THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY SANTARSIERO, SIPTROTH, O'NEILL, GALLOWAY, FREEMAN, GRUCELA, QUINN, BARRAR, BOYLE, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, DALEY, FARRY, FRANKEL, GOODMAN, HORNAMAN, HOUGHTON, JOSEPHS, KORTZ, KULA, MAHONEY, MANDERINO, MANN, MARKOSEK, McGEEHAN, MILLARD, MILLER, MIRABITO, MUNDY, MURT, REICHLEY, ROEBUCK, SABATINA, SEIP, WANSACZ AND WATSON, MAY 3, 2010

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 3, 2010  

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Urging the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly to exempt

current employees from proposed legislation requiring New

Jersey State employees to reside in New Jersey.

WHEREAS, New Jersey Assemblyman Paul D. Moriarty,

Assemblywoman Celeste M. Riley and Assemblyman John J.

Burzichelli have introduced legislation in the New Jersey

General Assembly to require all employees of the executive,

legislative and judicial branches of government in the State of

New Jersey to have their principal residences in the State of

New Jersey; and

WHEREAS, The New Jersey Assembly legislation, A 2478, was

introduced on March 8, 2010, and was referred to the Assembly

State Government Committee; and

WHEREAS, New Jersey Senator Donald Norcross and Senator Kevin

J. O'Toole have introduced legislation in the New Jersey Senate

to require all employees of the executive, legislative and

judicial branches of government in the State of New Jersey to

have their principal residences in the State of New Jersey; and

WHEREAS, The New Jersey Senate legislation, S 1730, was

introduced on March 11, 2010, and was referred to the Senate

State Government Committee; and

WHEREAS, Many residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

would be adversely affected if either legislative proposal were

enacted; and

WHEREAS, Pennsylvania residents hold positions such as state,

county and local government employees as well as teachers,

firefighters and police officers in the State of New Jersey; and

WHEREAS, Pennsylvania residents would be required to reside

in New Jersey within four months of employment for new hires and

for two and one-half years for existing employees; and

WHEREAS, No grandfather clause is present in either proposed

bill to exempt current employees; and

WHEREAS, Pennsylvania residents would be forced into

unplanned, negative economic situations if the New Jersey

legislation were enacted; therefore be it

RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly

of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the State of New Jersey

to exempt current employees from the residency requirement

proposed by the New Jersey legislature in S 1730 and A 2478; and

be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to

the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly.