12-month period beginning December 1, 1997, through November 30,
1998, and for each like 12-month period thereafter, the salary
of the members of the General Assembly shall be increased by an
annual cost-of-living adjustment calculated by applying the
percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U) for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland area, for the most recent 12-month period for which
figures have been officially reported by the United States
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics immediately
prior to the date the adjustment is due to take effect, to the
then current salary amounts. The percentage increase and the new
salary amounts shall be determined jointly by the Chief Clerk of
the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives
prior to the annual effective date of the adjustment and shall
be published by them in the Pennsylvania Bulletin within ten
days of the date such determination is made.
(d.1) Subsequent annual cost-of-living adjustment for
officers and leaders.--[For] Except as provided under subsection
(e), for the 12-month period beginning December 1, 1997, through
November 30, 1998, and for each like 12-month period thereafter,
the additional compensation of the officers and leaders of the
General Assembly shall be increased by an annual cost-of-living
adjustment calculated by applying the percentage change in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area, for the
most recent 12-month period for which figures have been
officially reported by the United States Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics immediately prior to the date the
adjustment is due to take effect, to the then current
compensation. The percentage increase and the new compensation
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