Pennsylvania Code

CHAPTER 3. PUBLICATION OF CODE AND BULLETIN

CODE

Sec.

3.1.    Contents of Code.
3.2.    Annotations to judicial decisions citing Code.
3.3.    Periodic supplementation of Code; index.
BULLETIN

3.11.    Bulletin constitutes official gazette.
3.12.    Citation of Bulletin.
3.13.    Contents of Bulletin.
3.14.    Frequency of publication of Bulletin.
FORMAT OF BULLETIN

3.21.    General.
3.22.    The Governor.
3.23.    The General Assembly.
3.24.    The Courts.
3.25.    Rules and regulations.
3.26.    Proposed rulemaking.
3.26a.    Statements of policy.
3.27.    Notices.
3.28.    [Reserved].
3.29.    Subject indexes.
3.30.    Numerical finding aids.
3.31.    Publication of official synopsis in lieu of full text.
3.32.    Details of format of Bulletin.
GENERAL

3.41.    Matter not required to be published.
3.42.    Matter not permitted to be published.
3.43.    Matter other than documents.
3.44.    General permission to reproduce content of Code and Bulletin.
Authority

   The provisions of this Chapter 3 issued under 45 Pa.C.S. § §  503, 506, 507, 702 and 724—728, unless otherwise noted.

Source

   The provisions of this Chapter 3 adopted by JCD Order No. 4 dated July 8, 1969, unless otherwise noted.

Notes of Decisions

   Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes and Laws not Required to be Published in the Pennsylvania Code or Pennsylvania Bulletin
   Under specific language of statute governing publication of Commonwealth documents, the Driver’s License Compact Law, an interstate agreement to share information among states regarding serious motor vehicle offense convictions, did not have to be published in either the Pennsylvania Code or Pennsylvania Bulletin to be effective. Roselle v. Department of Transportation 865 A.2d 308, 312 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2005)
CODE

§ 3.1. Contents of Code.

(a)  The following document shall be codified in the Code:
   (1)  Proclamations and executive orders of the Governor which are general and permanent in nature.
   (2)  Administrative and gubernatorial regulations.
   (3)  Statements of policy which are general and permanent in nature, except statements of policy adopted prior to July 1, 1969.
   (4)  Home rule charters adopted under PA. CONST. Art. IX, §  2 by a county, city, borough, incorporated town or township or a similar general purpose unit of government.
   (5)  Documents or classes of documents required to be codified in the Code by statute.
   (6)  Rules of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, including rules relating to practice and procedure in the lower courts of the Commonwealth.
   (7)  Rules of the Judicial Council of Pennsylvania and the Superior and Commonwealth Courts.
   (8)  Judicial documents or classes of documents which the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts finds to be general and permanent in nature.
   (9)  Documents or classes of documents which the Governor, the Joint Committee or the Bureau finds to be general and permanent in nature.
(b)  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), the Bureau may exclude from the Code as published under this section a document or class of documents filed in the Bureau under this part the agency text of which was excluded from the Bulletin under §  3.13(b) (relating to contents of Bulletin).

Source

   The provisions of this §  3.1 amended through August 6, 1976, 6 Pa.B. 1836. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (25639).

Cross References

   This section cited in 1 Pa. Code §  3.3 (relating to periodic supplementation of Code; index); 1 Pa. Code §  3.13 (relating to contents of Bulletin); and 1 Pa. Code §  3.26a (relating to statements of policy).
§ 3.2. Annotations to judicial decisions citing Code.

The Bureau shall secure by contract and incorporate into the permanent supplements to the Code annotations relating to classes of documents published in the Code except rules of court.
§ 3.3. Periodic supplementation of Code; index.

(a)  At least once a year documents required to be codified in the Code by §  3.1 (relating to contents of Code) which have been filed in the Bureau shall be permanently integrated into the Code by the publication and distribution of looseleaf pages relating to the affected portion of the Code, or if ordered by the Joint Committee, by the issue or reissue of an appropriate title of the Code or designated portion thereof.
(b)  Section 726 of 45 Pa.C.S. (relating to permanent supplements of Pennsylvania Code) requires that at least once a year the index to the Code shall be similarly supplemented or reissued.
(c)  At least once a year a tabular listing of the statutory authority cited in the Code as authority for the promulgation of documents shall be issued, supplemented or reissued.

Cross References

   This section cited in 1 Pa. Code §  3.31 (relating to publication of official synopsis in lieu of full text); 1 Pa. Code §  9.301 (relating to unpublished statements of policy adopted prior to January 1, 1985); and 1 Pa. Code §  13.5 (relating to deposit of management directives).
BULLETIN

§ 3.11. Bulletin constitutes official gazette.

Section 724 of 45 Pa.C.S. (relating to preliminary publication in Pennsylvania Bulletin) provides that the Bulletin is the official gazette of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Cross References

   This section cited in 1 Pa. Code §  9.301 (relating to unpublished statements of policy adopted prior to January 1, 1985).
§ 3.12. Citation of Bulletin.

Sections 506 and 507 of 45 Pa.C.S. (relating to judicial notice; and form of citation) provides that without prejudice to another mode of citation the Bulletin may be cited by volume and page number. The approved short form of citation to the Bulletin is ‘‘Pa.B.’’ Thus ‘‘3 Pa.B. 801’’ refers to material beginning on page 801 of Volume 3 of the Bulletin.
§ 3.13. Contents of Bulletin.

