PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 521 PRINTER'S NO. 692
No. 483 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY PIEVSKY, ACOSTA, CARN, COHEN, DEAL, DONATUCCI, EVANS, FATTAH, HARPER, HAYDEN, HOWLETT, HUGHES, JOSEPHS, KENNEY, KOSINSKI, LINTON, MAIALE, O'BRIEN, OLIVER, PERZEL, RICHARDSON, RIEGER, ROEBUCK, J. TAYLOR, TRUMAN, WESTON, WIGGINS, WOGAN AND O'DONNELL, FEBRUARY 24, 1987
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 9, 1987
AN ACT 1 Providing an additional appropriation for senior judges in the <-- 2 courts of common pleas. 3 AMENDING TITLE 42 (JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE) OF THE <-- 4 PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR THE 5 AUGMENTATION OF THE SENIOR JUDGES COURT OF COMMON PLEAS 6 APPROPRIATION WITH EXCESS FUNDS FROM THE COURT OF COMMON 7 PLEAS APPROPRIATION. 8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 9 hereby enacts as follows: 10 Section 1. The following sums, or as much thereof as may be <-- 11 necessary, are hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the 12 hereinafter named agencies of the Commonwealth for the fiscal 13 year beginning July 1, 1986: 14 Courts of Common Pleas 15 For senior judges of the courts of 16 common pleas. Senior judges working as 17 active or senior judges a minimum of 18 75 days in the prior calendar year are
1 to receive health benefits. Senior 2 judges shall not be assigned unless 3 adequate funds are available in this 4 appropriation to provide compensation. 5 Any senior judge assigned in excess of 6 existing funding shall be compensated 7 from the appropriation for the Supreme 8 Court................................. $657,000 9 Section 2. The appropriation contained in section 1 of this 10 act shall be in addition to any funds provided for the same 11 purpose in the act of July 1, 1986 (P.L. , No.5A), known as 12 the General Appropriation Act of 1986. 13 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately. 14 SECTION 1. TITLE 42 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED <-- 15 STATUTES IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ: 16 § 3526.1. AUGMENTATION OF SENIOR JUDGE APPROPRIATION. 17 (A) GENERAL RULE.--NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 18 284 OF THE ACT OF JULY 2, 1986 (P.L. , NO.5A), KNOWN AS THE 19 GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 1986, THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR MAY 20 AUGMENT THE APPROPRIATION FOR SENIOR JUDGES OF THE COURT OF 21 COMMON PLEAS BY USING FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR THE COURT OF COMMON 22 PLEAS WHICH ARE IN EXCESS OF THE NEEDS OF THAT COURT DUE TO 23 VACANCIES OR SUSPENSIONS. 24 (B) EXPIRATION.--THIS SECTION SHALL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 1987. 25 SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. B17L84RZ/19870H0483B0692 - 2 -