PRINTER'S NO. 228
No. 212 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY ALDEN, BELARDI AND SERAFINI, FEBRUARY 6, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 7, 1979
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 1, 1956 (1955 P.L.1959, No.657),
2 entitled, as amended, "An act fixing the salaries and
3 compensation of the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme
4 Court, the President Judge and judges of the Superior Court,
5 the judges of the courts of common pleas, the judges of the
6 orphans' courts, the judges of the County Court of
7 Philadelphia and the judges of the County Court and Juvenile
8 Court of Allegheny County, certain associate judges not
9 learned in the law, certain state officers and the salary and
10 expenses of the members of the General Assembly, and
11 repealing certain inconsistent acts," further providing for
12 reports of the Commonwealth Compensation Commission.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 14.2, act of June 1,
16 1956 (1955 P.L.1959, No.657), referred to as the Public Official
17 Compensation Law, amended June 29, 1976 (P.L.452, No.111), is
18 amended to read:
19 Section 14.2. * * *
20 (b) The commission shall make an exhaustive study of the
21 salaries, emoluments, mileage, per diem, travel and other
22 expense allowances and reimbursements of the Governor, the
23 Lieutenant Governor, the cabinet officers, the Auditor General
1 and the State Treasurer, the justices and judges of the Supreme
2 Court, the Superior Court, the Commonwealth Court, the courts of
3 common pleas, the Municipal Court of Philadelphia and the
4 Traffic Court of Philadelphia, and the officers and members of
5 the General Assembly. As soon as is practicable after the
6 effective date of this act for the initial report, and
7 thereafter for subsequent reports no later than 31 days before
8 the commencement of each term of the members of the General
9 Assembly, the commission shall submit to the Governor, the Chief
10 Justice, the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker
11 of the House of Representatives its report establishing such
12 salaries, emoluments, mileage, per diem, travel and other
13 expense allowances.
14 The initial report shall take effect immediately, unless,
15 within 30 days following the date of submission thereof the
16 General Assembly shall, by concurrent resolution reject the
17 report, in whole or part, or enacts legislation as hereinafter
18 provided in this section. Reports submitted subsequent [to the
19 initial report shall take effect and have the force and effect
20 of law at the beginning of the first pay period of the
21 subsequent term of the General Assembly or the date of
22 assumption of office of persons affected thereby after such
23 date, unless within 30 days following the date of submission
24 thereof, the General Assembly shall, by concurrent resolution,
25 reject the said report, in whole or in part, or unless within
26 said period the General Assembly shall enact legislation which
27 establishes a rate of pay or allowance differing from that
28 recommended by said report in whole or in part. That portion of
29 the report which is not inconsistent with the resolution or
30 legislation so adopted shall have the force and effect of law as
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1 herein provided.] to the effective date of this amendatory act
2 shall be advisory only and shall not have any legal effect.
3 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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