PRINTER'S NO. 2244
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1675
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY PETRI, PHILLIPS-HILL, WATSON AND WHEELAND,
JULY 21, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JULY 21, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of August 5, 1941 (P.L.752, No.286), entitled
"An act regulating and improving the civil service of certain
departments and agencies of the Commonwealth; vesting in the
State Civil Service Commission and a Personnel Director
certain powers and duties; providing for classification of
positions, adoption of compensation schedules and
certification of payrolls; imposing duties upon certain
officers and employes of the Commonwealth; authorizing
service to other State departments or agencies and political
subdivisions of the Commonwealth in matters relating to civil
service; defining certain crimes and misdemeanors; imposing
penalties; making certain appropriations, and repealing
certain acts and parts thereof," in general provisions,
further providing for definitions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3(c) of the act of August 5, 1941
(P.L.752, No.286), known as the Civil Service Act, is amended to
read:
Section 3. Definition of Terms.--In this act, unless the
context otherwise clearly requires,--
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(c) "Unclassified service" includes all positions now
existing or hereafter created in departments and agencies
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included in clause (d) of this section, which are held by:
(1) Heads of departments of the Commonwealth and the deputy
heads thereof, bureau directors and division chiefs and all
other supervisory personnel whose duties include participation
in policy decisions.
(2) Members of boards and commissions.
(3) One secretary or one confidential clerk and not more
than five (5) other personal assistants or aides to each state
appointing authority, or each member thereof, as the case may
be, except the commission and the director.
(4) Any person appointed for the duration of a special
study, project, or internship which is scheduled to be completed
after a fixed or limited period of time and which, for reasons
set forth in the minutes of the commission, should not be
performed by persons in the classified service.
(5) Such attorney as the appointing authority shall appoint.
(6) Unskilled Labor.
(7) All professional positions attached to the department
head's office which function in press and/or public relations,
legislative liaison or development of executive policy.
(8) All museum and historic site administrator positions
under the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this clause, any
State program which is required to have its positions under a
merit system because of the receipt of Federal grants-in-aid
shall not have more positions in the unclassified service than
are allowed by Federal merit system standards.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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