PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1978 PRINTER'S NO. 2349
No. 1630 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. W. W. FOSTER, MILLER AND VALICENTI,
SEPTEMBER 27, 1977
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, NOVEMBER 22, 1977
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937
2 P.L.2897, No.1), entitled "An act establishing a system of
3 unemployment compensation to be administered by the
4 Department of Labor and Industry and its existing and newly
5 created agencies with personnel (with certain exceptions)
6 selected on a civil service basis; requiring employers to
7 keep records and make reports, and certain employers to pay
8 contributions based on payrolls to provide moneys for the
9 payment of compensation to certain unemployed persons;
10 providing procedure and administrative details for the
11 determination, payment and collection of such contributions
12 and the payment of such compensation; providing for
13 cooperation with the Federal Government and its agencies;
14 creating certain special funds in the custody of the State
15 Treasurer; and prescribing penalties," authorizing <--
16 authorities to utilize the contributions method. FURTHER <--
17 PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITIES.
18 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
19 hereby enacts as follows:
20 Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 1003, SECTION 1001, act <--
21 of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known
22 as the "Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Law," added
23 September 27, 1971 (P.L.450, No.108), is amended to read:
24 Section 1003. Contributions.--(a) In lieu of contributions <--
25 required to be paid by employers under this act, the
1 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall pay into the Unemployment
2 Compensation Fund an amount equivalent to the amount of
3 compensation paid to claimants and charged to its account in
4 accordance with the provisions of section 302 (a) of this act:
5 Provided, however, That authorities of the Commonwealth may
6 elect to utilize the contribution method set forth in Article
7 III instead of the reimbursement provisions herein provided.
8 * * *
9 SECTION 1001. STATE EMPLOYES.--NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER <--
10 PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND ALL
11 ITS DEPARTMENTS, BUREAUS, BOARDS, AGENCIES, COMMISSIONS AND
12 AUTHORITIES SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE AN EMPLOYER AND SERVICES
13 PERFORMED IN THE EMPLOY OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND ALL ITS
14 DEPARTMENTS, BUREAUS, BOARDS, AGENCIES, COMMISSIONS AND
15 AUTHORITIES SHALL BE DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE STATE EMPLOYMENT
16 SUBJECT TO THIS ACT WITH THE EXCEPTIONS HEREINAFTER SET FORTH IN
17 SECTION 1002. EXCEPT AS HEREIN PROVIDED, ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF
18 THIS ACT SHALL CONTINUE TO BE APPLICABLE IN CONNECTION HEREWITH.
19 THE TERM "AUTHORITIES" AS USED IN THIS SECTION MEANS THOSE
20 AUTHORITIES INSTITUTED AS SEPARATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AT THE
21 STATE GOVERNMENT LEVEL, THE GOVERNING BOARDS OF WHICH ARE
22 COMMONWEALTH OFFICIALS OR THEIR APPOINTEES.
23 SECTION 2. SECTION 1201 OF THE ACT IS AMENDED BY ADDING A
24 SUBSECTION TO READ:
25 SECTION 1201. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION EMPLOYES.--* * *
26 (C) AN AUTHORITY INSTITUTED BY A BOROUGH, CITY, COUNTY,
27 SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OR TOWNSHIP, OR BY TWO OR MORE OF SUCH
28 SUBDIVISIONS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, AS A SEPARATE GOVERNMENTAL
29 ENTITY AT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL SHALL BE DEEMED, FOR
30 PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, A SEPARATE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
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1 Section 2 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. JANUARY <--
2 1, 1978.
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