THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY YOUNGBLOOD, CRUZ, CARROLL, FLECK, HUTCHINSON, McGEEHAN, SIPTROTH, VULAKOVICH AND YUDICHAK, FEBRUARY 13, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, FEBRUARY 13, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of January 10, 1968 (1967 P.L.925, No.417),

entitled "An act relating to officers and employes of the

General Assembly; fixing the number, qualifications,

compensation, mileage and duties of the officers and employes

of the Senate and of the House of Representatives; providing

for their election or appointment, term of office, or of

service, removal and manner of filling vacancies; fixing the

salary of the Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau;

providing for compilation of lists of employes," further

providing for the Bi-partisan Management Committee.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 21.2(b) of the act of January 10, 1968

(1967 P.L.925, No.417), referred to as the Legislative Officers

and Employes Law, amended July 12, 1981 (P.L.266, No.90), is

amended to read:

Section 21.2.  * * *

(b)  (1)  The committee [is authorized to] shall establish

the Office of Legislative Services of the House of

Representatives to be comprised of two units, the human

resources unit and the administrative services unit.

(2)  The human resources unit shall:

(i)  prepare and adopt rules and regulations for the

promulgation and administration of uniform personnel policies

and procedures, job classification and pay plans including

periodic increments for all House employes and officers as well

as other matters set forth in this section[. Such];

(ii)  administer all personnel requests for each member of

the House of Representatives for both Harrisburg and district

offices;

(iii)  establish and maintain an online database for the

posting of employment opportunities; and

(iv)  institute measures to ensure equality regarding

benefits and retirement packages offered to full-time employes

of the House of Representatives.

(3)  The administrative services unit shall:

(i)  provide general administrative services for the House of

Representatives, including, but not limited to, administering

and managing the House payroll system; and

(ii)  provide all administrative support for the district

offices, including, but not limited to, purchasing equipment and

furnishings, obtaining leased premises to function as district

offices, administering payments for leased premises functioning

as district offices, obtaining communications systems and

providing or arranging for technical support and related

matters.

(4)  The regulations under this section shall have the force

and effect of law in accordance with [its] their terms. Any

adopted regulation shall continue in force until such time as it

is amended, superseded or repealed by a subsequent regulation

adopted in accordance with this section.

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