Opinions of Ernest D. Preate, Jr., Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1989-1992

• NCJ Number: 155394
• Author(s): E D Preate Jr
• Date Published: 1993
• Length: 68 pages
• Sale Source: Pennsylvania Office of The Attorney General
• Publication Type: Legislation/Policy Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

In addition to presenting the legal opinions of Ernest D. Preate, Jr., while he was Pennsylvania's Attorney General in 1989 through 1992, this book also reviews his professional history and charts and describes the organization and functions of Pennsylvania's Office of Attorney General.

Abstract

There were four opinions in 1989. One pertained to the Liquor Control Board's authority to contract for check guarantee services, and another opinion focused on the application of veterans' preferences in civil service examinations, i.e., whether preferences are limited to individuals who served during a recognized period of war or armed conflict. The third opinion addressed the constitutionality of an arrangement under which private school students, including those who attend sectarian schools, will participate in field trips planned, conducted, and paid for by public school districts. The fourth opinion pertained to whether the Auditor General may serve as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Public Grounds and Buildings. There were two opinions in 1990; one addressed whether the Department of Revenue may provide information that shows a taxpayer to be delinquent to a centralized information system accessible by authorized agency officials in the context of a contractor responsibility program; the second focused on whether the Fish and Game Commissions are required to comply with directives on the management and acquisition of automated technology issued by the Governor's Office of Administration. Two opinions in 1991 concerned the Governor's legal authority to direct the reduction of the appropriation for the Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education and attendant issues, as well as the authority of the Civil Service Commission to appoint hearing examiners. The two opinions in 1992 pertained to whether a member of the State Ethics Commission may serve also as a member of the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, as well as the scope of a State police officers authority to disclose lawfully intercepted communications or evidence to Federal officers and officers of other States as well as the political subdivisions of other States. A table of authorities and a subject index