PRINTER'S NO. 2075
No. 1622 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, BELFANTI, BLACKWELL, BRENNAN, KORTZ, KULA, MARSHALL, McCALL, MUNDY, PETRARCA, RUBLEY, McILVAINE SMITH, SOLOBAY, VULAKOVICH AND YOUNGBLOOD, JUNE 25, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, JUNE 25, 2007
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of December 18, 1984 (P.L.1004, No.204), 2 entitled "An act extending benefits to police chiefs or heads 3 of police departments of political subdivisions of the 4 Commonwealth who have been removed from bargaining units by 5 the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board," further providing 6 for definitions and for salary of supervisory personnel. 7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 8 hereby enacts as follows: 9 Section 1. Section 1 of the act of December 18, 1984 10 (P.L.1004, No.204), entitled "An act extending benefits to 11 police chiefs or heads of police departments of political 12 subdivisions of the Commonwealth who have been removed from 13 bargaining units by the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board," is 14 repealed: 15 [Section 1. Salary of nonunion police officers. 16 Except in cities of the first and second class, the chief, 17 superintendent or commissioner of police and other ranking 18 officers in a political subdivision of the Commonwealth who have 19 been removed from bargaining units under the act of June 24,
1 1968 (P.L.237, No.111), referred to as the Policemen and Firemen 2 Collective Bargaining Act, by rulings of the Pennsylvania Labor 3 Relations Board shall receive not less than the same dollar 4 increase including fringe benefits excluding overtime and 5 festive holiday pay as received by the highest ranking police 6 officer participating in the bargaining unit.] 7 Section 2. The act is amended by adding sections to read: 8 Section 1.1. Definitions. 9 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall 10 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the 11 context clearly indicates otherwise: 12 "Bargaining unit." A collective bargaining unit as provided 13 under the act of June 24, 1968 (P.L.237, No.111), referred to as 14 the Policemen and Firemen Collective Bargaining Act. 15 "Supervisory personnel." The chief, superintendent or 16 commissioner of police and other ranking police officers in a 17 political subdivision of the Commonwealth, except that this term 18 does not apply to those individuals employed by cities of the 19 first and second class. 20 Section 1.2. Salary of supervisory personnel. 21 (a) Pay and benefits.--Supervisory personnel who are not 22 members of bargaining units shall receive not less than the same 23 dollar increase including fringe benefits excluding overtime and 24 festive holiday pay as received by the highest ranking police 25 officer participating in the bargaining unit. 26 (b) Additional persons.--Supervisory personnel who have been 27 removed from bargaining units by rulings of the Pennsylvania 28 Labor Relations Board shall be subject to the provisions of 29 subsection (a). 30 (c) Future personnel.--Supervisory personnel who are not 20070H1622B2075 - 2 -
1 members of bargaining units and who have not been removed from 2 bargaining units by rulings of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations 3 Board shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (a), 4 unless the governing body of the political subdivision, by 5 majority vote of the members elected to the governing body, 6 provides for a lesser annual increase or for no annual increase. 7 Section 3. (a) Section 1.2(a) of the act shall apply to 8 supervisory personnel who are appointed to their positions prior 9 to the effective date of this section. 10 (b) Sections 1.2(b) and (c) of the act shall apply to 11 supervisory personnel who are appointed to their positions on or 12 after the effective date of this section. 13 Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days. E10L43JLW/20070H1622B2075 - 3 -