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Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part III - LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 303 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Subchapter A - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › Section 303.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Appeals officer
-The individual
					 responsible, under section 503(c)(1) of the law (65 P. S. §
											67.503(c)(1)), for appeals
					 from determinations of an open-records officer.
Commission
-The Local Government
					 Commission.
Law
-The Right-to-Know Law (65 P. S.
					 §§
											67.101-67.3104).
Legislative record
-As defined in section
					 102 of the law (65 P. S. §
											67.102).
Mass request
-A number of requests under
					 the law to which all of the following apply:
(i) Each request is for the same
				  record.
(ii) Each request is to the
				  Commission.
(iii) The number
				  exceeds the daily average number of requests to the Commission by at least
				  200%.
(iv) The requests are
				  substantially identical in format and language.
(v) The open-records officer is able to trace
				  the requests to a common source.
Office of Open Records
-The Office of Open
					 Records established under section 1310 of the law (65 P. S. §
											67.1310).
Open-records officer
-The individual
					 responsible for receiving and responding to requests for records of the
					 Commission under section 502(a)(2) of the law (65 P. S. §
											67.502(a)(2)).
Requester
-A person that makes a request
					 for a record from the Commission under the law.
Record
-
(i) Information, regardless of physical form
				  or characteristics, that documents a transaction or activity of an agency and
				  that is created, received or retained pursuant to law or in connection with a
				  transaction, business or activity of the agency.
(ii) The term includes a document, paper,
				  letter, map, book, tape, photograph, film or sound recording, information
				  stored or maintained electronically and a data-processed or image-processed
				  document.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part III - LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 303 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Subchapter A - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › Section 303.2 - Open-records officer

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Under section 502(a)(2) of the law (65 P. S. §
											67.502(a)(2)), and upon
					 publication in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
in accordance with
					 101 Pa. Code §
										31.2 (relating to open-records
					 officers), the designation of the open-records officer for the Commission will
					 be as follows:
Open-Records Officer
Local Government Commission
Senate Box 203078
Harrisburg, PA 17120-3078
Fax: (717) 772-4524
E-mail: LGCopenrecords@palegislature.us
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part III - LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 303 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Subchapter A - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › Section 303.3 - Cooperation

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The Commission may coordinate with the Legislative
					 Reference Bureau for assistance with all of the following:
(1) Request entries under section
				  502(b)(2)(i) of the law (65 P. S. §
											67.502(b)(2)(i)).
(2) Time periods under section 502(b)(2)(ii)
				  of the law.
(3) Interim responses
				  under section 502(b)(1) of the law.
(4) Final responses under section 502(b)(1)
				  of the law.
(5) Dispositions under
				  section 502(b)(2)(iii) of the law.
(6) Implementation of Subchapter C (relating
				  to appellate procedure).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part III - LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 303 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Subchapter B - OPEN RECORDS PROCEDURES OF THE COMMISSION › Section 303.11 - Records of the Commission

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(a)
Legislative records
. Subject to §
										303.17 (relating to mass
				  requests), the Commission will provide a requester access to any of the
				  following legislative records generated by the Commission and not otherwise
				  exempt under the law:
(1) A financial
				  record.
(2) The minutes of, record
				  of attendance of members at a public hearing or Commission meetings and all
				  recorded votes taken, if any, at a Commission hearing or meeting.
(3) The transcript of a public hearing when
				  available.
(4) Any administrative
				  staff manuals or written policies.
(5) Final or annual reports required by law
				  to be submitted to the General Assembly.
(6) The results of public opinion surveys,
				  polls, focus groups, marketing research or similar efforts designed to measure
				  public opinion funded by the Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part III - LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 303 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Subchapter B - OPEN RECORDS PROCEDURES OF THE COMMISSION › Section 303.12 - Hours of access

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The Right-To-Know Office of the Commission will be open
					 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday except for official State and
					 Federal holidays and other days the Commission is closed by direction of the
					 Commission Chairperson. The Right-To-Know Office will not be open during other
					 hours that the Commission is open for legislative session business, including
					 evenings (after 5 p.m.), Saturdays and Sundays.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part III - LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 303 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Subchapter B - OPEN RECORDS PROCEDURES OF THE COMMISSION › Section 303.13 - Request format

