PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 2740, 3073 PRINTER'S NO. 3104
No. 1956 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY GABIG, CLYMER, BOYD, KAUFFMAN, GRELL, REED,
R. MILLER, TRUE, VITALI, HICKERNELL, METCALFE, NAILOR,
MARSICO, M. KELLER, STERN, CREIGHTON, MACKERETH, TURZAI,
FREEMAN, HUTCHINSON, GINGRICH, GILLESPIE, ARMSTRONG,
YUDICHAK, PYLE, McILHATTAN, STAIRS, CURRY, PETRARCA,
READSHAW, ELLIS, SCAVELLO, RAPP, RUBLEY, TANGRETTI,
BENNINGHOFF, SONNEY, QUIGLEY, DENLINGER, MUSTIO, CORNELL,
GERGELY, GERBER, HANNA, SAMUELSON, MAHER, ROHRER, GRUCELA,
SHAPIRO, WOJNAROSKI, MANN, T. STEVENSON, BASTIAN, YEWCIC,
SCHRODER AND CAUSER, SEPTEMBER 27, 2005
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
NOVEMBER 14, 2005
AN ACT
1 Repealing the act of July 7, 2005 (P.L.201, No.44), entitled,
2 "An act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial
3 Procedure), 46 (Legislature) and 71 (State Government) of the
4 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for
5 compensation; and making an inconsistent repeal." REPEAL"; <--
6 REENACTING AND AMENDING THE ACT OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1983
7 (P.L.160, NO.39), ENTITLED "AN ACT ESTABLISHING SALARIES AND
8 COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFICIALS INCLUDING JUSTICES
9 AND JUDGES OF STATEWIDE COURTS, JUDGES OF COURTS OF COMMON
10 PLEAS, JUDGES OF THE PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT, JUDGES OF
11 THE PHILADELPHIA TRAFFIC COURT, DISTRICT JUSTICES AND THE
12 GOVERNOR, THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, THE STATE TREASURER, THE
13 AUDITOR GENERAL, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND CERTAIN OTHER STATE
14 OFFICERS AND THE SALARY AND CERTAIN EXPENSES OF THE MEMBERS
15 OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; AND REPEALING CERTAIN INCONSISTENT
16 ACTS," AND FURTHER PROVIDING FOR MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL
17 ASSEMBLY; AND MAKING EDITORIAL CHANGES.
18 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
19 hereby enacts as follows:
20 Section 1. The act of July 7, 2005 (P.L.201, No.44), <--
21 entitled, "An act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial
1 Procedure), 46 (Legislature) and 71 (State Government) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for compensation;
3 and making an inconsistent repeal," is repealed.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
5 SECTION 1. DECLARATION OF POLICY. <--
6 (A) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES THAT THE REENACTMENT OF
7 THE SUPERSEDED PROVISIONS OF THE ACT OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1983
8 (P.L.160, NO.39), KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMPENSATION LAW,
9 IS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE REPEAL OF THE ACT OF JULY 7, 2005
10 (P.L.201, NO.44), ENTITLED "AN ACT AMENDING TITLES 42 (JUDICIARY
11 AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE) 46 (LEGISLATURE) AND 71 (STATE
12 GOVERNMENT) OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES, PROVIDING
13 FOR COMPENSATION; AND MAKING AN INCONSISTENT REPEAL," AND TO
14 ADOPT SALARIES IN EFFECT ON JULY 6, 2005.
15 (B) THE EXERCISE OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO
16 ESTABLISH THE SALARY OF THE JUSTICES, JUDGES AND JUSTICES OF THE
17 PEACE PURSUANT TO SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE II AND SECTION 16(A) OF
18 ARTICLE V OF THE CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA IS NOT INTENDED TO
19 DIMINISH OR INFRINGE ON, OR OTHERWISE INTERFERE WITH, THE
20 INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OR THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
21 (C) FOR PURPOSES OF IMPLEMENTING THIS ACT AND RESTORING
22 SALARIES IN EFFECT ON JULY 6, 2005, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS
23 AND DECLARES THAT THE OFFICIALS REFERRED TO IN THIS ACT SHALL
24 CONSTITUTE THE "SALARIED OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH" FOR
25 PURPOSES OF SECTION 16(A) OF ARTICLE V OF THE CONSTITUTION OF
26 PENNSYLVANIA.
27 SECTION 2. REPEAL.
28 THE ACT OF JULY 7, 2005 (P.L.201, NO.44), ENTITLED "AN ACT
29 AMENDING TITLES 42 (JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE), 46
30 (LEGISLATURE) AND 71 (STATE GOVERNMENT) OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
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1 CONSOLIDATED STATUTES, PROVIDING FOR COMPENSATION; AND MAKING AN
2 INCONSISTENT REPEAL," IS REPEALED AS FOLLOWS:
3 [SECTION 1. TITLE 42 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED
4 STATUTES IS AMENDED BY ADDING A CHAPTER TO READ:
5 CHAPTER 18
6 COMPENSATION
7 SEC.
8 1801. DEFINITIONS.
9 1802. SUPREME COURT.
10 1803. SUPERIOR COURT.
11 1804. COMMONWEALTH COURT.
12 1805. COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS.
13 1806. PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT.
14 1807. PHILADELPHIA TRAFFIC COURT.
15 1808. MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGES.
16 1809. SENIOR JUDGES.
17 1809.1. DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
18 1810. COST OF LIVING.
19 § 1801. DEFINITIONS.
20 THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES WHEN USED IN THIS CHAPTER
21 SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS SECTION UNLESS THE
22 CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES OTHERWISE:
23 "BASE SALARY." THE SALARY FOR THE DESIGNATED FEDERAL
24 OFFICIAL AS OF JANUARY 1, 2005.
25 § 1802. SUPREME COURT.
26 (A) JUSTICES.--EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (B), A
27 JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT SHALL RECEIVE AS AN ANNUAL SALARY
28 THE BASE SALARY OF A CIRCUIT JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF
29 APPEALS PLUS ALL ADJUSTMENTS UNDER SECTION 1810 (RELATING TO
30 COST OF LIVING).
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1 (B) CHIEF JUSTICE.--IN ADDITION TO THE SALARY UNDER
2 SUBSECTION (A), THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT SHALL
3 RECEIVE $5,000.
4 § 1803. SUPERIOR COURT.
5 (A) JUDGES.--EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (B), A JUDGE
6 OF THE SUPERIOR COURT SHALL RECEIVE AS AN ANNUAL SALARY THE BASE
7 SALARY OF A JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT PLUS ALL
8 ADJUSTMENTS UNDER SECTION 1810 (RELATING TO COST OF LIVING).
9 (B) PRESIDENT JUDGE.--IN ADDITION TO THE SALARY UNDER
10 SUBSECTION (A), THE PRESIDENT JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT SHALL
11 RECEIVE $5,000.
12 § 1804. COMMONWEALTH COURT.
13 (A) JUDGES.--EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (B), A JUDGE
14 OF THE COMMONWEALTH COURT SHALL RECEIVE AS AN ANNUAL SALARY THE
15 BASE SALARY OF A JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT PLUS
16 ALL ADJUSTMENTS UNDER SECTION 1810 (RELATING TO COST OF LIVING).
17 (B) PRESIDENT JUDGE.--IN ADDITION TO THE SALARY UNDER
18 SUBSECTION (A), THE PRESIDENT JUDGE OF THE COMMONWEALTH COURT
19 SHALL RECEIVE $5,000.
20 § 1805. COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS.
