Public notice - 65 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 709

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     § 709.  Public notice.
        (a)  Meetings.--An agency shall give public notice of its
     first regular meeting of each calendar or fiscal year not less
     than three days in advance of the meeting and shall give public
     notice of the schedule of its remaining regular meetings. An
     agency shall give public notice of each special meeting or each
     rescheduled regular or special meeting at least 24 hours in
     advance of the time of the convening of the meeting specified in
     the notice. Public notice is not required in the case of an
     emergency meeting or a conference. Professional licensing boards
     within the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs of
     the Department of State of the Commonwealth shall include in the
     public notice each matter involving a proposal to revoke,
     suspend or restrict a license.
        (b)  Notice.--With respect to any provision of this chapter
     that requires public notice to be given by a certain date, the
     agency, to satisfy its legal obligation, must give the notice in
     time to allow it to be published or circulated within the
     political subdivision where the principal office of the agency
     is located or the meeting will occur before the date of the
     specified meeting.
        (c)  Copies.--In addition to the public notice required by
     this section, the agency holding a meeting shall supply, upon
     request, copies of the public notice thereof to any newspaper of
     general circulation in the political subdivision in which the
     meeting will be held, to any radio or television station which
     regularly broadcasts into the political subdivision and to any
     interested parties if the newspaper, station or party provides
     the agency with a stamped, self-addressed envelope prior to the
     meeting.
        (d)  Meetings of General Assembly in Capitol Complex.--
     Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary,
     in case of sessions of the General Assembly, all meetings of
     legislative committees held within the Capitol Complex where
     bills are considered, including conference committees, all
     legislative hearings held within the Capitol Complex where
     testimony is taken and all meetings of legislative commissions
     held within the Capitol Complex, the requirement for public
     notice thereof shall be complied with if, not later than the
     preceding day:
            (1)  The supervisor of the newsroom of the State Capitol
        Building in Harrisburg is supplied for distribution to the
        members of the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents
        Association with a minimum of 30 copies of the notice of the
        date, time and place of each session, meeting or hearing.
            (2)  There is a posting of the copy of the notice at
        public places within the Main Capitol Building designated by
        the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House
        of Representatives.
        (e)  Announcement.--Notwithstanding any provision of this
     chapter to the contrary, committees may be called into session
     in accordance with the provisions of the Rules of the Senate or
     the House of Representatives and an announcement by the
     presiding officer of the Senate or the House of Representatives.
     The announcement shall be made in open session of the Senate or
     the House of Representatives.

        Cross References.  Section 709 is referred to in section 703
     of this title.

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