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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 398 Session of 1981


        INTRODUCED BY GEKAS, O'CONNELL, SNYDER, MANBECK AND PRICE,
           FEBRUARY 24, 1981

        AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, JANUARY 20, 1982

                                     AN ACT

     1  Relating to the resignation and reappointment of public
     2     officers.

     3     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     4  hereby enacts as follows:
     5     Section 1.  Any public officer within the meaning of such
     6  term as used in Article III, section 27, of the Constitution  of
     7  the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who resigns from office shall
     8  be ineligible for reappointment to that office during the
     9  remainder of the term for which he was appointed OR FOR A PERIOD  <--
    10  OF ONE YEAR, WHICHEVER IS LESS, if such reappointment would
    11  increase his salary or emoluments. However, nothing contained in
    12  this act shall prevent such an officer from being reappointed to
    13  the same office from which he resigned if such reappointment
    14  does not result in a higher salary obtaining than such person
    15  received at the date of his resignation.
    16     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.

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