PRINTER'S NO. 986
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
138
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY VULAKOVICH, ALLOWAY, BARTOLOTTA, MENSCH, PILEGGI,
RAFFERTY, SMUCKER, STEFANO, TEPLITZ, VOGEL AND WARD,
JUNE 1, 2015
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 1, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study
Commonwealth expenditures for salaries and other compensation
and benefits of members of State boards and commissions.
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth has enacted a multiplicity of
statutes that establish a wide variety of independent,
departmental and advisory boards and commissions; and
WHEREAS, These boards and commissions play a significant role
in the administration of State programs and services in the
areas of transportation, public health, public assistance,
education, natural resources, labor, law enforcement,
agriculture, commerce and revenue; and
WHEREAS, Responsible government requires an examination of
such boards and commissions to determine if board and commission
members' salaries and other compensation and benefits are unduly
costly or provide minimal value in relation to cost for the
taxpayers of this Commonwealth, particularly in light of current
economic conditions and budgetary constraints; and
WHEREAS, A calculation of the costs borne by the Commonwealth
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