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The Right-to-Know Office of the Commission will respond to
					 verbal, written or anonymous verbal or written requests for access to records
					 in accordance with the law. If the requester wishes to pursue the relief and
					 remedies provided in the law and Subchapter C (relating to appellate
					 procedure), the request for access to records must be a written request.
					 Written requests must be clearly marked as a right-to-know request and must be
					 submitted in person or by mail, email or facsimile in one of the following
					 manners:
(1) On the form prescribed by
				  the Commission and available for downloading at the Commission web site,
				  www.lgc.state.pa.us.
(2) In a
				  manner so that material requested describes records requested with
				  specificity.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part III - LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 303 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Subchapter B - OPEN RECORDS PROCEDURES OF THE COMMISSION › Section 303.14 - Contact information

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Right-to-Know requests must be made as follows:
(1) Written requests made by mail:
Open-Records Officer Local Government Commission Senate Box
					 203078 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120-3078
(2) Written requests made by facsimile:
Fax: (717) 772-4524
(3) Written requests made by e-mail:
LGCopenrecords@palegislature.us
(4) Other requests: In person at the
				  Commission offices, Forum Place Building, the corner of 5th and Walnut Streets,
				  555 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, or by telephone at (717) 787-7680.
				  Verbal requests must be made to the Commission open-records officer or a
				  designee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part III - LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 303 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Subchapter B - OPEN RECORDS PROCEDURES OF THE COMMISSION › Section 303.15 - Referral

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The Commission will accept written requests made for
					 Commission records initially sent to the Legislative Reference Bureau upon
					 forwarding of the request to the Commission by the Bureau.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part III - LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 303 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Subchapter B - OPEN RECORDS PROCEDURES OF THE COMMISSION › Section 303.16 - Response to requests

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(a)
Response to verbal requests
. Upon receipt of a verbal request,
				  the open-records officer will determine whether the record is subject to access
				  in accordance with §
										303.11 (relating to records of
				  the Commission). If the record is subject to access and none of the factors
				  listed in section 902(a) of the law (65 P. S. §
											67.902(a)), regarding
				  determination of extension of time, apply, the open-records officer will
				  provide access to the record as follows:
(1)
				  If the record is in paper form, the open-records officer will make the record
				  available for inspection and duplication to the requestor at the Commission
				  offices.
(2) If the record is
				  accessible only in electronic form, the open-records officer will make the
				  record available through any publicly accessible electronic means or convert
				  the record to paper for review at the Commission offices. Under no condition
				  may the requester review records in electronic form on computers of the
				  Commission.
(3) Duplication of
				  Commission records subject to access and maintained in either paper or
				  electronic form will be provided upon request in accordance with §
											303.18 (relating to fee
				  schedule).
(4) If the record
				  requested is not subject to access under §
											303.11, the open-records officer
				  will so inform the requester. If the record requested is subject to access and
				  if one or more of the factors listed in section 902(a) of the law, regarding
				  determination of extension of time, apply to the record, the open-records
				  officer will so inform the requester, and, if necessary, obtain contact
				  information from the requester for a response from the Commission.
(5) Nothing in this chapter may be construed
				  as authorizing access to any computer, file, office or work station of the
				  Commission or any of its employees.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part III - LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 303 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Subchapter B - OPEN RECORDS PROCEDURES OF THE COMMISSION › Section 303.17 - Mass requests

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If the open-records officer determines that a mass request
					 places an unreasonable burden on the Commission, in an analogous manner to that
					 described in section 506(a)(1) of the law (65 P. S. §
											67.506(a)(1)) for multiple
					 requests by the same requester, the following apply:
(1) The open-records officer will respond to
				  the common source identified by the open-records officer; respond to individual
				  requests submitted in writing; and, if the request is granted, will make the
				  legislative record accessible at the Commission.
(2) If the mass request is in electronic
				  format, each requester will be informed of the action under paragraph
				  (1).
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
												303.11 (relating to records of
						the commission); and 101 Pa. Code §
												303.16 (relating to response to
						requests).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part III - LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 303 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Subchapter B - OPEN RECORDS PROCEDURES OF THE COMMISSION › Section 303.18 - Fee schedule

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(a)
General rule.
Except as set forth in subsection (b), the
				  following apply:
(1) The fee for providing a
				  document is 25¢ per page.
(2)
				  The fee for postage will not exceed actual mailing costs.
(3) The fee for certifying a document is $5
				  per document, regardless of the number of pages. Each document requires
				  separate certification and fee.
(4)
				  The fee for redaction of a document is $1 per page.
(5) The fee for electronic media such as a
				  diskette or compact disc shall be $1 per diskette or disc.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part III - LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 303 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Subchapter C - APPELLATE PROCEDURE › Section 303.21 - Appeals officer

