THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY METCALFE, BLOOM, BOYD, CREIGHTON, GROVE, F. KELLER AND SWANGER, AUGUST 22, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, AUGUST 22, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An

act relating to the public school system, including certain

provisions applicable as well to private and parochial

schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the

laws relating thereto," in preliminary provisions, providing

for limitation on increases of salaries of school employees.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known

as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a

section to read:

Section 118.  Limitation on Increases of Salaries of School

Employes.--(a)  During the course of a calendar year, any

increase in salary for a school employe shall be limited to a

percentage increase not in excess of the index.

(b)  A school employe contract or collective bargaining

agreement entered into by a school entity shall:

(1)  Limit the percentage of a salary increase from the prior

year to the current year and from one year to the next year

under the term of the contract to not more than the index or a

negotiated salary increase, whichever represents a lower

percentage increase.

(2)  State that any future salary increase is subject to the

provisions of this section.

(c)  This section shall apply to a school employe contract or

collective bargaining agreement entered into by a school entity

after the effective date of this section.

(d)  For purposes of this section:

"Index" shall have the same meaning given to it under section

302 of the act of June 27, 2006 (1st Sp. Sess., P.L.1873, No.1),

known as the Taxpayer Relief Act.

"School employe" shall include any professional employe,

substitute and temporary professional employe as defined in

section 1101 and all other persons employed by a school entity.

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