State Government Committee

· Department of General Services - oversees procurement of goods and services, manages non-highway capital projects and is responsible for numerous core operations of state government, including management of the vehicle fleet, the Capitol Police force, state buildings and facilities. DGS also serves as the state's real estate agent and insurance broker and is charged with expanding opportunity for minority and women-owned businesses.

· Department of State - is responsible for the areas of elections, campaign finance, notarization, charitable solicitation, and professional boxing and wrestling.

· Human Relations Commission - administers and enforces the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act and the Pennsylvania Fair Educational Opportunities Act for the identification and elimination of discrimination and the providing of equal opportunity for all persons.

· The Pennsylvania Public Television Network (PPTN) - is a technology service agency and a grantor to the eight public television stations in Pennsylvania to advance educational, cultural and civic opportunities and support public safety.

· State Employees' Retirement System (SERS) – established in 1923, it is one of the nation's oldest and largest statewide retirement plans for public employees and ranks among the top pension plans in the nation. SERS administers both a defined benefit plan and a defined contribution plan.

· Governor's Office - includes the Office of Administration, the Governor's Advisory Commission on African American Affairs, the Governor's Advisory Commission on Asian American Affairs, the Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs, the Commission for Women and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.

· Public Employee Retirement Commission – is responsible for the mandated analysis of proposed legislation applicable to public employee pension systems, the administration of municipal pension plan mandates and the development of public pension policy research and information. The commission also annually reviews the actuarial valuation reports of the two statewide pension systems, the state employees' retirement system and the public school employees' retirement system, with the actuary and the plan administrators of each system.

· State Athletic Commission - is responsible for insuring the health and safety of athletes in the sports of boxing, kickboxing and wrestling. Pennsylvania is one of the most active states for professional boxing. With over 300 licensed boxers, the State Athletic Commission sanctioned 33 professional boxing events in 2006, among the top seven commissions in the country. The commission also sanctioned 65 amateur boxing bouts, 12 kickboxing events, and 329 wrestling matches. Since January of 1994, it has conducted random Drug Testing of professional boxers/kick-boxers as required by Act 1992-32.

· Independent Regulatory Review Commission – reviews Commonwealth agency regulations, excluding the Game Commission and the Fish and Boat Commission, to ensure that they are in the public interest. The Commission's mission is to review regulations to make certain that the agency has the statutory authority to enact the regulation and determine whether the regulation is consistent with legislative intent. IRRC then considers economic impact, public health and safety, reasonableness, and clarity. It also acts as a clearinghouse for complaints, comments, and other input from the General Assembly and the public regarding not only proposed and final regulation, but also existing regulations.

· Joint Committee on Documents – the agency text of all regulations and other documents, required or authorized to be deposited with the Legislative Reference Bureau by law must be prepared in such form and format as may be prescribed by regulations promulgated by the Joint Committee on Documents. If a commission or a committee finds that a published or unpublished document should be promulgated as a regulation, the commission or committee may present the matter to the Joint Committee on Documents. The Joint Committee on Documents determines whether the document should be promulgated as a regulation and may order an agency either to promulgate the document as a regulation within 180 days or to desist from the use of the document in the business of the agency.