Pennsylvania Code Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Here’s a refined overview of Pennsylvania Code – Title 1: General Provisions, current through March 29, 2025:
🗂️ Title Breakdown
Part I – Joint Committee on Documents
This section (Chapters 1–17) governs standards and procedures for drafting, publishing, distributing, and maintaining codified state documents, including regulation of:
Preliminary provisions
Publication of the Code and Bulletin
Effects of publication
Rulemaking procedures
Document preparation and distribution
Administration of the enabling Act (pacodeandbulletin.gov, law.cornell.edu)
Part II – General Rules of Administrative Practice and Procedure
Chapters 31–35 include generic administrative procedures such as:
Preliminary administrative provisions
Documentary filings
Formal hearing protocols (law.cornell.edu)
Part III – Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC)
Chapters 101–315 describe the IRRC's oversight process, covering:
Submission and review of proposed and final regulations
Public comment and hearing processes
Handling of disapproved regulations
Emergency rule certification
Preservation of legacy rules (law.cornell.edu, pacodeandbulletin.gov)
📚 Key Content Samples
Definitions & Scope (1 Pa. Code § 1.2): Clarifies terms like “Act,” “Director,” and “Bureau” in the context of document publication (pacodeandbulletin.gov).
Rulemaking Procedure (Part I, Chapter 7): Details step-by-step adoption and modification of regulations.
Presumptions in Statutory Interpretation (1 Pa. C.S.A. § 1922): Judicial interpretative guidance, including avoiding absurd results, constitutional compliance, and public interest priority (pacodeandbulletin.gov, codes.findlaw.com).
✅ In Summary
Pennsylvania’s Title 1 sets foundational frameworks for:
Codifying & disseminating state regulatory material (Part I)
Ensuring agency administrative fairness and transparency (Part II)
Enabling legislative oversight of agency rules via the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Part III)
Additionally, it provides statutory interpretation guides, like § 1922’s “presumptions in ascertaining legislative intent,” ensuring laws are applied consistently and sensibly.
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