PRINTER'S NO. 4329
No. 2825 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY DeWEESE, ARMSTRONG, CREIGHTON, LESCOVITZ, BEBKO-
JONES, BELFANTI, CALTAGIRONE, CRAHALLA, DENLINGER, FABRIZIO,
FLAHERTY, KOTIK, LEACH, MANN, PISTELLA, SATHER, SIPTROTH,
SOLOBAY, STABACK, THOMAS, WANSACZ, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD,
JUNE 21, 2006
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 21, 2006
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled, as
2 reenacted and amended, "An act concerning townships of the
3 second class; and amending, revising, consolidating and
4 changing the law relating thereto," further providing for
5 organization meeting and appointment of secretary and
6 treasurer, for county associations and for State Association
7 of Township Supervisors authorized.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 602 of the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103,
11 No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, is amended by
12 adding a subsection to read:
13 Section 602. Organization Meeting; Appointment of Secretary
14 and Treasurer.--* * *
15 (d) The board of supervisors may authorize a supervisor who
16 is employed by the township to be compensated at the
17 supervisor's regular employe rate and a supervisor who is not
18 employed by the township to receive total or partial
19 reimbursement for lost wages or salary if the supervisor's
1 presence is required in a court of law concerning a township-
2 related matter or the supervisor's attendance is required at any
3 meeting of a board, council of government, commission, authority
4 or county government-sponsored committee to which the supervisor
5 has been appointed by the board of supervisors, board of county
6 commissioners or county council of the county in which the
7 supervisor resides. The compensation may be granted at the
8 discretion of the board of supervisors and any rate may be
9 granted to the supervisor up to the supervisor's normal pay rate
10 or lost wages or salary. This subsection shall be subject to the
11 following conditions:
12 (1) The court must be in session or other meeting must occur
13 during the supervisor's normal working hours.
14 (2) The supervisor must not receive any compensation from
15 the other board, council of government, commission, authority or
16 county government committees for the particular meeting the
17 supervisor attends.
18 (3) No supervisor may be compensated for attending more than
19 120 hours of court sessions, other board, council of government,
20 commission, authority or county government committee meetings
21 within a calendar year. The secretary or manager of the township
22 shall keep an accurate and timely accounting of the number of
23 hours that a supervisor has accrued.
24 Section 2. Sections 1401(c)(2) and 1402(g)(2) of the act,
25 amended February 21, 2002 (P.L.100, No.9), are amended and the
26 sections are amended by adding subsections to read:
27 Section 1401. County Associations.--* * *
28 (c) * * *
29 (2) If the meeting is held during township employes' normal
30 work schedule, the board of supervisors may authorize township
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1 employes, including supervisors employed by the township, to be
2 compensated at their regular employe rate during their
3 attendance at the meeting, in which case the employe is not
4 entitled to the thirty-five dollars ($35) mentioned in this
5 section.
6 * * *
7 (d.1) If a meeting of the officers and members of the
8 executive board of the county association is held during the
9 township employes' normal work schedule, the board of
10 supervisors may authorize a supervisor who is employed by the
11 township to be compensated at the supervisor's regular employe
12 rate and a supervisor who is not employed by the township to
13 receive total or partial reimbursement for lost wages or salary
14 during the supervisor's attendance at the meeting, for up to six
15 days total in a year. A supervisor may not be compensated by the
16 township under this subsection if the supervisor receives any
17 other compensation from the county association for attending the
18 meeting.
19 Section 1402. State Association of Township Supervisors
20 Authorized.--* * *
21 (g) * * *
22 (2) The board of supervisors may authorize township
23 employes, including supervisors employed by the township, to be
24 compensated at their regular employe rate during their
25 attendance at the annual meeting.
26 * * *
27 (j) The board of supervisors may authorize a supervisor who
28 is employed by the township to be compensated at the
29 supervisor's regular employe rate and a supervisor who is not
30 employed by the township to receive total or partial
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1 reimbursement for lost wages or salary if the supervisor attends
2 a meeting for which the supervisor is a member of the executive
3 committee, a standing committee or a trustee of the State
4 Association of Township Supervisors subject to the following
5 limitations:
6 (1) A supervisor on a standing committee of the State
7 Association of Township Supervisors shall be limited to two days
8 per year of regular employe rate compensation or lost wages or
9 salary, as applicable.
10 (2) A supervisor on the Board of Trustees Insurance Fund of
11 the State Association of Township Supervisors shall be limited
12 to four days per year of regular employe rate compensation or
13 lost wages or salary, as applicable.
14 (3) Any supervisor on the executive board or committee of
15 the State Association of Township Supervisors shall be limited
16 to fifteen days per year of regular employe rate compensation or
17 lost wages or salary, as applicable.
18 (4) A supervisor on any of the committees, funds or boards
19 identified under paragraph (1), (2) or (3) may not be
20 compensated by the township under this section if the supervisor
21 receives any compensation from the committee, fund or board for
22 attending that meeting.
23 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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