Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection reflects the entirety of Matthew E. Baker's 25-year legislative career from 1993 to 2018. Baker was particularly concerned with matters pertaining to education, health, and welfare throughout his tenure. Originally from Westfield, Pennsylvania, Baker served as district legislative aid for 13 years before being elected to the House. Also prior to his legislative career, Baker worked in a Wellsboro law firm for 12 years, where he specialized in serving people with disabilities....

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Matt Baker's subject files are chronicled in this series through a mix of newspaper clippings, correspondence, conference briefings, information packets, whip counts, floor remarks, bills and amendments, and other forms. Baker's earliest research involves cases pertaining to fire fighter records disclosure, drunk driving laws, and abortion.

The contents of this series are organized in original order, and take place within a relative time span ranging from 1998 to 2018.

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Contains subject files about Tioga County Volunteer Fire & EMS Co. and their exemption from the Open Records Law.

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Contains legislative research for amending existing Pennsylvania statutes on homicide by drunk driving. Research material focuses on HB 114, or Dane's Law, which aims to move teens accused of homicide by drunk driving from juvenile court to adult court.

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Contains research material and a legislative proposal for HB 1607, which amends the Underground Utility Line Protection Law. The bill would transfer enforcement authority of said law from Department of Labor and Industry to the PA Public Utility Commission.

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Contains research and proposals for a PA-wide health insurance exchange policy.

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Contains research and proposals on abortions focusing specifically on ethical medical environment of abortion clinics amidst criminal controversies of unsafe abortion practices and medical negligence.

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Research and proposals on HB 344, which grants regulatory oversight of natural gas pipelines in Pennsylvania to the PA Public Utiliy Commission.

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Research and legislation that focuses on the successful passing of HB 210, which provides for further reimbursements and entitlements for caregivers. There is explicit emphasis upon caregivers caring for Alzheimer's patients.

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Research and proposals for the passing of HB 564 and 2331 pertaining to increased need for college and university faculty and staff criminal background investigations and self-disclosure requirements.