final regulations are promulgated in 60accordance days.with the process specified under the following:

20230HB1839PN2280(i) -Sections 2201, -202, 203, 204 and 205 of the Commonwealth Documents Law.

(ii) Section 204(b) of the Commonwealth Attorneys Act.

(iii) The Regulatory Review Act.

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