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Under section 503(c)(1) of the law (65 P. S. §
											67.503(c)(1)), the
					 Legislative Reference Bureau will provide appeals officers for appeals of
					 determinations relating to written requests for Commission
					 records.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part III - LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 303 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Subchapter C - APPELLATE PROCEDURE › Section 303.22 - Practice and procedure

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The provisions of Chapter 31, Subchapter C (relating to
					 appellate procedure), shall govern all appeals from determinations relating to
					 written requests for Commission records.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part IV - Legislative Budget And Finance Committee › Chapter 401 - ACCESS, MAINTENANCE AND DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS-STATEMENT OF POLICY › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 401.1 - Policy

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Given the unique access rights of the Committee under its
					 statutory mandates to obtain information, including that which is otherwise
					 protected from disclosure under statute, the Committee seeks to achieve a
					 balance between its duty to report on the efficiency and effectiveness of
					 Commonwealth agencies in accordance with professional auditing and evaluation
					 standards, while ensuring that privacy rights and other rights of individuals
					 under law are properly safeguarded. In recognition of the Committee's duty to
					 report to the General Assembly in conjunction with the monitoring of executive
					 agencies, this chapter provides a framework for maintaining a
					 balance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part IV - Legislative Budget And Finance Committee › Chapter 401 - ACCESS, MAINTENANCE AND DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS-STATEMENT OF POLICY › ACCESS AND MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE › Section 401.11 - Statement of applicability

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The policies for access, maintenance, and release of
					 records apply to activities undertaken by the Committee and its authorized
					 representatives, unless specific statements of access, maintenance, or release
					 of records are otherwise designated by a specific statute or in this
					 chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part IV - Legislative Budget And Finance Committee › Chapter 401 - ACCESS, MAINTENANCE AND DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS-STATEMENT OF POLICY › ACCESS AND MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE › Section 401.12 - Access rights of the Committee

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(a)
				  Under the act, the Committee and its authorized representatives shall have
				  direct and unimpeded access to materials which it deems necessary, including
				  personnel records, to fulfill its duty of making reports and recommendations to
				  the General Assembly and the standing committees thereof for the purposes of
				  eliminating unnecessary expenditures, promoting economy in the government of
				  the Commonwealth, ensuring that monies are being expended for the intended
				  purposes and within statutory restrictions, and examining the availability of
				  revenues to meet expenditures of the Commonwealth.
(b) Under the Sunset Act (71 P. S.
				  §§
											1795.1-1795.14), the Committee
				  and its authorized representatives shall have ready access to persons and may
				  examine and copy to the extent deemed necessary to its evaluation and review,
				  pertinent records of any Commonwealth agency. The records shall include
				  personnel records. Under adherence to United States General Accounting Office
				  standards, as mandated for the conduct of activity under the Sunset Act, the
				  determination of "pertinent" will be made by the Committee.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
												401.17 (relating to exercise of
						subpoena power).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part IV - Legislative Budget And Finance Committee › Chapter 401 - ACCESS, MAINTENANCE AND DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS-STATEMENT OF POLICY › ACCESS AND MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE › Section 401.13 - Procedures for access

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The Committee, and its authorized representatives, will
					 follow oral and written procedures developed in conjunction with auditees for
					 the inspection and copying of records maintained by agents of the auditee
					 responsible for the custody of the records. The procedures may not act to
					 impede the nature of material to be accessed by the Committee, or its
					 authorized representatives.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part IV - Legislative Budget And Finance Committee › Chapter 401 - ACCESS, MAINTENANCE AND DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS-STATEMENT OF POLICY › ACCESS AND MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE › Section 401.14 - Maintenance of records

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In the interest of safeguarding privacy rights and other
					 rights protected under statute, such as, the attorney-client privilege and the
					 right not to be defamed, the Committee, or its authorized representatives,
					 recognizing its fiduciary responsibilities for those records which it acquires,
					 will provide for the security of records obtained during study projects and
					 sunset performance audits.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part IV - Legislative Budget And Finance Committee › Chapter 401 - ACCESS, MAINTENANCE AND DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS-STATEMENT OF POLICY › ACCESS AND MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE › Section 401.15 - Request for records; nondisclosure; responsibility

