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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY SCARNATI, BAKER, RAFFERTY, PIPPY, FOLMER, BRUBAKER, WAUGH, M. WHITE, LOGAN, FARNESE, VOGEL, WARD, MUSTO, ROBBINS, PILEGGI, GORDNER, ORIE, D. WHITE, ARGALL, SMUCKER, ERICKSON, ALLOWAY, YAW, GREENLEAF, TOMLINSON, EARLL, BOSCOLA, FERLO, PICCOLA AND VANCE, NOVEMBER 25, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, NOVEMBER 25, 2009 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Amending the Financial Operating Rules of the Senate relating to |
2 | district office expenses. |
3 | RESOLVED, That Rule V 1.(a) and 2. of the Financial Operating |
4 | Rules of the Senate be amended to read: |
5 | V. DISTRICT OFFICE EXPENSES |
6 | 1. Authorized Expenses. |
7 | Expenses authorized shall include: |
8 | (a) Aggregate office rental in accordance with policies as |
9 | may be established by the Senate Committee on Management |
10 | Operations. [Whenever a Member or any of his immediate family |
11 | has an equity interest in a district office, the Chief Clerk |
12 | shall obtain an independent appraisal of the office rental |
13 | cost.] No Member or member of his immediate family may have a |
14 | financial interest in a district office. For purposes of this |
15 | subsection, a financial interest shall not include ownership in |
16 | a publicly traded investment vehicle including, but not limited |
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1 | to, a corporation, mutual fund, REIT or limited liability |
2 | partnership in which the Member is not a managing partner. Prior |
3 | to entering into a district office lease agreement, the Chief |
4 | Clerk shall obtain written verification from the Member that |
5 | neither the Member nor a member of his immediate family has a |
6 | financial interest in the property. |
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8 | 2. Documentation Required. |
9 | A copy of the district office lease indicating the amount and |
10 | payment terms shall be maintained in the office of the Chief |
11 | Clerk and shall be available for public inspection in the manner |
12 | provided in the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as |
13 | the Right-to-Know Law. Vouchers shall appropriately document |
14 | expenses and legislative purpose for each expenditure. Receipts |
15 | or invoices shall be included for all expenditures in excess of |
16 | $25 per occurrence. |
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