PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 974, 1304 PRINTER'S NO. 1357
No. 856 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. FINEMAN, IRVIS, COLE, WARGO, McCALL,
SCHWEDER, COWELL, WANSACZ, McLANE, RAPPAPORT, PRENDERGAST,
LaMARCA, DOYLE, STAPLETON, GILLESPIE, BERSON, O'DONNELL,
GARZIA, WOJDAK, SHANE, ZEARFOSS, D. S. HAYES, HOPKINS,
M. E. MILLER JR., KNEPPER, M. E. MILLER, DeMEDIO, MEBUS,
MENHORN, PRATT, MRS. TOLL AND MR. REED, MARCH 19, 1975
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
APRIL 30, 1975
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 1, 1956 (P.L.1959, No.657), entitled,
2 as amended, "An act fixing the salaries and compensation of
3 the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme Court, the
4 President Judge and judges of the Superior Court, the judges
5 of the courts of common pleas, the judges of the orphans'
6 courts, the judges of the County Court of Philadelphia and
7 the judges of the County Court and Juvenile Court of
8 Allegheny County, certain associate judges not learned in the
9 law, certain state officers, and the salary and expenses of
10 the members of the General Assembly, and repealing certain
11 inconsistent acts," making a change relating to time of
12 payment, PROVIDING A PROCEDURE FOR CHANGING MILEAGE and <--
13 conforming language to the reports of the Commonwealth
14 Compensation Commission.
15 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
16 hereby enacts as follows:
17 Section 1. Section 14, act of June 1, 1956 (P.L.1959,
18 No.657), entitled, as amended, "An act fixing the salaries and
19 compensation of the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme
20 Court, the President Judge and judges of the Superior Court, the
21 judges of the courts of common pleas, the judges of the orphans'
1 courts, the judges of the County Court of Philadelphia and the
2 judges of the County Court and Juvenile Court of Allegheny
3 County, certain associate judges not learned in the law, certain
4 state officers, and the salary and expenses of the members of
5 the General Assembly, and repealing certain inconsistent acts,"
6 amended June 16, 1971 (P.L.157, No.8), is amended to read:
7 Section 14. The salary of the members of the General
8 Assembly shall be [seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200)]
9 fifteen thousand six hundred dollars ($15,600) per annum and
10 mileage to and from their homes at the rate of [ten cents (10¢)]
11 twelve cents (12¢) per mile circular, for each week a member was
12 in actual attendance at the session, between their homes and the
13 State capitol, and no other compensation shall be allowed
14 whatsoever, except each member of the General Assembly shall
15 receive an allowance for clerical assistance and other expenses
16 incurred during his term in connection with the duties of his
17 office, in the sum of [eight thousand four hundred dollars
18 ($8,400),] five thousand dollars ($5,000), annually; the salary
19 and expenses to be payable in equal monthly installments on the
20 first of the month [with the exception that the installment due
21 December first of each even year shall be added to and payable
22 with the installment due January first of the following year].
23 THE RULES COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE <--
24 SENATE SHALL STUDY THE MILEAGE PAYMENTS TO BE MADE TO MEMBERS OF
25 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THE COMMITTEES SHALL MAKE A JOINT REPORT
26 TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ESTABLISHING THE RATE OF MILEAGE. THE
27 REPORT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE DATE SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL
28 ASSEMBLY, UNLESS WITHIN SIXTY CALENDAR DAYS EXCLUDING AN
29 ADJOURNMENT OR RECESS OF TEN DAYS OR MORE FOLLOWING THE DATE OF
30 SUBMISSION, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL, BY CONCURRENT
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1 RESOLUTION, REJECT THE REPORT, IN WHOLE OR PART. THE CHANGE IN
2 MILEAGE ESTABLISHED IN THE REPORT AND NOT REJECTED BY THE
3 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL APPLY TO MEMBERS ASSUMING OFFICE OR WHOSE
4 TERM BEGINS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE REPORT.
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