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(a) Records which are created or obtained
				  during study projects and sunset performance audits will be treated as
				  confidential. If a request is made to inspect identifiable records pertaining
				  to a project, unless the denial of the request would conflict with the
				  standards for performance and financial compliance auditing developed by the
				  United States General Accounting Office, the requesting person will be notified
				  that the records are considered to be confidential and will not be made
				  available for inspection.
(b)
				  Subsection (a) does not apply to members of the Committee or the Committee's
				  authorized representatives.
(c)
				  Members of the Committee and authorized representatives of the Committee are
				  responsible for the confidential handling of records in their possession or
				  under their custody under this chapter. Authorized representatives of the
				  Committee who improperly release records will be subject to disciplinary
				  action, including possible dismissal from employment or other termination of
				  association.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part IV - Legislative Budget And Finance Committee › Chapter 401 - ACCESS, MAINTENANCE AND DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS-STATEMENT OF POLICY › ACCESS AND MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE › Section 401.16 - Evidence of illegal activities

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Information uncovered during a study project which
					 constitutes or may constitute evidence of illegal activities will be brought to
					 the attention of the administrative head of the auditee or appropriate law
					 enforcement authorities, or both.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part IV - Legislative Budget And Finance Committee › Chapter 401 - ACCESS, MAINTENANCE AND DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS-STATEMENT OF POLICY › ACCESS AND MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE › Section 401.17 - Exercise of subpoena power

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(a) If
				  the Committee or its authorized representative is denied access to records
				  which it has a duty to acquire and which it has attempted to obtain under
				  §
										401.12(a)
				  (relating to access rights of the Committee), the Committee, upon approval of a
				  majority of its membership, may issue a subpoena under the hand and seal of its
				  Chairperson under section 3(5) of the act (46 P. S. §
											70.3(5)). A person who
				  willfully neglects or refuses to comply with a subpoena issued on behalf of the
				  Committee shall be subject to the penalties provided by statute.
(b) If the Committee or its authorized
				  representative is denied access to records which it has a duty to acquire and
				  which it has attempted to obtain under §
										401.12(b), the
				  Committee, with the concurrent resolution of both Houses, has the authority to
				  issue subpoenas to compel the production of records under authority of section
				  12 of the Sunset Act (71 P. S. §
											1795.12). A person who willfully neglects or
				  refuses to comply with a subpoena issued on behalf of the Committee in pursuit
				  of its duties under the Sunset Act (71 P. S. §§
											1795.1-1795.14) is subject to the penalties
				  provided by statute.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part V - Legislative Data Processing Committee › Subpart A - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › Chapter 501 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 501.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this part, have
					 the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Act
-The act of December 10, 1968 (P. L.
					 1158, No. 365) (46 P. S. §§
											71.1-71.6).
Address
-A unique, assigned location of a
					 server or file on an intranet or the Internet.
Agency
or
entity
-A body
					 or office that contains users.
Bipartisan Management Committee
-The
					 Bipartisan Management Committee created under the act of January 10, 1968 (P.
					 L. 925(1967), No. 417) (46 P. S. §§
											42.101-42.163), referred to as the
					 Legislative Officers and Employes Law.
Committee
-The Legislative Data Processing
					 Committee created under the act.
Executive Director
-The Executive Director
					 of the LDPC.
Internet
-A global system of interconnected
					 computer networks based upon TCP/IP networking protocols.
Knowingly
-Acting with respect to conduct
					 when the person is aware of the true nature and circumstances of an event and
					 is further aware that a certain result will be caused by the person's
					 conduct.
LDPC
-The Legislative Data Processing
					 Center created under the act.
Legislative Intranet
-The private,
					 protected network maintained by the LDPC to share legislative and related
					 information and computing resources among members, staff and legislative
					 service agencies of the General Assembly and other persons the Committee with
					 the approval of the Senate Committee on Management Operations and the
					 Bipartisan Management Committee deems appropriate. The term includes the part
					 of the private, protected network that is accessed by offices of State
					 government under section 2(1.1 ) of the act (46 P. S. §
											71.2(1.1)).
Legislative service agency
-A nonpartisan
					 body or office created by statute or otherwise to provide services to the
					 General Assembly.
Link
-An element of the HyperText Transfer
					 Protocol (http), or a successor protocol, that enables rapid navigation from
					 one file or address to another file or address.
Network
-A series of computers
					 interconnected by communication paths.
Senate Committee on Management
					 Operations
-The Senate Committee on Management Operations created under
					 the act of January 10, 1968 (P. L. 925(1967), No. 417), referred to as the
					 Legislative Officers and Employes Law.
Server
-A computer that provides network
					 and file sharing services.
Service
-Deployment and maintenance of
					 computer hardware and software by the LDPC through which a user connects to the
					 Internet.
User
-A person who connects to the Internet
					 using the service.
World Wide Web
-A part of the Internet
					 based on http, or a successor protocol, through which clients and servers
					 communicate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part V - Legislative Data Processing Committee › Subpart B - COMPUTER SYSTEMS › Chapter 521 - LDPC ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY › Section 521.2 - Application