21 (A) JUDGES.--EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (B), A JUDGE
22 OF A COURT OF COMMON PLEAS SHALL RECEIVE AS AN ANNUAL SALARY THE
23 BASE SALARY OF A UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE PLUS ALL
24 ADJUSTMENTS UNDER SECTION 1810 (RELATING TO COST OF LIVING).
25 (B) PRESIDENT JUDGES.--IN ADDITION TO THE SALARY UNDER
26 SUBSECTION (A), THE PRESIDENT JUDGE OF A COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
27 SHALL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
28 FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
29 (1) ALLEGHENY COUNTY, $2,500.
30 (2) PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, $3,000.
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1 (3) JUDICIAL DISTRICTS HAVING SIX OR MORE JUDGES,
2 $1,300.
3 (4) JUDICIAL DISTRICTS HAVING ONE TO FIVE JUDGES, $650.
4 (5) ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES OF THE DIVISIONS OF THE COURT
5 OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY WITH DIVISIONS OF SIX
6 OR MORE JUDGES, $1,300.
7 (6) ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES OF THE DIVISIONS OF THE COURT
8 OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY WITH DIVISIONS OF FIVE
9 OR FEWER JUDGES, $650.
10 (7) ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES OF THE DIVISIONS OF THE COURT
11 OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY WITH DIVISIONS OF SIX OR
12 MORE JUDGES, $1,300.
13 (8) ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES OF THE DIVISIONS OF THE COURT
14 OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY WITH DIVISIONS OF FIVE OR
15 FEWER JUDGES, $650.
16 § 1806. PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT.
17 (A) JUDGES.--EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (B), A JUDGE
18 OF THE PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT SHALL RECEIVE AS AN ANNUAL
19 SALARY THE BASE SALARY OF A UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE MINUS
20 $3,450 PLUS ALL ADJUSTMENTS UNDER SECTION 1810 (RELATING TO COST
21 OF LIVING).
22 (B) PRESIDENT JUDGE.--IN ADDITION TO THE SALARY UNDER
23 SUBSECTION (A), THE PRESIDENT JUDGE OF THE PHILADELPHIA
24 MUNICIPAL COURT SHALL RECEIVE $2,250.
25 § 1807. PHILADELPHIA TRAFFIC COURT.
26 (A) JUDGES.--EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (B), A JUDGE
27 OF THE PHILADELPHIA TRAFFIC COURT SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY
28 EQUAL TO 50% OF THE ANNUAL SALARY DETERMINED UNDER SECTION
29 1805(A) (RELATING TO COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS) PLUS $3,800.
30 (B) PRESIDENT JUDGE.--IN ADDITION TO THE SALARY UNDER
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1 SUBSECTION (A), THE PRESIDENT JUDGE OF THE PHILADELPHIA TRAFFIC
2 COURT SHALL RECEIVE $650.
3 § 1808. MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGES.
4 A MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY
5 EQUAL TO 50% OF THE ANNUAL SALARY DETERMINED UNDER SECTION
6 1805(A) (RELATING TO COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS).
7 § 1809. SENIOR JUDGES.
8 (A) AMOUNT.--THE COMPENSATION PAYABLE TO A SENIOR JUDGE OF A
9 COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, A SENIOR COMMONWEALTH COURT JUDGE, A
10 SENIOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE AND A SENIOR SUPREME COURT JUSTICE,
11 ASSIGNED PURSUANT TO SECTION 4121 (RELATING TO ASSIGNMENT OF
12 JUDGES), AND A SENIOR PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE
13 ASSIGNED PURSUANT TO SECTION 4124 (RELATING TO ASSIGNMENT OF
14 SENIOR PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES) SHALL BE $456 PER
15 DAY PLUS ALL ADJUSTMENTS UNDER SECTION 1810(A)(1)(II) (RELATING
16 TO COST OF LIVING). IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR THE AMOUNT OF
17 COMPENSATION WHICH A SENIOR JUDGE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO EARN AS
18 A SENIOR JUDGE SHALL NOT, WHEN ADDED TO RETIREMENT INCOME PAID
19 BY THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THE SENIOR JUDGE, EXCEED THE ANNUAL
20 SALARY PAYABLE BY THE COMMONWEALTH TO A JUDGE THEN IN REGULAR
21 ACTIVE SERVICE ON THE COURT FROM WHICH THE SENIOR JUDGE RETIRED.
22 (B) LIMITATION.--IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR, THE AMOUNT OF
23 COMPENSATION WHICH A SENIOR JUDGE ASSIGNED TO SERVE ON A COURT
24 REFERRED TO IN SECTION 1806 (RELATING TO PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL
25 COURT), 1807 (RELATING TO PHILADELPHIA TRAFFIC COURT) OR 1808
26 (RELATING TO MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGES) SHALL BE PERMITTED TO
27 EARN AS A SENIOR JUDGE SHALL NOT, WHEN ADDED TO RETIREMENT
28 INCOME PAID BY THE COMMONWEALTH TO THAT SENIOR JUDGE, EXCEED THE
29 COMPENSATION PAYABLE BY THE COMMONWEALTH TO A JUDGE THEN IN
30 REGULAR ACTIVE SERVICE ON THE COURT FROM WHICH THAT SENIOR JUDGE
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1 RETIRED.
2 (C) VOLUNTEER SERVICE.--A SENIOR JUDGE WHO SO ELECTS MAY
3 SERVE WITHOUT BEING PAID ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE COMPENSATION
4 PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION.
5 § 1809.1. DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
6 NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 1401(G) OF THE ACT OF AUGUST 9, 1955
7 (P.L.323, NO.130), KNOWN AS THE COUNTY CODE, THE SALARY OF A
8 DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND A PART-TIME DISTRICT ATTORNEY SHALL BE
9 DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS:
10 (1) THE SALARY OF A FULL-TIME DISTRICT ATTORNEY SHALL BE
11 95% OF THE SALARY OF A JUDGE OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
12 UNDER SECTION 1805(A) (RELATING TO COURT OF COMMON PLEAS).
13 (2) THE SALARY OF A PART-TIME DISTRICT ATTORNEY SHALL BE
14 DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS:
15 (I) COUNTIES OF THE THIRD OR FOURTH CLASS SHALL BE
16 60% OF THE SALARY UNDER PARAGRAPH (1).
17 (II) COUNTIES OF THE FIFTH OR SIXTH CLASS SHALL BE
18 50% OF THE SALARY UNDER PARAGRAPH (1).
19 (III) COUNTIES OF THE SEVENTH OR EIGHTH CLASS SHALL
20 BE 40% OF THE SALARY UNDER PARAGRAPH (1).
21 § 1810. COST OF LIVING.
22 (A) INCREASE.--BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2007, AND EACH JANUARY 1
23 THEREAFTER, THE CURRENT ANNUAL SALARIES UNDER THIS CHAPTER SHALL
24 BE INCREASED AS FOLLOWS:
25 (1) EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (2), BY THE GREATER
26 OF:
27 (I) THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE SALARY OF THE
28 APPLICABLE DESIGNATED FEDERAL OFFICIAL DURING THE
29 IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 1 THROUGH
30 NOVEMBER 30; OR
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1 (II) THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE CONSUMER PRICE
