Pennsylvania Act 2024-119 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (STATE LICENSED) (63 PA.C.S.) - TEMPORARY RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Act text

Session of 2024

No. 2024-119

HB 2381

AN ACT

Amending Title 63 (Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in powers and duties, providing for temporary rulemaking authority.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Title 63 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:

§ 3120. Temporary rulemaking authority.

(a) Promulgation.--A licensing board or licensing commission under the bureau that is subject to an interstate licensure compact act may promulgate one-time temporary regulations necessary for the implementation of each licensure compact enacted by the General Assembly. The temporary regulations shall not be subject to:

(1) Sections 201, 202, 203 and 205 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred to as the Commonwealth Documents Law.

(2) Section 204(b) of the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act.

(3) The act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act.

(b) Expiration of authority to promulgate.--The authority of a licensing board or licensing commission to promulgate one-time temporary regulations under this section for each licensure compact enacted by the General Assembly shall expire on the date of publication of the temporary regulations in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

(c) Expiration of temporary regulations.--Temporary regulations promulgated under this section shall expire no later than three years following the publication of the temporary regulations in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Regulations adopted after expiration of temporary regulations promulgated under this section shall be promulgated as provided by law.

Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 29th day of October, A.D. 2024.

JOSH SHAPIRO