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(a)
General
				  rule
. This chapter applies to users.
(b)
Legislative Intranet
				  access
. Members and staff of the General Assembly who do not access
				  the Internet using the service, but who are routed to or otherwise access the
				  Legislative Intranet to send and receive data within the Intranet, are not
				  subject to this chapter.
(c)
Agency and entity policies
. Agencies and entities may
				  establish, consistent with this chapter, Internet use policies applicable to
				  users within their respective local environments.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part V - Legislative Data Processing Committee › Subpart B - COMPUTER SYSTEMS › Chapter 521 - LDPC ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY › Section 521.3 - Security

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(a)
Primary
				  responsibility
. The LDPC has primary responsibility for maintaining
				  security for the service. In response to a security attack or exploit or in
				  response to a well-founded threat to the security of the service, the LDPC may
				  take action it deems necessary, including suspension of the service on a user,
				  agency or entity or network-wide basis, to preserve the integrity of the
				  service.
(b)
Agency and
				  entity responsibility
.
(1) Each
				  agency or entity that connects to the service shall ensure that its connection
				  to and use of the service does not jeopardize the security of the
				  service.
(2) With regard to
				  individual users, each agency or entity shall ensure that only authorized users
				  from its local environment are able to access the service. For accountability
				  purposes in the event of a security threat or breach, the LDPC has the right to
				  trace the route from a user to points within the service. Each agency or entity
				  shall maintain and, upon request, shall make available to the LDPC a secure log
				  of access events. The log shall be in a format and be for a period as the LDPC
				  prescribes.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part V - Legislative Data Processing Committee › Subpart B - COMPUTER SYSTEMS › Chapter 521 - LDPC ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY › Section 521.4 - Copyright

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(a)
Infringement
. Use of copyrighted material in violation of
				  Federal law or treaties or the terms of a license agreement constitutes
				  copyright infringement.
(b)
Policy under Digital Millenium Copyright Act
. Under Title II
				  of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C.A. §
											512), the LDPC
				  makes the following statement of policy:
(1)
				  A user who infringes on a copyright will be warned of the consequences of
				  infringement.
(2) The LDPC will
				  terminate service to a user who is a "repeat offender," as defined in Title II
				  of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act and as the term is interpreted by the
				  judiciary.
(3) The LDPC will
				  provide notice of this policy to users.
(4) The LDPC will designate an agent to
				  receive notification of claimed acts of copyright infringement and make contact
				  information concerning the designated agent available in a location accessible
				  to the public and in a filing with the United States Copyright
				  Office.
(5) The LDPC will modify
				  its policy in response to applicable amendments to the Digital Millenium
				  Copyright Act and applicable judicial interpretations of the Digital Millenium
				  Copyright Act.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part V - Legislative Data Processing Committee › Subpart B - COMPUTER SYSTEMS › Chapter 521 - LDPC ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY › Section 521.5 - Acceptable use of service

