PRINTER'S NO. 824

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 747 Session of 1991


        INTRODUCED BY BELFANTI, HANNA, STABACK, KOSINSKI, PESCI,
           LAUGHLIN, COLAIZZO, DALEY, SALOOM, LESCOVITZ, PHILLIPS,
           DeLUCA, HERSHEY, CAPPABIANCA, TRELLO, HESS, NOYE, JAMES,
           ITKIN, JOHNSON, BUNT, HALUSKA, CORRIGAN, OLASZ, BOYES, VROON,
           PISTELLA, E. Z. TAYLOR, MIHALICH, FAJT, BISHOP AND BROWN,
           MARCH 13, 1991

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 13, 1991

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of November 1, 1971 (P.L.495, No.113),
     2     entitled, as amended, "An act providing for the compensation
     3     of county officers in counties of the second through eighth
     4     classes, for compensation of district attorneys in cities and
     5     counties of the first class, for the disposition of fees, for
     6     filing of bonds in certain cases and for duties of certain
     7     officers," further providing for the salary of the coroner.

     8     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     9  hereby enacts as follows:
    10     Section 1.  Section 10.1(e) of the act of November 1, 1971
    11  (P.L.495, No.113), entitled, as amended, "An act providing for
    12  the compensation of county officers in counties of the second
    13  through eighth classes, for compensation of district attorneys
    14  in cities and counties of the first class, for the disposition
    15  of fees, for filing of bonds in certain cases and for duties of
    16  certain officers," reenacted and amended October 7, 1976
    17  (P.L.1101, No.223) and amended December 18, 1984 (P.L.1067,
    18  No.212), is amended to read:


     1     Section 10.1.  * * *
     2     (e)  Any salary increase shall be on a percentage basis and
     3  applied equally to all county officials except that the county
     4  commissioners [may] shall, when salaries are next increased,
     5  provide a greater percentage salary increase to the [lowest paid
     6  county official, other than the jury commissioners or county
     7  auditor, until] coroner, so that his salary is equal to the
     8  other county officials except the jury commissioners, county
     9  auditors, district attorneys and county commissioners.
    10     Section 2.  This act shall be applicable to each coroner when
    11  permitted by the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
    12     Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.












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