2 INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U) FOR THE
3 PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND MARYLAND AREA FOR
4 THE MOST RECENT 12-MONTH PERIOD FOR WHICH FIGURES HAVE
5 BEEN OFFICIALLY REPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
6 OF LABOR, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
7 (2) IF THE SALARY OF THE APPLICABLE DESIGNATED FEDERAL
8 OFFICIAL HAS BEEN INCREASED IN THE PREVIOUS 12-MONTH PERIOD
9 AFTER NOT HAVING BEEN INCREASED IN ONE OR MORE PREVIOUS
10 CONSECUTIVE 12-MONTH PERIODS, THE CURRENT ANNUAL SALARIES
11 UNDER THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE INCREASED BY THE GREATER OF:
12 (I) THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE CONSUMER PRICE
13 INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U) FOR THE
14 PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND MARYLAND AREA FOR
15 THE MOST RECENT 12-MONTH PERIOD FOR WHICH FIGURES HAVE
16 BEEN OFFICIALLY REPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
17 OF LABOR, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS; OR
18 (II) THE EXCESS OF THE PERCENTAGE OF THE INCREASE IN
19 THE SALARY OF THE APPLICABLE DESIGNATED FEDERAL OFFICIAL
20 OVER THE CUMULATIVE PERCENTAGE INCREASE OF THE CHANGE IN
21 THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U)
22 FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND MARYLAND
23 AREA FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN THE MOST CURRENT
24 INCREASE IN THE SALARY OF THE APPLICABLE DESIGNATED
25 FEDERAL OFFICIAL AND THE IMMEDIATE PRIOR INCREASE.
26 (B) ADMINISTRATION.--THE ANNUAL SALARIES AS ADJUSTED UNDER
27 SUBSECTION (A) SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN
28 BY THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR OF PENNSYLVANIA BY JANUARY 1, 2007,
29 AND BY EACH JANUARY 1 THEREAFTER.
30 SECTION 2. TITLE 46 IS AMENDED BY ADDING A PART TO READ:
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1 PART II
2 MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
3 CHAPTER
4 11. COMPENSATION
5 13. OFFICERS AND LEADERS
6 CHAPTER 11
7 COMPENSATION
8 SEC.
9 1101. DEFINITIONS.
10 1102. MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
11 1103. LEGISLATIVE OFFICERS AND LEADERS.
12 1104. COST OF LIVING.
13 1105. PAYMENT OF SALARIES.
14 1106. MILEAGE AND EXPENSES.
15 1107. ADDITIONAL EXPENSES.
16 § 1101. DEFINITIONS.
17 THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES WHEN USED IN THIS CHAPTER
18 SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS SECTION UNLESS THE
19 CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES OTHERWISE:
20 "BASE SALARY." THE SALARY FOR THE DESIGNATED FEDERAL
21 OFFICIAL AS OF JANUARY 1, 2005.
22 § 1102. MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
23 (A) SENATE.--EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 1103(A)
24 (RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE OFFICERS AND LEADERS), A MEMBER OF THE
25 SENATE SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY EQUAL TO 50% OF THE BASE
26 SALARY OF A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
27 PLUS ALL ADJUSTMENTS UNDER SECTION 1104 (RELATING TO COST OF
28 LIVING).
29 (B) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.--EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN
30 SECTION 1103(B), A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SHALL
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1 RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY EQUAL TO 50% OF THE BASE SALARY OF A
2 MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PLUS ALL
3 ADJUSTMENTS UNDER SECTION 1104.
4 § 1103. LEGISLATIVE OFFICERS AND LEADERS.
5 (A) SENATE.--ANNUAL SALARIES FOR LEGISLATIVE OFFICERS AND
6 LEADERS OF THE SENATE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
7 (1) EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (5)(I), A COMMITTEE
8 CHAIRMAN SHALL RECEIVE 55% OF THE BASE SALARY OF A MEMBER OF
9 THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PLUS ALL
10 ADJUSTMENTS UNDER SECTION 1104 (RELATING TO COST OF LIVING).
11 (2) A COMMITTEE VICE CHAIRMAN SHALL RECEIVE 52.5% OF THE
12 BASE SALARY OF A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF
13 REPRESENTATIVES PLUS ALL ADJUSTMENTS UNDER SECTION 1104.
14 (3) THE FOLLOWING SHALL RECEIVE THE SALARY DETERMINED
15 UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) PLUS 20% OF THAT SALARY:
16 (I) CAUCUS ADMINISTRATOR.
17 (II) CAUCUS SECRETARY.
18 (III) CAUCUS POLICY CHAIRMAN.
19 (IV) DEPUTY WHIP.
20 (4) THE CAUCUS CHAIRMAN SHALL RECEIVE THE SALARY
21 DETERMINED UNDER PARAGRAPH (3) PLUS 8% OF THAT SALARY.
22 (5) THE FOLLOWING SHALL RECEIVE THE SALARY DETERMINED
23 UNDER PARAGRAPH (4) PLUS 8% OF THAT SALARY:
24 (I) APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMAN.
25 (II) WHIP.
26 (6) A FLOOR LEADER SHALL RECEIVE THE SALARY DETERMINED
27 UNDER PARAGRAPH (5) PLUS 8% OF THAT SALARY.
28 (7) THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE SHALL
29 RECEIVE THE SALARY DETERMINED UNDER PARAGRAPH (6) PLUS 8% OF
30 THAT SALARY.
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1 (B) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.--ANNUAL SALARIES FOR
2 LEGISLATIVE OFFICERS AND LEADERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
3 ARE AS FOLLOWS:
4 (1) EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (5)(I), A COMMITTEE
5 CHAIRMAN SHALL RECEIVE 55% OF THE BASE SALARY OF A MEMBER OF
6 THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PLUS ALL
7 ADJUSTMENTS UNDER SECTION 1104.
8 (2) A COMMITTEE VICE CHAIRMAN AND A SUBCOMMITTEE
9 CHAIRMAN SHALL RECEIVE 52.5% OF THE BASE SALARY OF A MEMBER
10 OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PLUS ALL
11 ADJUSTMENTS UNDER SECTION 1104.
12 (3) THE FOLLOWING SHALL RECEIVE THE SALARY DETERMINED
13 UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) PLUS 20% OF THAT SALARY:
14 (I) CAUCUS ADMINISTRATOR.
15 (II) CAUCUS SECRETARY.
16 (III) CAUCUS POLICY CHAIRMAN.
17 (4) THE CAUCUS CHAIRMAN SHALL RECEIVE THE SALARY
18 DETERMINED UNDER PARAGRAPH (3) PLUS 8% OF THAT SALARY.
19 (5) THE FOLLOWING SHALL RECEIVE THE SALARY DETERMINED
20 UNDER PARAGRAPH (4) PLUS 8% OF THAT SALARY:
21 (I) APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMAN.
22 (II) WHIP.
23 (6) A FLOOR LEADER SHALL RECEIVE THE SALARY DETERMINED
24 UNDER PARAGRAPH (5) PLUS 8% OF THAT SALARY.
25 (7) THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SHALL
26 RECEIVE THE SALARY DETERMINED UNDER PARAGRAPH (6) PLUS 8% OF
27 THAT SALARY.
28 (C) LIMITATIONS.--
29 (1) AN INDIVIDUAL ENTITLED TO RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY
30 UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE INELIGIBLE TO CONCURRENTLY
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1 RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY UNDER SECTION 1102 (RELATING TO
2 MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY).
3 (2) AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE INELIGIBLE TO CONCURRENTLY
4 RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE ANNUAL SALARY UNDER THIS SECTION.
5 (3) AN INDIVIDUAL ENTITLED TO RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY
6 UNDER SUBSECTION (A)(3), (4), (5), (6) OR (7) SHALL BE
7 INELIGIBLE TO CONCURRENTLY RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY UNDER
8 SUBSECTION (A)(1) OR (2).
9 (4) AN INDIVIDUAL ENTITLED TO RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY
10 UNDER SUBSECTION (B)(3), (4), (5), (6) OR (7) SHALL BE
11 INELIGIBLE TO CONCURRENTLY RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY UNDER
12 SUBSECTION (B)(1) OR (2).
13 (D) OFFICERS AND CHAIRMEN.--
14 (1) EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (2), IF AN
15 INDIVIDUAL RECEIVES AN ANNUAL SALARY INCREASE UNDER THIS
16 SECTION, THE SALARY INCREASE SHALL TAKE EFFECT AS OF THE DATE
17 THE INDIVIDUAL IS SELECTED OR ELECTED.
18 (2) FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS SELECTED OR ELECTED IN THE
19 FIRST TWO MONTHS OF AN ODD-NUMBERED YEAR, IF THE INDIVIDUAL
20 RECEIVES AN ANNUAL SALARY INCREASE UNDER THIS SECTION, THE
21 SALARY INCREASE SHALL BE RETROACTIVE TO DECEMBER 1 OF THE
22 PRECEDING EVEN-NUMBERED YEAR.
23 § 1104. COST OF LIVING.