(a)  Except as provided in subsection (b), the following documents shall be published in the Bulletin:
   (1)  Documents or classes of documents required by a statute other than the act to be published in the Bulletin. A compendium of the statutes is set forth as Tables 1 and 2 in subsection (d). The compendium is for informational purposes only, and the omission from the tables of a reference to a statutory provision which requires publication of a document in the Bulletin may not eliminate or otherwise affect the statutory requirement.
   (2)  Notices required to be deposited under this part by §  13.3 (relating to agency action or proceedings invalid in absence of notice required by Joint Committee).
   (3)  Except as provided under §  3.31 (relating to publication of official synopsis in lieu of full text), documents or classes of documents required to be codified in the Code by or under §  3.1(a) (relating to contents of Code).
   (4)  Agency notices directed to the public with respect to proceedings conducted under an Act of Assembly, the expense of the administration of which is by statute assessed directly against the class of persons regulated or supervised thereunder.
   (5)  Agency documents, the expense of publication of which is specially assumed by the agency filing the document.
   (6)  Legislative documents filed with the Bureau under a resolution adopted by either house of the General Assembly.
   (7)  Judicial documents filed with the Bureau by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.
   (8)  Documents or classes of documents which the Governor, the Joint Committee or the Director of the Bureau may require or authorize to be published in the Bulletin.
(b)  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(3) and (8), the Bureau, subject to the policy supervision and direction of the Joint Committee, may exclude from the Bulletin as published under this section a document or class of document filed in the Bureau under this part which the Bureau finds to be excessively voluminous and applicable only to:
   (1)  Agency organization, management or personnel.
   (2)  Commonwealth property or contracts.
(c)  The Bureau shall prepare and publish in the third issue of the Bulletin published in each month a summary table identifying briefly the documents, if any, accepted during the preceding calendar month for filing without publication under subsection (b). The contents of the table will be codified in the Code under the several titles or provisions relating to the subject matter of the uncodified documents respectively.
(d)  The compendium of statutes requiring publication in the Bulletin is as follows:

TABLE I
STATUTORY PROVISIONS REQUIRING PUBLICATION IN THE CODE OR BULLETIN
(Arranged with Reference to Purdon’s Statutes)

Act Number Section Purdon’s Reference Agency

June 2, 1915 338 108 77 P. S. §  27.1 Labor and Industry

109 77 P. S. §  29 Labor and Industry

401.1 77 P. S. §  710 Labor and Industry

802 77 P. S. §  1036.2 Labor and Industry

May 17, 1921 284 408-A 40 P. S. §  625-8 Insurance

505-A 40 P. S. §  710-5 Insurance Commissioner

507-A 40 P. S. §  710-7 Insurance Commissioner

1504 40 P. S. §  991.1504 Insurance

1509 40 P. S. §  991.1509 Insurance

2181 40 P. S. §  991.2181 Health

2311 40 P. S. §  991.2311 Children’s Health Advisory Council

2459 40 P. S. §  991.2459 Insurance Commissioner

April 9, 1929 175 612 71 P. S. §  232 Joint Committee on Documents

1920-A 71 P. S. §  510-20 Environmental Quality Board

1935-A 71 P. S. §  510-35 Environmental Protection

2002 71 P. S. §  512 Transportation

2203-A 71 P. S. §  581-3 Aging

2404-A 71 P. S. §  651.4 General Services

2405-A 71 P. S. §  651.5 General Services

2802-C 71 P. S. §  720.2 Governor

April 9, 1929 176 227-A 72 P. S. §  227-A Revenue

806 72 P. S. §  806 Revenue

1301.12 72 P. S. §  1301.12 Revenue

June 23, 1931 299 2 35 P. S. §  673 Health

December 5, 1936 # 2 (Spec. Sess) 313 43 P. S. §  793 Labor and Industry

804 43 P. S. §  874 Labor and Industry

June 22, 1937 394 612 35 P. S. §  691.612 Environmental Quality Board

May 31, 1945 418 4.9 52 P. S. §  1396.4i Environmental Protection

4.12 52 P. S. §  1396.4l Environmental Quality Board

18 52 P. S. §  1396.18 Environmental Protection

18.8 52 P. S. §  1396.18h Environmental Quality Board

March 10, 1949 14 1372 24 P. S. §  13-1372 State Board of Education

1501-C 24 P. S. §  15-1501-C Education

1502-C 24 P. S. §  15-1502-C Education

1505-D 24 P. S. §  15-1505-D Public Welfare

1603-A 24 P. S. §  16-1603-A Penna. Athletic Oversight Council

1703-B 24 P. S. §  17-1703-B Education

1725-A 24 P. S. §  17-1725-A Education

1745-A 24 P. S. §  17-1745-A Education

2003-B 24 P. S. §  20-2003-B Education

2504-A 24 P. S. §  25-2504-A State Board of Education

2603-B 24 P. S. §  26-2603-B State Board of Education

October 27, 1955 222 9.1 43 P. S. §  959.1 Human Relations Commission

December 3, 1959 621 403-C 35 P. S. §  1680.403c Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency

