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PRIORH1803B2567A02939 PRINTER'SAJB:JMT NOS.09/24/19 #90 A02939 AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO.
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2745REPRESENTATIVE THETOEPEL GENERALPrinter's ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
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MILLER,Amend MOUL,Bill, PICKETT,page SAYLOR,3, SCHMITT,line SHUSTERMAN18, ANDby THOMAS,striking SEPTEMBERout 12,"60" 2019 AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OCTOBER 21, 2019 AN ACT Amending the act of June 30, 2011 (P.L.81, No.18), entitled "An database-driven Internet website detailing certaine budget information concerning taxpayer expenditures and investments,"inserting further90 providing2019/90AJB/HB1803A02939 for- searchable1 budget- database and for administration.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1.
Section 3(g) of the act of June 30, 2011 (P.L.81, No.18), known as the Pennsylvania Web Accountability and Transparency (PennWATCH) Act, is amended and the section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 3.
Searchable budget database.
* * * (f.1) Settlements.-- (1) The website shall include information on each settlement paid to an employee of a Commonwealth agency or paid to an individual as a result of an action taken by an employee of a Commonwealth agency for each claim under the Employee Liability Self-Insurance Program (ELSIP), the Automobile Liability Self-Insurance Program (ALSIP), the Motor License Tort Claim Fund (MLTF), notary bonds and the General Tort Claims Self-Insurance Fund.
The information shall include all of the following:
(i) The Commonwealth agency that is the subject of the claim.
(ii) The date when the claim was filed.
(iii) The type of complaint filed.
(iv) The date when the settlement was paid.
(v) The amount of the settlement.
(2) No later than 30 days after the date when a settlement was paid, the website shall post the information under paragraph (1).
(3) No later than 30 days after the date when a <-- settlement was paid, the Department of General Services shall submit the information under paragraph (1) to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives.
NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS <-- SUBSECTION AND EVERY 30 DAYS THEREAFTER, THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMIT THE INFORMATION UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) REGARDING EACH SETTLEMENT PAID IN THE PREVIOUS 30 DAYS TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
(g) Exemption.--Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b) [and], (f) and (f.1), the following shall not be included on the website:
20190HB1803PN2745 - 2 - (1) Records, data or other information exempted from disclosure under 24 Pa.C.S.
§ 8502(e)(2) (relating to administrative duties of board).
(2) Records, data or other information exempted from disclosure under 71 Pa.C.S.
§ 5902(e)(2) (relating to administrative duties of the board).
(3) Records not subject to disclosure under the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law.
* * * Section 2.
Section 4(a) of the act is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
Section 4.
Administration.
(a) Commonwealth agency requirements.--Each Commonwealth agency shall cooperate with the Governor's Office of Administration.
The following shall apply:
* * * (3) Each Commonwealth agency shall provide the office with information on each settlement paid for each claim settled as required under section 3(f.1) before posting the information on the website.
* * * Section 3.
This act shall take effect in 60 90 days.
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