24 (A) FORMULA.--ON DECEMBER 1, 2006, AND EACH DECEMBER 1
25 THEREAFTER, THE CURRENT ANNUAL SALARIES UNDER SECTIONS 1102
26 (RELATING TO MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY) AND 1103(A)(1) AND
27 (2) AND (B)(1) AND (2) (RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE OFFICERS AND
28 LEADERS) SHALL BE INCREASED AS FOLLOWS:
29 (1) EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (2), BY THE GREATER
30 OF:
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1 (I) THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE SALARY OF THE
2 APPLICABLE DESIGNATED FEDERAL OFFICIAL DURING THE
3 IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 1 THROUGH
4 NOVEMBER 30; OR
5 (II) THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE CONSUMER PRICE
6 INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U) FOR THE
7 PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND MARYLAND AREA, FOR
8 THE MOST RECENT 12-MONTH PERIOD FOR WHICH FIGURES HAVE
9 BEEN OFFICIALLY REPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
10 OF LABOR, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
11 (2) IF THE SALARY OF THE APPLICABLE DESIGNATED FEDERAL
12 OFFICIAL HAS BEEN INCREASED IN THE PREVIOUS 12-MONTH PERIOD
13 AFTER NOT HAVING BEEN INCREASED IN ONE OR MORE PREVIOUS
14 CONSECUTIVE 12-MONTH PERIODS, THE CURRENT ANNUAL SALARIES
15 UNDER SECTIONS 1102 AND 1103(A)(1) AND (2) AND (B)(1) AND (2)
16 SHALL BE INCREASED BY THE GREATER OF:
17 (I) THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE CONSUMER PRICE
18 INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U) FOR THE
19 PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND MARYLAND AREA FOR
20 THE MOST RECENT 12-MONTH PERIOD FOR WHICH FIGURES HAVE
21 BEEN OFFICIALLY REPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
22 OF LABOR, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS; OR
23 (II) THE EXCESS OF THE PERCENTAGE OF THE INCREASE IN
24 THE SALARY OF THE APPLICABLE DESIGNATED FEDERAL OFFICIAL
25 OVER THE CUMULATIVE PERCENTAGE INCREASE OF THE CHANGE IN
26 THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U)
27 FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND MARYLAND
28 AREA FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN THE MOST CURRENT
29 INCREASE IN THE SALARY OF THE APPLICABLE DESIGNATED
30 FEDERAL OFFICIAL AND THE IMMEDIATE PRIOR INCREASE.
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1 (B) ADMINISTRATION.--THE ANNUAL SALARIES DETERMINED JOINTLY
2 BY THE CHIEF CLERK OF THE SENATE AND THE CHIEF CLERK OF THE
3 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UNDER SUBSECTION (A) SHALL BE PUBLISHED
4 IN THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN BY DECEMBER 1, 2006, AND BY EACH
5 DECEMBER 1 THEREAFTER.
6 § 1105. PAYMENT OF SALARIES.
7 THE ANNUAL SALARY OF A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL
8 BE PAYABLE IN EQUAL MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS THE FIRST DAY OF THE
9 MONTH, INCLUDING THE INSTALLMENT DUE DECEMBER 1 OF EACH EVEN-
10 NUMBERED YEAR.
11 § 1106. MILEAGE AND EXPENSES.
12 (A) MILEAGE.--A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL BE
13 REIMBURSED FOR MILEAGE, CIRCULAR, BETWEEN THE MEMBER'S HOME AND
14 THE STATE CAPITOL FOR EACH WEEK THE MEMBER WAS IN ACTUAL
15 ATTENDANCE IN SESSION. THE RATE OF REIMBURSEMENT SHALL BE SET BY
16 THE COMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE SENATE
17 AND BY THE BIPARTISAN MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR MEMBERS OF THE
18 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THE RATE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE STANDARD
19 BUSINESS MILEAGE RATE SET BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
20 (B) EXPENSES.--EACH MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL
21 RECEIVE AN ALLOCATION FOR CLERICAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER ACTUAL
22 EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE MEMBER'S TERM IN CONNECTION WITH
23 THE DUTIES OF THE MEMBER'S OFFICE IN THE SUM OF $7,500 ANNUALLY.
24 § 1107. ADDITIONAL EXPENSES.
25 (A) SENATE.--
26 (1) BEGINNING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBSECTION
27 AND ENDING NOVEMBER 30, 2008, A MEMBER OF THE SENATE SHALL
28 RECEIVE MONTHLY, IN ADDITION TO ANY ALLOCATION FOR CLERICAL
29 ASSISTANCE AND OTHER ACTUAL EXPENSES, AN UNVOUCHERED EXPENSE
30 ALLOCATION IN THE AMOUNT OF 1/12 OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN:
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1 (I) THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED FOR A MEMBER IN:
2 (A) SECTION 1102(A) (RELATING TO MEMBERS OF THE
3 GENERAL ASSEMBLY) PLUS SECTION 1104 (RELATING TO COST
4 OF LIVING) AS APPROPRIATE; OR
5 (B) SECTION 1103(A) (RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE
6 OFFICERS AND LEADERS) PLUS SECTION 1104 AS
7 APPROPRIATE; AND
8 (II) THE AMOUNT CALCULATED FOR THAT MEMBER AS OF THE
9 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH PURSUANT TO THE ACT
10 OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1983 (P.L.160, NO.39), KNOWN AS THE
11 PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMPENSATION LAW.
12 (2) THIS SUBSECTION SHALL EXPIRE NOVEMBER 30, 2008.
13 (B) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.--
14 (1) BEGINNING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBSECTION,
15 A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY RECEIVE EACH
16 MONTH, IN ADDITION TO ANY ALLOCATION FOR CLERICAL ASSISTANCE
17 AND OTHER ACTUAL EXPENSES, AN UNVOUCHERED EXPENSE ALLOCATION
18 IN THE AMOUNT OF 1/12 OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN:
19 (I) THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED FOR A MEMBER IN:
20 (A) SECTION 1102(B); OR
21 (B) SECTION 1103(B) AS APPROPRIATE; AND
22 (II) THE AMOUNT CALCULATED FOR THAT MEMBER AS OF THE
23 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH PURSUANT TO THE
24 PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMPENSATION LAW.
25 (2) THE RULES COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
26 SHALL DETERMINE THE PROCEDURE BY WHICH A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE
27 OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY RECEIVE AN ALLOCATION UNDER THIS
28 SUBSECTION.
29 (3) THIS SUBSECTION SHALL EXPIRE NOVEMBER 30, 2006.
30 CHAPTER 13
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1 OFFICERS AND LEADERS
2 SEC.
3 1301. SENATE.
4 1302. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
5 § 1301. SENATE.
6 (A) ELECTION.--
7 (1) THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE SHALL BE
8 ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE.
9 (2) THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS OF THE SENATE SHALL BE
10 ELECTED BY THE APPROPRIATE CAUCUS:
11 (I) MAJORITY LEADER.
12 (II) MINORITY LEADER.
13 (III) MAJORITY WHIP.
14 (IV) MINORITY WHIP.
15 (V) MAJORITY CAUCUS CHAIRMAN.
16 (VI) MINORITY CAUCUS CHAIRMAN.
17 (VII) APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMAN.
18 (VIII) MINORITY APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMAN.