409-C 35 P. S. §  1680.409c Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency

January 8, 1960 (1959) 787 5 35 P. S. §  4005 Environmental Quality Board

7.5 35 P. S. §  4007.5 Environmental Protection

June 14, 1961 188 201 24 P. S. §  4201 State Librarian

425 24 P. S. §  4425 State Librarian

August 7, 1963 290 4.3 24 P. S. §  5104.3 Higher Education Assistance Agency

November 30, 1965 356 513 7 P. S. §  513 Banking

1414 7 P. S. §  1414 Banking

1609 7 P. S. §  1609 Banking

January 24, 1966 (1965) 535 4 63 P. S. §  904 State Board of Landscape Architects

January 24, 1966 (1965) 537 9 35 P. S. §  750.9 Environmental Quality Board

April 27, 1966 1 18 52 P. S. §  1406.18 Environmental Quality Board

June 13, 1967 21 201 62 P. S. §  201 Public Welfare

211 62 P. S. §  211 Public Welfare

403 62 P. S. §  403 note Public Welfare

442.6 62 P. S. §  442.2 Public Welfare

443.6 62 P. S. §  443.6 Public Welfare

493 62 P. S. §  493 Labor and Industry

773 62 P. S. §  773 Public Welfare

805-A 62 P. S. §  805-A Public Welfare

805-C 62 P. S. §  805-C Public Welfare

814-A 62 P. S. §  814-A Public Welfare

August 23, 1967 102 7 73 P. S. §  377 Secretary of Community and Economic Development

September 24, 1968 318 3.2 52 P. S. §  30.53b Environmental Quality Board

December 17, 1968 387 3.1 73 P. S. §  201-3.1 Attorney General

March 4, 1971 2 602.1 72 P. S. §  7602.1 Revenue

1101 72 P. S. §  8101 note Secretary of Revenue

1111-A 72 P. S. §  8111-A Secretary of Revenue

2910-A 72 P. S. §  9910-A Revenue

August 26, 1971 91 510 72 P. S. §  3761-510 Revenue

April 14, 1972 63 4 71 P. S. §  1690.104 Health

April 14, 1972 64 3 35 P. S. §  780-103 Health

35 35 P. S. §  780-135 Health

May 11, 1972 70 5 35 P. S. §  1651.5 Community Secretary of Community and Economic Development

133 15 Pa.C.S. §  133 State

134 15 Pa.C.S. §  134 State

140 15 Pa.C.S. §  140 State

November 15, 1972 271 1102 67 Pa.C.S. §  1102 Public Welfare

6102 40 Pa.C.S. §  6102 Insurance

6124 40 Pa.C.S. §  6124 Insurance

6329 40 Pa.C.S. §  6329 Insurance

December 5, 1972 284 609 70 P. S. §  1-609 Securities Commission

December 6, 1972 334 5706 18 Pa.C.S. §  5706 State Police

6111 18 Pa.C.S. §  6111 State Police

6111.1 18 Pa.C.S. §  6111.1 State Police

December 12, 1973 141 5 24 P. S. §  2070.5 Professional Standards and Practices Commission

January 30, 1974 6 301 41 P. S. §  301 Banking

605 41 P. S. §  605 Banking

March 1, 1974 24 7 3 P. S. §  111.27 Agriculture

31 5902 71 Pa.C.S. §  5902 State Employees Retirement Board

July 20, 1974 198 6 35 P. S. §  755.6 Environmental Quality Board

July 22, 1974 206 9 73 P. S. §  390.9 Minority Business Development Authority

August 1, 1975 92 701 51 Pa.C.S. §  701 note Military and Veterans Affairs

October 2, 1975 96 6503 24 Pa.C.S. §  6503 Education

8502 24 Pa.C.S. §  8502 Public School Employees Retirement Board

March 3, 1976 19 9 70 P. S. §  79 Securities Commission

May 18, 1976 54 7 40 P. S. §  776.7 Insurance

June 17, 1976 81 1154 75 Pa.C.S. §  1154 Transportation

1318 75 Pa.C.S. §  1318 Transportation

1519 75 Pa.C.S. §  1519 Transportation

1603 75 Pa.C.S. §  1603 Transportation

1607 75 Pa.C.S. §  1607 Transportation

1799.7 75 Pa.C.S. §  1799.7 Insurance Commissioner

1902 75 Pa.C.S. §  1902 Transportation

2009 75 Pa.C.S. §  2009 Transportation

3342 75 Pa.C.S. §  3342 Transportation

3511 75 Pa.C.S. §  3511 Transportation

3805 75 Pa.C.S. §  3805 Transportation

4102 75 Pa.C.S. §  4102 Transportation

4702 75 Pa.C.S. §  4702 Transportation

4706 75 Pa.C.S. §  4706 Transportation

4908 75 Pa.C.S. §  4908 Transportation

6103 75 Pa.C.S. §  6103 Transportation

6146.1 75 Pa.C.S. §  6146.1 Turnpike Commissioin

6152 75 Pa.C.S. §  6152 Transportation

6328 75 Pa.C.S. §  6328 Transportation

8302 75 Pa.C.S. §  8302 Transportation

9002 75 Pa.C.S. §  9002 Revenue

9004 75 Pa.C.S. §  9004 Revenue

9104 75 Pa.C.S. §  9104 Transportation

9206 75 Pa.C.S. §  9206 Transportation

July 9, 1976 142 1702 42 Pa.C.S. §  1702 Unified Judicial System

1725.1 42 Pa.C.S. §  1725.1 Supreme Court

2155 42 Pa.C.S. §  2155 Commission on Sentencing

2703 42 Pa.C.S. §  2703 Clerk of Court of Common Pleas and Court Administrator of Pennsylvania

