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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY McCALL, MARCH 3, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 3, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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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. |
17 | (2) Registered with the local Job Center for employment. |
18 | (3) Physically and mentally capable of performing labor |
19 | intensive work and supervisory duties. |
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1 | (4) Not attending a postsecondary institution full time |
2 | and who provide assurance that they did not leave school for |
3 | the purpose of employment as a supervisor in the program. |
4 | (c) Term of employment.--A crewleader shall be employed by |
5 | the department for a period of one year. At the option of the |
6 | department, a crewleader who has successfully completed a one- |
7 | year term of service may be extended for subsequent one-year |
8 | terms. |
9 | (d) Hourly wage.--Crewleaders shall receive an hourly wage |
10 | that exceeds the hourly wage of corpsmembers by a minimum of |
11 | $5.00. |
12 | (e) Benefits.-- |
13 | (1) Crewleaders shall not be entitled to any employee |
14 | benefits provided to existing employees of the department or |
15 | of other State agencies [or local agencies] except for paid |
16 | Commonwealth holidays [and workmen's], workers' compensation |
17 | coverage, health and supplemental benefits equivalent to the |
18 | benefits received by other full-time departmental employees, |
19 | and beginning July 1, 2008, membership in the State |
20 | Employees' Retirement System, which shall be provided through |
21 | the funds appropriated to carry out this act. |
22 | (2) A crewleader who has served for one year shall be |
23 | entitled to five paid vacation days and five days of paid |
24 | sick leave during each subsequent year of service. |
25 | (f) Veterans' preference.--In the hiring of crewleaders, |
26 | preference shall be given to honorably discharged veterans of |
27 | the armed forces of the United States. |
28 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009, or |
29 | immediately, whichever is later. |
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