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Adoptees Can Now Apply for Original Birth Certificates
Pennsylvania adult adoptees can now apply for and receive a copy of their original birth certificate from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Act 127 of 2016 reinstated this access for the first time since 1984 to allow these adults to have the same access to the record as everyone else.
The department began accepting early submissions this summer for processing now, and as of Oct. 31, 1,180 adoptees have already applied for a copy of their original birth certificate. Adoptees who submit applications on or after Nov. 3 should allow 45 days for processing.
Under previous Pennsylvania law, adoptees could petition the courts for a copy of their original birth records; however, that request could have been denied by a judge.
For more information on the new law and the application process, click here.
Shop Local This Season
To spotlight the role that small businesses play, Small Business Saturday will be held Saturday, Nov. 25, to encourage residents to shop small this holiday season. Nearly 1 million small businesses in Pennsylvania employ about 2.4 million workers, as of 2014, and make up more than 98 percent of the state’s employers.
The House Majority Policy Committee, as part of its fall agenda to “Strengthen Pennsylvania’s Middle Class,” recently held a legislative hearing to discuss how state government can help small businesses succeed and the challenges small businesses face when dealing with state agencies and complex regulations.
For state resources on starting a small business, click here.
Thanksgiving Wishes to All!
Pennsylvania can claim to be the home of the first recognition of Thanksgiving, when Gov. Simon Snyder was the first to recognize it as an official holiday on the third Thursday of November in 1817. Philadelphia’s Gimbels Department Store was also the first to host a Thanksgiving Day parade in 1920.
In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 23, state offices will be closed on Thursday, and my offices will also be closed on Friday, Nov. 24.
From my family to yours, may you all have a safe, healthy and happy Thanksgiving.
Traveling Over the Holiday? Check Traffic Conditions on 511PA.com
Travelers can log onto 511PA.com to check current traffic impacts from construction, traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 770 traffic cameras. The service is free and available 24 hours a day.
511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.
Travelers are always reminded to buckle up, put their phones away and stay sober when behind the wheel.
In other PennDOT news, driver license and photo centers will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24. Customers may still obtain a variety of driver and vehicle products and services online through PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services website, dmv.pa.gov.
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| Rep. Delozier in the Community |
• The Rev. D. Marie Tribble, pastor of the First Christian Church in Lemoyne, recently spoke at the West Shore Historical Society meeting. She is the first African-American pastor in Lemoyne and is very active in the community. Thank you, Rev. Tribble, for all you do.
• Rep. Stan Saylor and I addressed the Harrisburg Regional Chamber’s Government Relations Committee. We discussed the finalized Fiscal Year 2017-18 state budget and future budgets.
• Crossroads Middle School held a career fair for its eighth-grade students. I was pleased to participate and field questions from our next generation of leaders. We are definitely in good hands.
• Jon Meacham recently spoke about leadership at Messiah College. Meacham, a presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize winner, is the author of a number of books including “Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush.”
• I was honored to be the speaker at Cedar Cliff High School’s National Honor Society induction. Each student must have earned at least a 92.5 percent grade point average to be considered for membership. Congratulations to the inductees!
• Mechanicsburg Borough Councilman John Anthony addressed the Mechanicsburg Rotary on future plans in the borough. Many exciting projects are in the works.
• I joined Attorney General Josh Shapiro, Sen. Mike Regan, and Reps. Steve Bloom and Greg Rothman at JFT in Lemoyne for a roundtable discussion on the opioid epidemic. We must do more to address this public health epidemic.
• Cedar Cliff JROTC held its 7th annual Veterans Day spaghetti dinner to honor veterans in our area. All veterans ate free, and proceeds from the event benefited the JROTC program. Thank you to all of our veterans for their bravery and sacrifice to keep our country safe.
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| 2929 Gettysburg Road, Suite 6, Camp Hill PA 17011 | Phone: (717) 761-4665 |
| 141 East Wing, PO Box 202088, Harrisburg PA 17120-2088 | Phone: 717-783-5282 |
| Email: sdelozie@pahousegop.com |
| TTY: 855-282-0614 |
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