PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2505                      PRINTER'S NO. 3435

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2046 Session of 1981


        INTRODUCED BY MOWERY, KENNEDY, CESSAR, DOMBROWSKI, DeMEDIO AND
           TRELLO, OCTOBER 28, 1981

        AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
           JUNE 8, 1982

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of July 9, 1981 (P.L.208, No.66), entitled "An
     2     act creating the Public Employee Retirement Study Commission
     3     to make a continuing study of all public employee retirement
     4     and pension systems; and making an appropriation," adding to
     5     the membership of the Municipal Pension Advisory Committee;    <--
     6     CREATING A MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE PENSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND
     7     EXTENDING THE APPROPRIATION.

     8     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     9  hereby enacts as follows:
    10     Section 1.  Section 8 SECTIONS 8 AND 10, act of July 9, 1981   <--
    11  (P.L.208, No.66), known as the "Public Employee Retirement Study
    12  Commission Act," is ARE amended to read:                          <--
    13  Section 8.  Municipal Pension Advisory [Committee] COMMITTEES.    <--
    14     (A)  MUNICIPAL PENSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.--The commission     <--
    15  shall appoint a Municipal Pension Advisory Committee composed of
    16  one municipal official or employee nominated by each of the
    17  following municipal associations: the Pennsylvania League of
    18  Cities; the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs; the
    19  Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors; the


     1  Pennsylvania State Association of Township Commissioners; the
     2  Pennsylvania State Association of County Commissioners; [and]     <--
     3  the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association. the           <--
     4     (B)  MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE PENSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.--THE       <--
     5  COMMISSION SHALL APPOINT AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPRESENTING
     6  MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES NOMINATED BY EACH OF THE FOLLOWING
     7  ASSOCIATIONS: THE Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association; the
     8  Pennsylvania State Firefighters Association; THE PENNSYLVANIA     <--
     9  STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION; THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE,
    10  COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES and the Pennsylvania Fraternal
    11  Order of Police.
    12     (C)  ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEES.--Members of the advisory      <--
    13  [committee] COMMITTEES may not be members of the commission. The  <--
    14  [committee] COMMITTEES shall organize by electing [its] THEIR     <--
    15  own officers and by establishing rules of procedure. The
    16  advisory [committee] COMMITTEES shall meet with the commission    <--
    17  at stated times fixed by the commission, but not less than once
    18  a year, at which time the activities of the commission will be
    19  discussed and the [committee] COMMITTEES may present information  <--
    20  and make recommendations. The advisory [committee] COMMITTEES     <--
    21  may meet at such other times as [it] THEY may determine and may   <--
    22  forward information and recommendations to the commission.
    23  Committee members shall be reimbursed only for actual expenses
    24  incurred in connection with their official duties.
    25  SECTION 10.  APPROPRIATION.                                       <--
    26     THE SUM OF $200,000 IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR THE FISCAL
    27  YEAR 1981-1982 TO THE COMMISSION FOR THE PAYMENT OF ITS
    28  EXPENSES. THIS APPROPRIATION SHALL BE A CONTINUING APPROPRIATION
    29  AND SHALL LAPSE ON JUNE 30, 1983.
    30     Section 2.  This EXCEPT FOR THE PROVISION OF SECTION 1 WHICH   <--
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     1  RELATE TO THE APPROPRIATION WHICH SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY,
     2  THE REMAINDER OF THIS act shall take effect in 60 days.



















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