19 (IX) MAJORITY CAUCUS SECRETARY.
20 (X) MINORITY CAUCUS SECRETARY.
21 (XI) MINORITY POLICY CHAIRMAN.
22 (B) APPOINTMENT.--
23 (1) THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS OF THE SENATE SHALL BE
24 APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE:
25 (I) MAJORITY POLICY CHAIRMAN.
26 (II) MAJORITY CAUCUS ADMINISTRATOR.
27 (III) MAJORITY DEPUTY WHIP.
28 (2) THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS OF THE SENATE SHALL BE
29 APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE:
30 (I) MINORITY CAUCUS ADMINISTRATOR.
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1 (II) MINORITY DEPUTY WHIP.
2 § 1302. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
3 (A) MEMBERS.--THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
4 SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
5 (B) CAUCUSES.--THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF
6 REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE APPROPRIATE CAUCUS:
7 (1) MAJORITY LEADER.
8 (2) MINORITY LEADER.
9 (3) MAJORITY WHIP.
10 (4) MINORITY WHIP.
11 (5) MAJORITY CAUCUS CHAIRMAN.
12 (6) MINORITY CAUCUS CHAIRMAN.
13 (7) APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMAN.
14 (8) MINORITY APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMAN.
15 (9) MAJORITY CAUCUS SECRETARY.
16 (10) MINORITY CAUCUS SECRETARY.
17 (11) MAJORITY POLICY CHAIRMAN.
18 (12) MINORITY POLICY CHAIRMAN.
19 (13) MAJORITY CAUCUS ADMINISTRATOR.
20 (14) MINORITY CAUCUS ADMINISTRATOR.
21 SECTION 3. TITLE 71 IS AMENDED BY ADDING A PART TO READ:
22 PART II
23 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
24 CHAPTER
25 11. COMPENSATION
26 CHAPTER 11
27 COMPENSATION
28 SEC.
29 1101. DEFINITIONS.
30 1102. GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND CABINET.
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1 1103. STATE TREASURER, AUDITOR GENERAL AND ATTORNEY GENERAL.
2 1104. ADDITIONAL SALARY PROHIBITED.
3 1105. COST OF LIVING.
4 § 1101. DEFINITIONS.
5 THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES WHEN USED IN THIS CHAPTER
6 SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS SECTION UNLESS THE
7 CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES OTHERWISE:
8 "BASE SALARY." THE SALARY FOR THE DESIGNATED FEDERAL
9 OFFICIAL AS OF JANUARY 1, 2007.
10 § 1102. GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND CABINET.
11 (A) GOVERNOR.--THE GOVERNOR SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY
12 EQUAL TO 85% OF THE BASE SALARY OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
13 UNITED STATES PLUS ALL ADJUSTMENTS UNDER SECTION 1105 (RELATING
14 TO COST OF LIVING).
15 (B) LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.--THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SHALL
16 RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY EQUAL TO:
17 (1) THE SALARY UNDER 46 PA.C.S. § 1103(A)(7) (RELATING
18 TO LEGISLATIVE OFFICERS AND LEADERS); PLUS
19 (2) $15,000.
20 (C) CABINET.--EACH OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS SHALL RECEIVE
21 AN ANNUAL SALARY EQUAL TO 85% OF THE BASE SALARY OF THE ATTORNEY
22 GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES PLUS ALL ADJUSTMENTS UNDER SECTION
23 1105:
24 (1) ADJUTANT GENERAL.
25 (2) SECRETARY OF AGING.
26 (3) SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.
27 (4) SECRETARY OF BANKING.
28 (5) SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
29 (6) SECRETARY OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
30 (7) SECRETARY OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
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1 (8) SECRETARY OF CORRECTIONS.
2 (9) SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.
3 (10) SECRETARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
4 (11) SECRETARY OF GENERAL SERVICES.
5 (12) SECRETARY OF HEALTH.
6 (13) INSURANCE COMMISSIONER OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
7 (14) SECRETARY OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY.
8 (15) SECRETARY OF PUBLIC WELFARE.
9 (16) SECRETARY OF REVENUE.
10 (17) PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE COMMISSIONER.
11 (18) SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.
12 § 1103. STATE TREASURER, AUDITOR GENERAL AND ATTORNEY GENERAL.
13 EACH OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY
14 EQUAL TO 94% OF THE BASE SALARY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE
15 UNITED STATES PLUS ALL ADJUSTMENTS UNDER SECTION 1105 (RELATING
16 TO COST OF LIVING):
17 (1) STATE TREASURER.
18 (2) ATTORNEY GENERAL.
19 (3) AUDITOR GENERAL.
20 § 1104. ADDITIONAL SALARY PROHIBITED.
21 NO OFFICER LISTED IN THIS CHAPTER SHALL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL
22 SALARY FOR SERVICES RENDERED TO THE COMMONWEALTH IN ANY
23 CAPACITY.
24 § 1105. COST OF LIVING.
25 (A) INCREASE.--ON JANUARY 1, 2008, AND EACH JANUARY 1
26 THEREAFTER, THE CURRENT ANNUAL SALARIES UNDER SECTION 1102(A)
27 AND (C) (RELATING TO GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND CABINET)
28 AND 1103 (RELATING TO STATE TREASURER, AUDITOR GENERAL AND
29 ATTORNEY GENERAL) SHALL BE INCREASED AS FOLLOWS:
30 (1) EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (2), BY THE GREATER
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1 OF:
2 (I) THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE SALARY OF THE
3 APPLICABLE DESIGNATED FEDERAL OFFICIAL DURING THE
4 IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 1 THROUGH
5 NOVEMBER 30; OR
6 (II) THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE CONSUMER PRICE
7 INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U) FOR THE
8 PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND MARYLAND AREA, FOR
9 THE MOST RECENT 12-MONTH PERIOD FOR WHICH FIGURES HAVE
10 BEEN OFFICIALLY REPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
11 OF LABOR, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
12 (2) IF THE SALARY OF THE APPLICABLE DESIGNATED FEDERAL
13 OFFICIAL HAS BEEN INCREASED IN THE PREVIOUS 12-MONTH PERIOD
14 AFTER NOT HAVING BEEN INCREASED IN ONE OR MORE PREVIOUS
15 CONSECUTIVE 12-MONTH PERIODS, THE CURRENT ANNUAL SALARIES
16 UNDER SECTIONS 1102(A) AND (C) AND 1103 SHALL BE INCREASED BY
17 THE GREATER OF:
18 (I) THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE CONSUMER PRICE
19 INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U) FOR THE
20 PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND MARYLAND AREA FOR
21 THE MOST RECENT 12-MONTH PERIOD FOR WHICH FIGURES HAVE
22 BEEN OFFICIALLY REPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
23 OF LABOR, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS; OR
24 (II) THE EXCESS OF THE PERCENTAGE OF THE INCREASE IN
25 THE SALARY OF THE APPLICABLE DESIGNATED FEDERAL OFFICIAL
26 OVER THE CUMULATIVE PERCENTAGE INCREASE OF THE CHANGE IN
27 THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U)
28 FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND MARYLAND
29 AREA FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN THE MOST CURRENT
30 INCREASE IN THE SALARY OF THE APPLICABLE DESIGNATED
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1 FEDERAL OFFICIAL AND THE IMMEDIATE PRIOR INCREASE.
2 (B) ADMINISTRATION.--THE ANNUAL SALARIES AS ADJUSTED UNDER
3 SUBSECTION (A) SHALL BE PUBLISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE BUDGET
4 IN THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN BY JANUARY 1, 2008, AND BY EACH
5 JANUARY 1 THEREAFTER.
6 SECTION 4. THIS ACT SHALL APPLY AS FOLLOWS:
7 (1) EXCEPT FOR THE APPLICATION OF 46 PA.C.S. § 1107, THE
8 ADDITION OF 46 PA.C.S. §§ 1101 THROUGH 1104 AND 1106(A) SHALL
9 APPLY TO MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTED AFTER THE
10 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT.
