PRINTER'S NO. 2923
No. 2075 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY YOUNGBLOOD, CRUZ, McGEEHAN, LEVDANSKY, CARROLL,
HORNAMAN AND KIRKLAND, DECEMBER 4, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, DECEMBER 4, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of January 10, 1968 (1967 P.L.925, No.417),
2 entitled "An act relating to officers and employes of the
3 General Assembly; fixing the number, qualifications,
4 compensation, mileage and duties of the officers and employes
5 of the Senate and of the House of Representatives; providing
6 for their election or appointment, term of office, or of
7 service, removal and manner of filling vacancies; fixing the
8 salary of the Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau;
9 providing for compilation of lists of employes," further
10 providing for the Bi-partisan Management Committee.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. Section 21.2(b) of the act of January 10, 1968
14 (1967 P.L.925, No.417), referred to as the Legislative Officers
15 and Employes Law, amended July 12, 1981 (P.L.266, No.90), is
16 amended to read:
17 Section 21.2. * * *
18 (b) (1) The committee [is authorized to] shall establish
19 the Office of Legislative Services of the House of
20 Representatives to be comprised of two units, the human
21 resources unit and the administrative services unit.
1 (2) The human resources unit shall:
2 (i) prepare and adopt rules and regulations for the
3 promulgation and administration of uniform personnel policies
4 and procedures, job classification and pay plans including
5 periodic increments for all House employes and officers as well
6 as other matters set forth in this section[. Such];
7 (ii) administer all personnel requests for each member of
8 the House of Representatives for both Harrisburg and district
9 offices;
10 (iii) establish and maintain an online database for the
11 posting of employment opportunities; and
12 (iv) institute measures to ensure equality regarding
13 benefits and retirement packages offered to full-time employes
14 of the House of Representatives.
15 (3) The administrative services unit shall:
16 (i) provide general administrative services for the House of
17 Representatives, including, but not limited to, administering
18 and managing the House payroll system; and
19 (ii) provide all administrative support for the district
20 offices, including, but not limited to, purchasing equipment and
21 furnishings, obtaining leased premises to function as district
22 offices, administering payments for leased premises functioning
23 as district offices, obtaining communications systems and
24 providing or arranging for technical support and related
25 matters.
26 (4) The regulations under this section shall have the force
27 and effect of law in accordance with [its] their terms. Any
28 adopted regulation shall continue in force until such time as it
29 is amended, superseded or repealed by a subsequent regulation
30 adopted in accordance with this section.
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1 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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