The Pennsylvania Sunshine Act, 65 Pa. C.S. §§ 701-716, requires agencies to deliberate and take official action on agency business in an open and public meeting. It requires that meetings have prior notice, and that the public can attend, participate, and comment before an agency takes that official action.

An ordinance is a local law of general or permanent nature. An ordinance stays on the books until it is amended or repealed by another ordinance enacted by a later board or council. A resolution is an official statement of the will of the governing body.

Excluded from the reporting requirements are payments or other transfers of value of less than $10, except when the total annual value of payments or other transfers of value provided to a physician exceeds $100; educational materials that directly benefit patients or are intended for patient use; discounts, including ...

Section 703, 65 Pa. C.S.A. Section 707 identifies the three (3) exceptions to the requirement of open meetings, which are: executive session, conference and certain working sessions. Executive sessions tend to be the most common exception to open meetings.

Which agencies are subject to the Sunshine Act? The Act applies only to: (1) federal agencies headed by collegial bodies—i.e., boards, councils, and commissions—a majority of whose members are presidentially appointed and Senate confirmed; and (2) any subdivision of such an agency authorized to act on its behalf.

Submitting your request Be in writing using either the PHRC form or the Office of Open Records (OOR) form. Specifically identify or describe the records being sought. Include a name and address, to which the response will be sent. Be from a legal resident of the U.S.

A summary of the exceptions follows: 1. LOSS OF FUNDS/PERSONAL SECURITY: Records that, if disclosed, would result in the loss of federal or state funds. Also, records whose release would be reasonably likely to result in substantial and demonstrable risk of physical harm to a person or to his or her personal security.

21. Property owned before marriage or acquired during marriage by gift, will, or inheritance is separate property.

Section 21. No person's particular services shall be demanded, without just compensation. No person's property shall be taken by law, without just compensation; nor, except in case of the State, without such compensation first assessed and tendered. (History: As Amended November 6, 1984).

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Within 30 days following the reconstitution of the committee in the next succeeding legislative term, the committee shall review such. All requests for a formal hearing must be made within 30 days following the receipt of the recommended resolution.

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