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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

iziath1E M rnxrnal TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011

SESSION OF 2011 195TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 73

SENATE TUESDAY, December 13, 2011

The Senate met at 1 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore (Senator Joseph B. Scarnati ifi) in the Chair.

PRAYER

The Chaplain, Reverend JOHN BORROUGHS, Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Avondale, offered the following prayer:

Let us pray. Heavenly Father, we stand before a people who have a heavy

burden, that burden of leading the people of the State of Pennsyl-vania and, Lord, nationally as well. You instruct us in Your word to pray for them and to lift them up before the throne of God, and we do that, Lord, at this time. As I say, it is an awesome respon-sibility. They need wisdom, wisdom from on high, and I pray, 0 God, that truly You would do that.

Lord, we are seeing a time where people are turning their backs on Thee. You are being thrown out of school, thrown out of church, and thrown out of government. I pray, God, that truly, Your mercy and Your grace would be with these dear folks here today, and that, indeed, they would begin each day as they get up to look to You for wisdom to make decisions that day.

So, Father, to that end, we pray for these Senate folks here, Lord, and pray that, indeed, You would guide them and direct them, even in the course of the actions today that will be taken. But, Father, help them, again, just to draw close to You, because man's wisdom fails us, but Thy wisdom is always right.

So, Father, we do pray for our Senate people here today and for all those involved. We thank You for the privilege of coming, and, Lord, we just ask that truly, again, You would bless and guide them. In Jesus' precious name, amen.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair thanks Reverend Borroughs, who is the guest today of Senator Pileggi.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

(The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by those assembled.)

The PRESIDENT (Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley) in the Chair.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE GOVERNOR

NOMINATIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE

The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following com-munications in writing from His Excellency, the Governor of the Commonwealth, which were read as follows and referred to the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations:

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF POLK CENTER

December 13, 2011

To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:

In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Sarah R. Gibson, 14910 Route 322, Clarion 16214, Clarion County, Twenty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of Polk Center, to serve until the third Thesday of January 2017, and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Josephine Zuck, Oil City, deceased.

TOM CORBETI' Governor

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WARREN STATE HOSPITAL

December 13, 2011


In confonnity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Andrea M. Grolemund, 6748 High-land Road, Kane 16735, McKean County, Twenty-fifth Senatorial Dis-trict, for reappointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of Warren State Hospital, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2013, and until her successor is appointed and qualified.

TOM CORBETF Governor

RECALL COMMUNICATIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE

The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following com-munications in writing from His Excellency, the Governor of the Commonwealth, which were read as follows and referred to the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations:

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MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES OF

MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

DRUG, DEVICE AND COSMETIC BOARD

OF THE STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION December 13, 2011

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for appointment of Mike Downing, 123 Stanford Court, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senato-rial District, as a member of the Council of Trustees of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania of the State System of Higher Education, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2015, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Steven B. Barth, Lewisburg, resigned.

I respectfully request the return to me of the official message of nomination on the premises.

TOM CORBET Governor

CORONER, HUNTINGDON COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Coroner, in and for the County of Huntingdon, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Ron-ald Morder, deceased.


TOM CORBET Governor

MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DRUG, DEVICE AND COSMETIC BOARD

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Melanie DePalma, 1024 N. Waterford Way, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the Pennsylvania Drug, Device and Cosmetic Board, to serve until October 30, 2011, or until her suc-cessor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Colena Johnson-Kemp, Ambler, resigned.


TOM CORBETf Governor


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Mike Downing, 123 Stan-ford Court, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the Pennsylvania Drug, Device and Cosmetic Board, to serve for a term of four years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Cornelius Pitts, Philadelphia, whose term expired.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as a member of the Pennsylvania Drug, De-vice and Cosmetic Board, to serve for a term of four years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Patrick Oates, Plymouth Meeting, whose term expired.


TOM CORBET1' Governor


December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as a member of the Pennsylvania Drug, Device and Cos-metic Board, to serve for a term of four years or until her successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Andrew J. Behnke, M.D., Carlisle, resigned.



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MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DRUG DEVICE AND COSMETIC BOARD

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as a member of the Pennsylvania Drug, Device and Cosmetic Board, to serve for a term of four years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Margaret Hanna, Quakertown, whose term expired.



MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DRUG DEVICE AND COSMETIC BOARD

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Bryan Troop, 2 South Mar-ket Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Forty-eighth Senatorial District, as a member of the Pennsylvania Drug, Device and Cosmetic Board, to serve for a term of four years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Kimberly Gray, Mechanicsburg, whose term expired.



MEMBER OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEARING BOARD

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Mike Downing, 123 Stan-ford Court, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the Environmental Hearing Board, to serve for a term of six years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice The Honorable Michael Krancer, Bryn Mawr, resigned.



MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF HAMBURG CENTER

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Melanie DePalma, 1024 N. Waterford Way, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Ham-burg Center, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2013, and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice John Bastek, Reading, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Bryan Troop, 2 South Mar-ket Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Forty-eighth Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Hamburg Center, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2013, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice William Zimmerman, Pottsville, deceased.


TOM CORBE1T Governor

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 23, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as a member of the Board of Governors of the State Sys-tem of Higher Education, to serve until December 31, 2014, and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Christine J. Toretti, Indi-ana, resigned.


TOM CORBEU Governor


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Chester County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Paula Francisco Ott, elected to Superior Court.



JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, CHESTER COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Chester County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Ronald C. Nagle, mandatory retirement.



JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, COLUMBIA/MONTOUR COUNTIES

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Colum-bia/Montour Counties, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Scott W. Naus, resigned.


TOM CORBETT Governor

JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DELAWARE COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Kenneth A. Clouse, deceased.

MEMBER OF THE INDUSTRIAL BOARD

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Mike Downing, 123 Stan-ford Court, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the Industrial Board, to serve until the third Thesday of January 2015, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Joseph Steward, Philadelphia, resigned.


TOM CORBET]' Governor

JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, ALLEGHENY COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Eugene B. Strassburger III, resigned.



JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, BEDFORD COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Bedford County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Daniel Lee Howsare, resigned.




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December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Robert C. Wright, resigned.


JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, INDIANA COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Indiana County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Gregory A. Olson, resigned.



JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, LANCASTER COUNTY

TOM CORBETI' December 13, 2011

Governor To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:


December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Charles B. Burr II, mandatory retirement.


TOM CORBET Governor


December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salem, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Maureen F. Fitzpatrick, resigned.


TOM CORBEU Governor

In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Henry S. Kenderdine, Jr., deceased.



JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, LEHIGH COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Lehigh County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable William H. Platt, mandatory retirement.


TOM CORBEU Governor

JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, LUZERNE COUNTY

December 13,2011



In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Luzeme County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Ann H. Lokuta, removed.



JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, McKEAN COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, McKean County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable John H. Yoder, resigned.



JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MONTGOMERY COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Paul W. Tressler, mandatory retirement.



JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadel-phia County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Leslie Fleisher, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadel-phia County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Anne Lazarus, elected to Superior Court.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Joseph A. Dych, deceased.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Steven R. Geroff, mandatory retirement.




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JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Schuylkill County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Dwight Michael Stine, resigned.



JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, SNYDER/UNION COUNTIES

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Snyder/Union Counties, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Harold F. Woelfel, Jr., resigned.



JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, YORK COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, York County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable John H. Chronister, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, York County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Mi-chael J. Bnllhart, resigned.



JUDGE, PHILADELPHIA TRAFFIC COURT

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Philadelphia Traffic Court, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Bernice A. DeAngelis, mandatory retirement.



MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF MASSAGE THERAPY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore (Public Member), 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, as a member of the State Board of Massage Therapy, to serve until October 9, 2011, or until her successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Susan Gobreski, Philadelphia, resigned.



MEMBER OF THE MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMISSION

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as a member of the Municipal Police Officers' Education


and Training Commission, to serve for a term of three years and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Ray Morrow, Pittsburgh, resigned.


TOM CORBEU Governor

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NORRISTOWN STATE HOSPITAL

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Bryan Troop, 2 South Mar-ket Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Forty-eighth Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Norristown State Hospital, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2017, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Louis J. Smith, Ed.D., Blue Bell, resigned.



PHYSICIAN GENERAL

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Physician General, to serve at the pleasure of the Gov-ernor, vice The Honorable Robert Muscalus, Harrisburg, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated July 25, 2011. for the appointment of Sarah R. Gibson, 14910 Route 322, Clarion 16214, Clarion County, Twenty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Polk Center, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2017, and until her successor is appointed and qual-ified, vice Josephine Zuck, Oil City, deceased.



