PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 4543 PRINTER'S NO. 4664
No. 2897 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, ARGALL, BEYER, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
CIVERA, CLYMER, CRAHALLA, DALEY, DALLY, DENLINGER, FLAHERTY,
GEIST, GOODMAN, HANNA, KOTIK, MARKOSEK, TIGUE, VEON, WILT,
YOUNGBLOOD, HUTCHINSON, GINGRICH, HARPER, JAMES AND HARRIS,
AUGUST 21, 2006
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 27, 2006
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for credited State
3 service.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 5302(b)(2) of Title 71 of the
7 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 5302. Credited State service.
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10 (b) Creditable leaves of absence.--
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12 (2) An active member on paid leave granted by an
13 employer for purposes of serving as an appointed or elected <--
14 full-time official or officer at his union rate of
15 compensation or as an elected full-time AN [ELECTED FULL- <--
16 TIME] APPOINTED OR ELECTED FULL-TIME OFFICIAL OR officer for
1 a Statewide employee organization which is a collective
2 bargaining representative under the act of June 24, 1968
3 (P.L.237, No.111), referred to as the Policemen and Firemen
4 Collective Bargaining Act, or the act of July 23, 1970
5 (P.L.563, No.195), known as the Public Employe Relations Act:
6 Provided, That [such leave shall not be for more than three <--
7 consecutive terms of the same office; that] the employer <--
8 shall fully compensate the member, including, but not limited
9 to, salary, wages, pension and retirement contributions and
10 benefits, other benefits and seniority, as if he were in
11 full-time active service; and that the Statewide employee
12 organization shall fully reimburse the employer for all
13 expenses and costs of such paid leave, including, but not
14 limited to, contributions and payment in accordance with
15 sections 5501, 5505.1 and 5507, if the employee organization
16 either directly pays, or reimburses the Commonwealth or other
17 employer for, contributions made in accordance with section
18 5507.
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20 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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