THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY MURPHY, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, D. COSTA, DeWEESE, FLECK, GIBBONS, HALUSKA, HANNA, HUTCHINSON, JOSEPHS, MASSER, METZGAR, M. O'BRIEN, REICHLEY, SAINATO, K. SMITH, STABACK AND VULAKOVICH, FEBRUARY 10, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, providing for salary of corrections

managers.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 102 of Title 61 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition to read:

§ 102.  Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this title shall

have the meanings given to them in this section unless the

context clearly indicates otherwise:

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"Corrections manager."  A corrections superintendent 1, 2 and

3, deputy superintendent 1, 2 and 3, corrections officer 3, 4

and 5, unit manager, facility maintenance manager 1, 2 and 3,

food service manager 1 and 2, school principal, health care

administrator, licensed psychologist manager, licensed

psychologist director, inmate personal services manager,

classification and treatment manager, classification program

manager, correctional industries manager 1 and 2, utilities

supervisor, motor freight coordinator and other classifications

that may be added to the corrections manager's pay scale and who

supervise or administer security and custodial activities at the

institutional or agency level.

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Section 2.  Title 61 is amended by adding a section to read:

§ 1101.1.  Salary of corrections managers.

Corrections managers shall receive not less than the same

annual percentage salary and fringe benefit increase as received

by the highest ranking corrections officer participating in

collective bargaining.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2011, or

immediately, whichever is later.