PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 78
No. 68 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY ZUG, PETTIT, BOYES, KREBS, CARONE, SCHULER,
PLATTS, MASLAND, O'DONNELL, STEIL, HECKLER, SCHEETZ,
CAPPABIANCA, HANNA, HUTCHINSON, NAILOR, SAYLOR AND ARMSTRONG,
JANUARY 27, 1993
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JANUARY 27, 1993
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, further providing for pension or retirement
3 systems.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby resolves as follows:
6 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
7 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
8 That section 26 of Article III be amended to read:
9 § 26. Extra compensation prohibited; claims against the
10 Commonwealth; pensions.
11 (a) No bill shall be passed giving any extra compensation to
12 any public officer, servant, employee, agent or contractor,
13 after services shall have been rendered or contract made, nor
14 providing for the payment of any claim against the Commonwealth
15 without previous authority of law: Provided, however, That
16 nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to prohibit the
17 General Assembly from authorizing the increase of retirement
1 allowances or pensions of members of a retirement or pension
2 system now in effect or hereafter legally constituted by the
3 Commonwealth, its political subdivisions, agencies or
4 instrumentalities, after the termination of the services of said
5 member.
6 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 8 of Article
7 II and section 16 of Article V, nothing in this Constitution
8 shall be construed to prohibit the General Assembly from by law
9 creating classes of membership for a retirement or pension
10 system now in effect or hereafter constituted by the
11 Commonwealth for officers and employees of the Legislative
12 Department, Executive Department or Judicial Department and
13 political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities or, from
14 time to time, specifying appropriate contribution rates,
15 retirement allowances or pension benefits applicable to each
16 class so created; nor is the General Assembly prohibited from
17 prospectively altering or qualifying contribution rates or other
18 factors, retirement allowances or pension benefits for existing
19 officers or employees prior to the termination of service of
20 such officers or employees, or from altering or qualifying
21 contribution rates or other factors, retirement allowances or
22 pension benefits for officers or employees who become eligible
23 for membership in the retirement or pension system following the
24 effective date of such alteration or qualification.
25 Section 2. This proposed amendment shall be submitted by the
26 Secretary of the Commonwealth to the qualified electors of this
27 Commonwealth at the primary, general or municipal election next
28 held after the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
29 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania have been satisfied.
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