3571 42 Pa.C.S. §  3571 Supreme Court

6152 42 Pa.C.S. §  6152 Appropriate Commonwealth Agency

6152.1 42 Pa.C.S. §  6152.1 Appropriate Commonwealth Agency

7523 42 Pa.C.S. §  7523 State

8522 42 Pa.C.S. §  8522 Governor

8931 42 Pa.C.S. §  8931 Court of Common Pleas and Court Administrator of Pennsylvania

9799.1 42 Pa.C.S. §  9799.1 State Police

9906 42 Pa.C.S. §  9906 Corrections

July 9, 1976 143 105 50 P. S. §  7105 Public Welfare

112 50 P. S. §  7112 Public Welfare

July 9, 1976 160 701 45 Pa.C.S. §  701 Legislative Reference Bureau

702 45 Pa.C.S. §  702 Legislative Reference Bureau

724 45 Pa.C.S. §  724 Legislative Reference Bureau

725 45 Pa.C.S. §  725 Legislative Reference Bureau

726 45 Pa.C.S. §  726 Legislative Reference Bureau

732 45 Pa.C.S. §  732 Legislative Reference Bureau

902 45 Pa.C.S. §  902 Legislative Reference Bureau

November 24, 1976 259 5 35 P. S. §  960.5 Health

November 24, 1976 262 205 35 P. S. §  6700-205 Health

August 5, 1977 47 2 74 P. S. §  4 Governor

July 1, 1978 116 510 66 Pa.C.S. §  510 Public Utility Commission

530 66 Pa.C.S. §  530 Public Utility Commission

2810 66 Pa.C.S. §  2810 Secretary of Revenue

October 5, 1978 261 16 63 P. S. §  271.16 State Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners

November 26, 1978 325 7 32 P. S. §  693.7 Environmental Protection

24 32 P. S. §  693.24 Environmental Protection

July 19, 1979 48 201 35 P. S. §  448.201 Health

601 35 P. S. §  448.601 Health

702 35 P. S. §  448.702 Health

703 35 P. S. §  448.703 Health

704 35 P. S. §  448.704 Health

802.1 35 P. S. §  448.802a Health

806 35 P. S. §  448.806 Health

902.1 35 P. S. §  448.902a Health

July 7, 1980 97 104 35 P. S. §  6018.104 Environmental Protection

402 35 P. S. §  6018.402 Environmental Quality Board

504 35 P. S. §  6018.504 Environmental Protection

February 19, 1980 9 602 63 P. S. §  455.602 Real Estate Commission

October 15, 1980 163 4352 23 Pa.C.S. §  4352 Public Welfare

6712 23 Pa.C.S. §  6712 Office of Victim Advocate

October 16, 1980 175 102 30 Pa.C.S. §  102 Fish and Boat Commission

2305 30 Pa.C.S. §  2305 Fish and Boat Commission

3510 30 Pa.C.S. §  3510 Fish and Boat Commission

June 30, 1981 43 15 3 P. S. §  915 Agriculture

April 7, 1982 74 3 3 P. S. §  255.3 Agriculture, Environmental Protection, Game Commission, Chairman-Agriculture & Rural Affairs [Senate, House]

6 3 P. S. §  255.6 Agriculture

June 15, 1982 140 5 63 P. S. §  1505 State Board of Occupational Therapy Education and Licensure

June 23, 1982 170 6 32 P. S. §  5306 Wild Resource Conserv. Board

June 25, 1982 181 3 71 P. S. §  745.3 Independent Regulatory Review Commission

5 71 P. S. §  745.5 Independent Regulatory Review Commission

5.1 71 P. S. §  745.5a Independent Regulatory Review Commission

6 71 P. S. §  745.6 Independent Regulatory Review Commission

7 71 P. S. §  745.7 Legislative Committees and Independent Regulatory Review Commission

11 71 P. S. §  745.11 Independent Regulatory Review Commission

November 17, 1982 192 3 35 P. S. §  1656.3 Community and Economic Development

December 13, 1982 256 6 71 P. S. §  2016 General Services

December 15, 1982 292 9 40 P. S. §  3109 Insurance Commissioner

September 30, 1983 39 2.1 65 P. S. §  366.2a Court Administrator of Pennsylvania

3 65 P. S. §  366.3 Secretary of the Budget

4 65 P. S. §  366.4 Chief Clerks of the House & Senate

March 28, 1984 28 3 73 P. S. §  1953 Attorney General

May 1, 1984 43 19 N/A Environmental Protection

July 2, 1984 106 5 32 P. S. §  5405 Community and Economic Development, Environmental Protection, Fish and Boat Commission, Game Commission, Historical & Museum Commission, Military and Veterans Affairs