SHERIFF, WESTMORELAND COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Sheriff, in and for the County of Westmoreland, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Chris Scherer, resigned.



MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES OF SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA OF THE STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Melanie DePalma, 1024 N. Waterford Way, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the Council of Trustees of Slip-pery Rock University of Pennsylvania of the State System of Higher Education, to serve for a term of six years and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Nicholas DeRosa, New Castle, resigned.



MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN RESTORATION CENTER

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of South Mountain Restoration Center, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2017, and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice M. Lee Hartzok, Chambersburg, resigned.




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December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of South Mountain Restoration Center, to serve until the third Tuesday of Janu-ary 2015, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Mitzi C. Smith, Mont Alto, resigned.



MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TORRANCE STATE HOSPITAL

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Melanie DePalma, 1024 N. Waterford Way, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Torrance State Hospital, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2013, and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Rev. Dr. Roger Petersen, Blairsville, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Torrance State Hospital, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2013, and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Robert Seabol, Latrobe, re-signed.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Torrance State Hospital, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2017, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Josephine Dunmire, Apollo, resigned.



MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, DEALERS AND SALESPERSONS

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Melanie DePalma, 1024 N. Waterford Way, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons, to serve for a term of four years and until her successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Jay Zimmerman, Mechanicsburg, whose term expired.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Mike Downing, 123 Stan-ford Court, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the State Board of Vehicle Manufac-turers, Dealers and Salespersons, to serve until October 23, 2011, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Sharon Guise, Dover, resigned.




MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE OF WARREN STATE HOSPITAL

WESTERN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

December 13, 2011

December 13, 2011

To the Honorable, the Senate

To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:

In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-

In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover- nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated July nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated 28, 2011, for the reappointment of Andrea M. Grolemund, 6748 High- September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 land Road, Kane 16735, McKean County, Twenty-fifth Senatorial Dis- Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena- trict, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Warren State Hospital, to torial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Western serve until the third Tuesday of January 2013, and until her successor

Youth Development Centers, to serve until the third Tuesday of January

is appointed and qualified. 2017, and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Thomas I respectfully request the return to me of the official message of

Fee, New Castle, resigned.

nomination on the premises. I respectfully request the return to me of the official message of nomination on the premises.


TOM CORBE'VI Governor


MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE

WESTERN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

December 13, 2011 December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated July 25, 2011, for the appointment of Bryan Troop, 2 South Market Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Forty-eighth Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Warren State Hospital, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2013, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Barbara French. Gurnee, Illinois, resigned.



MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE WESTERN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Melanie DePalma, 1024 N. Waterford Way, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Western Youth Development Centers, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2015, and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Joseph Fragle, Sharon, resigned.




In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Western Youth Development Centers, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2017, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice The Hon-orable Gerald J. LaValle, Rochester, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Bryan Troop, 2 South Mar-ket Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Forty-eighth Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Western Youth Development Centers, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2015, and until his successor is appointed and quali-fied, vice Loretta Hogans, New Castle, resigned.




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MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as (lover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Melanie DePalma, 1024 N. Waterford Way, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Cumberland, Magisterial District 09-3-01, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Harold E. Bender, mandatory retirement.


TOM CORBET Governor


December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Cumberland, Magisterial District 09-1-02, to serve until the first Mon-day of January 2012, vice The Honorable Robert V. Manlove, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Delaware, Magisterial District 32-2-38, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable David J. Murphy, resigned.


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Bryan Troop, 2 South Mar-ket Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Forty-eighth Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Jefferson, Magisterial District 54-3-03, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Richard D. Beck, mandatory retirement.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County [sic] of Juniata/Perry, Magisterial District 41-3-04, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Donald F Howell, re-signed.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Lackawanna, Magisterial District 45-1-06, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable James P. Kennedy, man-datory retirement.




TOM CORBE1T December 13, 2011




December 13, 2011

In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Melanie DePalma, 1024 N. Waterford Way, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Lancaster, Magisterial District 02-3-01, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable William (I Reuter, re-signed.





December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Lancaster, Magisterial District 02-2-05, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable David E. Brian, mandatory retire-ment.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Bryan Troop, 2 South Mar-ket Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Forty-eighth Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Lebanon, Magisterial District 52-3-05, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Lee R. Lehman, resigned.


TOM CORBEU Governor


December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Luzerne, Magisterial District 11-1-01, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Bill Amesbury, elected to Court of Common Pleas.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of McKean, Magisterial District 48-3-04, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Michael J. Kennedy, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Monroe, Magisterial District 43-3-02, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Thomas R. Shiffer, Jr., resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Melanie DePalma, 1024 N. Waterford Way, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Northampton, Magisterial District 03-2-12, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Michael J. Koury, Jr., resigned.




December 13, 2011



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In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Mike Downing, 123 Stan-ford Court, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Schuylkill, Magisterial District 21-3-02, to serve until the first Mon-day of January 2012, vice The Honorable Charles V. Moran, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Bryan Troop, 2 South Mar-ket Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Forty-eighth Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Tioga, Magisterial District 54-3-03, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Phillip L. Sweet, re-signed.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Westmoreland, Magisterial District 10-3-10, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable J. Bruce King, resigned.


TOM CORBET17 Governor


December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011 for the appointment of Bryan Troop, 2 South Mar-ket Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Forty-eighth Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the Counties of Wyoming/Sullivan, Magisterial District 44-3-01, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Rus-sell D. Shurtleff, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Mike Downing, 123 Stan-ford Court, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of York, Magisterial District 19-2-04, to serve until the first Monday of January 2014, vice The Honorable Alan Ci Naylor, resigned.



CORRECTION TO RECALL COMMUNICATION REFERRED TO COMMITTEE

The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following com-munication in writing from His Excellency, the Governor of the Commonwealth, which was read as follows and referred to the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations:


December 13, 2011 To the Honorable, the Senate

of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:

Please note the recall dated December 13, 2011, for the appoint-ment of Bryan Troop, 2 South Market Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Forty-eighth Senatorial Dis-trict, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Jefferson, Magisterial District 54-3-03, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Phillip L. Sweet, resigned.

1 respectfully request the return to me of the official message of nomination on the premises, should be corrected to read:

Bryan Troop, 2 South Market Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17011 Lancaster County, Forty-eighth Senatorial Dis-trict, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of]]Qg, Mag-isterial District 04-3-02, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice the Honorable Phillip L. Sweet, resigned.


BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED

The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following Senate Bills numbered, entitled, and referred as follows, which were read by the Clerk:

December 13, 2011

Senators GORDNER, BAKER, FARNESE, FERLO, FONTANA, SOLOBAY, TARTAGLIONE and RAFFERTY presented to the Chair SB 1352, entitled:


An Act amending the act of December 21, 1984 (P.L. 1253, No.238), known as the Speech-Language and Hearing Licensure Act, further providing for title of act, for short title, for declaration of policy, for definitions, for creation of board, appointment and term of members and officers, for powers and duties of board, for license required and persons and practices not affected and exclusions, for requirements for licensure, for application and fees, for examinations, for refusal to issue and revocation, for requirement of a medical examination, for renewal fees and records, for limitation of renewal time and new license and for certification to the board; providing for use of title; and further provid-ing for enforcement of certification to board, for impaired professionals, for penalties, for injunction against lawful practice and for appropria-tion.

Which was committed to the Committee on CONSUMER PROTECFION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Decem-ber 13, 2011.

Senators DINNIMAN, HUGHES, BROWNE, ERICKSON, RAFFERTY, WILLIAMS and FERLO presented to the Chair SB 1359, entitled:

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, providing for parent and family involvement in low-achieving schools.

Which was committed to the Committee on EDUCATION, December 13, 2011.

Senators DINNIMAN, BROWNE, ERICKSON, RAFFERTY, WILLIAMS and FERLO presented to the Chair SB 1360, enti-tled:

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No. 14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for curriculum consistency in low-achieving schools.


Senators DINNIMAN, BROWNE, ERICKSON, RAFFERTY and FERLO presented to the Chair SB 1361, entitled:

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No. 14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for establishment of engagement schools.


APPOINTMENT BY THE MINORITY LEADER

The PRESIDENT. The Chair wishes to announce the Minor-ity Leader has made the following appointment:

Mr. Patrick Gillespie as a member of the Board of the Penn-sylvania Convention Center Authority.

BILL REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senator D. WHITE, from the Committee on Banking and Insurance, reported the following bill:

SB 1358 (Pr. No. 1845)

An Act amending Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consoli-dated Statutes, further providing for definitions and for rates and con-tracts.

LEGISLATIVE LEAVE

The PRESIDENT. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Allegheny, Senator Costa.

Senator COSTA. Mr. President, I request a temporary Capitol leave for Senator Solobay.

