PRINTER'S NO. 2222
No. 1736 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY DeWEESE AND CLARK, NOVEMBER 30, 1983
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, NOVEMBER 30, 1983
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
2 "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
3 executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
4 Executive Department thereof and the administrative
5 departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
6 including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
7 Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
8 authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
9 departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10 duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11 officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12 boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13 Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14 and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15 certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16 other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17 and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the
18 number and compensation of the deputies and all other
19 assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and
20 commissions shall be determined," prohibiting the assignment
21 of female employees in penal institutions to work in cell
22 blocks which have male offenders therein.
23 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
24 hereby enacts as follows:
25 Section 1. Section 914 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177,
26 No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, added July
27 29, 1953 (P.L.1428, No.408), is amended to read:
1 Section 914. Personnel.--(a) The Commissioner of Correction
2 shall appoint such other deputies, wardens, superintendents,
3 experts, professional, technical and skilled personnel as may be
4 required for the proper administration of the penal and
5 correctional institutions within the jurisdiction of the
6 [Department of Justice] Office of General Counsel.
7 (b) The officers in charge of State penal and correctional
8 institutions, with the approval of the Commissioner of
9 Correction, shall appoint, assign and dismiss the personnel of
10 such institutions.
11 (c) No female employes shall be assigned to work in cell
12 blocks which have male offenders therein.
13 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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