Pennsylvania Administrative Code

§ 5.985. Meetings and communication. The Pennsylvania Greenways Partnership Commission (Commission) members will meet at least once a year during the life of the Commission.

§ 501.1. Statement of policy. The Department of the Auditor General declares that it interprets the entities that are subject to the auditee reporting requirements in section 403 of The Fiscal Code (72 P.S. § 403) as including any Commonwealth executive and independent department…

§ 501.10. Department coordination. The Department of the Auditor General (Department) will work with the Chairpersons and Minority Chairpersons of the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives to determine the most effective method to communicate in…

§ 501.2. Performance audits. Under case law, the Auditor General has the authority to conduct ‘‘special’’ audits, including special performance audits, under sections 402 and 403 of The Fiscal Code (72 P.S. § § 402 and 403).

§ 501.3. Timely response. Every auditee, including any Commonwealth department, board and commission, and any school district, receiving recommendations in any of its audits shall submit a response to the Department of the Auditor General detailing adoption of the recommendations…

§ 501.4. Department auditee notice. The Department of the Auditor General will provide notice to every auditee (any department, board and commission, and any school district) 60 business days after the date of the audit’s publication that future appropriations could be denied for…

§ 501.5. Response notification. The Department of the Auditor General (Department) will regularly notify (quarterly) the Governor and the Chairpersons and Minority Chairpersons of the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the auditees’ respon…

§ 501.6. Web site postings. The Department of the Auditor General (Department) will post all of the auditees’ responses on the Department’s publicly accessible web site.

§ 501.7. Responses considered. The Governor and the Chairpersons and Minority Chairpersons of the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives may consider the auditees’ responses when determining whether future appropriations will be considered.

§ 501.8. Failure to report notification. If the auditee does not respond to the Department of the Auditor General (Department) within 120 business days from the date of the publication of the audit, the Department will notify the Governor and the Chairpersons and Minority Chairpe…

§ 501.9. Failure to report considered. The Governor and the Chairpersons and Minority Chairpersons of the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives may consider a failure to respond to the audit when determining future appropriations.

§ 58.401. Policy. This subchapter establishes the criteria and processes for self-certification of small businesses and verification of small diverse business and veteran business enterprise status as well as the small business reserve, small diverse business and veteran business…

§ 58.402. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Agency liaison—An agency employee reporting directly to a Secretary, Deputy Secretary, agency head or equivalent respon…

§ 58.403. Self-certification of eligible small businesses. (a) Online self-certification for SBs. To participate in the SBR and the SDB or VBE programs, SBs shall self-certify through an online application process outlined at www.dgs.pa.gov. The SB self-certification enables elig…

§ 58.404. Verification of eligible small diverse businesses or veteran business enterprises. (a) Prerequisite. To complete the verification process for consideration as an SDB or VBE, the business shall, as a prerequisite, complete the self-certification process in § 58.403 (rela…

§ 58.405. Voluntary withdrawal of small business self-certification or small diverse business or veteran business enterprise verification. (a) An SB, SDB or VBE may voluntarily withdraw its self-certification or verification at any time for any reason. (b) The date of withdrawal …

§ 58.406. Denial or decertification of small business, small diverse business or veteran business enterprise status. (a) The Department will deny or decertify businesses from certified SB status or verified SDB or VBE status, or all of those statuses, for any the following reason…

§ 58.407. Review of denial or decertification of small business, small diverse business or veteran business enterprise status. (a) The request for review of denial or decertification shall be made in writing to the Secretary and state the grounds upon which the request is based. …

§ 58.408. Hearing. (a) Scope. The Secretary may delegate to a designee the responsibility to conduct a fact-finding hearing and to prepare a report and recommendation. Fact-finding hearings will be held only when the business requests a review of its denial or decertification und…

§ 58.409. Agency liaison. The head of each agency shall designate an employee to be an agency liaison in the administration of that agency’s SB programs. The agency liaison shall be a high-level employee reporting directly to a Secretary or agency head who is knowledgeable of age…

§ 58.410. Database of self-certified small businesses and verified small diverse businesses and veteran business enterprises. (a) The Department shall publish and maintain in an electronic format available to the general public an online, searchable database listing certified SBs…

§ 58.411. Small business reserve program. (a) General. (1) The purpose of the Department’s SBR program is to increase opportunities for SBs to compete for the award of Commonwealth contracts as prime contractors. While the SBR program aims to foster competitive procurements, it d…

§ 58.412. Small diverse business program. (a) Scope. The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to all procurements within the scope of this policy except for procurements for construction and design professional services. (b) Purpose. To attain the SDB aspirational target, BD…

§ 58.413. Construction and design professional services program. (a) Scope. The provisions in this section shall apply to all procurements for construction and design professional services. (b) Purpose. To attain the SDB aspirational target, the BDISBO, with the cooperation of th…