The PRESIDENT. Senator Costa requests a temporary Capitol leave for Senator Solobay. Without objection, the leave will be granted.

JOURNALS APPROVED

The PRESIDENT. The Journals of the Sessions of October 31, 2011, and November 1, 2011, are now in print.

The Clerk proceeded to read the Journals of the Sessions of October 31, 2011, and November 1, 2011.

Senator PILEGGI. Mr. President, I move that further reading of the Journals be dispensed with and that the Journals be ap-proved.

On the question, Will the Senate agree to the motion?

The yeas and nays were required by Senator PILEGGI and were as follows, viz:

YEA-50

Alloway Erickson One Vance Argall Farnese Piccola Vogel Baker Ferlo Pileggi Ward Blake Folmer Pippy Washington Boscola Fontana Rafferty Waugh Brewster Gordner Robbins White Donald Browne Greenleaf Scarnati White Mary J0 Brubaker Hughes Schwank Williams Corman Kasunic Smucker Wozniak Costa Kitchen Solobay Yaw Dinniman Leach Stack Yudichak Earli Mcllhinney Tartaglione Eichelberger Mensch Tomlinson

NAY-0

A majority of the Senators having voted "aye," the question was determined in the affirmative.

The PRESIDENT. The Journals are approved.

SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS GUESTS OF SENATOR DOMINIC F. PILEGGI

PRESENTED TO THE SENATE

The PRESIDENT. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Delaware, Senator Pileggi.

Senator PILEGGI. Mr. President, it is my pleasure this after-noon to introduce the Senate Chaplain for today, Pastor John Borroughs, of the Cavalry Baptist Church in Avondale, Chester County. Pastor Borroughs has served as senior pastor of the church for the past 26 years. He is joined today by his wife, Pa-tricia, who is seated with him on the Senate floor. Mr. President, I ask that we extend our traditional warm welcome to our special guests today.

The PRESIDENT. Would the Senate join me in extending a warm welcome to the guests of Senator Pileggi.

(Applause.)


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GUESTS OF SENATOR STEWART GREENLEAF PRESENTED TO THE SENATE

The PRESIDENT The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Montgomery, Senator Greenleaf.

Senator GREENLEAF. Mr. President, today I would like to introduce to the Senate a special guest from my district, Connor Quinn, who brought home the PIAA Class AAA Cross Country Boys' Individuals Championship for Hatboro-Horsham High School. Connor won the State championship with a time of 16:01. Coached by Russ Coleman, Connor became only the sec-ond runner in school history to capture an individual State cross country championship. In fact, it was Russ Coleman who last won a cross country individual PIAA championship in 1994.

Connor, a junior, further distinguished himself by capturing first place in the Suburban One Continental Conference Champi-onship and third place in the district championship. He put in a tremendous amount of hard work to become the runner he is. Cross country racing is not only about being in top physical con-dition, but winning takes a great deal of intelligence and careful calculation to pace yourself at just the right speed during a race. It is incredible to host a State champion here today, and we are extremely proud of Connor and his coach, Russ Coleman. I ask the Members of the Senate to give a warm welcome to these champions.

The PRESIDENT. Would the guests of Senator Greenleaf please rise so that the Senate may give you its usual warm wel-come.

(Applause.)

GUESTS OF SENATOR SHIRLEY M. KITCHEN PRESENTED TO THE SENATE

The PRESIDENT. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Philadelphia, Senator Kitchen.

Senator KITCHEN. Mr. President, today we have 13 students from YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School visiting with us, and they are accompanied by Mr. Don Pinkney, the director of business development and construction.

Mr. President, since 1992, YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School has provided out-of-school youth in Philadelphia with a second chance to become self-sufficient, responsible, contribut-ing members and leaders in their community. Through a blend of rigorous academics, on-the-job training, and community service, YouthBuild provides the tools and opportunity for students ages 18 to 20 to earn their high school diplomas and prepare for a career. YouthBuild allows students to acquire skills and knowl-edge through hands-on experience through its healthcare, IT, and building trades training programs, and also provides support services, transitional services, and community service projects, including Martin Luther King Day of Service. Would you please give them our usual warm welcome.

The PRESIDENT. Would the guests of Senator Kitchen please rise so that the Senate may give you its usual warm wel-come.

(Applause.)

GUESTS OF SENATOR KIM L. WARD PRESENTED TO THE SENATE

The PRESIDENT. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Westmoreland, Senator Ward.

Senator WARD. Mr. President, I am very happy today to have a shadow, if you will, Jordan Crammer, from Greensburg Salem High School in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. She is here as part of a senior project. They must do some kind of community work, and she will be doing it for 3 days, 1 here and 2 out in the dis-trict. Jordan is a competitive cheerleader, an editor of her school newspaper, and part of the mock trial team. She is here with her mom, Angela DeMarino-Tooch, who is a school board member at Greensburg Salem, and I would like to thank her for bringing Jordan here today. I am happy to have them, and I would like it if everyone would welcome them here.

The PRESIDENT. Would the guests of Senator Ward please rise so that the Senate may give you its usual warm welcome.

(Applause.)

GUESTS OF SENATOR JUDY SCHWANK PRESENTED TO THE SENATE

The PRESIDENT. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Berks, Senator Schwank.

Senator SCHWANK. Mr. President, I am delighted to honor two ladies from the Berks County area, one of whom is my con-stituent, another who is Senator Folmer's constituent. We have Lois Chesonis with us, who has worked for over 40 years at Reading Hospital, retiring in 2009. She belongs to a variety of senior citizens' groups, and is a square dancer as well.

With her is Christine Buffington, who currently resides in Robesonia and is retired from the Cocalico School District, hav-ing worked there as a tax collector. These are two wonderful female constituents who came today to see government at work. Mr. President, I ask that you welcome my guests today.

The PRESIDENT. Would the guests of Senator Schwank please rise so that the Senate may give you its usual warm wel-come.

(Applause.)

RECESS


Senator PILEGGI. Mr. President, I request a recess of the Senate for purposes of a meeting of the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations to be held in the Rules room immedi-ately, to be followed by a Republican caucus to be held in the Majority Caucus Room.


Senator COSTA. Mr. President, at the conclusion of the meet-ing of the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations, Sen-ate Democrats will meet in the rear of the Chamber.

The PRESIDENT. For purposes of a meeting of the Commit-tee on Rules and Executive Nominations, to be followed by Re-publican and Democratic caucuses, without objection, the Senate stands in recess.


AFTER RECESS

The PRESIDENT. The time of recess having expired, the Senate will come to order.

CALENDAR

THIRD CONSIDERATION CALENDAR

BILL OVER IN ORDER

HIt 170 -- Without objection, the bill was passed over in its order at the request of Senator PILEGGI.

BILLS ON THIRD CONSIDERATION AND FINAL PASSAGE

HR 210 (Pr. No. 2503) -- The Senate proceeded to consider-ation of the bill, entitled:

An Act amending the act of December 19, 1990 (P.L.1234, No.204), known as the Family Caregiver Support Act, further providing for intent, for definitions, for caregiver support program, for reimburse-ments and for entitlement not created.

Considered the third time and agreed to,

On the question, Shall the bill pass finally?

The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution and were as follows, viz:

YEA-50

Alloway Erickson One Vance Argall Farnese Piccola Vogel Raker Ferlo Pileggi Ward Blake Folmer Pippy Washington Boscola Fontana Rafferty Waugh Brewster Gordner Robbins White Donald Browne Greenleaf Scarnati White Mary Jo Brubaker Hughes Schwank Williams Corman Kasunic Smucker Wozniak Costa Kitchen Solobay Yaw Dinniman Leach Stack Yudichak Earl! Mdllhinney Tartaglione Eichelberger Mensch Tomlinson

NAY-0

A constitutional majority of all the Senators having voted 'aye,' the question was determined in the affirmative.

Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate return said bill to the House of Representatives with information that the Senate has passed the same without amendments.

HB 344 (Pr. No. 2816) -- The Senate proceeded to consider-ation of the bill, entitled:

An Act providing for gas and hazardous liquids pipelines and for powers and duties of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission; and imposing civil penalties.

Considered the third time and agreed to, And the amendments made thereto having been printed as

required by the Constitution,


The PRESIDENT. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Luzerne, Senator Baker.

Senator BAKER. Mr. President, until a few years ago, not many people were giving thought to pipeline rights-of-way, the thickness of pipes, the quality of the welds, or the sufficiency of inspections before the pipes were buried, nor was there a whole lot of attention paid to the occasional siting of a gas compressor station. Today, those considerations are of utmost importance to many residents in the Marcellus Shale drilling areas. As residents have inquired about the rules and regulations and oversight of this infrastructure, they are dismayed to discover there are alarm-ing holes in the system.