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(a)
Generally
. It is acceptable to use the service to access and
				  retrieve data and to communicate for purposes directly related to the mission
				  of an agency or entity and in a manner that is consistent with duties and
				  responsibilities of a user's official capacity.
(b)
Skills development
. In
				  the interest of acquiring and maintaining electronic information searching
				  skills, users may, unless prohibited by an agency or entity policy, make
				  limited, personal use of the service for data access and retrieval. Personal
				  use may not be excessive and may not interfere with official use under
				  subsection (a).
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
												521.6 (relating to unacceptable
						use of service).
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(a)
Generally
. Except as provided in §
										521.7(a)(2)
				  (relating to E-mail), use of the service that is contrary to §
										521.5 (relating to acceptable use
				  of service) constitutes unacceptable use.
(b)
Specific conduct constituting
				  unacceptable use
. The following actions constitute unacceptable use of
				  the service and are specifically prohibited:
(1) Using the service to violate
				  18 Pa.C.S. §
												3933
				  (relating to unlawful use of computer) or other Federal or State law.
(2) Using the service to commit harassment of
				  a racial or sexual nature or to engage in any other form of harassment
				  prohibited by law.
(3) Knowingly
				  undermining or attempting to undermine the security of the service.
(4) Knowingly accessing material that would
				  be considered inappropriate for viewing in the workplace applying prevailing
				  community standards for the Harrisburg metropolitan area, except as may be
				  required by the duties and responsibilities of a user's official
				  capacity.
(5) Using the service for
				  private pecuniary benefit.
(6)
				  Using the service for partisan political purposes.
(7) Using the service to solicit or advocate
				  for a religious cause.
(8) Using
				  the service to participate in gambling of any nature.
(9) Using the service to transmit chain
				  letters.
(10) Using the service to
				  participate in chat room discussions of a personal nature.
(11) Deliberately introducing any virus or
				  harmful code to the service or deliberately propagating any virus or harmful
				  code in the service.
(12) Using the
				  service to defame another person.
(13) Using the service in a manner that tends
				  to tarnish the reputation of the General Assembly or a member of the General
				  Assembly.
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(a)
Use
.
(1) Except as provided
				  in paragraph (2), users shall engage E-mail solely to communicate for purposes
				  directly related to the mission of an agency or entity and in furtherance of
				  the duties and responsibilities of a user's official capacity.
(2) In the interest of developing and
				  maintaining electronic communication skills, users may, unless prohibited by an
				  agency or entity policy, make limited, personal use of E-mail. Personal use may
				  not be excessive and may not interfere with official use under subsection
				  (a).
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Upon request of the head of an agency or entity, the
					 Executive Director may arrange basic instruction as may be required to
					 familiarize a user with the operation of a computer as it relates to this
					 chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part V - Legislative Data Processing Committee › Subpart B - COMPUTER SYSTEMS › Chapter 521 - LDPC ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY › Section 521.9 - Disclaimer of warranties

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The Committee and the LDPC make no warranties of any kind,
					 whether express or implied, for the service. Utilization of information
					 obtained using the service is at the user's own risk. The Committee and the
					 LDPC make no representation as to the accuracy or quality of information
					 obtained through the service.
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(a)
Suspension or revocation of service
. The Executive Director
				  may suspend or revoke service to an agency or entity or user who fails to
				  comply with this chapter.
(b)
Violation of law
. The Executive Director will report suspected
				  violations of State and Federal laws by users and will cooperate with and
				  assist appropriate authorities in investigating suspected violations.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part V - Legislative Data Processing Committee › Subpart B - COMPUTER SYSTEMS › Chapter 551 - LEGISLATIVE INTRANET › Section 551.1 - Statement of purpose

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The Legislative Intranet was created and exists to serve
					 the information needs of a specific group, rather than the general public. To
					 preserve the integrity of the Legislative Intranet and to further its purposes,
					 certain conditions on access and use are necessary.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part V - Legislative Data Processing Committee › Subpart B - COMPUTER SYSTEMS › Chapter 551 - LEGISLATIVE INTRANET › Section 551.2 - Limitation on access

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Only offices of members and staff of the General Assembly,
					 legislative service agencies, offices of State government under section 2(1.2)
					 of the act (46 P. S. §
											71.2(1.2))
					 and other persons the Committee with the approval of the Senate Committee on
					 Management Operations and the Bipartisan Management Committee deems appropriate
					 may access the Legislative Intranet.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part V - Legislative Data Processing Committee › Subpart B - COMPUTER SYSTEMS › Chapter 551 - LEGISLATIVE INTRANET › Section 551.3 - Links to sites outside the Legislative Intranet

