PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 169 PRINTER'S NO. 2017
No. 143 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, McCALL, CAUSER, CLYMER, BEYER, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, DENLINGER, FABRIZIO, FREEMAN, GEIST, GERGELY, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HERSHEY, HESS, JAMES, M. KELLER, LEVDANSKY, MANN, McILHATTAN, MELIO, PHILLIPS, RAPP, READSHAW, RUBLEY, SIPTROTH, STERN, WALKO, YOUNGBLOOD, PETRARCA, PEIFER AND MARSHALL, JANUARY 31, 2007
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 20, 2007
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of July 2, 1984 (P.L.561, No.112), entitled "An 2 act establishing the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps; and 3 making an appropriation," further providing for supervisors. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Section 8 of the act of July 2, 1984 (P.L.561, 7 No.112), known as the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps Act, 8 amended June 25, 1997 (P.L.339, No.38), is amended to read: 9 Section 8. Supervisors. 10 (a) Funding.--Funds available for this program may be 11 expended to pay the wages of crewleaders who shall supervise 12 corpsmembers as prescribed by the department. 13 (b) Crewleader criteria.--Persons eligible to be hired as 14 crewleaders by the department shall be men and women who are: 15 (1) Domiciled in the Commonwealth for at least six 16 months prior to employment in the programs.
1 (2) Registered with the local Job Center for employment. 2 (3) Physically and mentally capable of performing labor 3 intensive work and supervisory duties. 4 (4) Not attending a postsecondary institution full time 5 and who provide assurance that they did not leave school for 6 the purpose of employment as a supervisor in the program. 7 (c) Term of employment.--A crewleader shall be employed by 8 the department for a period of one year. At the option of the 9 department, a crewleader who has successfully completed a one- 10 year term of service may be extended for subsequent one-year 11 terms. 12 (d) Hourly wage.--Crewleaders shall receive an hourly wage 13 that exceeds the hourly wage of corpsmembers by a minimum of 14 $5.00. 15 (e) Benefits.-- 16 (1) Crewleaders shall not be entitled to any employee 17 benefits provided to existing employees of the department or 18 of other State agencies [or local agencies] except for paid 19 Commonwealth holidays [and workmen's], workers' compensation 20 coverage, health and dental benefits equivalent to the 21 benefits received by other full-time departmental employees, 22 and beginning January 1, 2008, membership in the State 23 Employees' Retirement System, which shall be provided through 24 the funds appropriated to carry out this act. 25 (2) A crewleader who has served for one year shall be 26 entitled to five paid vacation days and five days of paid 27 sick leave during each subsequent year of service. 28 (3) Service as a crewleader, before January 1, 2008, <-- 29 shall be considered nonschool service under 24 Pa.C.S. § 8304 30 (relating to creditable nonschool service) and nonstate 20070H0143B2017 - 2 -
1 service under 71 Pa.C.S. § 5304 (relating to creditable 2 nonstate service). 3 (f) Veterans' preference.--In the hiring of crewleaders, 4 preference shall be given to honorably discharged veterans of 5 the armed forces of the United States. 6 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. L4L27DMS/20070H0143B2017 - 3 -