THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY SCHRODER, CREIGHTON, HARRIS, MUSTIO, ROAE AND VULAKOVICH, MARCH 24, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 24, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled

"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the

executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the

Executive Department thereof and the administrative

departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,

including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or

Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or

authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative

departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and

duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative

officers, and of the several administrative departments,

boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the

Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive

and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of

certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and

other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,

and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the

number and compensation of the deputies and all other

assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and

commissions shall be determined," in powers and duties in

general, prohibiting agencies from awarding legislative

initiative grants.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known

as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding a

section to read:

Section 531.  Award of Legislative Initiative Grants

Prohibited.--No executive agency, independent agency or State-

affiliated entity as those terms are defined in 62 Pa.C.S. §

103(relating to definitions), may award a legislative initiative

grant or other grant that is approved, in whole or in part, on

the basis of a recommendation made by or on behalf of a member

of the General Assembly.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.