THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY COSTA, FONTANA, STOUT AND LOGAN, FEBRUARY 19, 2009

REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723, No.230), entitled,

as amended, "An act relating to counties of the second class

and second class A; amending, revising, consolidating and

changing the laws relating thereto," further providing for

certain disabled employees of jail and workhouses and

salaries and expenses to be paid.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 1531 of the act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.

723, No.230), known as the Second Class County Code, is amended

to read:

Section 1531.  Employes of Jails and Workhouses Disabled by

Violence, Injuries, Illness or Disease Suffered in the

Performance of Duty; Salaries and Expenses to be Paid.--Every

guard, matron, nurse or other employe who comes in contact with

inmates of any jail or workhouse, who is incapacitated as a

result of violence by an inmate, injuries, illnesses or disease

suffered while in the performance of his duties, shall be paid

by the county by which they are employed their full rate of

salary as fixed by the salary board until the disability arising

therefrom has ceased. [, but the period of such salary payments

by the county shall not exceed the period during which such

employe is entitled to compensation for the injury, received

under the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Act.] All

medical and hospital bills incurred in connection with any such

injuries, illnesses or disease shall be paid by such county. All

benefits under the Workmen's Compensation Law which shall be

received or collected by any such employe during the period he

has received salary for temporary disability shall be paid over

to the county and into the treasury thereof. If any such payment

or payments shall not be so made by such employe, the amount so

directed to be paid the county shall be deducted from any salary

which shall then or thereafter become due and owing to such

employe.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.