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Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 6 - ADDITIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES › Subchapter XXX - PENNSYLVANIA CITIZEN LAW ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY AND REVIEW (CLEAR) COMMISSION › Section 6.954 - Effective date

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This subchapter shall take effect immediately and shall
					 remain in effect until amended or rescinded by the Governor.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 6 - ADDITIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES › Subchapter XXX - PENNSYLVANIA CITIZEN LAW ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY AND REVIEW (CLEAR) COMMISSION › Section 6.955 - Rescission

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Effective immediately, Executive Order 2020-04, as amended,
					 dated April 30, 2021, is hereby rescinded.
4 Pa. Code Chapter 7, Subchapter BBB, §§
												7.861-7.877, which is the codification of
						Executive Order 2020-04, is reserved as a result of the rescission of Executive
						Order 2020-04 under § 6.955.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 6 - ADDITIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES › Subchapter YYY - PENNSYLVANIA EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT COMMISSION › Section 6.961 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Commission
-Pennsylvania Early Learning
					 Investment Commission.
OCDEL
-Office of Child Development and
					 Early Learning.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 6 - ADDITIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES › Subchapter YYY - PENNSYLVANIA EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT COMMISSION › Section 6.962 - Purpose

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The purpose of the commission is to secure support for
					 public and private-sector investment in early learning by focusing on practices
					 that are educationally, economically and scientifically sound.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 6 - ADDITIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES › Subchapter YYY - PENNSYLVANIA EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT COMMISSION › Section 6.963 - Responsibilities

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The commission shall have all of the following
					 responsibilities:
(1) Make strategic
				  recommendations for the Commonwealth to coordinate with business and civic
				  leaders and organizations in early learning to plan and advocate for investment
				  at the State and local level.
(2)
				  Develop and recommend a plan and implementation strategy to:
(i) Stabilize the early childcare workforce
				  and increase access to affordable, available and accessible childcare for all
				  families in this Commonwealth, regardless of income.
(ii) Ensure the availability of universal
				  pre-K for children in this Commonwealth.
(iii) Expand the availability of all-day
				  kindergarten in the public school districts and charter schools in this
				  Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 6 - ADDITIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES › Subchapter YYY - PENNSYLVANIA EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT COMMISSION › Section 6.964 - Composition

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(a)
Members
. The commission shall consist of the following
				  members:
(1) The Secretary of the Budget or
				  designee;
(2) The Secretary of
				  Policy and Planning or designee;
(3) The Secretary of Community and Economic
				  Development or designee;
(4) The
				  Secretary of Corrections or designee;
(5) The Secretary of Education or
				  designee;
(6) The Secretary of
				  Labor and Industry or designee;
(7)
				  The Secretary of Human Services or designee;
(8) The Secretary of Health or
				  designee;
(9) The Deputy Secretary
				  of the OCDEL or designee; and
(10)
				  High-level business executives, who collectively are diverse and represent the
				  Commonwealth's population and the diversity of economic sectors and regions in
				  this Commonwealth. These members shall be appointed by and serve at the
				  pleasure of the Governor.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 6 - ADDITIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES › Subchapter YYY - PENNSYLVANIA EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT COMMISSION › Section 6.965 - Term

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Commission members appointed by the Governor, and not
					 serving by virtue of their official position with the Commonwealth, shall serve
					 for a term of 3 years and may continue to serve until their successor is
					 appointed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 6 - ADDITIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES › Subchapter YYY - PENNSYLVANIA EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT COMMISSION › Section 6.966 - Compensation

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Members of the commission shall not receive compensation
					 for their service on the commission. Members may receive reimbursement for
					 reasonable travel costs and related expenses incurred while performing
					 commission business in accordance with Commonwealth policy.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 6 - ADDITIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES › Subchapter YYY - PENNSYLVANIA EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT COMMISSION › Section 6.967 - Relationship with other agencies

