PRINTER'S NO. 886
No. 733 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY GORDNER, TARTAGLIONE, LEMMOND, MUSTO, WONDERLING, LAVALLE, PIPPY, COSTA, TOMLINSON, RAFFERTY, LOGAN, BOSCOLA AND RHOADES, JUNE 9, 2005
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JUNE 9, 2005
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of June 21, 1939 (P.L.566, No.284), entitled 2 "An act defining the liability of an employer to pay damages 3 for occupational disease contracted by an employe arising out 4 of and in the course of employment; establishing an elective 5 schedule of compensation; providing procedure for the 6 determination of liability and compensation thereunder; 7 imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry, the 8 Workmen's Compensation Board, Workmen's Compensation 9 Referees, and deans of medical schools; creating a medical 10 board to determine controverted medical issues; establishing 11 an Occupational Disease Fund in custody of the State 12 Workmen's Insurance Board; imposing upon the Commonwealth a 13 part of the compensation payable for certain occupational 14 diseases; making an appropriation; and prescribing 15 penalties," providing further benefits; and making an 16 appropriation. 17 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 18 hereby enacts as follows: 19 Section 1. Section 301 of the act of June 21, 1939 (P.L.566, 20 No.284), known as The Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act, is 21 amended by adding a subsection to read: 22 Section 301. * * * 23 (m) Every person heretofore or hereafter qualified for 24 additional compensation under the provisions of clause (2) of
1 subsection (a) or subsection (i) shall, beginning with the month 2 following the effective date of this subsection, or the month of 3 qualification, whichever occurs later, be paid further 4 compensation of twenty-five dollars ($25) per month during the 5 period of disability. Such further compensation paid to a person 6 heretofore or hereafter qualified shall be paid by the 7 Commonwealth. 8 Section 2. The sum of $250,000 is appropriated to the 9 Department of Labor and Industry for fiscal year 2005-2006 to 10 carry out the provisions of this act. This appropriation is in 11 addition to any other appropriation authorized to the Department 12 of Labor and Industry for the fiscal period July 1, 2005, to 13 June 30, 2006. 14 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. D22L77JLW/20050S0733B0886 - 2 -