Bill Text: PA SB312 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: In Commonwealth agency fees, further providing for Department of State; and providing for a uniform code.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-28 - Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT [SB312 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SB312-Introduced.html

  

 

    

PRINTER'S NO.  289

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

SENATE BILL

 

No.

312

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY TOMLINSON, CORMAN, ERICKSON, ORIE, FONTANA, RAFFERTY, MENSCH AND BRUBAKER, JANUARY 28, 2011

  

  

REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 28, 2011  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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

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"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the

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executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the

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Executive Department thereof and the administrative

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departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,

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including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or

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Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or

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authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative

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departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and

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duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative

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officers, and of the several administrative departments,

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

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Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive

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and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of

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certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and

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other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,

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and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the

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number and compensation of the deputies and all other

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assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and

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commissions shall be determined," in Commonwealth agency

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fees, further providing for Department of State; and

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providing for a uniform code.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 618-A(1) of the act of April 9, 1929

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(P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is

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amended by adding a subparagraph to read:

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Section 618-A.  Department of State.--The Department of State

 


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is authorized to charge fees for the following purposes and in

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the following amounts:

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(1)  Bureau of Commissions, Elections

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     and Legislation:

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(x)  Fee for authentication of a

document for recognition by a

foreign government (apostille) or

certification required in an

international adoption

proceeding........................

  

  

  

  

  

5.00

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Section 2.  Within 30 days of the effective date of this

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section, the Department of State shall make available and

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publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a uniform form to request

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for the legalization of documents. The form shall include all of

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the following:

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(1)  Name of requester.

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(2)  Organization.

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(3)  Address.

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(4)  Telephone number.

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(5)  Country for which documents are being prepared.

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(6)  Number of documents to be certified.

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(7)  Whether the request is for legalization of documents

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for an international adoption proceeding.

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(8)  Signature of requester.

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Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.

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