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The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority is an independent state agency located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Its mission is to improve the quality of healthcare in Pennsylvania by collecting and analyzing patient safety information, developing solutions to patient safety issues, and sharing this information through education and ...
The Uniform Parentage Act (UPA) is a legislative act originally promulgated in 1973 by the National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws.The 1973 original version of the act was created to address the need for new state legislation, because at the time the bulk of the law on the subject of children born out of wedlock was unconstitutional or led to doubt. [1]
The Pennsylvania legislature passed Act 135 in 2008. The act established property conservatorship as a mechanism to address blight. [ 1 ] The act was designed to provide community members with standing to petition for the right to rehabilitate and take ownership of abandoned properties.
Pennsylvania's statutes are organized into seventy-nine topic groups, ranging from "Aeronautics" to "Zoning," spread across one hundred and seven volumes. [2] An alternate publication, "Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes Annotated," includes the text of statutes, as well as cross-references, footnotes, and commentary developed over two centuries. [2]
Some, such as former SEC commissioner Bevis Longstreth, whose work informed the drafting of UPMIFA, [13] have proposed applying the prudence standard under the act to inform questions of climate risk. In 2016, Longstreth wrote a draft interpretive release for state AGs, noting that under the act, institutions that expose themselves to ...
Since 1776, Pennsylvania's Constitution has undergone five versions. Pennsylvania held constitutional conventions in 1776, 1789–90, 1837–38, 1872–73, and 1967–68. [1] [2] The current Constitution entered into force in 1968, and has been amended numerous times.
The federal Endangered Species Act was enacted on Dec. 28, 1973. Fifty years later, Pa. wildlife experts discuss the successes and challenges. Endangered Species Act at 50: How it's aided eagles ...
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 632, often referred to as the Tough Guy Law, became a legislative act (Act 1983-62) that outlawed the sport of mixed martial arts. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Tough Guy Law was the first legal precedent for MMA in the United States , approved November 3, 1983.