July 2, 1984 108 10 3 P. S. §  1310 Agriculture and Commerce

July 2, 1984 111 4 73 P. S. §  395.4 Ben Franklin Partnership Fund

July 2, 1984 112 11 32 P. S. §  5511 Environmental Protection

October 5, 1984 159 3 35 P. S. §  7303 Labor and Industry

159 11 35 P. S. §  7311 Labor and Industry

October 10, 1984 164 1315 74 Pa.C. S. §  1315 Transportation

5301 74 Pa.C.S. §  5301 Transportation

6121 74 Pa.C.S. §  6121 Revenue

6131 74 Pa.C.S. §  6131 Revenue

October 11, 1984 179 14 35 P. S. §  1764 Community and Economic Development

December 18, 1984 206 10 36 P. S. §  3401 (note) Transportation

December 19, 1984 219 26 52 P. S. §  3326 Environmental Protection

July 3, 1985 45 17.1 35 P. S. §  6937.1 note Health

December 20, 1985 112 8 63 P. S. §  422.8 State Board of Medicine

December 20, 1985 116 12 24 P. S. §  6212 Education

March 28, 1986 25 2 62 P. S. §  2102 Public Welfare

July 8, 1986 89 4 35 P. S. §  449.4 Health Care Cost Containment Council

5 35 P. S. §  449.5 Health Care Cost Containment Council

6 35 P. S. §  449.6 Health Care Cost Containment Council

7 35 P. S. §  449.7 Health Care Cost Containment Council

9 35 P. S. §  449.9 Health Care Cost Containment Council

14 35 P. S. §  449.14 Health Care Cost Containment Council

16 35 P. S. §  449.16 Health Care Cost Containment Council

July 8, 1986 92 8 3 P. S. §  1508 Agriculture

July 8, 1986 93 102 34 Pa.C.S. §  102 Game

2924 34 Pa.C.S. §  2924 Game

December 19, 1986 209 5 40 P. S. §  3025 Insurance

July 10, 1987 47 121 53 P. S. §  11701.121 Community and Economic Development

602 53 P. S. §  11701.203 note Community and Economic Development

February 9, 1988 12 304 35 P. S. §  7130.304 Environmental Protection

305 35 P. S. §  7130.305 Environmental Protection

306 35 P. S. §  7130.306 Environmental Protection

318 35 P. S. §  7130.318 Environmental Protection

March 1, 1988 16 6 35 P. S. §  751.6 Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority

15 35 P. S. §  751.15 Governor

20 35 P. S. §  751.20 Governor

May 26, 1988 66 3 35 P. S. §  449.23 Licensing boards in the Bureau of Professional Affairs in the Department of State

May 26, 1988 72 905 37 Pa.C.S. §  905 Governor

July 28, 1988 101 502 53 P. S. §  4000.502 Environmental Protection

509 53 P. S. §  4000.509 Environmental Protection

October 18, 1988 108 502 35 P. S. §  6020.502 Environmental Protection

506 35 P. S. §  6020.506 Environmental Protection

1113 35 P. S. §  6020.1113 Environmental Protection

December 14, 1988 147 904 53 P. S. §  896.904 Auditor General

December 21, 1988 177 304 15 P. S. §  20304 Governor

July 6, 1989 32 705 35 P. S. §  6021.705 Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Board

1101 35 P. S. §  6021.1101 Environmental Protection

July 10, 1989 50 10 55 P. S. §  697.10 Philadelphia Regional Port Authority

11 55 P. S. §  697.11 Philadelphia Regional Port Authority

22 55 P. S. §  697.22 Philadelphia Regional Port Authority

December 21, 1989 87 16 73 P. S. §  2176 Bureau of Consumer Protection

December 19, 1990 194 5 63 P. S. §  2105 Labor and Industry

5.1 63 P. S. §  2105.1 Labor and Industry

December 19, 1990 212 501 11 P. S. §  875-501 State Board of Education

June 5, 1991 6 207 53 P. S. §  12720.207 Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority

April 16, 1992 28 12 63 P. S. §  458.12 State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers

May 13, 1992 32 103 5 Pa.C.S. §  103 State Athletic Commission

December 14, 1992 133 10 55 P. S. §  698.30 Port of Pittsburgh Commission

June 22, 1993 24 5 35 P. S. 7525 Environmental Protection

June 22, 1993 48 5 63 P. S. §  2205 Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs

July 2, 1993 50 13 32 P. S. §  2023 Environmental Protection, Community and Economic Development , Education, Historical and Museum Commission, State System of Higher Education, Fish and Boat Commission and Game Commission