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Agencies under the Governor's jurisdiction shall cooperate
					 with and provide assistance to the commission, as requested, to carry out the
					 purpose and responsibilities as set forth in this subchapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 6 - ADDITIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES › Subchapter YYY - PENNSYLVANIA EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT COMMISSION › Section 6.968 - Relationship with the Team Pennsylvania Foundation

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The commission shall work jointly with the Team
					 Pennsylvania Foundation in furtherance of their common mission, duties and
					 responsibilities to develop and sustain educational opportunities in the
					 Commonwealth, particularly early learning, development and education of young
					 children.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 6 - ADDITIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES › Subchapter YYY - PENNSYLVANIA EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT COMMISSION › Section 6.969 - Implementation

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This subchapter shall be implemented consistent with
					 applicable law. This subchapter is not intended to, and does not create, any
					 right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
					 any party against the Commonwealth, its departments, agencies or entities, its
					 officers, employees or agents, or any other persons.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 6 - ADDITIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES › Subchapter YYY - PENNSYLVANIA EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT COMMISSION › Section 6.971 - Termination date

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This subchapter shall remain in effect until Adopted or
					 rescinded by the Governor.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 6 - ADDITIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES › Subchapter YYY - PENNSYLVANIA EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT COMMISSION › Section 6.972 - Rescission

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Effective immediately, Executive Order 2017-05, dated
					 December 20, 2017, is hereby rescinded.
4 Pa. Code Chapter 6, Subchapter CCC, §§
												6.651-6.659, which is the codification of
						Executive Order 2017-05, is reserved as a result of the rescission of Executive
						Order 2017-05 under § 6.972.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - APPALACHIA PROGRAM › Section 7.21 - Basic Commonwealth responsibilities

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Basic Commonwealth responsibilities mandated by the
					 Appalachian Regional Development Act (40 U.S.C.A. §
											1 et seq.) are
					 to:
(1) Have a State Member and an
				  Alternate to be designated by the Governor on the Appalachian Regional
				  Commission.
(2) Certify any
				  Development District established under Federal or State law in the
				  Commonwealth. This shall be done by the Governor or his designated State
				  Member.
(3) Certify any Development
				  District Organization in a Development District established under Federal or
				  State Law in the Commonwealth. This is to be done by the Governor or his
				  designated State Member.
(4)
				  Determine areas in this Commonwealth which have a significant potential for
				  growth and in which the expected return for public investments will be the
				  greatest.
(5) Be responsible for
				  recommending Commonwealth and local projects within this State which will
				  receive assistance under the Appalachian Program.
(6) Submit project proposals made by
				  Commonwealth agencies, municipalities, and development districts for a grant or
				  for other assistance for an Appalachian Program or project to the Appalachian
				  Regional Commission through the State Member. The State Member is the person
				  who, on behalf of the Governor, shall coordinate, review, assign priorities to,
				  approve, and submit all project proposals to the Commission. Only project
				  proposals which have been approved by the State Member shall be considered or
				  approved by the Appalachian Regional Commission.
(7) Make recommendations, through the State
				  Member, to the Appalachian Regional Commission concerning programs to be
				  undertaken in this Commonwealth.
This section cited in 4 Pa. Code §
												7.23 (relating to responsibilities
						of State Member).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - APPALACHIA PROGRAM › Section 7.22 - State Member designation

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(a) The
				  Secretary of Commerce shall be the State Member for this Commonwealth who shall
				  serve on the Appalachian Regional Commission.
(b) The Director of the Bureau of State and
				  Federal Economic Aid, Department of Commerce, shall serve as Alternate State
				  Member on the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - APPALACHIA PROGRAM › Section 7.23 - Responsibilities of State Member

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(a) The
				  State Member shall be responsible for Appalachian Policy development and
				  analysis, and for exercising the responsibilities listed in §
										7.21 (relating to basic
				  Commonwealth responsibilities).
(b)
				  The State Member on the Appalachian Regional Commission shall be responsible
				  for obtaining information concerning Appalachian policies, programs, and
				  projects from the Appalachian Regional Commission and from Federal, State and
				  local agencies, and for disseminating such information as may be
				  appropriate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - APPALACHIA PROGRAM › Section 7.24 - Responsibilities of Alternate State Member