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A site on the Legislative Intranet may link to a site
					 outside the Legislative Intranet if all of the following criteria are
					 met:
(1) Information on the site is
				  relevant to the legislative process.
(2) The site does not contain information
				  that is political or partisan in nature.
(3) The site does not contain information of
				  a predominantly religious nature.
(4) The site cannot reasonably be construed
				  to endorse a commercial product or service.
(5) The operator of the site on the
				  Legislative Intranet regularly monitors the other site to ensure that
				  requirements of paragraphs (1)-(4) are met.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part V - Legislative Data Processing Committee › Subpart B - COMPUTER SYSTEMS › Chapter 551 - LEGISLATIVE INTRANET › Section 551.4 - Enforcement

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(a)
Notice
				  of noncompliance
. The Executive Director will provide written notice
				  to the office of a member or staff member of the General Assembly, legislative
				  service agency or other person who fails to comply with this chapter.
(b)
Suspension or revocation of
				  access
. The Executive Director may, with the approval of the
				  Committee, the Senate Committee on Management Operations and the Bipartisan
				  Management Committee, suspend or revoke access to the Legislative Intranet to
				  the office of a member or staff member of the General Assembly, legislative
				  service agency or other person who fails, after receipt of notice by the
				  Executive Director under subsection (a), to comply with this chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part VII - CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE › Chapter 701 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW- STATEMENTS OF POLICY › Subchapter A - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › Section 701.1 - Authority

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This chapter is adopted and promulgated under section
					 504(a) of the law (65 P. S. §
											67.504.4(a)).
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This chapter establishes the process and procedures that
					 the Committee will follow when responding to a request for access to or copies
					 of legislative records in the possession, custody or control of the
					 Committee.
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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Appeals officer
-The individual
					 responsible, under section 503(c)(1) of the law (63 P. S. §
											67.503(c)(1)) for appeals
					 from determinations of an open-records officer.
Bureau
-The Legislative Reference
					 Bureau.
Committee
-The Capitol Preservation
					 Committee.
Law
-The Right-to-Know Law (65 P. S.
					 §§
											67.101-67.3104).
Legislative agency
-Any of the
					 following:
(i) The Senate.
(ii) The House of Representatives.
(iii) The Bureau.
(iv) The Committee.
(v) The Center for Rural
				  Pennsylvania.
(vi) The Joint
				  Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation
				  Committee.
(vii) The Joint State
				  Government Commission.
(viii) The
				  Legislative Budget and Finance Committee.
(ix) The Legislative Data Processing
				  Committee.
(x) The Independent
				  Regulatory Review Commission.
(xi)
				  The Local Government Commission.
(xii) The Pennsylvania Commission on
				  Sentencing.
(xii) The Legislative
				  Reapportionment Commission.
(xiv)
				  The Legislative Office for Research Liaison.
(xv) The Legislative Audit Advisory
				  Commission.
Legislative record
-As defined in section
					 102 of the law (65 P. S. §
											67.102).
Mass request
-A number of requests under
					 the law to which all of the following apply:
(i) Each request is for the same legislative
				  record.
(ii) Each request is to the
				  Committee.
(iii) The number exceeds
				  the daily average number of requests to the Committee by at least
				  200%.
(iv) The requests are
				  substantially identical in format and language.
(v) The open-records officer is able to trace
				  the requests to a common source.
Office of Open Records
-The Office of Open
					 Records established under section 1310 of the law (63 P. S. §
											67.1310).
Open-records officer
-The individual
					 responsible for access to the information of the Committee under section
					 502(a)(2) of the law (63 P. S. §
											67.502(a)(2)).
Requester
-A person that makes a request
					 for information from the Committee under the law.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part VII - CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE › Chapter 701 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW- STATEMENTS OF POLICY › Subchapter A - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › Section 701.4 - Open-records officer

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(a)
Designation.
(1) Under
				  section 502(a)(2) of the law (63 P. S. §
												67.502(a)(2)), the Bureau
				  has coordinated with the Committee to do one of the following:
(i) Accept the Capitol Preservation
				  Committee's designation of the open-records officer.
(ii) Designate the head of the Committee as
				  the open-records officer.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part VII - CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE › Chapter 701 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW- STATEMENTS OF POLICY › Subchapter B - OPEN RECORDS PROCEDURES OF THE CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE › Section 701.11 - Hours of access

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The Right-to-Know Office of the Committee will be open from
					 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except for official State and
					 Federal holidays and other days the Committee is closed by direction of the
					 Executive Director of the Committee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part VII - CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE › Chapter 701 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW- STATEMENTS OF POLICY › Subchapter B - OPEN RECORDS PROCEDURES OF THE CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE › Section 701.12 - Contact information

