Pennsylvania Code Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION
Here's an enhanced breakdown of Pennsylvania Code Title 4 – ADMINISTRATION, current through March 29, 2025:
📘 Overview of Title 4 – Administration
Title 4 covers executive branch organization, governance, and agency operations (pacodeandbulletin.gov). It is structured into multiple parts:
Part I – Governor’s Office
Chapter 1: Agency Operation & Organization: Establishes the Directives Management System, details responsibilities for executive orders, management directives, and procedural issuances (pacodeandbulletin.gov).
Chapter 2: Offices of Administration & Budget: Covers uniform procedures for agencies to handle adjudicative fee awards and budgeting processes (pacodeandbulletin.gov).
Chapter 3: Civil Defense
Chapters 5–7a: Various Councils, Committees, and Miscellaneous Provisions
Chapter 8: Reserved (pacodeandbulletin.gov).
Part II – Executive Board
Organizes the structure and functions of the Executive Board, such as pay ranges and occupational groups, across Chapters 9, 11, and reserved sections (pacodeandbulletin.gov).
Part III – Department of General Services
Details administration of surplus state property: acquisition, transfer, sale, and condemnation (Chapters 41, 43, 45, 47) (pacodeandbulletin.gov).
Additional Parts (via LII & Justia)
Part IV: Civil Service Commission
Part V: Emergency Management Agency (Chapters 111–120d)
Part VI: Arbitration of Claims
Part VII: Bureau of Land Records
Part VIII: Commissions, Elections, Legislation
Part X: State Employees’ Retirement Board
Part XI: Governor’s Council on Drug & Alcohol Abuse
Part XV: Office of Administration – Civil Service Reform (temporary) (law.cornell.edu).
✔️ Key Highlights
Directives Management System: Chapter 1 specifies how state agencies issue executive and management directives, clarifying their administrative status (pacodeandbulletin.gov).
Fee and Budget Protocols: Chapter 2 mandates uniform procedures for adjudicative fee awards across participating agencies (e.g., Dept. of Agriculture, Insurance Dept.) (pacodeandbulletin.gov).
Emergency Management & Civil Service: Additional Parts establish oversight frameworks for emergency operations and personnel reform.
🗓 Update Status
The online code is current through 55 Pa.B. 2578, effective March 29, 2025 (pacodeandbulletin.gov).
🧭 Summary Table
Part
Division
Coverage Highlights
I
Governor’s Office
Agency hierarchy, directives, civil defense, committees
II
Executive Board
Pay structures, organizational rules
III
Dept. of General Services
Surplus property rules
IV–XI
Commission, Retirement, Emergencies
Specialized boards and functions
XV
Office of Administration
Civil service reform (temporary)
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