Local Government Committee, 1979-1980

Collection

Identifier: ST1979_15

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the records of the Local Government Committee for the 1979-1980 session. Republicans in majority. Chairs Marvin D. Weidner (R) and Lester Fryer (D). The Secretary was Paul Wass. The Committee met over major topics such as Municipal Police Training, Term Limits for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives, Conflict of Interest for State Officials and Employees, Establishment of Uniformity and Modernization of Land Record Systems.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s the Local Government Committee kept all of the Bill analyses together. Normally, when processing, the House Archives places each Bill and its analysis in a separate folder, but in this case, original order was preserved.

Dates

1979-1980

Creator

House. Local Government Committee (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

1.00 Cubic Feet

0.50 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

This collection is arranged into two boxes and seven series: 1. Committee Records 2. Meetings, Tours and Public Hearings 3. House Bills 4. House Bills Analysis 5. Senate Bills Analysis 6. Report 7. Special Sub-Committee regarding Local Tax Enabling Act.

Method of Acquisition

Pursuant to House� Rule 45 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (titled “Powers and Duties of Standing Committees and Subcommittees”) governing� the management and disposition of historically valuable committee material,� the secretary of the committee must record the attendance of Members and any votes taken, the minutes of the meeting and records, bills, and other papers in the possession of committees and subcommittees which must be submitted to the Chief Clerk at the end of every two year legislative session for permanent archival storage.