PRINTER'S NO. 3607
No. 2443 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY PERRY, ARGALL, BAKER, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, BRENNAN, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CLYMER, CUTLER, EVERETT, FLECK, GABIG, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRELL, HARHART, HERSHEY, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, MACKERETH, MAJOR, MARSHALL, MARSICO, McILHATTAN, MILLARD, R. MILLER, MUSTIO, NAILOR, O'NEILL, PEIFER, PYLE, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY, ROAE, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, STERN, TRUE, J. WHITE AND YOUNGBLOOD, APRIL 15, 2008
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 15, 2008
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled 2 "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the 3 executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the 4 Executive Department thereof and the administrative 5 departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof, 6 including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or 7 Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or 8 authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative 9 departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and 10 duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative 11 officers, and of the several administrative departments, 12 boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the 13 Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive 14 and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of 15 certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and 16 other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards, 17 and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the 18 number and compensation of the deputies and all other 19 assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and 20 commissions shall be determined," prohibiting the furlough of 21 Commonwealth employees. 22 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 23 hereby enacts as follows: 24 Section 1. Section 223 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177,
1 No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by 2 adding a subsection to read: 3 Section 223. Payday.--* * * 4 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a general 5 appropriation act for a fiscal year is not enacted before the 6 beginning of that fiscal year, all employes of the Commonwealth 7 shall be considered to be critical and essential employes and 8 may not be furloughed because of the failure to enact a general 9 appropriation act for a fiscal year. No employes of the 10 Commonwealth shall be furloughed based on any categorization or 11 distinction not expressly provided for in law. 12 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. B20L71SFL/20080H2443B3607 - 2 -