H0716B1242A01534 SFR:JMT 05/31/19 #90 A01534
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 716
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE COX
Printer's No. 1242
Amend Bill, page 1, line 24, by striking out "agency"
Amend Bill, page 2, line 3, by striking out "Agency"
Amend Bill, page 2, line 4, by striking out "agency"
Amend Bill, page 2, line 10, by striking out "agency"
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 13 through 17, by striking out all
of lines 13 through 16 and "(6)" in line 17 and inserting
(2)
Amend Bill, page 2, line 19, by striking out "(7)" and
inserting
(3)
Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 19 and 20
(4) An individual with experience in an industry affected by
employe misclassification, appointed by the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate.
(5) An individual with experience in an industry affected by
employe misclassification, appointed by the Minority Leader of
the Senate.
(6) An individual with experience in an industry affected by
employe misclassification, appointed by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives.
(7) An individual with experience in an industry affected by
employe misclassification, appointed by the Minority Leader of
the House of Representatives.
Amend Bill, page 2, line 22, by striking out "agency"
Amend Bill, page 2, line 22, by inserting after "force"
who is the head of a Commonwealth agency
Amend Bill, page 2, line 30, by striking out "are" and
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inserting
pursuant to a final adjudication are included in any
applicable annual reports or
Amend Bill, page 3, line 1, by inserting after "websites"
in accordance with statute
Amend Bill, page 3, line 23, by inserting after "force"
, if authorized by State law
Amend Bill, page 3, line 28, by striking out "each year
thereafter" and inserting
a final report prior to the expiration of this section
Amend Bill, page 3, line 30, by inserting after "section."
Any member of the task force who disagrees with a portion of
a report shall have the opportunity to include a rebuttal
statement with the report.
Amend Bill, page 4, lines 1 and 2, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
(f) The following shall apply:
(1) Staff necessary for the task force shall be provided by
the agencies participating with the task force.
(2) The task force shall consult other Commonwealth agencies
as appropriate, including, but not limited to, the Department of
General Services, the Department of Environmental Protection,
the Department of Community and Economic Development and the
Office of Budget. If the task force, through its chairperson,
requests the cooperation of an agency, the agency shall make
reasonable efforts to assist the task force in the performance
of its duties.
(g) For the purposes of this section, the term "employe
misclassification" shall mean the classification of an employe
as an independent contractor in violation of any law of this
Commonwealth, including, but not limited to:
(1) The act of October 13, 2010 (P.L.506, No.72), known as
the "Construction Workplace Misclassification Act."
(2) The act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the
"Workers' Compensation Act."
(3) The act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937
P.L.2897, No.1), known as the "Unemployment Compensation Law."
(4) The act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the
"Tax Reform Code of 1971."
(h) This section shall not be construed to require any
Commonwealth agency to provide a member of the task force, who
is not employed by the Commonwealth agency, with any information
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that would not be available to a member of the public under the
act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the "Right-to-
Know Law."
(i) This section shall expire two years after the effective
date of this subsection.
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