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Right-to-Know requests shall be sent to:
Open-Records Officer
Capitol Preservation Committee
Room 630, Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Fax: (717) 772-0742
E-mail: rtkrequest@cpc.state.pa.us
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part VII - CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE › Chapter 701 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW- STATEMENTS OF POLICY › Subchapter B - OPEN RECORDS PROCEDURES OF THE CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE › Section 701.13 - Request format

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(a)
General.
The Committee will fulfill verbal, written or
				  anonymous verbal or written requests for access under the law. If, however, the
				  requester wishes to pursue the relief and remedies provided for in the law, the
				  request must be a written request.
(b)
Written requests
.
				  Requests in writing must be clearly marked as a Right-to-Know request and shall
				  be submitted in person or by mail, e-mail or facsimile in one of the following
				  manners:
(1) On a form prescribed by the
				  Office of Open Records.
(2) On a
				  form prescribed by the Committee.
(3) In a manner so that material requested
				  describes records requested with specificity. In the event that one of the
				  forms referenced in paragraph (1) or (2) is not used, the request must also
				  include an address to which the Committee can provide its response.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part VII - CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE › Chapter 701 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW- STATEMENTS OF POLICY › Subchapter B - OPEN RECORDS PROCEDURES OF THE CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE › Section 701.14 - Referral

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(a)
Scope.
The Committee will forward a request for a legislative
				  record not generated by the Committee to the appropriate legislative agency, to
				  the extent that the appropriate legislative agency can be reasonably
				  determined. In that event, the requester will be advised of this action. If the
				  appropriate legislative agency cannot be reasonably determined, the Committee
				  will respond under Chapter 9 of the law (63 P. S.
				  §§
											67.901-67.905).
(b)
Status.
Forwarding a
				  request under subsection (a) does not constitute a deemed denial under section
				  901 of the law (63 P. S. §
											67.901).
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(a)
Production.
Subject to §
										701.16 (relating to mass
				  requests), the Committee will process a request for any legislative record in
				  its possession, custody or control. Legislative records in the possession,
				  custody or control of the Committee will be produced in accordance with the
				  law, and, except as otherwise exempt from access as set forth in the
				  law.
(b)
Redaction.
In response to a request, the Committee may redact
				  certain information, as required under section 706 of the law (63 P. S. §
											67.706).
(c)
Record disposal.
For
				  those requested legislative records that are produced and available for
				  delivery at the Committee, the requester shall have 60 days to retrieve the
				  records. If the records are not retrieved within 60 days of the Capitol
				  Preservation Committee's response, the Committee may dispose of any copies
				  which have not been retrieved and retain any fees paid to date.
(d)
Creation of records.
In
				  response to a request for access, the Committee will not create a record which
				  does not currently exist and is not required to compile, maintain, format or
				  organize a record in a manner in which the Committee does not currently
				  compile, maintain, format or organize records.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part VII - CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE › Chapter 701 - RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW- STATEMENTS OF POLICY › Subchapter B - OPEN RECORDS PROCEDURES OF THE CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE › Section 701.16 - Mass requests

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If the open-records officer determines that a mass request
					 places an unreasonable burden on the Committee, in an analogous manner to that
					 described in section 506(a)(1) of the law (63 P. S. §
											67.506(a)(1)), for multiple
					 requests by the same requester, the following apply:
(1) The open-records officer will respond to
				  the common source identified by the open-records officer; will respond to
				  individual requests submitted in writing; and, if the request is granted, will
				  make the legislative record accessible at the Committee.
(2) If the mass request is in electronic
				  format, each requester will be informed of the action under paragraph
				  (1).
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
												701.15 (relating to
						processing).
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(a)
General rule.
The following apply:
(1) With the exception of blueprints, the fee
				  for copying a document is 25¢ per page.
(2) The fee for postage will not exceed
				  actual mailing costs.
(3) The fee
				  for certifying a document is $5 per document, regardless of the number of
				  pages. Each document requires separate certification and fee.
(4) The fee for redaction of a document is
				  25¢ per page.
(5) The fee for
				  providing documents on a compact disc is $5.
(6) The fee for copying blueprints is the
				  cost incurred by the Committee to have the blueprints copied by an outside
				  vendor, as the Committee does not have the means to copy blueprints. The fee
				  will include not only the charge assessed by the outside vendor, but also any
				  cost necessarily incurred for complying with the request.