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The Alternate State Member shall, under appropriate policy
					 direction by the State Member, be responsible for the daily administration and
					 coordination of the Appalachia Program in this Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - APPALACHIA PROGRAM › Section 7.25 - Project proposals

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(a) A
				  Commonwealth department or agency, municipality or development district shall
				  be able to propose projects to be undertaken under the Appalachia Program.
				  Projects shall be proposed to the State Member.
(b) The State Member shall refer the project
				  proposals to the Executive Director of the State Planning Board for review and
				  comment. The Executive Director of the State Planning Board, using State
				  Planning Board Appalachia Staff, shall review the project proposal in reference
				  to "A Plan for Public Investment in Appalachia Pennsylvania," and in
				  relationship to development objectives established in the State Planning
				  process, the Capital Program of the Commonwealth, and to proposals affecting
				  the non-Appalachian area of this Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - APPALACHIA PROGRAM › Section 7.26 - Project approval

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(a) Projects
				  shall be analyzed in conformity with "Appalachia Project Review Procedure in
				  the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."
(b) The State Member shall approve,
				  disapprove or modify the project proposal and, if approved, transmit it to the
				  Appalachia Regional Commission.
(c)
				  If a project proposal involves expenditure of Commonwealth funds, as determined
				  at the time of State Planning Board Staff review, the State Member shall act
				  only after the project proposal has been reviewed and approved as to budget
				  impact by the Budget Secretary.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - APPALACHIA PROGRAM › Section 7.27 - Advise by State Planning Board

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The State Planning Board shall advise the State Member in
					 the following:
(1) Determining which
				  areas in Appalachia within this Commonwealth have a significant potential for
				  growth and where the expected return for the public investments made will be
				  the greatest.
(2) Recommending
				  general development priorities, policies and criteria for areas in Appalachia
				  within this Commonwealth.
(3)
				  Undertaking research, compiling and disseminating appropriate data to help
				  Federal, State and local agencies.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - APPALACHIA PROGRAM › Section 7.28 - Advise by Department of Community Affairs

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The Department of Community Affairs shall advise and
					 coordinate with the State Member in the following:
(1) Local government and community problems,
				  plans and programs affecting Appalachia programs in each district, and relating
				  to overall development of each district.
(2) Non-Appalachia-funded Federal and State
				  programs administered in the district.
(3) Organizational structuring and
				  jurisdictional boundaries of local development districts, recognizing that such
				  districts represent multipurpose planning and development institutions for
				  comprehensive community development objectives over and beyond Appalachia
				  program objectives, and recognizing that these districts serve as uniform
				  substate units for interdepartmental planning and administration in physical,
				  economic and human resource development.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - APPALACHIA PROGRAM › Section 7.29 - Departmental liaison

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Each Commonwealth department or agency and the State
					 Planning Board shall designate a liaison person for Appalachian program
					 activities. The liaison persons shall constitute an ad hoc committee with the
					 State Member serving as Vice Chairman. Meetings shall be held to discuss
					 program policies and specific departmental approaches to development
					 objectives. The liaison person shall be at the program policy level in his
					 department or agency.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - APPALACHIA PROGRAM › Section 7.30 - Substate development district

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(a)
				  The State Member shall certify a particular geographical entity as a substate
				  development district using criteria approved by the Governor. He shall certify
				  one particular organization to facilitate economic development in the substate
				  district.
(b) The State Member
				  shall encourage and approve formation of substate development districts to
				  serve a particular geographic area and formation of one organization in each
				  district to provide for overall economic development.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - APPALACHIA PROGRAM › Section 7.31 - Federal grants for development districts

