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        PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 169, 2017, 2530          PRINTER'S NO. 2589

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

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,
           MARSHALL AND BELFANTI, JANUARY 31, 2007

        AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
           OCTOBER 3, 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 SUPPLEMENTAL benefits equivalent   <--
    21     to the benefits received by other full-time departmental
    22     employees, and beginning July 1, 2008, membership in the
    23     State Employees' Retirement System, which shall be provided
    24     through 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     (f)  Veterans' preference.--In the hiring of crewleaders,
    29  preference shall be given to honorably discharged veterans of
    30  the armed forces of the United States.
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     1     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008, or
     2  immediately, whichever is later.



















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