Today is day three of a comprehensive look by The Philadel-phia Inquirer into the concerns and consequences. It is hard to imagine a clearer or more timely call to action. Look at the pipe-line map for Bradford County. It begins to resemble the street map of a metropolitan area. For safety reasons, and for reasons of environmental protection, we need to know where the pipe-lines are, we need to know how they are constructed, to stan-dards that are suitable for the volume and pressure of the gas they are conveying, and we need to know they are located suffi-ciently far away from people and resources that we want to pro-tect.

Through this bill, we begin to fill the gaps in State law and regulation. The Public Utility Commission has given safety juris-diction over Classes 2, 3, and 4 gas and hazardous liquid pipe-lines. As more permits are approved and more exploratory drill-ing takes place and more wells come into active production, it is imperative for us to insure greater public safety and environmen-tal protection.

This is not the final word on this issue. Gathering pipelines referred to as Class 1 are prevalent in my area and other parts of the Commonwealth. The Federal government chooses not to inspect these lines because they are located in rural, less popu-lated areas. Thus, I believe it has become a State responsibility, a priority one at that. This bill provides for Class 1 registry, so at least we will know where the lines are.

Subsequent legislation that I am introducing will give the PUC the same authority to conduct safety inspections on Class 1 lines as it gains to inspect in the other classes under the bill before us. It will bring such lines under the Pennsylvania One Call System. When we give this authority, we must also provide the means to enforce it. None of this is a threat to the viability of the industry. We must be leaving any aspects of drilling, com-pressing, and shipping beyond the reaches of standards and overseers that would pose a substantial threat to our residents and communities. I urge an affirmative vote on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. President.


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The PRESIDING OFFICER (Senator John C. Rafferty, Jr.) in the Chair.

LEGISLATIVE LEAVE CANCELLED

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senator Solobay has returned, and his temporary Capitol leave is cancelled.

And the question recurring, Shall the bill pass finally?

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair recognizes the gentle-man from Chester, Senator Dinniman.

Senator DINNIMAN. Mr. President, I rise to support Senator Baker's bill. I think she said a key word when she said that we have not completed the task and she talked about subsequent legislation.

You see, the pipeline issue is not just in the Marcellus Shale area, the pipeline issue is across this Commonwealth, especially in southeastern Pennsylvania. You know, there is no profit from the Marcellus Shale unless it gets to market, unless it gets to the ports of Philadelphia and Wilmington, and other places. So, ev-ery single citizen in this Commonwealth is going to be impacted by Marcellus Shale gas, as it goes from the well to the port and then to the refinery. We must assure every single citizen in this Commonwealth that they are going to be safe.

We must protect the environment, and we must make sure that, at least in the southeast and other areas, where we have invested millions of dollars on easements, on the protection of our rivers and streams, on the preservation of open space, that that is not hurt, that that work, over many decades, is not thrown asunder by these pipelines.

I look forward to working with Senator Baker on that subse-quent legislation. This is a first step, a good step, but we still have much to do to make sure that all Pennsylvanians are safe, to make sure that we protect the water and the environment of this Commonwealth, not just at the well sites, but in every place in this Commonwealth that a gas line goes through.


And the question recurring, Shall the bill pass finally?


YEA-50

Alloway Erickson One Vance Argall Farnese Piccota Vogel Baker Ferlo Pileggi Ward Blake Folmer Pippy Washington Boscola Fontana Rafferty Waugh Brewster Gordner Robbins White Donald Browne Greenleaf Scamati White Mary J0 Brubaker Hughes Schwank Williams Connan Kasunic Smucker Wozniak Costa Kitchen Solobay Yaw Dinniman Leach Stack Yudichak Eanli Mdllhinney Tartaglione Eiclielberger Mensch Tomlinson

NAY-0

A constitutional majority of all the Senators having voted "aye," the question was determined in the affirmative.

Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate return said bill to the House of Representatives with information that the Senate has passed the same with amendments in which concurrence of the House is requested.

BILL OVER IN ORDER

SB 371 -- Without objection, the bill was passed over in its order at the request of Senator PILEGGI.

BILLS ON THIRD CONSIDERATION AND FINAL PASSAGE

SB 730 (Pr. No. 1848) -- The Senate proceeded to consider-ation of the bill, entitled:

An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (RL.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, in corporate powers, further pro-viding for real property and for personal property; and, in contracts, further providing for letting contracts.





YEA-SO

Ailoway Erickson One Vance Argall Farnese Piccola Vogel Baker Ferlo Pileggi Ward Blake Folmer Pippy Washington Boscola Fontana Rafferty Waugh Brewster Gordner Robbins White Donald Browne Greenleaf Scarnati White Mary Jo Brubaker Hughes Schwank Williams Connan Kasunic Smucker Wozniak Costa Kitchen Solobay Yaw Dinniman Leach Stack Yudichak Eanil Mdllhinney Tartaglione Eichelberger Mensch Tomlinson

NAY-0


Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate present said bill to the House of Representatives for concurrence.


An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consoli-dated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in registration of vehicles, further providing for display of registration plate; in drivers' licenses, further providing for judicial review and for cancellation; in commercial drivers, further providing for definitions and for requirement, providing for certification requirements, for medi-


cal certification and for noncompliance and further providing for license and for disqualification; in general provisions, further providing for automated red light enforcement systems in first class cities and provid-ing for automated red light enforcement in certain cities; and, in State and local administration, further providing for nonreciprocity of opera-tional limitations.





YEA-34

Alloway Farnese Pippy Washington

Argall

Fontana Rafferty Waugh Blake Greenleaf

Scarnati

White Donald Brewster Hughes Smucker Williams Browne Kitchen Solobay Wozniak Brubaker Leach

Stack

Yaw Corman Mcllhinney Tartaglione Yudichak Costa Mensch

Tomlinson Erickson Pileggi

Ward

NAY- 16

Baker Eichelberger Kasunic Schwank Boscola Ferlo One Vance Dinniman Folmer Piccola Vogel Earl Gordner Robbins White Mary J0


Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate return said bill to the House of Representatives with information that the Senate has passed the same with amendments in which concurrence of the House is requested.

The PRESIDENT (Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley) in the Chair.

BILL OVER IN ORDER

HB 1630 -- Without objection, the bill was passed over in its order at the request of Senator PILEGGI.

SECOND CONSIDERATION CALENDAR

BILLS OVER IN ORDER

HB 169 and SB 201 -- Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PILEGGI.

BILLS ON SECOND CONSIDERATION


An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No. 112)'

known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for defini-tions; and providing for regulation of genetic counselors.

Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consider-

ation.


An Act amending the act of October 5, 1978 (P.L.1109, No.261), known as the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act, further providing for definitions; and providing for regulation of genetic counselors.


ation.


An Act amending Title 74 (Transportation) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for public-private transportation part-nerships; and making a related repeal.


ation.


An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Penn-sylvania Consolidated Statutes, in municipalities, further providing for money.


ation.

BILL OVER IN ORDER

SB 382 -- Without objection, the bill was passed over in its order at the request of Senator PILEGGI.

BILL ON SECOND CONSIDERATION


An Act providing for registration of appraisal management companies, for powers of the State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers with respect to appraisal management companies, for the responsibili-ties and duties of appraisal management companies, for prohibited activities, for discipline and for penalties.


ation.

BILL OVER IN ORDER

HB 584 -- Without objection, the bill was passed over in its order at the request of Senator PILEGGI.


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An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for educational leave of ab-sence.


ation.

BILLS OVER IN ORDER

SB 866, SB 884, SB 903, HB 934, SB 939 and SB 968 --Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PILEGGI.



An Act establishing an independent informal dispute resolution process for long-term care nursing facilities to dispute Department of Health survey deficiencies; and providing for the powers and duties of the Department of Health.


ation.

BILLS OVER IN ORDER

SB 1089, SB 1092, SB 1133, HB 1164 and SB 1201 -- With-out objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the re-quest of Senator PILEGGI.

BILLS ON SECOND CONSIDERATION


An Act redesignating Davis Street Bridge, over Interstate 81 at Exit 182, Moosic Borough, Lackawanna County, as the Andrew A. Pompey and Durando J. Pompey Memorial Bridge.


ation.


An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Penn-sylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assessments of persons and property, further providing for definitions; and providing for applicability.


ation.

BILLS OVER IN ORDER

SB 1302, SB 1308, SB 1322 and HB 1355 -- Without objec-tion, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PILEGGI.