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Since the substate development district concept is evident
					 in several pieces of Federal legislation and in order to obtain a maximum
					 coordination at the State level:
(1) A
				  development district organization in the Commonwealth which seeks a Federal
				  grant for administrative expenses shall submit its application to the State
				  Member for his review and approval. The State Member shall then transmit it to
				  the proper Federal authorities.
(2)
				  A redevelopment area organization in the Commonwealth which seeks a Federal
				  grant for administrative expenses shall submit its application, with the
				  knowledge of the development district organization in whose geographical bounds
				  the redevelopment area is located, to the State Member for his review and
				  comment. The State Member shall transmit it to the Federal
				  authorities.
(3) Upon Federal
				  approval of administrative assistance, the grant shall be transmitted to the
				  applicant through the State Member.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter D - DISPLAY OF THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES › Section 7.41 - Applicability

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This subchapter is in accordance with the act of March 4,
					 1970 ( P. L.
					 128, No. 49) (44 P. S. §
											48) and governs the display of the flag of
					 the United States from a public ground or building of the Commonwealth, of a
					 board, commission or authority of the Commonwealth created by the General
					 Assembly, of a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, of a school district
					 of the Commonwealth or from a ground or building of an institution which is
					 State owned or receives State aid from the Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter D - DISPLAY OF THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES › Section 7.42 - Where and when to display the flag

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(a) The
				  flag shall be displayed:
(1) Daily, on or
				  near the main administration building of every public institution.
(2) In or near every polling place on
				  election days.
(3) During school
				  days in or near every schoolhouse.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter D - DISPLAY OF THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES › Section 7.43 - Location in relation to other flags

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(a) No other flag or pennant shall be placed
				  above or, if on the same level, to the right of the flag of the United
				  States.
(b) No person may display
				  the flag of the United Nations or another national or international flag equal,
				  above or in a position of superior prominence or honor to, or in place of, the
				  flag of the United States at any place within this Commonwealth.
(c) The flag of the United States, when it is
				  displayed with another flag against a wall from crossed staffs shall be on the
				  right, the flag's own right, and its staff shall be in front of the staff of
				  the other flag.
(d) The flag of the
				  United States shall be at the center and at the highest point of the group when
				  a number of flags of States or localities or pennants of societies are grouped
				  and displayed from staffs.
(e) When
				  flags of States, cities or localities or pennants of societies are flown on the
				  same halyard with the flag of the United States, the latter shall always be at
				  the peak. When the flags are flown from adjacent staffs, the flag of the United
				  States shall be hoisted first and lowered last. No such flag or pennant may be
				  placed above or to the right of the flag of the United States.
(f) When flags of two or more nations are
				  displayed, they shall be flown from separate staffs of the same height. The
				  flags should be of approximately equal size. International usage forbids the
				  display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation in time of
				  peace.
(g) When carried in a
				  procession with another flag or flags, the flag of the United States shall be
				  on the marching right, that is, the flag's own right, or, if there is a line of
				  other flags, in front of the center of that line.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter D - DISPLAY OF THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES › Section 7.44 - Manner of display

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(a) The flag
				  may not be:
(1) Displayed on a float in a
				  parade except from a staff; or
(2)
				  Draped over the hood, top, sides, or back of a vehicle or of a railroad train
				  or a boat. When the flag is displayed on a motorcar, the staff shall be fixed
				  firmly to the chassis or clamped to the right fender.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter D - DISPLAY OF THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES › Section 7.45 - Display of flag at half-staff

