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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY FABRIZIO, BISHOP, BOYD, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, BROWNLEE, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, COHEN, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, DeLUCA, DONATUCCI, ELLIS, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FLECK, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRELL, HARKINS, HARRIS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HORNAMAN, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND, KOTIK, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MANN, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MURT, MYERS, O'NEILL, PARKER, PASHINSKI, READSHAW, ROSS, SANTONI, SONNEY, STABACK, SWANGER, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, YOUNGBLOOD AND GROVE, MARCH 12, 2012 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 12, 2012 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Congratulating the Joint State Government Commission on its 75th |
2 | anniversary. |
3 | WHEREAS, The Joint State Government Commission was |
4 | established under Act 459 of 1937 as a primary research agency |
5 | for the General Assembly; and |
6 | WHEREAS, The Joint State Government Commission is a |
7 | bicameral, nonpartisan research agency which serves the General |
8 | Assembly by providing legislators with a readily available |
9 | mechanism for conducting studies; and |
10 | WHEREAS, The Joint State Government Commission assists the |
11 | Commonwealth by making investigations and studies to gather |
12 | information deemed necessary to the Senate and the House of |
13 | Representatives; and |
14 | WHEREAS, The Joint State Government Commission also reports |
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1 | to the General Assembly or to the various standing committees of |
2 | the Senate or the House of Representatives such findings and |
3 | recommendations together with legislation as it deems necessary |
4 | for the information of and consideration by the General |
5 | Assembly; and |
6 | WHEREAS, The Joint State Government Commission may provide |
7 | such technical staff services as shall be requested by the |
8 | standing committees of the Senate and the House of |
9 | Representatives during regular or special sessions of the |
10 | General Assembly; and |
11 | WHEREAS, The Joint State Government Commission presently |
12 | secures its policy projects through simple Senate or House of |
13 | Representatives resolutions or concurrent resolutions; and |
14 | WHEREAS, These projects are directed by legislative task |
15 | forces chaired by a Senator or Representative with the |
16 | assistance of an advisory committee consisting of professionals, |
17 | such as lawyers, judges and individuals from this Commonwealth's |
18 | colleges and universities; and |
19 | WHEREAS, The Joint State Government Commission has published |
20 | many influential studies which have resulted in new statutes, |
21 | while others have identified areas where State policies and |
22 | operations were deficient; and |
23 | WHEREAS, Examples of these studies include: The Landlord and |
24 | Tenant Act of 1951, the Crimes Code (1967), the Public School |
25 | Employees Retirement Code (1959), the Driver Distractions and |
26 | Traffic Safety staff report (2001) and the Eminent Domain Code |
27 | (2006); and |
28 | WHEREAS, The Joint State Government Commission continues to |
29 | serve this Commonwealth by conducting research on topics such as |
30 | human trafficking, the application of the death penalty in |
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1 | Pennsylvania, the codification of Pennsylvania's public health |
2 | laws and child protection laws; and |
3 | WHEREAS, The Joint State Government Commission is comprised |
4 | of a diverse, flexible research staff that is experienced in |
5 | statistical analysis, policy development and the drafting of |
6 | legislation; therefore be it |
7 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate the |
8 | Joint State Government Commission, its members and staff on the |
9 | significant occasion of 75 years of service to this Commonwealth |
10 | and its continuing contributions to the growth and success of |
11 | this Commonwealth. |
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