PRINTER'S NO. 586
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
579
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY FLYNN, HILL-EVANS, SCHLOSSBERG, McNEILL, MURT,
KULIK, KORTZ AND DELLOSO, FEBRUARY 28, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, FEBRUARY 28, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 18, 1984 (P.L.1004, No.204),
entitled "An act extending benefits to police chiefs or heads
of police departments of political subdivisions of the
Commonwealth who have been removed from bargaining units by
the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board," providing for fire
officers.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The title of the act of December 18, 1984
(P.L.1004, No.204), entitled "An act extending benefits to
police chiefs or heads of police departments of political
subdivisions of the Commonwealth who have been removed from
bargaining units by the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board," is
amended to read:
AN ACT
Extending benefits to police chiefs or heads of police
departments and fire chiefs or heads of fire departments of
political subdivisions of the Commonwealth who have been
removed from bargaining units by the Pennsylvania Labor
Relations Board.
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Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 1.1. Salary of nonunion fire officers.
Except in cities of the first and second class, fire chiefs
and heads of fire departments who have been removed from
bargaining units under the act of June 24, 1968 (P.L.237,
No.111), referred to as the Policemen and Firemen Collective
Bargaining Act, by rulings of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations
Board shall receive not less than the same dollar increase,
including fringe benefits but excluding overtime and festive
holiday pay, as received by the highest ranking fire officer
participating in the bargaining unit.
Section 3. This act shall apply retroactively to January 1,
2019.
Section 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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