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(a) The
				  flag, when flown at half-staff, shall be first hoisted to the peak for an
				  instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag shall be again
				  raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day.
(b) On Memorial Day, the flag shall be
				  displayed at half-staff until noon only, then raised to the top of the
				  staff.
(c) By order of the
				  President, the flag shall be flown at half-staff upon the death of principal
				  figures of the United States Government and the Governor of a State, territory,
				  or possession, as a mark of respect to their memory.
(d) In the event of the death of other
				  officials or foreign dignitaries, the flag is to be displayed at half-staff
				  according to Presidential instructions or orders, or in accordance with
				  recognized customs or practices not inconsistent with law.
(e) The flag shall be flown at half-staff
				  upon the death of the Governor from the day of death until interment.
(f) In the event of the death of a present or
				  former official of the government of this Commonwealth, the Governor may
				  proclaim that the National flag shall be flown at half-staff.
(g) The flag shall be flown at half-staff for
				  the period indicated upon the death of any of the following officials of the
				  United States:
(1) The President or a former
				  President, for 30 days from the day of death.
(2) The Vice President, the Chief Justice or
				  a retired Chief Justice of the United States or the Speaker of the House of
				  Representatives, for 10 days from the day of death.
(3) An Associate Justice of the Supreme
				  Court, a Secretary of an executive or military department, a former Vice
				  President or the Governor of a State, territory or possession, from the day of
				  death until interment.
(4) A Member
				  of Congress, on the day of death and the following day.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter D - DISPLAY OF THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES › Section 7.46 - General prohibitions

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(a) No
				  disrespect may be shown to the flag of the United States; the flag may not be
				  dipped to any person or thing. Regimental colors, state flags and
				  organizational or institutional flags may be dipped as a mark of
				  honor.
(b) The flag may not:
(1) Be displayed with the union down, except
				  as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or
				  property.
(2) Touch anything
				  beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water or merchandise.
(3) Be carried flat or horizontally, but
				  always aloft and free.
(4) Be used
				  as wearing apparel, bedding or drapery. It shall never be festooned, drawn
				  back, nor up in folds, but always allowed to fall free. Bunting of blue, white,
				  and red, always arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and red
				  below, shall be used for covering a speaker's desk, draping the front of a
				  platform, and for decoration in general.
(5) Be fastened, displayed, used, or stored
				  in such a manner as to permit it to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any
				  way.
(6) Be used as a covering for
				  a ceiling.
(7) Have placed upon it
				  nor on a part of it, nor attached to it a mark, insignia, letter, work, figure,
				  design, picture or drawing of any nature.
(8) Be used as a receptacle for receiving,
				  holding, carrying or delivering anything.
(9) Be used for advertising purposes in any
				  manner whatsoever. It shall not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or
				  handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or
				  boxes or anything that is designed for temporary use and discard. Advertising
				  signs may not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is
				  flown.
(10) Be used as a costume or
				  athletic uniform. However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of
				  military personnel, firemen, policemen and members of patriotic
				  organizations.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter D - DISPLAY OF THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES › Section 7.47 - Conduct during hoisting, lowering or passing of the flag

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During the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the flag or
					 when the flag is passing in a parade or in review, all persons present, except
					 those in uniform, shall face the flag and stand at attention with the right
					 hand over the heart. Those present in uniform shall render the military salute.
					 When not in uniform, men shall remove their headdress with their right hand and
					 hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Aliens shall stand
					 at attention. The salute to the flag in a moving column shall be rendered at
					 the moment the flag passes.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - CODE OF CONDUCT FOR APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND STATE EMPLOYEES › RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST › Section 7.151 - Adverse pecuniary interest

