PRINTER'S NO. 3481
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2830
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY SOLOMON, GUENST, CEPHAS, HENNESSEY, SANCHEZ,
MILLARD, N. NELSON, CIRESI, NEILSON, TOPPER, DALEY AND
GILLEN, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
AN ACT
Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in employees, providing for temporary
police assistance in cities.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 21 of Title 53 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subchapter to read:
SUBCHAPTER F
TEMPORARY POLICE ASSISTANCE IN CITIES
Sec.
2191. Definitions.
2192. Retired police officer program.
§ 2191. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"City." A city of the first class.
"Police department." A public agency of a city having
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general police powers and charged with making arrests in
connection with the enforcement of the criminal or traffic laws.
"Police officer." A full-time or part-time employee assigned
to criminal or traffic law enforcement duties of a police
department of a city.
"Program." A retired police officer program established by a
police department of a city under section 2192(a) (relating to
retired police officer program).
§ 2192. Retired police officer program.
(a) Establishment.--A police department may establish a
program for retired police officers to return to work for the
police department for a period of not more than one year.
(b) Standards.--For a retired police officer to return to
work for a police department under a program, the retired police
officer :
(1) May not have any record of unacceptable behavior or
disciplinary action as an active police officer.
(2) Shall complete the training established under
subsection (c).
(c) Training.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission
shall establish an eight-week training program for retired
police officers returning to work for a police department under
a program.
(d) Benefit implications.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a retired police officer's participation in a
program shall not affect any benefits received from a municipal
retirement system.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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