THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY PERRY, ADOLPH, ARGALL, BAKER, BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, ELLIS, EVERETT, FLECK, GABLER, GIBBONS, GOODMAN, GRELL, GROVE, HARHART, HESS, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, MARSICO, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, MUSTIO, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PYLE, RAPP, REED, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROCK, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, STERN, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WATSON, HORNAMAN, PICKETT, PEIFER, CLYMER AND MURT, JANUARY 26, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 26, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled

"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the

executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the

Executive Department thereof and the administrative

departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,

including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or

Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or

authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative

departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and

duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative

officers, and of the several administrative departments,

boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the

Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive

and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of

certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and

other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,

and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the

number and compensation of the deputies and all other

assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and

commissions shall be determined," prohibiting the furlough of

Commonwealth employees.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 223 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177,

No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by

adding a subsection to read:

Section 223.  Payday.--* * *

(e)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a general

appropriation act for a fiscal year is not enacted before the

beginning of that fiscal year, all employes of the Commonwealth

shall be considered to be critical and essential employes and

may not be furloughed because of the failure to enact a general

appropriation act for a fiscal year. No employes of the

Commonwealth shall be furloughed based on any categorization or

distinction not expressly provided for in law.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.