PRINTER'S NO. 238
No. 104 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY FLICK, CAPPELLI, HARRIS, HICKERNELL, BAKER,
BALDWIN, BENNINGHOFF, CALTAGIRONE, COSTA, CREIGHTON, DALEY,
FICHTER, GEIST, GINGRICH, GRELL, HARHAI, HERMAN, HERSHEY,
KILLION, KOTIK, LEACH, LEDERER, LEH, McILHATTAN, MICOZZIE,
R. MILLER, O'NEILL, PHILLIPS, PRESTON, REICHLEY, RUBLEY,
SAINATO, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SHANER, SOLOBAY, STERN,
E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, WALKO AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 8, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, FEBRUARY 8, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 18, 1984 (P.L.1004, No.204),
2 entitled "An act extending benefits to police chiefs or heads
3 of police departments of political subdivisions of the
4 Commonwealth who have been removed from bargaining units by
5 the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board," further providing
6 for the salary of nonunion police officers.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 1 of the act of December 18, 1984
10 (P.L.1004, No.204), entitled "An act extending benefits to
11 police chiefs or heads of police departments of political
12 subdivisions of the Commonwealth who have been removed from
13 bargaining units by the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board," is
14 amended to read:
15 Section 1. Salary of nonunion police officers.
16 Except in cities of the first and second class, the chief,
17 superintendent or commissioner of police [and other ranking
1 officers in a political subdivision of the Commonwealth who have
2 been removed from bargaining units] who is not a member of a
3 bargaining unit under the act of June 24, 1968 (P.L.237,
4 No.111), referred to as the Policemen and Firemen Collective
5 Bargaining Act, [by rulings of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations
6 Board] and any other ranking officers in a political subdivision
7 of the Commonwealth who have been removed from, or otherwise
8 recognized as not being included in, bargaining units under that
9 act shall receive not less than the same dollar increase
10 including fringe benefits excluding overtime and festive holiday
11 pay as received by the highest ranking police officer
12 participating in the bargaining unit[.] unless the governing
13 body of the political subdivision, by majority vote of the
14 members elected to the governing body, provides for a lesser
15 annual increase or for no annual increase.
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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