Pennsylvania Executive Branch
Commonwealth Home Page
This site was much improved in 2000. It is far easier to find one's way around. In addition to a lot of non-legal information, it includes a very handy:
Direct Links to State Agencies
- Aging, Department of
- Agriculture, Department of -- Primarily consumer information, including the programs of the department, the state farm show schedule, and downloadable forms (in PDF format) such as dog license applications. (This link takes you to the text-based index to the site.)
- Arts, Council on the
- Attorney General -- Basic information on each section within each division of the AG's office.
- Auditor General -- Fairly detailed information on the department, including pages for each of the bureaus within it, and lists of the entities audited by the department.
- Banking, Department of -- In addition to basic information, online resources include: Applications, Bank Holidays, Interpretive Statements/Policy Memorandums, State-Chartered Depository Institution Lists (e.g. banks and credit unions), Licensee Lists (e.g. mortgage brokers and installment sellers), Press Releases, Speeches, Testimonies, and Weekly Bulletins
- Bulletin, Pennsylvania
- Charitable Organizations, Bureau of
- Claims, Board of -- the Board's Rules (in HTML and WordPerfect 6.1), the text of Act 1978-260, and many archived docket files.
- Conservation and Natural Resources, Department of -- Information on state parks, recreation, rails to trails program, topographic and geologic survey, forestry, grants and technical assistance, and other bureaus and programs of the department.
- Consumer Advocate -- including information on electric competition
- Corporation Bureau -- A lot of information about the Bureau, and most notably, downloadable copies of its most commonly-used forms.
- Corrections, Department of
- Education, Department of -- information about the department, links to IUs, post-secondary information (including links to all Pennsylvania colleges and universities that have web pages), addresses and phone numbers for all Pennsylvania school districts, and a "gopher" site for hard-to-find information for teachers. (Link UPDATED Jan. 01)
- Environmental Protection, Department of -- an impressive full-featured site with a wealth of information as well as the opportunity for public participation. Powerful search engine.
- Game Commission -- information on hunting seasons, etc.
- General Counsel, Office of
- General Services
- Health Department -- lots of information
- Human Relations Commission
- Independent Regulatory Review Commission -- a decent debut, although a little hard to navigate. Has basic information on the regulatory review process, text of regulations considered by the Commission, and other information.
- Insurance Department
- JOBS with the Commonwealth:
- Labor and Industry, Department of -- Expanded site with basic information for employers and workers on the various bureaus and programs administered by the Department, including workers' compensation and unemployment compensation
- Liquor Control Board, a full-featured site with a lot of public service information
- Local Government
- Pardons, Board of
- Probation and Parole -- basic information. Includes copies of the Board's recent newsletters
- Public Utility Commission
- Public Welfare
- Revenue, Department of -- lots of useful state tax information, and downloadable forms
- Schweiker, Lieutenant Governor
- Securities Commision
- Sentencing Commission -- appears to be a rather thorough site
- State, Department of
- Transportation, Department of (PennDOT) -- comprehensive site with information that includes downloadable motor vehicle and driver licensing forms.
- Treasury, Department of -- a growing site with on-line forms for submitting inquiries and signing up to receive news releases by email or fax.
- Unemployment Compensation
- Victim Advocate Office -- basic information, with some statistics and newsletters
- Women, Commission for
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