Director of the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters, or a
designee.
Persons desiring admission to the press sections of the
Senate and House of Representatives shall make application to
the Chair of the Committee on Correspondents. Such application
shall state the newspaper, press association or licensed radio
or television station, its location, times of publication or
hours of broadcasting, and be signed by the applicant.
The Committee on Correspondents shall verify the statements
made in such application, and, if the application is approved by
the committee, shall issue a correspondent's card signed by the
members of the committee.
The gallery assigned to newspaper correspondents or
recognized press association correspondents or representatives
of licensed radio and television stations, systems or
newsgathering agencies shall be for their exclusive use and
persons not holding correspondents cards shall not be entitled
to admission thereto. Employees of the General Assembly,
representatives and employees of state departments, boards,
commissions and agencies, visitors and members of the families
of correspondents entitled to admission to the press gallery
shall, at no time, be permitted to occupy the seats or be
entitled to the privileges of the press gallery.
Accredited representatives of newspapers, wire, newsreel
services and licensed radio or television stations, systems or
newsgathering agencies, may be authorized by the Speaker of the
House to take photographs, make audio or video recordings or
tapes, and to broadcast or televise in the House of
Representatives. Applications to take photographs, make audio or
video recordings or tapes, or to broadcast or televise at public
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