PRINTER'S NO. 1348
No. 993 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY KUKOVICH, EARLL, FUMO, D. WHITE, LAVALLE, COSTA,
TOMLINSON, C. WILLIAMS, FERLO, KITCHEN, BOSCOLA AND STACK,
DECEMBER 24, 2003
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, DECEMBER 24, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of September 30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39),
2 entitled "An act establishing salaries and compensation of
3 certain public officials including justices and judges of
4 Statewide courts, judges of courts of common pleas, judges of
5 the Philadelphia Municipal Court, judges of the Philadelphia
6 Traffic Court, district justices and the Governor, the
7 Lieutenant Governor, the State Treasurer, the Auditor
8 General, the Attorney General and certain other State
9 officers and the salary and certain expenses of the members
10 of the General Assembly; and repealing certain inconsistent
11 acts," further providing for compensation payable to members
12 of General Assembly.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Section 4 of the act of September 30, 1983
16 (P.L.160, No.39), known as the Public Official Compensation Law,
17 is amended by adding a subsection to read:
18 Section 4. Members of the General Assembly.
19 * * *
20 (e) Escrow of salary.--
21 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act or
22 other law to the contrary, the State Treasurer shall hold in
1 escrow the salary to members of the General Assembly under
2 this act during any pay period beginning after July 1, in
3 which:
4 (i) The General Appropriations Act has not been
5 enacted for that fiscal year.
6 (ii) The General Appropriations Act has been enacted
7 for that fiscal year, but more than 15% of the moneys
8 appropriated from the General Fund in that act have been
9 vetoed by the Governor and such veto has not been
10 overridden by the General Assembly.
11 (2) The State Treasurer may release the moneys held in
12 escrow under paragraph (1) at such time as:
13 (i) When the escrow occurs as a result of the
14 condition set forth in paragraph (1)(i), a General
15 Appropriations Act has been enacted for that fiscal year
16 and paragraph (1)(ii), does not apply.
17 (ii) When the escrow occurs as a result of the
18 condition set forth in paragraph (1)(ii), a further
19 appropriations act for the General Fund for that same
20 fiscal year is enacted after the effective date of the
21 General Appropriations Act which reduces the percentage
22 set forth in paragraph (1).
23 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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