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An employee, appointee or official in the Executive
						Branch of the Commonwealth may not do the following:
(1) Engage directly or indirectly in business
					 transactions or private arrangement for profit which accrues from or is based
					 upon his official position of authority.
(2) Participate in the negotiation of our
					 decision to award contracts, the settlement of claims or charges in contracts,
					 the making of loans, the granting of subsidies, the fixing of rates, or the
					 issuance of permits, certificates, guarantees or other things of value to, with
					 or for an entity in which he has a financial or personal interest.
(3) Hold any pecuniary interest in, or own
					 shares or securities issued by, an entity regulated by 4 Pa.C.S. Part II
					 (relating to the Pennsylvania Race horse Development and Gaming Act) (herein, a
					 "regulated gaming entity"). This provision does not apply to interests held:
(i) In mutual funds when the value of the
					 interest owned does not exceed 1% of the total fair market value of the
					 regulated gaming entity.
(ii)
					 Through defined benefit pension plans.
(iii) Through a deferred compensation plan
					 organized and operated under section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
					 (26 U.S.C.A. §
													457).
(iv) Through a tuition account plan organized
					 and operated under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C.A. §
													529).
(v) Through a plan described in section
					 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C.A. §
													401(k)).
(vi) In an employer profit-sharing plan
					 qualified under the Internal Revenue Code.
(vii) In a regulated gaming entity prior to
					 July 6, 2004, by individuals other than the following:
(A) Employees of the Pennsylvania State
					 Police or the Department of Revenue whose duties include any aspect of the
					 gaming industry.
(B) Members of the
					 State Horse Racing Commission or the State Harness Racing Commission and their
					 respective staff.
(C) Public
					 officials appointed by the Governor and Commonwealth employees under the
					 Governor's jurisdiction.
(D)
					 Members of the board of the Public School Employees Retirement System and its
					 employees.
(E) Members of the board
					 of the State Employees Retirement System and its employees.
(F) Members of the board of the Independent
					 Regulatory Review Commission and its employees.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - CODE OF CONDUCT FOR APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND STATE EMPLOYEES › RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST › Section 7.152 - Representation of interests

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No employe, appointee or official in the Executive Branch
						of the Commonwealth may represent or act as agent for a private interest,
						whether for compensation or not, in a transaction in which the State has a
						direct and substantial interest and which could be reasonably expected to
						result in a conflict between a private interest of the official or employe and
						his official State responsibility.
This section cited in 4 Pa. Code §
													7.159 (relating to
						  enforcement).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - CODE OF CONDUCT FOR APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND STATE EMPLOYEES › RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST › Section 7.153 - Gifts and favors

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(a)
Policy.
(1) No employee,
					 appointee or official of the Executive Branch of the Commonwealth shall accept
					 or solicit cash or cash equivalent; a gift or other item of more than nominal
					 or de minimis value; admission to a recreational event; a personal loan; or a
					 personal or professional service in connection with their employment, from
					 another person or entity whom the employee, appointee or official knows:
(i) Is seeking to obtain business or an
					 outcome from or has financial relations with the Commonwealth.
(ii) Conducts operations or activities that
					 are regulated by the Commonwealth.
(iii) Is engaged, either as principal or
					 attorney, in proceedings before the Commonwealth or in court proceedings in
					 which the Commonwealth is an adverse party.
(iv) Has interests that may be substantially
					 affected by the performance or nonperformance of the official duty of the
					 employee, appointee or official.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - CODE OF CONDUCT FOR APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND STATE EMPLOYEES › RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST › Section 7.154 - Misuse of information

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No employe, appointee or official in the Executive Branch
						of the Commonwealth may for his own personal gain or for the gain of others,
						use an information obtained as a result of service or employment with the
						Commonwealth and not available to the public at large or divulge the
						information in advance of the time prescribed for its authorized
						release.
This section cited in 4 Pa. Code §
													7.159 (relating to
						  enforcement).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - CODE OF CONDUCT FOR APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND STATE EMPLOYEES › RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST › Section 7.155 - Misuse of office facilities and equipment

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No employe, appointee or official in the Executive Branch
						of the Commonwealth shall use any Commonwealth equipment, supplies or
						properties for his own private gain or for other than officially designated
						purposes.
This section cited in 4 Pa. Code §
													7.159 (relating to
						  enforcement).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - CODE OF CONDUCT FOR APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND STATE EMPLOYEES › RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST › Section 7.156 - Supplementary employment