11 (2) THE ADDITION OF 46 PA.C.S. § 1107 SHALL APPLY TO
12 MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTED PRIOR TO THE
13 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT.
14 (3) THE ADDITION OF 71 PA.C.S. §§ 1102(C) AND 1105 SHALL
15 APPLY TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE APPOINTED AFTER DECEMBER 31,
16 2006.
17 (4) THE ADDITION OF 71 PA.C.S. §§ 1102(A) AND (B) AND
18 1103 SHALL APPLY TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ELECTED AFTER THE
19 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT.
20 (5) FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 3(D) OF THE ACT OF SEPTEMBER
21 30, 1983 (P.L.160, NO.39), KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL
22 COMPENSATION LAW, THE SALARY OF THE SECRETARY OF COMMUNITY
23 AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE THE SALARY ON
24 THE DAY BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT. THIS SALARY IS
25 SUBJECT TO ADJUSTMENT UNDER SECTION 3(E) OF THE PUBLIC
26 OFFICIAL COMPENSATION LAW.
27 SECTION 5. THE ACT OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1983 (P.L.160, NO.39),
28 KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMPENSATION LAW IS REPEALED
29 INSOFAR AS IT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THIS ACT.
30 SECTION 6. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT ARE NONSEVERABLE. IF
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1 ANY PROVISION OF THIS ACT OR ITS APPLICATION TO ANY PERSON OR
2 CIRCUMSTANCE IS HELD INVALID, THE REMAINING PROVISIONS OR
3 APPLICATIONS OF THIS ACT ARE VOID.
4 SECTION 7. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.]
5 SECTION 3. REENACTMENT.
6 SECTION 1 OF THE ACT OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1983 (P.L.160, NO.39),
7 KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMPENSATION LAW, IS REENACTED TO
8 READ:
9 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
10 THIS ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE PUBLIC
11 OFFICIAL COMPENSATION LAW.
12 SECTION 4. REENACTMENT AND AMENDMENT.
13 SECTION 2.1 OF THE ACT OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1983 (P.L.160,
14 NO.39), KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMPENSATION LAW, ADDED
15 OCTOBER 19, 1995 (P.L.324, NO.51), IS REENACTED AND AMENDED TO
16 READ:
17 SECTION 2.1. JUDICIAL SALARIES.
18 (A) SUPREME COURT.--THE ANNUAL SALARY OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE
19 OF THE SUPREME COURT SHALL BE $123,000, AND THE ANNUAL SALARY OF
20 EACH OF THE OTHER JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT SHALL BE
21 $119,750.
22 (B) SUPERIOR COURT.--THE ANNUAL SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT
23 JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT SHALL BE $117,750, AND THE ANNUAL
24 SALARY OF THE OTHER JUDGES OF THE SUPERIOR COURT SHALL BE
25 $116,000.
26 (C) COMMONWEALTH COURT.--THE ANNUAL SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT
27 JUDGE OF THE COMMONWEALTH COURT SHALL BE $117,750. THE ANNUAL
28 SALARY OF EACH OF THE OTHER JUDGES OF THE COMMONWEALTH COURT
29 SHALL BE $116,000.
30 (D) COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS.--
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1 (1) THE ANNUAL SALARY OF A PRESIDENT JUDGE OF A COURT OF
2 COMMON PLEAS SHALL BE FIXED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING
3 SCHEDULE:
4 (I) ALLEGHENY COUNTY, $106,000.
5 (II) PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, $106,500.
6 (III) JUDICIAL DISTRICTS HAVING SIX OR MORE JUDGES,
7 $105,000.
8 (IV) JUDICIAL DISTRICTS HAVING THREE TO FIVE JUDGES,
9 $104,500.
10 (V) JUDICIAL DISTRICTS HAVING ONE OR TWO JUDGES,
11 $104,000.
12 (VI) ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES OF THE DIVISIONS OF THE
13 COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY WITH
14 DIVISIONS OF SIX OR MORE JUDGES, $105,000.
15 (VII) ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES OF THE DIVISIONS OF THE
16 COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY WITH
17 DIVISIONS OF FIVE OR LESS JUDGES, $104,500.
18 (VIII) ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES OF THE DIVISIONS OF THE
19 COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY WITH DIVISIONS
20 OF SIX OR MORE JUDGES, $105,000.
21 (IX) ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES OF THE DIVISIONS OF THE
22 COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY WITH DIVISIONS
23 OF FIVE OR LESS JUDGES, $104,500.
24 (2) THE OTHER JUDGES OF THE COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS SHALL
25 BE PAID AN ANNUAL SALARY OF $104,000.
26 (E) PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT.--THE PRESIDENT JUDGE OF
27 THE PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY
28 OF $103,000. THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR THE OTHER JUDGES OF THE
29 PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT SHALL BE $101,250.
30 (F) PHILADELPHIA TRAFFIC COURT.--THE PRESIDENT JUDGE OF THE
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1 PHILADELPHIA TRAFFIC COURT SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY OF
2 $55,000. THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR THE OTHER JUDGES OF THE
3 PHILADELPHIA TRAFFIC COURT SHALL BE $54,500.
4 (G) [DISTRICT JUSTICES] MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGES.--A
5 [DISTRICT JUSTICE] MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE SHALL RECEIVE AN
6 ANNUAL SALARY PAYABLE BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF $51,500.
7 (H) SENIOR JUDGES.--THE COMPENSATION OF THE SENIOR JUDGES
8 PURSUANT TO 42 PA.C.S. § 4121 (RELATING TO ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES)
9 SHALL BE $315 PER DAY. IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR THE AMOUNT OF
10 COMPENSATION WHICH A SENIOR JUDGE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO EARN AS
11 A SENIOR JUDGE SHALL NOT WHEN ADDED TO RETIREMENT INCOME PAID BY
12 THE COMMONWEALTH FOR SUCH SENIOR JUDGE EXCEED THE COMPENSATION
13 PAYABLE BY THE COMMONWEALTH TO A JUDGE THEN IN REGULAR ACTIVE
14 SERVICE ON THE COURT FROM WHICH SAID SENIOR JUDGE RETIRED. A
15 SENIOR JUDGE WHO SO ELECTS MAY SERVE WITHOUT BEING PAID ALL OR
16 ANY PORTION OF THE COMPENSATION PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION.
17 (I) ANNUAL COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.--BEGINNING JANUARY 1,
18 1997, AND EACH JANUARY 1 THEREAFTER, THE ANNUAL SALARIES UNDER
19 SUBSECTIONS (A) THROUGH (H) SHALL BE INCREASED BY THE PERCENTAGE
20 CHANGE IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-
21 U) FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND MARYLAND AREA
22 FOR THE MOST RECENT 12-MONTH PERIOD FOR WHICH FIGURES HAVE BEEN
23 OFFICIALLY REPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
24 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE
25 ADJUSTMENT IS DUE TO TAKE EFFECT. THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE AND
26 SALARY AMOUNTS SHALL BE DETERMINED PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL EFFECTIVE
27 DATE OF THE ADJUSTMENT BY THE SUPREME COURT AND SHALL BE
28 PUBLISHED IN THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN BY THE COURT
29 ADMINISTRATOR OF PENNSYLVANIA WITHIN 20 DAYS OF THE DATE THE
30 DETERMINATION IS MADE.
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1 SECTION 5. REENACTMENT AND AMENDMENT.