October 13, 1994 90 8587 53 Pa.C.S. §  8587 Community and Economic Development

December 12, 1994 129 15 3 P. S. §  2115 Agriculture

December 12, 1994 131 2321 3 Pa.C.S. §  2321 Agriculture

2329 3 Pa.C.S. §  2329 Agriculture

4112 3 Pa.C.S. §  4112 Agriculture

6706 3 Pa.C.S. §  6706 Secretary of Agriculture

6708 3 Pa.C.S. §  6708 Agriculture

6906 3 Pa.C.S. §  6906 Secretary of Agriculture

6908 3 Pa.C.S. §  6908 Agriculture

7109 3 Pa.C.S. §  7109 Agriculture

7111 3 Pa.C.S. §  7111 Agriculture

December 12, 1994 134 13 3 P. S. §  1913 Agriculture

December 12, 1994 147 79 NA Transportation

December 27, 1994 154 6 NA Transportation

May 19, 1995 2 302 35 P. S. §  6026.302 Environmental Protection

303 35 P. S. §  6026.303 Environmental Protection

304 35 P.S. §  6026.304 Environmental Protection

305 35 P.S. §  6026.305 Environmental Protection

June 28, 1995 18 313 71 P. S. §  1340.313 Environmental Quality Board

June 28, 1995 18 320 71 P. S. §  1340.320 Conservation and Natural Resources

502 71 P. S. §  1340.502 Environmental Quality Board

June 30, 1995 25 5103 25 P. S. §  961.5103 Secretary of the Commonwealth

5107 25 P. S. §  961.5107 Secrtary of the Commonwealth

July 6, 1995 34 3 35 P. S. §  6701.3 Labor and Industry

34 3.1 35 P. S. §  6701.3a Labor and Industry

July 6, 1995 44 7 35 P. S. §  5907 Labor and Industry

November 13, 1995 61 5 71 P. S. §  1199.25 State Fire Commissioner

May 10, 1996 29 3 73 P. S. §  1646.3 Appropriate governmental units

May 16, 1996 40 7 61 P. S. §  1017 Department of Corrections

June 27, 1996 58 704 71 P. S. §  1709.704 Local Government Advisory Committee

June 29, 1996 67 2303 73 P. S. §  400.2303 Community and Economic Development

December 18, 1996 159 3 40 P. S. §  3803 Insurance Commissioner

11 40 P. S. §  3811 Insurance Commissioner

December 19, 1996 190 106.1 35 P. S. §  6029.106a Environmental Protection

June 9, 1997 14 11 63 P. S. §  681 Education

November 26, 1997 54 12 43 P. S. §  920.12 Labor and Industry

55 6 10 P. S. §  376 Labor and Industry

May 15, 1998 57 107 62 Pa.C.S. §  107 General Services

3753 62 Pa.C.S. §  3753 Appropriate governmental unit

October 15, 1998 93 1105 65 Pa.C.S. §  1105 State Ethics Commission

1308 65 Pa.C.S. §  1308 State Ethics Commission

November 24, 1998 111 212 18 P. S. §  11.212 Department of Corrections

312 18 P. S. §  11.312 Office of Victims’ Services

November 10, 1999 45 1103 35 P. S. §  7210.1103 Labor and Industry

November 24, 1999 53 79 NA Transportation

80 NA Transportation

704 27 Pa.C.S. §  704 Environmental Protection

December 15, 1999 68 6204 27 Pa.C.S. §  6204 Environmental Protection

8105 27 Pa.C.S. §  8105 Environmental Protection

December 16, 1999 69 5101 73 P. S. §  2260.5101 Secretary of the Commonwealth

June 22, 2000 60 4 NA General Services

June 26, 2001 77 1103 35 P. S. §  5701.1103 Public Welfare

January 31, 2002 3 1106 25 Pa.C.S. §  1106 Secretary of the Commonwealth

1513 25 Pa.C.S. §  1513 Secretary of the Commonwealth

1906 25 Pa.C.S. §  1906 Secretary of the Commonwealth

March 20, 2002 13 5103 40 P. S. §  1303.313 Insurance

April 18, 2002 34 501 25 P. S. §  3595.501 Secretary of the Commonwealth

June 19, 2002 56 3 61 P. S. §  324.2 Secretary of the Commonwealth

June 19, 2002 59 6 NA Health

June 19, 2002 61 10 35 P. S. §  1329.10 Labor and Industry

16 35 P. S. §  1329.16 Labor and Industry

July 4, 2002 107 3 40 P. S. §  626.3 Insurance Commissioner

December 30, 2003 64 301 35 P. S. §  5702.301 Attorney General

February 2, 2004 54 3 11 P. S. §  890.3 Secretary of the Commonwealth

February 5, 2004 3 1511 64 Pa.C.S. §  1511 Commonwealth Financing Authority

6012 64 Pa.C.S. §  6012 Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority

February 12, 2004 11 207 53 P. S. §  28207 Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority for Cities of the Second Class

July 2, 2004 54 3 11 P. S. §  890.3 Secretary of the Commonwealth

July 5, 2004 71 1203 4 Pa.C.S. §  1203 Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board

July 5, 2004 72 324 53 P. S. §  6925.324 Education

333 53 P. S. §  6925.333 Education

November 29, 2004 178 3 73 P. S. §  1647.3 Environmental Protection

June 27, 2006 Sp. Session 1 324 53 P. S. §  6926.324 Education

333 53 P. S. §  6226.333 Education

Source

   The provisions of this §  3.13 amended through January 25, 1980, effective January 26, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (280413) to (280418).

Cross References

   This section cited in 1 Pa. Code §  3.1 (relating to contents of Code); 1 Pa. Code §  3.14 (relating to frequency of publication of Bulletin); 1 Pa. Code §  7.8 (relating to unfiled administrative regulations invalid); 1 Pa. Code §  9.301 (relating to unpublished statements of policy adopted prior to January 1, 1985); and 1 Pa. Code §  13.5 (relating to deposit of management directives).
§ 3.14. Frequency of publication of Bulletin.