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No employe, appointee or official in the Executive Branch
						of the Commonwealth shall engage in or accept private employment or render
						services for a private interest unless such employment or service is approved
						in advance by the Head of the Agency to which the affected person is assigned.
						Supplementary employment may be undertaken only when not in conflict with the
						conditions of employment regulations promulgated by the Executive Board and, if
						applicable, the Civil Service Commission. Furthermore, supplementary employment
						may be undertaken only when not in conflict with the conditions of employment
						or regulations promulgated by the government agency by which such official or
						employe is employed. This section shall not prohibit individuals appointed to
						serve part time on Boards and Commissions from pursuing their usual occupation;
						however, they will not perform services or receive compensation from persons or
						institutions which they regulate or otherwise conduct themselves in a manner
						inconsistent with the impartial administration of their official
						duties.
This section cited in 4 Pa. Code §
													7.159 (relating to
						  enforcement).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - CODE OF CONDUCT FOR APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND STATE EMPLOYEES › RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST › Section 7.157 - Honoraria

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No employe, appointee or official in the Executive Branch
						of the Commonwealth shall accept honoraria, speaking fees or any other valuable
						consideration. Nor shall any appointed official or State employe receive
						compensation for consultation which draws upon ideas or data derived from his
						official duties. However, Commonwealth officials or employes may designate
						nonprofit, charitable organizations to be recipients of honoraria or speaking
						fees offered to such Commonwealth employes or officials by groups which
						customarily offer such honoraria to guest speakers. This paragraph does not
						apply to individuals appointed to serve on Boards and Commissions who may not,
						however, accept such honoraria from groups that are regulated by the Board or
						Commission on which they serve, or which could otherwise raise a legitimate
						question about their ability to fairly and impartially perform their official
						duties.
This section cited in 4 Pa. Code §
													7.159 (relating to
						  enforcement).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - CODE OF CONDUCT FOR APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND STATE EMPLOYEES › RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST › Section 7.158 - Political activity

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No employe, appointee or official in the Executive Branch
						of the Commonwealth may:
(1) Engage in
					 any political activity such as campaigning, fundraising, canvassing or poll
					 watching during his specified working hours, or which is determined by the
					 Secretary of Administration to conflict or interfere with the ability of the
					 affected official or employe to effectively and efficiently carry out the
					 duties and functions of his position.
(2) In any manner coerce another person in
					 government service or employ to contribute time, money or services to a
					 political candidate or campaign.
This section cited in 4 Pa. Code §
													7.159 (relating to
						  enforcement).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - CODE OF CONDUCT FOR APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND STATE EMPLOYEES › RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST › Section 7.158.1 - Personal conduct

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No employee, appointee or official of the Executive
						Branch of the Commonwealth may engage in scandalous or disgraceful conduct, or
						any other behavior, on or off duty, which may bring the service of the
						Commonwealth into disrepute.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - CODE OF CONDUCT FOR APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND STATE EMPLOYEES › RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST › Section 7.159 - Enforcement

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Employees, appointees or officials who refuse or fail to
						comply with the standards and regulations set forth in this subchapter shall be
						subjected to disciplinary action, including, but not limited to, reprimands,
						suspensions and termination.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - CODE OF CONDUCT FOR APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND STATE EMPLOYEES › RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST › Section 7.159.1 - Implementation

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Sections
						7.158.1 and 7.159 shall be
						implemented consistent with applicable law and applied in conjunction with
						existing agency policy.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - CODE OF CONDUCT FOR APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND STATE EMPLOYEES › FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE › Section 7.161 - Executive branch-statements of financial interest

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The following officials and employes of the Commonwealth
						shall file statements of financial interest with the personnel office of their
						respective department, agency, board or commission, or other office as
						designated in the following:
(1)
					 Governor.
(2) Lieutenant
					 Governor.
(3) Heads of agencies and
					 departments, their respective deputy secretaries, all Commonwealth officials or
					 employes at the level of division chief and above, and all attorneys, press
					 secretaries, legislative liaisons, and executive and special
					 assistants.
(4) Chairpersons and
					 members of compensated boards and commissions under the Governor's
					 jurisdiction.
(5) Executive
					 directors, counsel and administrative secretaries of compensated boards and
					 commissions under the Governor's jurisdiction.
(6) Employes of all classes required by the
					 Office of Administration to file financial disclosure under the act of October
					 4, 1978 ( P. L.
					 883, No. 170) (65 P. S. §
												§
												401-413).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - CODE OF CONDUCT FOR APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND STATE EMPLOYEES › FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE › Section 7.162 - Additional filings