2 SECTION 3(A), (B), (C) AND (E) OF THE ACT OF SEPTEMBER 30,
3 1983 (P.L.160, NO.39), KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMPENSATION
4 LAW, AMENDED OCTOBER 19, 1995 (P.L.324, NO.51), ARE REENACTED
5 AND AMENDED TO READ:
6 SECTION 3. COMPENSATION OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR;
7 STATE TREASURER; AUDITOR GENERAL; ATTORNEY
8 GENERAL; COMMISSIONERS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC
9 UTILITY COMMISSION; AND HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS.
10 (A) THE GOVERNOR, THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND CABINET.--THE
11 ANNUAL SALARIES OF THE GOVERNOR, THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND THE
12 HEADS OF THE DEPARTMENTS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: GOVERNOR,
13 $125,000; LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, $105,000; ADJUTANT GENERAL,
14 $90,000; SECRETARY OF AGING, $95,000; SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE,
15 $90,000; SECRETARY OF BANKING, $90,000; SECRETARY OF [COMMERCE]
16 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, $95,000; SECRETARY OF THE
17 COMMONWEALTH, $90,000; [SECRETARY OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS,
18 $90,000;] SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, $100,000; SECRETARY OF
19 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, $100,000; SECRETARY OF GENERAL
20 SERVICES, $95,000; SECRETARY OF HEALTH, $100,000; INSURANCE
21 COMMISSIONER, $90,000; SECRETARY OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY,
22 $100,000; SECRETARY OF PUBLIC WELFARE, $100,000; SECRETARY OF
23 REVENUE, $95,000; STATE POLICE COMMISSIONER, $95,000; SECRETARY
24 OF TRANSPORTATION, $100,000; SECRETARY OF CORRECTIONS, $100,000;
25 SECRETARY OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES $95,000.
26 (B) COMPENSATION OF STATE TREASURER, AUDITOR GENERAL AND
27 ATTORNEY GENERAL.--THE ANNUAL SALARIES OF THE STATE TREASURER,
28 AUDITOR GENERAL AND ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: STATE
29 TREASURER, $104,000; AUDITOR GENERAL, $104,000; ATTORNEY
30 GENERAL, $104,000.
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1 * * *
2 (C) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION PROHIBITED.--NEITHER THE
3 GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, STATE TREASURER, AUDITOR GENERAL
4 OR ATTORNEY GENERAL NOR THE HEAD OF ANY ADMINISTRATIVE
5 DEPARTMENT NOR MEMBER OF ANY BOARD OR COMMISSION REFERENCED
6 HEREIN, SHALL RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR ANY
7 SERVICES RENDERED TO THE COMMONWEALTH IN ANY CAPACITY.
8 * * *
9 (E) ANNUAL COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.--BEGINNING JANUARY 1,
10 1997, AND EACH JANUARY 1 THEREAFTER, THE STATED ANNUAL SALARIES
11 OF THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, THE STATE TREASURER,
12 THE AUDITOR GENERAL, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE HEADS OF THE
13 DEPARTMENTS AND MEMBERS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS DENOTED HEREIN
14 SHALL BE INCREASED BY AN ANNUAL COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE
15 CALCULATED BY APPLYING THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE CONSUMER
16 PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U) FOR THE
17 PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND MARYLAND AREA, FOR THE
18 MOST RECENT 12-MONTH PERIOD FOR WHICH FIGURES HAVE BEEN
19 OFFICIALLY REPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
20 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE
21 ADJUSTMENT IS DUE TO TAKE EFFECT, TO THE THEN CURRENT SALARY
22 AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED. THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE AND THE SALARY
23 AMOUNTS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNOR PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL
24 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ADJUSTMENT AND SHALL BE PUBLISHED BY THE
25 SECRETARY OF THE BUDGET IN THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN WITHIN TEN
26 DAYS OF THE DATE THE DETERMINATION IS MADE.
27 SECTION 6. REENACTMENT AND AMENDMENT.
28 SECTION 4(A) OF THE ACT OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1983 (P.L.160,
29 NO.39), KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMPENSATION LAW, AMENDED
30 JULY 3, 1987 (P.L.193, NO.28), IS REENACTED AND AMENDED TO READ:
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1 SECTION 4. MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
2 (A) MEMBERS SALARY, EXPENSE AND MILEAGE.--THE SALARY OF
3 MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL BE $47,000 PER ANNUM AND
4 MILEAGE TO AND FROM THEIR HOMES AT THE RATE OF 20¢ PER MILE,
5 CIRCULAR, FOR EACH WEEK A MEMBER WAS IN ACTUAL ATTENDANCE IN
6 SESSION BETWEEN THEIR HOMES AND THE STATE CAPITOL AND, EXCEPT AS
7 PROVIDED HEREIN, NO OTHER COMPENSATION SHALL BE ALLOWED
8 WHATSOEVER, EXCEPT EACH MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL
9 RECEIVE AN [ALLOWANCE] ALLOCATION FOR CLERICAL ASSISTANCE AND
10 OTHER EXPENSES INCURRED DURING HIS TERM IN CONNECTION WITH THE
11 DUTIES OF HIS OFFICE IN THE SUM OF $7,500 ANNUALLY; THE SALARY
12 TO BE PAYABLE IN EQUAL MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS THE FIRST DAY OF THE
13 MONTH, INCLUDING THE INSTALLMENT DUE DECEMBER 1 OF EACH EVEN-
14 NUMBERED YEAR. [EXCEPT THAT THE SALARIES OF SENATORS ELECTED AT
15 THE GENERAL ELECTION OF 1986 DURING THE REMAINDER OF THEIR TERM
16 SHALL BE $35,000 PER ANNUM AND SUCH MEMBERS SHALL RECEIVE, IN
17 ADDITION TO THE ALLOWANCE FOR CLERICAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER
18 EXPENSES, THE UNVOUCHERED EXPENSE ALLOWANCE OF $12,000 PER
19 ANNUM.]
20 * * *
21 SECTION 7. REENACTMENT.
22 SECTION 4(B), (C), (C.1), (D) AND (D.1) OF THE ACT OF
23 SEPTEMBER 30, 1983 (P.L.160, NO.39), KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC
24 OFFICIAL COMPENSATION LAW, AMENDED JULY 3, 1987 (P.L.193, NO.28)
25 AND OCTOBER 19, 1995 (P.L.324, NO.51), ARE REENACTED TO READ:
26 SECTION 4. MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
27 * * *
28 (B) OFFICERS AND LEADERS SALARIES.--
29 (1) SENATE.--
30 (I) THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS OF THE SENATE WHO SHALL
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1 BE ELECTED BY THE SENATE OR THEIR RESPECTIVE CAUCUSES
2 SHALL, IN ADDITION TO THEIR SALARIES AS MEMBERS OF THE
3 GENERAL ASSEMBLY, RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING AS ADDITIONAL
4 COMPENSATION: PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, $26,370; MAJORITY
5 LEADER, $21,097; MINORITY LEADER, $21,097; MAJORITY WHIP,
6 $16,011; MINORITY WHIP, $16,011; MAJORITY CAUCUS
7 CHAIRMAN, $9,983; MINORITY CAUCUS CHAIRMAN, $9,983;
8 APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMAN, $16,011; MINORITY APPROPRIATIONS
9 CHAIRMAN, $16,011; MAJORITY CAUCUS SECRETARY, $6,593;
10 MINORITY CAUCUS SECRETARY, $6,593; MINORITY POLICY
11 CHAIRMAN, $6,593.
12 (II) THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS OF THE SENATE WHO SHALL