BILL ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, AMENDED

HB 1399 (Pi No. 1660) -- The Senate proceeded to consider-ation of the bill, entitled:

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consoli-dated Statutes, in general provisions, further defining "motorcycle."

On the question, Will the Senate agree to the bill on second consideration? Senator HUGHES offered the following amendment No.

A7676:

Amend Bill, page 1, line 3, by striking out all of said line and in-serting:

"motorcycle"; and further providing for automated red light en-forcement systems in first class cities.

Amend Bill, page 2, line 12, by striking out all of said lines and inserting:

Section 2. Section 3116(q) of Title 75 is amended to read: § 3116. Automated red light enforcement systems in first class cities.

(q) Expiration.--This section shall expire [December 31, 2011] June 30, 2012.

Section 3. This act shall take effect as follows: (1) The amendment of the definition of "motorcycle" in 75

Pa.C.S. § 102 shall take effect in 60 days. (2) The remainder of this act shall take effect immediately.

On the question, Will the Senate agree to the amendment? It was agreed to.

On the question, Will the Senate agree to the bill on second consideration, as

amended? It was agreed to. Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consider-

ation.

RECONSIDERATION OF HB 1399


Senator PILEGGI. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which House Bill No. 1399 was agreed to on second consideration, as amended.

A voice vote having been taken, the question was determined in the affirmative.

And the question recurring, Will the Senate agree to the bill on second consideration, as

amended?

RECONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT A7676



Senator PILEGGI. Mr. President, I move that the vote by which amendment No. A7676 was agreed to be reconsidered.


And the question recurring, Will the Senate agree to the amendment?

The yeas and nays were required by Senator HUGHES and were as follows, viz:

YEA-38

Ailoway Ferlo Pileggi Ward Argall Fontana Pippy Washington Blake Greenleaf Rafferty Waugh Brewster Hughes Scarnati White Donald Browne Kasunic Schwank Williams Brubaker Kitchen Smucker Wozniak Corn-ian Leach Solobay Yaw Costa Mdllhinney Stack Yudichak Erickson Mensch Tartaglione Farnese Piccola Tomlinson

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Baker Earli Gordner Vance Boscola Eichelberger One Vogel Dinniman Folmer Robbins White Mary Jo

A majority of the Senators having voted "aye,' the question was determined in the affirmative.

And the question recurring, Will the Senate agree to the bill on second consideration, as

amended? It was agreed to. Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consider-

ation.

BILLS OVER IN ORDER

HB 1500, HB 1582 and HB 1862 -- Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PILEGGI.

SENATE RESOLUTION No. 250, ADOPTED

Senator PILEGGI, without objection, called up from page 7 of the Calendar, Senate Resolution No. 250, entitled:

A Resolution establishing the Task Force on Child Protection.

On the question, Will the Senate adopt the resolution?

The PRESIDENT. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Westmoreland, Senator Ward.

Senator WARD. Mr. President, Senate Resolution No. 250 creates the Task Force on Child Protection. The Senate Commit-tee on Aging and Youth has been examining Pennsylvania's defi-nition of child abuse and mandating reporting of child abuse through public hearings, which were held in August and October. But the charges surrounding the reporting of child abuse at Penn State have elevated the issue's review by an interdisciplinary task

force on child protection, which will make recommendations to improve and strengthen our State's laws. The allegations sur-rounding Penn State shake every decent person to the core. We need this top-to-bottom review of our laws to identify how they can be more effective.

In 2010, Pennsylvania's child abuse hotline, ChildLine, re-ceived approximately 122,000 calls, including 40,000 referrals for general protective services. At least 344 Pennsylvania chil-dren died from abuse between 2002 and 2009, with many of them dying before their second birthday, and many of them from within families previously known to Children and Youth Ser-vices. This 11-member task force will include members experi-enced in issues relating to child abuse or providing services to victims of child abuse. The panel's final report will include rec-ommendations and be in the hands of the General Assembly and Governor Corbett by November 2012.

Thank you, and I ask my colleagues for an affirmative vote to support this resolution.


Senator COSTA. Mr. President, I rise to ask for support of the gentlewoman's resolution which has been offered, and want to commend her as the chairperson of the Committee on Aging and Youth, and our Senate Democratic chairperson, Senator Wash-ington, for the work that has gone into this process to develop this very, very important commission that will review and look into some of the issues that developed and were highlighted at Penn State University.

We know that there are a number of concerns about Child Protective Services and protecting our children. This commission is designed to be able to do that and provide, as I said, an effec-tive way to look at exactly what we do here in this Common-wealth, not only as it relates to our universities, but also to our various agencies of government - the Department of Public Wel-fare, adult services, juvenile services, our State Police, and the like. I think it is a very important process, a very important piece of legislation.

Mr. President, earlier last week, Senate Democrats pulled together a number of pieces of legislation that our Members had introduced over the course of the past several years, and also a number that have been introduced recently. That effort was led by Senator Schwank, and we are very pleased that we have pulled together those pieces of legislation under the guise of legislation aimed at protecting our children. It is our intent, once the commission is constructed and the members are named, and a chairperson is in fact selected, to provide to that commission the various pieces of legislation and ask for their review of what it is that we are working on and what we believe are essential pieces of legislation that need to proceed on parallel paths, one of which is a legislative path, the other a review path that allows for the commission to review those pieces of legislation, and, ultimately, incorporate them in some of their recommendations as we go forward as well.

So we are pleased with the movement today of this very im-portant bipartisan, bicameral commission. We look forward to the recommendations that will come. But most importantly, our Members look forward to having a voice in that particular pro-cess. We thank the gentlewoman from Westmoreland for offer-ing this resolution.



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And the question recurring, Will the Senate adopt the resolution? A voice vote having been taken, the question was determined

in the affirmative.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE GOVERNOR REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON RULES

AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS

Snator ROBBINS, from the Committee on Rules and Execu-tive Nominations, reported communications from His Excel-lency, the Governor of the Commonwealth, recalling the follow-ing nominations, which were read by the Clerk as follows:

September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Melanie DePalma, 1024 N. Waterford Way, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the Pennsylvania Drug, Device and Cosmetic Board, to serve until October 30, 2011, or until her suc-cessor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Colena Johnson-Kemp, Ambler, resigned.




MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES OF BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA OF THE STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION


December 13, 2011

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for appointment of Mike Downing, 123 Stanford Court, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senato-rial District, as a member of the Council of Trustees of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania of the State System of Higher Education, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2015, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Steven B. Barth, Lewisburg, resigned.



CORONER, HUNTINGDON COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Coroner, in and for the County of Huntingdon, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Ron-ald Morder, deceased.



In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Mike Downing, 123 Stan-ford Court, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the Pennsylvania Drug, Device and Cosmetic Board, to serve for a term of four years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Cornelius Pitts, Philadelphia, whose term expired.


TOM CORBEU Governor


December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as a member of the Pennsylvania Drug, De-vice and Cosmetic Board, to serve for a term of four years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Patrick Oates, Plymouth Meeting, whose term expired.




MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA

December 13, 2011

DRUG, DEVICE AND COSMETIC BOARD To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated

In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, 1 do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as a member of the Pennsylvania Drug, Device and Cos-metic Board, to serve for a term of four years or until her successor is


appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Andrew J. Behnke, M.D., Carlisle, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as a member of the Pennsylvania Drug, Device and Cosmetic Board, to serve for a term of four years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Margaret Hanna, Quakertown, whose term expired.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Bryan Troop, 2 South Mar-ket Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Forty-eighth Senatorial District, as a member of the Pennsylvania Drug, Device and Cosmetic Board, to serve for a term of four years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Kimberly Gray, Mechanicsburg, whose term expired.



MEMBER OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEARING BOARD

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Mike Downing, 123 Stan-ford Court, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the Environmental Hearing Board, to serve for a term of six years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice The Honorable Michael Krancer, Bryn Mawr, resigned.


TOM CORBE1'F Governor


December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Melanie DePalma, 1024 N. Waterford Way, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Ham-burg Center, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2013, and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice John Bastek, Reading, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21,2011, for the appointment of Bryan Troop, 2 South Mar-ket Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Forty-eighth Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Hamburg Center, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2013, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice William Zimmerman, Pottsville, deceased.



MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 23, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as a member of the Board of Governors of the State Sys-tem of Higher Education, to serve until December 31, 2014, and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Christine J. Toretti, Indi-ana, resigned.



MEMBER OF THE INDUSTRIAL BOARD

December 13, 2011



In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Mike Downing, 123 Stan-ford Court, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the Industrial Board, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2015, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Joseph Steward, Philadelphia, resigned.



JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, ALLEGHENY COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Eugene B. Strassburger III, resigned.



JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, BEDFORD COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Bedford County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Daniel Lee Howsare, resigned.


