PRINTER'S NO. 737

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 658 Session of 1975


        INTRODUCED BY BELLOMINI, DOMBROWSKI, HASKELL, HOPKINS AND
           VALICENTI, MARCH 4, 1975

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 5, 1975

                                     AN ACT

     1  Regulating schedules of paid firemen, fire alarm operators and
     2     drivers of counties, cities, boroughs, towns and townships.

     3     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     4  hereby enacts as follows:
     5     Section 1.  Hours and Schedules.--All counties, cities,
     6  boroughs, towns and townships having paid firemen, fire alarm
     7  operators and drivers in its employ shall regulate the hours of
     8  such employees in accordance with the work schedule as herein
     9  prescribed:
    10     (1)  The hours of day service shall be ten, beginning at 8
    11  a.m. and ending at 6 p.m. for three days in succession.
    12     (2)  The hours of night service shall be fourteen, beginning
    13  at 6 p.m. and ending at 8 a.m. for three nights in succession.
    14         When the hours of day and night service are equalized
    15  they shall not exceed an average of 42 hours per week over a 12-
    16  week period.
    17     Section 2.  All acts and parts of acts are repealed in so far
    18  as they are inconsistent herewith.

     1     Section 3.  This act shall take effect January 1, 1977.




















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