The Bulletin shall be published at least once a week and shall contain previously unpublished documents required to be published by §  3.13 (relating to contents of Bulletin) which are filed by the Bureau prior to the closing date and hour of the issue. The closing date and hour of an issue shall be prescribed by the Joint Committee.

Source

   The provisions of this §  3.14 amended by JCD Order No. 6 dated May 21, 1970, 1 Pa.B. 10, and JCD Order No. 8, dated November 10, 1970, 1 Pa.B. 480. Immediately preceding text appears at 1 Pa.B. 10, and next preceding text appears at serial page (0069).
FORMAT OF BULLETIN

§ 3.21. General.

Documents published in the Bulletin shall be arranged under seven principal headings in the following order:
   (1)  The Governor.
   (2)  The General Assembly.
   (3)  The Courts.
   (4)  Rules and regulations.
   (5)  Proposed rulemaking.
   (6)  Statements of Policy.
   (7)  Notices.

Authority

   The provisions of this §  3.21 amended under section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §  186), section 206 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P. L. 769, No. 240) (45 P. S. §  1206) and 45 Pa.C.S. § §  503, 506, 507 and 701.

Source

   The provisions of this §  3.21 amended through November 28, 1986, effective November 29, 1986, 16 Pa.B. 4648. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (18502).
§ 3.22. The Governor.

There shall be published under this heading proclamations, executive orders and gubernatorial regulations.

Cross References

   This section cited in 1 Pa. Code §  3.26a (relating to statements of policy); and 1 Pa. Code §  3.27 (relating to notices).
§ 3.23. The General Assembly.

There shall be published under this heading material relating to the organization or operation of the General Assembly and the legislative process.

Cross References

   This section cited in 1 Pa. Code §  3.26a (relating to statements of policy); and 1 Pa. Code §  3.27 (relating to notices).
§ 3.24. The Courts.

There shall be published under this heading material relating to the organization or operation of the judicial branch and the judicial process.

Cross References

   This section cited in 1 Pa. Code §  3.26a (relating to statements of policy); and 1 Pa. Code §  3.27 (relating to notices).
§ 3.25. Rules and regulations.

There shall be published under this heading notices of final rulemaking submitted under section 202 or 204 of the act (45 P. S. §  1202 or 1204).

Authority

   The provisions of this §  3.25 amended under section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §  186), section 206 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P. L. 769, No. 240) (45 P. S. §  1206) and 45 Pa.C.S. § §  503, 506, 507 and 701.

Source

   The provisions of this §  3.25 amended through November 28, 1986, effective November 29, 1986, 16 Pa.B. 4648. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (19278).

Cross References

   This section cited in 1 Pa. Code §  3.26a (relating to statements of policy); and 1 Pa. Code §  3.27 (relating to notices).
§ 3.26. Proposed rulemaking.

There shall be published under this heading general notices of proposed rulemaking submitted under section 201 of the act (45 P. S. §  1201) or under other statutes, and similar notices voluntarily deposited by the issuing agency.

Cross References

   This section cited in 1 Pa. Code §  3.26a (relating to statements of policy); and 1 Pa. Code §  3.27 (relating to notices).
§ 3.26a. Statements of policy.

There shall be published under this heading proposed or final statements of policy which are permanent and general in nature, and other documents not published under § §  3.22—3.26 (relating to the Governor; the General Assembly; the courts; rules and regulations; and proposed rulemaking) which are required by §  3.1 (relating to contents of Code) to be codified in the Code.

Authority

   The provisions of this §  3.26a amended under section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §  186), section 206 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P. L. 769, No. 240) (45 P. S. §  1206) and 45 Pa.C.S. § §  503, 506, 507 and 701.

Source

   The provisions of this §  3.26a adopted November 28, 1986, effective November 29, 1986, 16 Pa.B. 4648.

Cross References

   This section cited in 1 Pa. Code §  3.27 (relating to notices); and 4 Pa. Code §  1.61 (relating to force and effect).
§ 3.27. Notices.

There shall be published under this heading documents not falling within the provisions of § §  3.22—3.26a (relating to the Governor; the General Assembly; the courts; rules and regulations; proposed rulemaking; and statements of policy). These documents include:
   (1)  Miscellaneous documents not subject to codification in the Code.
   (2)  Notices of hearings that are not included under proposed rulemaking.

Source

   The provisions of this §  3.27 amended October 11, 1974, 4 Pa.B. 2168. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (0222).
§ 3.28. [Reserved].

§ 3.29. Subject indexes.

(a)  The table of contents of an issue of the Bulletin required by 45 Pa.C.S. §  724 (relating to preliminary publication in Pennsylvania Bulletin) shall be indexed according to the names of the issuing agencies.
(b)  The cumulative index to the Bulletin required by 45 Pa.C.S. §  724 to be published at least each 3 months covering the contents of the Bulletin shall be an analytical subject index covering the contents of the Bulletin and shall be separately published as currently as practicable. An analytical subject index cumulated over a 12-month period shall be published annually.
§ 3.30. Numerical finding aids.

(a)  An issue of the Bulletin shall carry a numerical list of the sections of the Code expressly affected by the documents published in the issue. Beginning with the second issue of a quarter, an issue shall also carry a cumulated list of the sections of the Code affected by documents published during that quarter.
(b)  Quarterly codification guides shall be separately published during a calendar year.
§ 3.31. Publication of official synopsis in lieu of full text.

