PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 1785
No. 1486 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY BELARDI, DeWEESE, GEORGE, SOLOBAY, CURRY, HALUSKA,
COY, BELFANTI, WALKO, PESCI, TIGUE, MYERS, GIGLIOTTI,
YOUNGBLOOD, TANGRETTI, CASORIO, M. COHEN, LEVDANSKY, ROEBUCK,
WOJNAROSKI, CAPPABIANCA, SHANER, BEBKO-JONES, PIPPY,
HENNESSEY, PETRARCA, TRAVAGLIO, HORSEY, ROBERTS, READSHAW,
SAINATO, CALTAGIRONE, ORIE, LAUGHLIN, CLYMER, DERMODY, MANN,
WILLIAMS, STEELMAN, CAWLEY, MUNDY, KIRKLAND, SURRA, BATTISTO,
PETRONE, GRUCELA, SANTONI, THOMAS, E. Z. TAYLOR, HESS,
KENNEY, SCRIMENTI, HASAY, MELIO, McCALL, FREEMAN, PLATTS,
HERMAN, ROONEY, RUFFING, DALEY, L. I. COHEN, LUCYK, HARHAI,
RAMOS, FRANKEL, SEYFERT, TRELLO AND LEDERER, MAY 11, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 11, 1999
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, authorizing the General Assembly to increase
3 certain retirement benefits or pensions.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby resolves as follows:
6 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
7 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
8 That section 26 of Article III be amended to read:
9 § 26. Extra compensation prohibited; claims against the
10 Commonwealth; retirement benefits or pensions.
11 No bill shall be passed giving any extra compensation to any
12 public officer, servant, employee, agent or contractor, after
13 services shall have been rendered or contract made, nor
1 providing for the payment of any claim against the Commonwealth
2 without previous authority of law: Provided, however, That
3 nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to prohibit the
4 General Assembly from authorizing the increase of retirement
5 [allowances] benefits or pensions payable to members or to
6 beneficiaries who are spouses of members of a retirement or
7 pension system now in effect or hereafter legally constituted by
8 the Commonwealth, its political subdivisions, agencies or
9 instrumentalities, after the termination of the services of
10 [said] the member, provided the increases are certified to be
11 actuarially sound.
12 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
13 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
14 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
15 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
16 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
17 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
18 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
19 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
20 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
21 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
22 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
23 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
24 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
25 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
26 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
27 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
28 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
29 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
30 primary, general or municipal election occurring at least three
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1 months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by
2 the General Assembly which meets the requirements of and is in
3 conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of
4 Pennsylvania.
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