TOM CORBE'VI' Governor


December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Chester County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Paula Francisco Ott, elected to Superior Court.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Chester County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Ronald C. Nagle, mandatory retirement.



JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, COLUMBIA/MONTOUR COUNTIES

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Colum-bia/Montour Counties, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Scott W. Naus, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Kenneth A. Clouse, deceased.


TOM CORBE11' Governor



December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Robert C. Wright, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Charles B. Burr II, mandatory retirement.


TOM CORBET Governor


December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Maureen F. Fitzpatrick, resigned.


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Indiana County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Gregory A. Olson, resigned.



JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, LANCASTER COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Henry S. Kenderdine, Jr., deceased.



JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, LEHIGH COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Lehigh County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable William H. Platt, mandatory retirement.



JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, LUZERNE COUNTY

TOM CORBETF December 13, 2011


JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, INDIANA COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Luzerne County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Ann H. Lokuta, removed.


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TOM CORBEU Governor

JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, McKEAN COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, McKean County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable John H. Yoder, resigned.



JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MONTGOMERY COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert I. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Paul W. Tressler, mandatory retirement.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadel-phia County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Leslie Fleisher, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadel-phia County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Anne Lazarus, elected to Superior Court.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Joseph A. Dych, deceased.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Steven R. Geroff, mandatory retirement.



JUDGE, PHILADELPHIA TRAFFIC COURT

December 13, 2011



In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Philadelphia Traffic Court, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Bernice A. DeAngelis, mandatory retirement.



JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Schuylkill County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable Dwight Michael Stine, resigned.



JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, SNYDER/UNION COUNTIES

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Snyder/Union Counties, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Harold F. Woelfel, Jr., resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Es-quire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fif-teenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, York County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Hon-orable John H. Chronister, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, York County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Mi-chael J. Brillhart, resigned.



MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF MASSAGE THERAPY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore (Public Member), 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, as a member of the State Board of Massage Therapy, to serve until October 9, 2011, or until her successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Susan Gobreski, Philadelphia, resigned.



MEMBER OF THE MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS' EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMISSION

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as a member of the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission, to serve for a term of three years and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Ray Morrow, Pittsburgh, resigned.




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MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NORRISTOWN STATE HOSPITAL

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Bryan Troop, 2 South Mar-ket Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Forty-eighth Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Norristown State Hospital, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2017, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Louis J. Smith, Ed.D., Blue Bell, resigned.


TOM CORBEU Governor

PHYSICIAN GENERAL

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Physician General, to serve at the pleasure of the Gov-ernor, vice The Honorable Robert Muscalus, Harrisburg, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated July 25, 2011, for the appointment of Sarah R. Gibson, 14910 Route 322, Clarion 16214, Clarion County, Twenty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Polk Center, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2017, and until her successor is appointed and qual-ified, vice Josephine Zuck, Oil City, deceased.



SHERIFF, WESTMORELAND COUNTY

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Sheriff, in and for the County of Westmoreland, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Chris Scherer, resigned.



MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES OF SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA OF THE STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Melanie DePalma, 1024 N. Waterford Way, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the Council of Trustees of Slip-pery Rock University of Pennsylvania of the State System of Higher Education, to serve for a term of six years and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Nicholas DeRosa, New Castle, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of South Mountain Restoration Center, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2017, and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice M. Lee Hartzok, Chambersburg, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire,


1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of South Mountain Restoration Center, to serve until the third Tuesday of Janu-ary 2015, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Mitzi C. Smith, Mont Alto, resigned.


TOM CORBEU Governor


December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Melanie DePalma, 1024 N. Waterford Way, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Torrance State Hospital, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2013, and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Rev. Dr. Roger Petersen, Blairsville, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Torrance State Hospital, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2013, and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Robert Seabol, Latrobe, re-signed.

[respectfully request the return to me of the official message of nomination on the premises.

TOM CORSET!' Governor


December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Torrance State Hospital, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2017, and

until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Josephine Dunmire, Apollo, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Melanie DePalma, 1024 N. Waterford Way, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons, to serve for a term of four years and until her successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Jay Zimmerman, Mechanicsburg, whose term expired.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, [do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Mike Downing, 123 Stan-ford Court, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the State Board of Vehicle Manufac-turers, Dealers and Salespersons, to serve until October 23, 2011, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Sharon Guise, Dover, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated July 28, 2011, for the reappointment of Andrea M. Grolemund, 6748 High-land Road, Kane 16735, McKean County, Twenty-fifth Senatorial Dis-trict, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Warren State Hospital, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2013, and until her successor is appointed and qualified.


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December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated July 25, 2011, for the appointment of Bryan Troop, 2 South Market Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Forty-eighth Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Warren State Hospital, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2013, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Barbara French, Gurnee, Illinois, resigned.


TOM COR1IETI' Governor


December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Melanie DePalma, 1024 N. Waterford Way, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Western Youth Development Centers, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2015, and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Joseph Fragle, Sharon, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Western Youth Development Centers, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2017, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice The Hon-orable Gerald J. LaValle, Rochester, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Bryan Troop, 2 South Mar-ket Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Forty-eighth Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Western Youth Development Centers, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2015, and until his successor is appointed and quali-fied, vice Loretta Hogans, New Castle, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Melanie DePalma, 1024 N. Waterford Way, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Cumberland, Magisterial District 09-3-01, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Harold E. Bender, mandatory retirement.


TOM CORBET Governor


December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Cumberland, Magisterial District 09-1-02, to serve until the first Mon-day of January 2012, vice The Honorable Robert V. Manlove, resigned.




December 13, 2011



In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Delaware, Magisterial District 32-2-38, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable David J. Murphy, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Bryan Troop, 2 South Mar-ket Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Forty-eighth Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Jefferson, Magisterial District 54-3-03, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Richard D. Beck, mandatory retirement.


TOM CORBEU Governor


December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County [sic] of Juniata/Perry, Magisterial District 41-3-04, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Donald F. Howell, re-signed.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Lackawanna, Magisterial District 45-1-06, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable James P. Kennedy, man-datory retirement.

1 respectfully request the return to me of the official message of nomination on the premises.

TOM CORBET Governor


December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Melanie DePalma, 1024 N. Waterford Way, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Lancaster, Magisterial District 02-3-01, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable William G. Reuter, re-signed.


TOM CORBEU Governor


December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Lancaster, Magisterial District 02-2-05, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable David E. Brian, mandatory retire-ment.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Bryan Troop, 2 South Mar-ket Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Forty-eighth Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Lebanon, Magisterial District 52-3-05, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Lee R. Lehman, resigned.


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December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Luzerne, Magisterial District 11-1-01, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Bill Amesbury, elected to Court of Common Pleas.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of McKean, Magisterial District 48-3-04, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Michael J. Kennedy, resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Robert J. Salera, Esquire, 1102 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Monroe, Magisterial District 43-3-02, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Thomas R. Shiffer, Jr., resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated

September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Melanie DePalma, 1024 N. Waterford Way, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Northampton, Magisterial District 03-2-12, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Michael J. Koury, Jr., resigned.




December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Mike Downing, 123 Stan-ford Court, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Schuylkill, Magisterial District 21-3-02, to serve until the first Mon-day of January 2012, vice The Honorable Charles V. Moran, resigned.


TOM CORBETI Governor


December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Sena-torial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Westmoreland, Magisterial District 10-3-10, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable J. Bruce King, resigned.


TOM CORBE11' Governor


December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011 for the appointment of Bryan Troop, 2 South Mar-ket Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Forty-eighth Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the Counties of Wyoming/Sullivan, Magisterial District 44-3-01, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Rus-sell D. Shurtleff, resigned.





December 13, 2011


In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Gover-nor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 21, 2011, for the appointment of Mike Downing, 123 Stan-ford Court, Mechanicsburg 17050, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of York, Magisterial District 19-2-04, to serve until the first Monday of January 2014, vice The Honorable Alan G. Naylor, resigned.



NOMINATIONS RETURNED TO THE GOVERNOR

Senator ROBBINS. Mr. President, I request that the nomina-tions just read by the Clerk be returned to His Excellency, the Governor.


The PRESIDENT. The nominations will be returned to the Governor.

REPORT FROM COMMITTEE ON RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS

Senator ROBBINS, from the Committee on Rules and Execu-tive Nominations, reported the following nominations made by His Excellency, the Governor of the Commonwealth, which were read by the Clerk as follows:

MEMBER OF THE STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

October 5, 2011


In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, John E. Stevens, PhD, 3222 Shellers Bend #222, State College 16801, Centre County, Thirty-fourth Senato-rial District, for appointment as a member of the State Civil Service Commission, to serve until April 9, 2016, or until his successor is ap-pointed and qualified, vice Marwan Kreidie, Philadelphia, resigned.


MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE

July 6, 2011


In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Craig R. McKay, Esquire, 6031

Pennworth Court, Bethel Park 15102, Allegheny County, Thirty-sev-enth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Pennsylva-nia Board of Probation and Parole, to serve for a term of six years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than ninety days beyond that period, vice Catherine McVey, Harrisburg, whose term expired.



July 6, 2011


In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Michael C. Potteiger, 85 Redstone Drive, York Haven 17370, York County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, to serve for a term of six years or until his successor is ap-pointed and qualified, but not longer than ninety days beyond that pe-riod, vice Benjamin Martinez, Lebanon, whose term expired.


NOMINATIONS LAID ON THE TABLE

Senator ROBBINS. Mr. President, I request that the nomina-tions just read by the Clerk be laid on the table.

The PRESIDENT. The nominations will be laid on the table.

EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Motion was made by Senator ROBBINS, That the Senate do now resolve itself into Executive Session

for the purpose of considering certain nominations made by the Governor.

Which was agreed to by voice vote.

NOMINATIONS TAKEN FROM THE TABLE

Senator ROBBINS. Mr. President, I call from the table certain nominations and ask for their consideration.

The Clerk read the nominations as follows:

MEMBER OF THE STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

October 5, 2011


In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, John E. Stevens, PhD, 3222 Shellers Bend #222, State College 16801, Centre County, Thirty-fourth Senato-rial District, for appointment as a member of the State Civil Service Commission, to serve until April 9, 2016, or until his successor is ap-pointed and qualified, vice Marwan Kreidie, Philadelphia, resigned.

TOM CORBET Governor


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July 6, 2011


In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Craig R. McKay, Esquire, 6031 Pennworth Court, Bethel Park 15102, Allegheny County, Thirty-sev-enth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Pennsylva-nia Board of Probation and Parole, to serve for a term of six years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than ninety days beyond that period, vice Catherine McVey, Harrisburg, whose term expired.



EXECUTIVE SESSION RISES

Senator ROBBINS. Mr. President, I move that the Executive Session do now rise.

The motion was agreed to by voice vote.

RECESS


Senator PILEGGI. Mr. President, I request a recess of the Senate for purposes of a meeting of the Committee on Appropri-ations to be held in the Rules room immediately, to be followed by a meeting of the Committee on Transportation also to be held in the Rules room.

The PRESIDENT. For purposes of a meeting of the Commit-tee on Appropriations, to be followed by a meeting of the Com-mittee on Transportation, without objection, the Senate stands in recess.

AFTER RECESS July 6, 2011 The PRESIDENT. The time of recess having expired, the

To the Honorable, the Senate Senate will come to order.

of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the

advice and consent of the Senate, Michael C. Potteiger, 85 Redstone Drive, York Haven 17370, York County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, to serve for a term of six years or until his successor is ap-pointed and qualified, but not longer than ninety days beyond that pe-riod, vice Benjamin Martinez, Lebanon, whose term expired.

TOM CORBET Governor

On the question, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nominations?

The yeas and nays were required by Senator ROBBINS and were as follows, viz:

YEA-50

Alloway Erickson One Vance ArgaH Farnese Piccola Vogel Baker Ferlo Pileggi Ward Blake Folmer Pippy Washington Boscola Fontana Rafferty Waugh Brewster Gordner Robbins White Donald Browne Greenleaf Scarnati White Mary Jo Brubaker Hughes Schwank Williams Corman Kasunic Smucker Wozniak Costa Kitchen Solobay Yaw Dinniman Leach Stack Yudichak EarlI Mdllhinney Tartaglione Eichelberger Mensch Tomlinson

NAY-0

A constitutional majority of all the Senators having voted 'aye," the question was determined in the affirmative.

Ordered, That the Governor be informed accordingly.

Senator PILEGGI, from the Committee on Rules and Execu-tive Nominations, reported the following bills:

SB 638 (Pr. No. 1828) (Rereported) (Concurrence)

An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, in public assistance, further providing for definitions; and, in public assistance, providing for mileage reimburse-ment for individuals receiving methadone treatment.


An Act amending the act of October 5, 1978 (P.L.l 109, No.261), known as the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act, further providing for definitions, for State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, for athletic train-ers and for reasons for refusal, revocation or suspension of license.


An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.] 12), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for defini-tions, for the State Board of Medicine and for athletic trainers.

Senator RAFFERTY, from the Committee on Transportation, reported the following bills:

SB 1067 (Pr. No. 1858) (Amended)

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consoli-dated Statutes, in general provisions, further defining "emergency vehi-cle."

SB 1254 (Pr. No. 1533)

An Act designating a bridge crossing the Monongahela River span-ning Monongahela, Washington County and Forward Township, Alle-gheny County, as the General Carl E. Vuono Bridge.


HB 98 (Pr. No. 2892) (Amended)

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consoli-dated Statutes, further providing for special registration plates generally and for personal registration plates; and making editorial changes.

HB 149 (Pr. No. 2574)

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consoli-dated Statutes, providing for issuance of "In God We Trust' registration plates.

HB 1827 (Pr. No. 2345)

An Act redesignating a bridge in Irvona Borough, Clearfield County.

HB 1886 (Pr. No. 2461)

An Act designating the bridge carrying State Route 136 over the Monongahela River connecting Forward Township, Allegheny County, to the City of Monongahela, Washington County, as the General Carl E. Vuono Bridge.

Senator CORMAN, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill:

HB 1950 (Pr. No. 2837) (Rereported)

An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Con-solidated Statutes, consolidating the Oil and Gas Act with modifications relating to definitions, well permits, well location restrictions, protec-tion of water supplies, well reporting requirements, bonding, enforce-ment orders, penalties, civil penalties and local ordinances; providing for containment, for transportation regulations, for emergency response information, for notification to public drinking water systems, for corro-sion control requirements, for gathering lines and for model ordinance; providing for local ordinances relating to oil and gas operations; and making a related repeal.

CONGRATULATORY RESOLUTIONS

The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following resolu-tions, which were read, considered, and adopted by voice vote:

Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Jake Owen Lennon and to Kyle Thomas Weidman by Senator One.

Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Gilbreth Pack-aging of Croydon by Senator Tomlinson.

BILLS ON FIRST CONSIDERATION

Senator PILEGGI. Mr. President, I move that the Senate do now proceed to consideration of all bills reported from commit-tees for the first time at today's Session.

The motion was agreed to by voice vote. The bills were as follows:

SB 1067, SB 1254, SB 1358, HB 98, HB 149, HB 1827 and HB 1886.

And said bills having been considered for the first time, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for second consider-

ation.

ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SECRETARY

The following announcements were read by the Secretary of the Senate:

SENATE OF PENNSYLVANIA

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14. 2011

9:00 A.M. STATE GOVERNMENT (to consider Senate Maj. Senate Bill No. 1249) Caucus Rm.

9:30 A.M. AGRICULTURE AND RURAL Room 461 AFFAIRS (to consider Senate Bills No. Main Capitol 1169,1298 and 1329)

Off the Floor APPROPRIATIONS (to consider Senate Rules Cmte. Bill No. 1249) Conf. km.

Off the Floor FINANCE (to consider Senate Bills No. Room SE-A 562 and 1354) East Wing

Off the Floor LAW AND JUSTICE (to consider Senate Room 461 Bills No. 540, 657 and Senate Resolution Main Capitol No. 216)

Off the Floor RULES AND EXECUTIVE Rules Cmte. NOMINATIONS (to consider Senate Conf. Rm. Bills No. 732, 995 and 1183; and certain executive nominations)

PETITIONS AND REMONSTRANCES

The PRESIDENT. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Northampton, Senator Boscola.

Senator BOSCOLA. Mr. President, you might want to take a seat, because this is going to be a tad long. I am giving you fore-warning.

I want to talk today about reapportionment. To me, reappor-tionment is a strange word for a bizarre process that is compli-cated, confusing, and highly suspicious. Today, it remains one of the most controversial and frustrating exercises in our democ-racy. Only one thing is certain: reapportionment and redistricting are guaranteed by the United States Constitution to drive voters crazy and drive politicians out of office.

Now, this current redistricting plan literally did drive one of my friends and colleagues out of office, Senator Brewster. His seat was moved from the west over into Monroe and Northampton Counties. I feel that was unfair, unjust, unneces-sary, and totally uncalled for. And for the record, because of that move, what happened to Northampton County is just as unjust, because now it has four Senators. Northampton County, in this process, in my opinion, got mutilated. Okay, so I made a couple points here. I think you know that I am a little angry. But now I am going to talk about some history so that the voters, especially in the areas of Monroe, Northampton, and Lehigh Counties, maybe I can help educate them and then maybe add some obser-vations. So there are 10 points I want to make.