(a)  The Bureau may publish an official synopsis of a document in the Bulletin in lieu of the full text thereof in a case where the full text of the document will be published under §  3.3 (relating to periodic supplementation of Code; index) within 120 days of the publication of the official synopsis.
(b)  If the Bureau determines, and publishes notice of the determination in the Bulletin, that the full text of the agency text of a document with respect to which an official synopsis has been published in the Bulletin under subsection (a) is reasonably available to the public through the promulgating agency and that operational or other considerations will prevent the timely publication in the Code of the full text of the document, publication of the full text of the official text of the document may not be required in:
   (1)  The Code at prior to the date specified by the Bureau in a notice or in an amendment thereof published in the Bulletin.
   (2)  The Bulletin.
(c)  A determination of the Bureau published in the Bulletin under subsection (b) shall include the name and address of the promulgating agency from which and the reasonable terms under which copies of the full text of the agency text of the document may be secured.
(d)  At the time the full text of the official text of a document subject to this section becomes available, the Bureau shall publish notice of the availability in the Bulletin.

Source

   The provisions of this §  3.31 amended through December 9, 1977, 7 Pa.B. 3593. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (31352).

Cross References

   This section cited in 1 Pa. Code §  3.13 (relating to contents of Bulletin); 1 Pa. Code §  9.301 (relating to unpublished statements of policy adopted prior to January 1, 1985).
§ 3.32. Details of format of Bulletin.

(a)  Under 45 Pa.C.S. § §  724 and 903 (relating to preliminary publication in Pennsylvania Bulletin; and effective date of documents) the closing date and hour of an issue of the Bulletin shall appear on the first page of an issue; that an issue shall contain a table of contents; that there shall be printed with a document appearing in the Bulletin a notation of the date of filing thereof and of the serial number assigned thereto (which shall be in the form: ‘‘Pa.B. Doc. No. ’’); that the day of deposit of an issue of the Bulletin in the United States mail for distribution shall be the issue date thereof; and that the date shall be printed prominently upon the first page of an issue.
(b)  Documents subject to codification in the Code which are published in the Bulletin shall be keyed to the Code and shall serve as temporary supplements thereto.
GENERAL

§ 3.41. Matter not required to be published.

(a)  Incorporation by reference. Whenever a document incorporates by reference a portion of the text of the following publications, the Bureau, unless the agency specifies otherwise in its order adopting the document, shall omit the text of the incorporated material from the text of the document as published under this part:
   (1)  Statutes at Large.
   (2)  United States Code.
   (3)  Pamphlet Laws.
   (4)  Code of Federal Regulations.
   (5)  Federal Register.
   (6)  A uniform system of accounts published by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.
   (7)  A generally available standard published by the standardizing organizations listed in United States Department of Commerce Miscellaneous Publication 288, issued August 1, 1967, or supplements thereto or reissues thereof.
   (8)  Another generally available publication approved by the Bureau.
(b)  Emergency conditions. Emergency conditions shall include the following:
   (1)  A requirement imposed by statute for publication of documents in the Code or Bulletin may be generally suspended by Order of the Director of the Bureau for the duration of the event which requires the suspension, if the Governor, by proclamation, determines that the publication or distribution of the Bulletin in the usual manner is unlawful or impracticable.
   (2)  A general suspension of publication requirement shall, unless otherwise provided in the Order of the Director of the Bureau, automatically stay for the period of the suspension the running of a period of time set forth or otherwise required to be set forth in a notice published in the Bulletin; except that this paragraph may not stay the running of a period of time for notice of an oral hearing or similar proceeding if the agency responsible for the notice causes the persons affected to receive reasonable, actual knowledge of the substance of the notice.
   (3)  An Order of the Director of the Bureau under this subsection shall be published in the first available issue of the Bulletin issued after the interruption.

Source

   The provisions of this §  3.41 amended September 15, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 2594. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (37055) and (37056).

Cross References

   This section cited in 1 Pa. Code §  7.1 (relating to notice of proposed rulemaking).
§ 3.42. Matter not permitted to be published.

Under 45 Pa.C.S. §  728 (relating to matter not permitted to be published), no press release, speech or other comments or news material may be published under this part.
§ 3.43. Matter other than documents.

The act authorizes and requires the publication of certain ‘‘documents’’ as defined in 45 Pa.C.S. §  501 (relating to definitions), and does not authorize or require the publication of materials which do not come within that definition.
§ 3.44. General permission to reproduce content of Code and Bulletin.

Information published under this part, which information includes, but is not limited to, cross references, table of cases, notes of decisions, tables of contents, indexes, source notes, authority notes, numerical lists and codification guides, other than the actual text of rules or regulations may be reproduced only with the written consent of the Bureau. The information which appears on the same leaf with the text of a rule or regulation, however, may be incidentally reproduced in connection with the reproduction of the rule or regulation, if the reproduction is for the private use of a subscriber and not for resale. There are no other restrictions on the reproduction of information published under this part, and the Commonwealth hereby consents to a reproduction.

Source

   The provisions of this §  3.44 amended by JCD Order No. 32, dated April 7, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 1098. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (2279).

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