13 BE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE SHALL, IN
14 ADDITION TO THEIR SALARIES AS MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL
15 ASSEMBLY, RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS AS ADDITIONAL
16 COMPENSATION: MAJORITY POLICY CHAIRMAN, $6,593; MAJORITY
17 CAUCUS ADMINISTRATOR, $6,593.
18 (III) THE FOLLOWING OFFICER OF THE SENATE WHO SHALL
19 BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER SHALL, IN ADDITION TO
20 HIS SALARY AS A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, RECEIVE
21 THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT AS COMPENSATION: MINORITY CAUCUS
22 ADMINISTRATOR, $6,593.
23 (2) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.--THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS OF
24 THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WHO SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE
25 HOUSE OR THEIR RESPECTIVE CAUCUSES, IN ADDITION TO THEIR
26 SALARY AS MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SHALL RECEIVE THE
27 FOLLOWING AMOUNTS AS ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION: SPEAKER OF THE
28 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, $26,370; MAJORITY LEADER, $21,097;
29 MINORITY LEADER, $21,097; MAJORITY WHIP, $16,011; MINORITY
30 WHIP, $16,011; MAJORITY CAUCUS CHAIRMAN, $9,983; MINORITY
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1 CAUCUS CHAIRMAN, $9,983; APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMAN, $16,011;
2 MINORITY APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMAN, $16,011; MAJORITY CAUCUS
3 SECRETARY, $6,593; MINORITY CAUCUS SECRETARY, $6,593;
4 MAJORITY POLICY CHAIRMAN, $6,593; MINORITY POLICY CHAIRMAN,
5 $6,593; MAJORITY CAUCUS ADMINISTRATOR, $6,593; MINORITY
6 CAUCUS ADMINISTRATOR, $6,593.
7 (C) FIRST ANNUAL COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR MEMBERS.--FOR
8 THE 12-MONTH PERIOD BEGINNING DECEMBER 1, 1996, THROUGH NOVEMBER
9 30, 1997, THE SALARY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
10 SHALL BE INCREASED BY A COST-OF-LIVING FACTOR WHICH SHALL BE
11 DETERMINED BY INCREASING THE AMOUNTS CONTAINED IN SUBSECTION (A)
12 BY THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL
13 URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U) FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY,
14 DELAWARE AND MARYLAND AREA, OFFICIALLY REPORTED BY THE UNITED
15 STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS FOR THE
16 PERIOD FROM JULY 1, 1990, THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 1996. THE
17 PERCENTAGE INCREASE AND THE NEW SALARY AMOUNTS SHALL BE
18 DETERMINED JOINTLY BY THE CHIEF CLERK OF THE SENATE AND THE
19 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND PUBLISHED BY
20 THEM IN THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN WITHIN 20 DAYS IMMEDIATELY
21 PRIOR TO THE COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE TAKING EFFECT.
22 (C.1) FIRST ANNUAL COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR OFFICERS
23 AND LEADERS.--FOR THE 12-MONTH PERIOD BEGINNING DECEMBER 1,
24 1996, THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 1997, THE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION OF
25 THE OFFICERS AND LEADERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL BE
26 INCREASED BY A COST-OF-LIVING FACTOR WHICH SHALL BE DETERMINED
27 BY INCREASING THE AMOUNTS CONTAINED IN SUBSECTION (B) BY THE
28 PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN
29 CONSUMERS (CPI-U) FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND
30 MARYLAND AREA, OFFICIALLY REPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES
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1 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS FOR THE PERIOD
2 FROM JULY 1, 1990, THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 1996. THE PERCENTAGE
3 INCREASE AND THE NEW COMPENSATION AMOUNTS SHALL BE DETERMINED
4 JOINTLY BY THE CHIEF CLERK OF THE SENATE AND THE CHIEF CLERK OF
5 THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND PUBLISHED BY THEM IN THE
6 PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 30 IMMEDIATELY PRIOR
7 TO THE COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE TAKING EFFECT.
8 (D) SUBSEQUENT ANNUAL COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR
9 MEMBERS.--FOR THE 12-MONTH PERIOD BEGINNING DECEMBER 1, 1997,
10 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 1998, AND FOR EACH LIKE 12-MONTH PERIOD
11 THEREAFTER, THE SALARY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
12 SHALL BE INCREASED BY AN ANNUAL COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT
13 CALCULATED BY APPLYING THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE CONSUMER
14 PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U) FOR THE
15 PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND MARYLAND AREA, FOR THE
16 MOST RECENT 12-MONTH PERIOD FOR WHICH FIGURES HAVE BEEN
17 OFFICIALLY REPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
18 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE
19 ADJUSTMENT IS DUE TO TAKE EFFECT, TO THE THEN CURRENT SALARY
20 AMOUNTS. THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE AND THE NEW SALARY AMOUNTS
21 SHALL BE DETERMINED JOINTLY BY THE CHIEF CLERK OF THE SENATE AND
22 THE CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRIOR TO THE
23 ANNUAL EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ADJUSTMENT AND SHALL BE PUBLISHED
24 BY THEM IN THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE DATE
25 SUCH DETERMINATION IS MADE.
26 (D.1) SUBSEQUENT ANNUAL COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR
27 OFFICERS AND LEADERS.--FOR THE 12-MONTH PERIOD BEGINNING
28 DECEMBER 1, 1997, THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 1998, AND FOR EACH LIKE
29 12-MONTH PERIOD THEREAFTER, THE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION OF THE
30 OFFICERS AND LEADERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL BE INCREASED
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1 BY AN ANNUAL COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT CALCULATED BY APPLYING
2 THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN
3 CONSUMERS (CPI-U) FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND
4 MARYLAND AREA, FOR THE MOST RECENT 12-MONTH PERIOD FOR WHICH
5 FIGURES HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY REPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES
6 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS IMMEDIATELY
7 PRIOR TO THE DATE THE ADJUSTMENT IS DUE TO TAKE EFFECT, TO THE
8 THEN CURRENT COMPENSATION. THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE AND THE NEW
9 COMPENSATION AMOUNTS SHALL BE DETERMINED JOINTLY BY THE CHIEF
10 CLERK OF THE SENATE AND THE CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF
11 REPRESENTATIVES PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
12 ADJUSTMENT AND SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN
13 WITHIN 20 DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO EACH COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE
14 TAKING EFFECT.
15 SECTION 8. REENACTMENT.
16 SECTION 7 OF THE ACT OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1983 (P.L.160, NO.39),
17 KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMPENSATION LAW, IS REENACTED TO
18 READ:
19 SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
20 (A) SECTIONS 1, 2, 3(A) AND 5 SHALL TAKE EFFECT DECEMBER 1,
21 1983; SECTION 5 SHALL EXPIRE NOVEMBER 30, 1984.
22 (B) SECTION 3(B) SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE THIRD TUESDAY OF
23 JANUARY 1985.
24 (C) SECTION 4 SHALL TAKE EFFECT DECEMBER 1, 1984.
25 (D) THE REMAINDER OF THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT DECEMBER 1,
26 1983.
27 SECTION 9. CONTINUATION.
28 THE REENACTMENT OF PROVISIONS OF THE ACT OF SEPTEMBER 30,
29 1983 (P.L.160, NO.39) KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMPENSATION
30 LAW, IN SECTIONS 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 AND 8 OF THIS ACT IS A
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1 CONTINUATION OF THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMPENSATION LAW AS OF JULY
2 6, 2005.
3 SECTION 10. COMPENSATION.
4 THE OFFICIALS REFERRED TO IN THIS ACT SHALL, ON AND AFTER THE
5 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, RECEIVE COMPENSATION AS PROVIDED
6 BY LAW AND SUCH ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW AND
7 IN EFFECT ON JULY 6, 2005.
8 SECTION 11. RETROACTIVITY.
9 SECTION 9 OF THIS ACT SHALL APPLY RETROACTIVELY TO JULY 6,
10 2005.
11 SECTION 12. EFFECTIVE DATE.
12 THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
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