Bill Text: PA HB1981 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for continuing education.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 35-13)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-09-14 - Referred to JUDICIARY [HB1981 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB1981-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2662
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1981 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, BAKER, BEAR, BRENNAN, CAUSER, CREIGHTON, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL, GABIG, GABLER, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, GROVE, HANNA, HARHART, HARKINS, HARRIS, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, MAJOR, MANN, MOUL, MURT, OBERLANDER, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, SOLOBAY, STERN, SWANGER AND TALLMAN, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 2, 1988 (P.L.108, No.22), entitled "An
act creating the Coroners' Education Board; requiring
coroners and certain deputies to take a course of instruction
and an examination; and requiring continuing education,"
further providing for continuing education.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5 of the act of March 2, 1988 (P.L.108,
No.22), referred to as the Coroners' Education Board Law, is
amended to read:
Section 5. Continuing education.
(a) Credit hours.--Each year, every coroner, chief deputy
coroner and full-time deputy coroner shall take continuing
education of not less than [eight] twelve credit hours. The
board may, after consultation with the Pennsylvania State
Coroners Association, by regulation increase the minimum number
of continuing education hours required.
(b) Contents.--The board shall determine what courses,
seminars, lectures and meetings qualify for credit and the
number of credits to be given to each. Such instruction may be
given in conjunction with the annual convention of the Coroners
Association of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(c) Proof.--Upon submission of proof of attendance, the
board shall determine if the coroner or deputy has fulfilled the
continuing educational requirements. If the board determines
that the continuing educational requirements have not been
fulfilled, it shall notify the Governor in the case of a coroner
and the coroner in the case of a deputy, at which time a vacancy
shall be deemed to exist. Any coroner or deputy aggrieved by a
decision of the board shall have the right to appeal in
accordance with the provisions of Title 2 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes (relating to administrative law and
procedure).
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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