§ 58.414. Veteran business enterprise program. (a) Scope. The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to all procurements within the scope of this policy. (b) Purpose. To attain the VBE aspirational target, the BDISBO, with the cooperation of the issuing agency, shall attempt t…

§ 58.415. Good faith efforts waiver. (a) If a bidder or offeror believes they will be unable to achieve the contract-specific goal, they may in all instances request a full or partial good faith efforts waiver from the contract-specific goal. A request for a good faith efforts wa…

§ 58.416. Amendment of commitments post-award. (a) The selected bidder or offeror cannot alter its overall SDB or VBE commitments or commitments made to individual SDBs or VBEs without written approval from the issuing office and the BDISBO. (b) The selected bidder or offeror sha…

§ 58.417. Compliance with SDB and VBE commitments. (a) To ensure compliance with a prime contractor’s SDB and VBE commitments, the BDISBO shall do all of the following: (1) Verify that the firms listed in the utilization schedule are actually performing work and receiving compens…

§ 58.418. Ten-day prompt pay policy. A prime contractor that has a contract for nonconstruction goods and services shall pay to SB subcontractors the invoiced amount due for work completed or services provided under the subcontract within 10 days after receipt of payment from the…

§ 58.419. Program review and expiration. Within 5 years after the effective date of this policy, the Department will review the operation of an evidentiary basis for the SDB program and the program for construction and design professional services to determine whether the Commonw…

§ 6.1. Objectives. The Departments of Education, Health, Labor and Industry and Public Welfare shall execute an interagency agreement to establish coordination and collaboration at the State level by defining fiscal and programmatic responsibilities for each agency under applicab…

TERM § 6.101. Effective date. This subchapter shall take effect immediately and shall expire September 11, 2006.

§ 6.11. Functions. The Governor’s Advisory Council on Rural Affairs (Council) shall: (1) Seek to build and foster inclusive, collaborative partnerships and networks of diverse individuals and organizations to improve the coordination and effectiveness of Federal, State and other …

§ 6.12. Composition. (a) The Governor’s Advisory Council on Rural Affairs shall consist of a Board of Directors comprised of 30 members, with six each representing the private sector, the nonprofit sector, local government agencies, State government agencies and Federal governmen…

§ 6.13. Compensation. Members of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Rural Affairs receive no compensation for their services, except that the members may be reimbursed for actual travel and related expenses in accordance with Commonwealth policy. See Chapter 40 (relating to trave…

§ 6.14. Terms of membership. (a) Members will be appointed for a term of 2 years. Members serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (b) If a vacancy occurs on the Governor’s Advisory Council on Rural Affairs due to resignation, disability or death of a member, a successor may be app…

§ 6.15. Procedures. (a) The Governor’s Advisory Council on Rural Affairs (Council) is authorized to establish committees and procedures for the effective implementation of its functions consistent with this subchapter. (b) The Council shall submit reports and policy recommendatio…

§ 6.16. Relationship with other agencies. (a) The Governor’s Advisory Council on Rural Affairs (Council) shall seek to develop good working relationships with Federal and local government agencies so that the Council’s mission to promote intergovernmental cooperation and coordina…

§ 6.17. Effective date. This subchapter shall take effect immediately and continue in effect unless revised or modified by the Governor.

§ 6.18. Rescission. Executive Order 1999-2 is rescinded.

§ 6.2. Composition. (a) The Interagency Committee to Coordinate Services Provided to Individuals with Disabilities Committee (Committee) members will be appointed by the respective Secretaries or other agency director, and will, at a minimum, include: (1) A member of the staff of…

§ 6.211. Composition. (a) The Transportation Funding and Reform Commission (Commission) consists of nine members appointed as follows: (1) One by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (2) One by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. (3) One by the President …

§ 6.212. Powers and duties. (a) The Transportation Funding and Reform Commission (Commission) shall conduct or cause to be conducted an operational audit of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority, the Port Authority of Allegheny County and other transit agencies receivin…

§ 6.213. Responsibilities of other State agencies. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall cooperate as necessary with the Transportation Funding and Reform Commission (Commission) to assure it is able to carry out its responsibilities. The Secretary of Transportation shall assure…

§ 6.214. Reporting. At the close of its deliberations, but no later than November 15, 2006, the Transportation Funding and Reform Commission shall issue a final report to the Governor and the General Assembly containing its analysis and recommendations. The final report must, at …

§ 6.215. Duration. The Transportation Funding and Reform Commission shall commence its work as soon as possible after its members are appointed and disband upon the issuance of a final report.

§ 6.221. Purpose. The Training America’s Teachers Commission shall: (1) Conduct qualitative and quantitative research, which includes this Commonwealth, National and international studies. (2) Identify and benchmark signature teacher preparation programs both in this Commonwealth…