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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 796 | PRINTER'S NO. 1846 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY HANNA, BRENNAN, EVERETT, FABRIZIO AND KORTZ, FEBRUARY 23, 2011 |
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| AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 10, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), entitled, |
2 | as amended, "An act relating to counties of the first, third, |
3 | fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth classes; amending, |
4 | revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating |
5 | thereto; relating to imposition of excise taxes by counties, |
6 | including authorizing imposition of an excise tax on the |
7 | rental of motor vehicles by counties of the first class; and |
8 | providing for regional renaissance initiatives," in special |
9 | powers and duties of counties, further providing for board of |
10 | visitors for charitable reform and penal institutions. |
11 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
12 | hereby enacts as follows: |
13 | Section 1. Section 1980 of the act of August 9, 1955 |
14 | (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, amended July 31, |
15 | 1963 (P.L.372, No.200), is repealed amended to read: | <-- |
16 | [Section 1980. Board of Visitors for Charitable Reform and | <-- |
17 | Penal Institutions.--(a) The president judge of the court of | <-- |
18 | common pleas in each county [shall] may, annually, appoint three | <-- |
19 | reputable citizens of the county, on or before the first Tuesday |
20 | of January, to serve as a board of visitors for that year. Two |
21 | of the members of said board shall be of the majority party in |
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1 | the county and one shall be of the minority party, all of which |
2 | shall be determined from the voter registration lists of the | <-- |
3 | county. Vacancies upon the board shall be filled by the said |
4 | court in like manner. The members of the board shall serve |
5 | without compensation, but shall be paid such sum or sums for |
6 | actual and necessary expenses as may be approved by the board of |
7 | commissioners of the county. |
8 | (b) The board of visitors of each county shall visit at |
9 | least three times a year all county hospitals or nursing homes, | <-- |
10 | detention homes, children's homes, youth development centers or | <-- |
11 | treatment units, jails or correctional facilities and like | <-- |
12 | institutions of the county, or any agency of the county, or in |
13 | counties of the third class of the institution district of the |
14 | county, and all similar institutions and other charitable |
15 | institutions to which the county appropriates money. Such visits |
16 | shall be unannounced, and shall be made either by all of the |
17 | members of the board or by a lesser number acting for the board. |
18 | The board shall inspect the premises involved, and shall be |
19 | entitled to full access thereto and to interview any of the |
20 | inmates, patients, detainees, juveniles or children thereof, and | <-- |
21 | shall inspect and ascertain all matters pertaining to the |
22 | welfare and proper conduct of such institutions as provided for | <-- |
23 | in laws and regulations pertaining to those institutions and, |
24 | particularly, the treatment received by the inmates, patients, | <-- |
25 | detainees, juveniles or children. The board shall make an annual |
26 | report to the court of common pleas, upon a date fixed by the |
27 | court, regarding all such things and such other matters as may |
28 | be referred to them by the court regarding such institutions, |
29 | and the board may also report to the said court, from time to |
30 | time, as the board shall see fit. A copy of such reports shall |
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1 | be submitted by the board to the proper authorities for such |
2 | institutions and to the county commissioners. Nothing in this | <-- |
3 | section may supersede any other law or regulation pertaining to |
4 | the inspection or operation standards relating to any |
5 | institution or facility referred to in this section.] | <-- |
6 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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