Number one, reapportionment is a strange word that only politicians use, because it is one of those words that you rarely use. A normal person rarely even hears the word "reapportion-ment" used in actual conversation, maybe a handful of times during his or her lifetime. So as a result, reapportionment only


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seems to occur when politicians in Harrisburg start arguing over it. That is, after all, how news is made and how voters generally find out that their State legislators are behaving badly. So voters are conditioned to associate this strange word solely in the con-text of power-hungry politicians full of evil motives and bad intent, committing dirty politics in broad daylight. I want to add, that is what people think. I personally know a lot of Senators and Representatives who are not that type of person. They are good, they want to serve people, and they are honest.

Secondly, reapportionment always starts with a mathematical calculation performed at the Federal level. So we all know the very first words spoken at the birth of our country, "We the Peo-ple." All of the numbers and the data collected by the Census Bureau every 10 years really is the very definition of America - its people. But do not get lost in the sauce of all those population figures, because the only number you really need to know is 435. That is the number of seats in the U.S. Congress. Reapportion-ment always begins and ends with 435. It follows the census data, like a recipe, to serve up 435 new slices of political power - seats in Congress - to voters in all 50 States. So instead of merely shuffling the cards, so to speak, after each decennial census, reapportionment opens up a shiny new deck of 435 cards that are dealt out to voters.

Number three, redistricting means never having to say you are sorry, because the Constitution made you do it. If reapportion-ment is a math formula, redistricting is always a roll of the politi-cal dice for State legislatures. The Constitution requires all 50 States to redraw election districts within their borders every 10 years to conform to the latest census data. Pennsylvania voters will lose another seat in Congress this year based on the 2010 census data. Since 1970, the number of congressmen represent-ing our Commonwealth in Washington has steadily declined from 27 seats to just 18 seats.

So following the census data, 10 States lost clout - seats in Congress - and most States, 32, stayed the same, but 8 States gained more clout, picking up 12 seats than those 10 that lost. So generally speaking, Sun Belt States continue to gain new seats in Congress as population growth flows mainly out of the west and down south.

Fourth observation. The very first gerrymander was discov-ered in Massachusetts in 1811. Most voters learned how to rec-ognize a gerrymander before they are even old enough to vote. So after 200 years of being able to spot one of them when we see it, why are those treacherous gerrymanders not extinct by now? How many more of these diabolical creatures do we need to kill before they are finally exterminated? That is really what tests voters' patience and drives voters' outrage. How many more times are politicians going to say that a gerrymander is not a gerrymander, even when it is right in front of their noses?

Voters are very intelligent. They instinctively suspect that backstabbing, ruthless, power-grabbing intentions and political maneuvering might explain why these new lines on the new map were so obviously drawn in places where they do not belong. Most of the time, the voters are right. But just because you and I recognize a living, breathing gerrymander when we see it, you still cannot kill it. Only the Supreme Court can kill a real gerry-mander, and only when it violates our constitutional voting rights as Americans. So unless the Supreme Court steps in to squash this ugly little critter, a gerrymander will only die if you remove it from its natural habitat of democracy. I will not be surprised if

political scientists uncover archeological evidence to suggest that gerrymanders could survive a nuclear war, just like roaches. Do not despair though, in a few short weeks, gerrymandering will once again be prohibited in Pennsylvania for another 10 years.

Number five, computer technology has made redistricting more precisely inconsistent, erratic, and unpredictable, but in a very efficient manner. We have come a long way from when political hacks used colored pencils to settle old political scores. But just because we now use the newest 2010 TIGER/line Shapefiles for Pennsylvania released by the U.S. Census Bureau does not mean that redistricting is easier or better than it was 100 years ago. There are just tinier devils hidden in tinier details. Most voters really do not care if State legislatures use the latest geospatial 3-D satellite technology or a Ouija board to draw new congressional maps, as long as it makes some sense to voters that election districts must change when the population of voters changes. The map may look ugly, but it is not going to haunt anybody in their dreams.

However, voters tend to get irritated when every redistricting map looks exactly like a kindergarten drawing of a hippopotamus riding a bicycle eating an ice cream cone. So no matter what the Constitution says, the map will always be controversial. No mat-ter how precise the census numbers may become, redistricting will always be a brutal, nasty, messy process - just like demo-cratic elections, by the way.

Number six, there is no such thing as a safe district. That is the wisdom, sure. A safe district means that a sitting Senator or House Member has such an electoral advantage over any pro-spective opponent that it is almost mathematically impossible to derive how they could possibly lose. That is called packing, by the way. But packing any district with too many Democrats or too many Republicans is always dangerous, because it provides a false sense of security in upcoming elections, but it usually provides for very contested primary elections. That may seem counterintuitive to most voters, but first let me refresh your memory. The two most powerful Senators in Pennsylvania were defeated the next time they ran for reelection following the 2002 redistricting process.

There is no such thing-- I know that people think that we do it as Senators and House Members, that we try to create these really safe districts. There is no such thing as a safe district, nor should there be. Pennsylvania's 50 State Senators belong to the voters of those districts, they belong to the voters of Pennsylva-nia. A seat in the State legislature or in the U.S. Congress is an honor and a privilege, and not some piece of property for anyone to claim they own.

Number seven, it is really and truly not about the map. If you have ever sat in a passenger seat, watching your spouse mutilate a road map or misread simple directions while going 65 miles an hour along your way to getting lost, you know that the map is usually not the real problem. However, the map is what everyone is fixated on. Voters ultimately judge whether their redistricting process was fair or fixed with their own eyes. Just as beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, so does evidence of a perceived politi-cal advantage for one party over the other.

Voters usually project what they expect to see on the map, and actually seeing the map only confirms their expectations and deepens their distrust of scheming, ruthless politicians. Now, most incumbents, and this is what voters do not understand, most incumbents would actually give an awful lot to avoid redistrict-


ing altogether. Change always means uncertainty when it comes to political survival. I have served in the State legislature since 1994. I have yet to meet a single State Senator or State Represen-tative who drew their own district or had one tailor-made exactly to their liking. That is because there are too many variables in-volved in the redistricting process, variables such as maintaining continuity, compactness, minority representation, communities of interest, and respect for natural borders.

Number eight, change may be inevitable, but redistricting is unavoidable. No one likes redistricting, but any redistricting is better than no redistricting. Is the process influenced by partisan politics? Of course it is. That is why incumbents traditionally choose to retire before the map changes and Cinderella's carriage turns back into a pumpkin.

Number nine, everything is connected to everything, espe-cially those things that the map does not reveal. Cynical voters tend to see scheming, treacherous, ruthless motives behind every redistricting map they have ever seen.

My name is Lisa, and I have been gerrymandered. This is my second tour of reapportionment that I am going through. Sorry, my father was a Marine, that is why I said tour. Ten years ago, I went to court after the 2001 redistricting map was approved. Ten years ago, I went to court because the city of Easton was cut out of the 18th Senatorial District and put into the 24th Senatorial District. Ten years later, the new map will put Easton back into the 18th Senatorial District with the city of Bethlehem. Does that mean I feel vindicated, or simply realize that the more things change, the more things stay the same? Both, of course.

So, unless you are obsessed or a conspiracy theorist, do not try to connect all the dots using your little radar decoder ring. There will always be an obvious anomaly somewhere on the map that stands out, like a monkey wrench sticking out of Mona Lisa's forehead. Instead of looking at what stands out, try to see what was left out and what is not there. There is always a ripple effect involving redistricting. And as soon as you move the boundaries from one district, the boundaries for every other dis-trict, especially neighboring districts, must be moved as well. That is why the constitutional requirements for all State's elec-tion districts take sheer precedence over the individual wishes of any incumbent seeking to insure an unfair political advantage over possible opponents.

And finally, redistricting will always be a Rubik's Cube of brutal, political reality. Even with all its obvious defects and drawbacks, it serves a vital purpose to protect and preserve the democracy that we have all inherited called the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Thank you, Mr. President, for bearing with me.

BILLS SIGNED

The PRESIDENT (Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley) in the presence of the Senate signed the following bills:

HB 715, HB 755 and HB 1792.

RECESS

The PRESIDENT. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Lehigh, Senator Browne.

Senator BROWNE. Mr. President, I move that the Senate do now recess until Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at 10 a.m.,

Eastern Standard Time, unless sooner recalled by the President pro tempore.

The motion was agreed to by voice vote. The Senate recessed at 4:44 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.

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