PRINTER'S NO. 1967
No. 1604 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY REED, MYERS, PRATT, SCHWEDER, MILLIRON AND GREEN,
JULY 9, 1975
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, JULY 14, 1975
AN ACT
1 Authorizing administrative assistants for members of the House
2 of Representatives, for the payment of their salaries, and
3 making an appropriation.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Each member of the House of Representatives shall
7 be entitled to the services of an administrative assistant who
8 shall be a person chosen by him.
9 Section 2. The administrative assistant shall engage only in
10 activities related to official legislative and governmental
11 business and shall not be used in any activity connected with a
12 political campaign of the Representative or any other person
13 seeking an elective public office.
14 Section 3. The Representative shall, in his sole discretion,
15 assign the administrative assistant to duties solely within the
16 legislative district or to his office in the Capitol, or both.
17 Section 4. The starting salary of an administrative
18 assistant shall be $8,000 per year. It shall increase 5% per
1 year for each year of service.
2 Section 5. Each administrative assistant shall be governed
3 by the conditions and stipulations of the member for whom he is
4 working insofar as they are not inconsistent with the provisions
5 of any law or rule of the House of Representatives.
6 Section 6. The sum of $1,624,000, or as much thereof as may
7 be necessary, is hereby specifically appropriated to the Chief
8 Clerk of the House of Representatives to pay the salary of an
9 administrative assistant for each member of the House of
10 Representatives.
11 Section 7. This act shall take effect immediately.
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