1Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled 
2"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the 
3executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the 
4Executive Department thereof and the administrative 
5departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof, 
6including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or 
7Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or 
8authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative 
9departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and 
10duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative 
11officers, and of the several administrative departments, 
12boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the 
13Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive 
14and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of 
15certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and 
16other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards, 
17and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the 
18number and compensation of the deputies and all other 
19assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and 
20commissions shall be determined," further providing for the 
21Pennsylvania State Police; and repealing an act relating to 
22limitation on complement of the Pennsylvania State Police.

23The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
24hereby enacts as follows:

25Section 1. Section 205(a), (b), (c) and (g) of the act of 
26April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative 
27Code of 1929, amended or added July 25, 1963 (P.L.278, No.148) 
28and July 11, 1991 (P.L.73, No.12), are amended to read:

1Section 205. Pennsylvania State Police.--(a) The
2Pennsylvania State Police shall consist of a Commissioner, [a
3Deputy Commissioner, the State police force, and the State
4Highway Patrol] Deputy Commissioners and enlisted members, as
5now authorized by law, which are hereby consolidated into one
6force, to be known as the [State Police Force] Pennsylvania 
7State Police, and such chiefs, statisticians, clerks, experts
8and other assistants, as the commissioner, with the approval of
9the Governor, shall deem necessary for the work of the force.

10(b) The [State Police Force] Pennsylvania State Police shall
11consist of such number of officers and [men] enlisted members,
12and shall be organized in such manner, as the Commissioner of
13Pennsylvania State Police, with the approval of the Governor,
14shall from time to time determine: Provided, however, That the
15number of officers and [men] enlisted members shall not exceed
16in the aggregate at any time [three thousand nine hundred and
17forty] four thousand three hundred ten persons. State policemen,
18both officers and [men] enlisted members, assigned to duty with
19the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission [or assigned to duty as
20resident State troopers], Delaware River <-Joint Toll Bridge 
21Commission, Gaming Enforcement and Liquor Control Enforcement
22shall not be counted in determining the total number of officers
23and [men] enlisted members in the [State Police Force]
24Pennsylvania State Police.

25(c) The members of the [State Police Force] Pennsylvania 
26State Police and the chiefs, statisticians, clerks, experts, and
27other assistants, engaged in the work of the Pennsylvania State
28Police shall be appointed by the commissioner, and shall receive
29such compensation as shall be fixed by the commissioner, with
30the approval of the Governor, which compensation shall, however,

1conform to the standards established by the Executive Board.

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3[(g) The Pennsylvania State Police force shall include, but
4not be limited to, two underwater search teams, one of which
5shall be in eastern Pennsylvania and one of which shall be in
6western Pennsylvania.]

7Section 2. Repeals are as follows:

8(1) The General Assembly declares that the repeal under
9paragraph (2) is necessary to effectuate the amendment of
10section 205 of the act.

11(2) The act of December 13, 2001 (P.L.903, No.100), 
12entitled "An act repealing in part a limitation on the 
13complement of the Pennsylvania State Police," is repealed.

14Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.