4 Pa. Code Ch. 7 — Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 7.886. Workplace environment. Agency heads shall create a respectful and safe workplace environment which encourages discussion of sexual harassment issues, where employees are educated in sexual harassment prevention and sensitized to sexual harassment and where an individual …

§ 7.887. Complaint mechanism. The Secretary of Administration shall require each agency to have an effective complaint mechanism which ensures that an employee does not have to complain to the alleged harasser, and which provides for prompt and effective investigation of complain…

§ 7.888. Oversight and resolution of complaints and appeals. The Office of Administration, Bureau of Equal Employment Opportunity, shall provide appropriate oversight and resolution of complaints.

§ 7.889. Commonwealth policy. This subchapter and Management Directive 505.30, Prohibition of Sexual Harassment in Commonwealth Work Settings, constitute the Commonwealth’s sexual harassment policy.

§ 7.890. Cooperation by State agencies. Commonwealth departments, boards, offices, commissions and other agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction shall cooperate fully with the Secretary of Administration and provide assistance and information, as needed, in the implementation …

§ 7.891. Effective date. This subchapter shall take effect immediately.

§ 7.892. Rescission. Executive Order 2002-04, Prohibition of Sexual Harassment in the Commonwealth, is rescinded.

§ 7.901. Definitions. The words and phrases used in this subchapter have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in the No Surprises Act and the regulations issued thereunder by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, United …

§ 7.902. Designation of lead agency. The Insurance Department is hereby designated as the lead agency under the Governor’s jurisdiction to coordinate implementation of the No Surprises Act within the Commonwealth.

§ 7.903. Cooperation by State agencies. (a) The Insurance Department, the Department of State, the Department of Health and the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs shall exercise their statutory and regulatory responsibilities to ensure that consumers are protected and licens…

§ 7.904. Independent agencies, State-affiliated entities and State-related entities participation. Independent agencies, State-affiliated entities and State-related entities are encouraged to participate in the goals and provisions of this subchapter.

§ 7.905. Effective date. This subchapter shall take effect immediately and remain in effect until amended or rescinded by the Governor.

§ 7.911. Definitions. For the purposes of this subchapter, ‘‘reproductive health care services’’ includes all medical, surgical, counseling or referral services relating to the human reproductive system, including, but not limited to, services relating to pregnancy, contraception…

§ 7.912. No assistance from Executive Agencies. Except as required by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, no agency, board, commission or council under the Governor’s jurisdiction (Executive Agency), and no employee, appointee, officer or other person acting on behalf …

§ 7.913. Protection of health care and other professionals licensed in this Commonwealth. Executive Agencies are directed to work with the boards of professional licensure operating under their respective supervision to consider whether to implement policies that will ensure that…

§ 7.914. Communication about reproductive health care services. Executive Agencies, consistent with applicable law, are directed to consider implementing steps that would help inform the public about reproductive health care, including: (1) communicating directly with the public …

§ 7.915. Unavailability of interstate extradition. The Governor shall decline any request received from the executive authority of any other state to issue a warrant for the arrest or surrender of any person charged with a criminal violation of a law of that other state where the…

§ 7.916. Implementation. Executive Agencies shall take all steps necessary to implement this subchapter.

§ 7.917. General. This subchapter shall be implemented consistent with applicable law. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect the authority granted by law to an Executive Agency, or the head thereof. This subchapter is not intended to, and doe…

§ 7.918. Effective date. This subchapter will take effect immediately and shall remain in effect unless revised or rescinded by the Governor.

§ 7.921. Responsibilities of Commonwealth agencies. (a) Agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction are directed to pursue opportunities and coordinate with each other to protect Commonwealth residents, particularly children, youth and vulnerable adults, from conversion therapy to…

§ 7.922. Implementation. Commonwealth agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction are directed to take all steps necessary to implement this subchapter. Independent agencies are also strongly encouraged to implement this subchapter.

§ 7.923. General provisions. 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 d…

§ 7.924. Effective date. This subchapter shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect until amended or rescinded by the Governor.

§ 7.931. Definitions. The words and phrases used in this subchapter shall have the following meanings: Department of State—The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of State. Voter registration distribution coordinator (coordinator)—An individual designated at each identified V…

§ 7.932. Designation of voter registration distribution agencies. The following Commonwealth agencies and programs are hereby designated as voter registration distribution agencies and shall have the duties as set forth in § 7.933 (relating to duties of voter registration distrib…

§ 7.933. Duties of voter registration distribution agencies. Voter registration distribution agencies are directed to do the following: (1) designate a voter registration distribution coordinator; (2) make voter registration materials available on the premises; (3) provide voter …

§ 7.934. Prohibitions on voter registration distribution agencies. Employees of voter registration distribution agencies, in fulfilling their duties set forth under § 7.933 (relating to duties of voter registration distribution agencies), shall not: (1) seek to influence any indi…

§ 7.935. Coordination with Federal agencies. The Department of State shall work with the Federal government to identify Federal agencies that interact with residents in this Commonwealth and are authorized to enter agreements with these Federal agencies by which those agencies wi…

§ 7.936. Designation of lead agency to implement this subchapter. The Department of State is hereby designated as the lead agency under the Governor’s jurisdiction to coordinate implementation of this subchapter.

§ 7.937. Voter registration month. This subchapter designates September as voter registration month and encourages all NVRA Agencies or voter registration distribution agencies to engage with the Department of State in encouraging voters to register, or if they are registered, to…

§ 7.938. General. 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,…

§ 7.939. Effective date. This subchapter shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect until revised or rescinded by the Governor.

§ 7.951. Job postings. Effective immediately, 92% of all Commonwealth jobs do not require a 4-year college degree, roughly equivalent to 65,000 jobs. Consistent with this Administration’s commitment to emphasizing skills and experience, job postings will begin with equivalent exp…

§ 7.952. Job classifications review. The Secretary of Administration, for the remaining 8% of Commonwealth jobs, shall identify the job classifications within the Commonwealth’s classification plan that require applicants to possess a college degree. Thereafter, the Secretary of …

§ 7.953. Implementation. Commonwealth agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction shall take all steps necessary to implement this subchapter.

§ 7.954. General provisions. This subchapter shall be implemented consistent with applicable law. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect the authority granted by law to an executive agency, or the head thereof. This subchapter is not intended …

§ 7.955. Effective date. This subchapter shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect unless amended or rescinded.

§ 7.961. Purpose. The purpose of the affirmation of the partnership between the Commonwealth and Team Pennsylvania Foundation is to accelerate economic opportunities to position Pennsylvania as a leader Nationally and globally; advance the conditions for innovative, technological…

§ 7.962. Cooperation of State agencies. Agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction shall recognize the Team Pennsylvania Foundation as a unique and trusted partnership with the Commonwealth and cooperate with and support it to the extent permissible under applicable laws, policie…

§ 7.963. Appointments. To help ensure private sector engagement and participation, the Governor will endeavor to include Team Pennsylvania Foundation leadership on all relevant commissions, boards and appointments to other bodies and positions, as appropriate.

§ 7.964. Applicability. This subchapter is intended to promote the attainment of the mission and goals of the Team Pennsylvania Foundation insofar as they enhance the economic betterment of this Commonwealth and is not intended to create any right or benefit, whether substantive …

§ 7.965. Effective date. This subchapter shall take effect immediately and remain in effect until amended or rescinded by the Governor.

§ 7.966. Rescission. Effective immediately, Executive Order 2017-06, dated December 20, 2017, is hereby rescinded. (Editor’s Note: 4 Pa. Code Chapter 7a, Subchapter O, § § 7a.161—7a.166, which is the codification of Executive Order 2017-06, is reserved as a result of the rescissi…

§ 7.971. Purpose. The CWTP shall coordinate the distribution of the IIJA and IRA moneys available for workforce development and OJT by means of a grant program distributed through the various State agencies that will receive Federal funding. The Department of Labor and Industry s…

§ 7.972. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: CWTP—Commonwealth Workforce Transformation Program. Covered expenses—Include, to the extent allowable under the IIJA and…

§ 7.973. Program. The CWTP shall establish guidelines that permit eligible organizations to apply for grants of up to $40,000 per each new employee, which grant may not exceed $400,000 in aggregate for all new employees hired by the eligible organization for each particular contr…

§ 7.974. Duties of the Department of Labor and Industry. The Department of Labor and Industry shall do all of the following: (1) Manage the CWTP in alignment with the programmatic requirements of the IIJA, IRA and any relevant guidance issued by authorized Federal agencies. (2) I…

§ 7.975. Duties of the Office of the Budget. The Office of the Budget shall do all of the following: (1) Establish a process to allocate portions of IIJA and IRA funding to the CWTP, so that eligible organizations may be reimbursed for covered expenses in accordance with relevant…

§ 7.976. Duties of the Department of Corrections. The Department of Corrections shall do all of the following: (1) Provide CWTP participants with information regarding reentry programs to ensure that participants are aware of the workforce opportunities that may be addressed by h…