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The Governor may require other officials or employes of
						the Commonwealth in the executive branch to file financial disclosure
						statements.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - CODE OF CONDUCT FOR APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND STATE EMPLOYEES › FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE › Section 7.163 - Filing procedure

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(a)
					 Financial disclosure statements shall be filed on forms promulgated by the
					 Secretary of Administration and provided by the Office of Personnel of the
					 department or agency to which the affected official or employe is assigned,
					 which office shall receive, compile and maintain copies of the statements.
					 Personnel offices shall provide necessary assistance in assuring that financial
					 disclosure statements are filed properly, accurately and completely. Copies of
					 statements filed shall be forwarded to the department or agency head and their
					 chief counsel for review. If either of them determines a statement is not in
					 compliance with the disclosure requirements of this order, or that a conflict
					 of interest could exist, copies of the statement shall be forwarded to the
					 secretary of the department, the Secretary of Administration, and the General
					 Counsel, who shall determine whether the statement is in compliance or whether
					 a conflict exists and take appropriate action.
(b) Cabinet officials, as well as the
					 Governor and Lieutenant Governor, shall submit statements of financial interest
					 to the Secretary of Administration and the General Counsel. The Secretary and
					 Counsel shall review the statements and take appropriate action to insure
					 compliance and to insure against any conflict of interest.
(c) The Secretary of Administration and the
					 General Counsel shall submit statements to the Governor.
(d) Financial statements filed under this
					 section may not be open to persons for commercial purposes; however, they shall
					 be available, upon request, for inspection by accredited reporters employed by
					 general news organizations, as well as the Secretary of Administration and the
					 General Counsel, and, in the case of the Department of Transportation, the
					 Inspector General. Persons required to file statements under this section shall
					 do so within 30 days from the date they assume office, and shall file the
					 statements on May 1 of each year thereafter, for the preceding calendar year,
					 for the duration of their term of office.
(e) In the event a covered person fails or
					 refuses to file a financial statement, the appropriate official shall notify
					 the person of his noncompliance within 10 days of the date of notice. Failure
					 of a covered person to comply after receipt of the notice may be a basis for
					 removal from office. The head of the department or agency involved shall report
					 failure of any person to comply to the Secretary of Administration and the
					 General Counsel.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - CODE OF CONDUCT FOR APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND STATE EMPLOYEES › FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE › Section 7.164 - Required disclosures

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A person subject to this subchapter shall disclose the
						following information, as well as information as may be required by the State
						Ethics Commission:
(1)
Real
					 estate property interests
. In-State and out-of-State real estate
					 property interests including revenue-producing leased facilities and interests
					 in gas, oil, coal or other mineral royalty or lease. The home of principal
					 residence is to be excluded. The required schedule must include, for each
					 disclosed interest:
(i) The name and nature
					 of the property, its street or mailing address and a description
					 thereof.
(ii) The nature and extent
					 of the interest held, including conditions or encumbrances upon the property
					 interest and partners in the interest.
(iii) The identity of the person from whom
					 the interest was acquired, the data thereof and the manner of the transfer or
					 conveyance.
(iv) The transfer of
					 real property interest since the last required report was filed or since
					 appointment or election, whichever occurs later. A description of the
					 transferred interest, consideration received for it and the identity of the
					 transferee is required.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - CODE OF CONDUCT FOR APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND STATE EMPLOYEES › CRIMINAL CHARGES › Section 7.171 - Procedures

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Procedures to be followed by agencies under the
						jurisdiction of the Governor in regard to employes, and officials appointed by
						the Governor, who are formally charged with criminal conduct are set forth in
						§
											§
											7.172-7.178.
This section cited in 4 Pa. Code §
													39.12 (relating to criminal
						  cases).