PRINTER'S NO. 3608
No. 2732 Session of 1994
INTRODUCED BY ITKIN, MERRY, PISTELLA, DeWEESE, COY, VEON, TULLI,
RICHARDSON, STABACK, TIGUE, TRELLO, LAUB, PRESTON, COLAFELLA,
ROONEY, MELIO, KENNEY, JOSEPHS, VAN HORNE, CORRIGAN, OLASZ,
ROEBUCK, D. R. WRIGHT, DALEY AND PETRARCA, APRIL 19, 1994
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 19, 1994
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222),
2 entitled, as amended, "An act prohibiting certain practices
3 of discrimination because of race, color, religious creed,
4 ancestry, age or national origin by employers, employment
5 agencies, labor organizations and others as herein defined;
6 creating the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission in the
7 Governor's Office; defining its functions, powers and duties;
8 providing for procedure and enforcement; providing for
9 formulation of an educational program to prevent prejudice;
10 providing for judicial review and enforcement and imposing
11 penalties," further providing for the qualifications for
12 membership of local human relations commissions.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Section 12.1(a) of the act of October 27, 1955
16 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations
17 Act, amended March 5, 1970 (P.L.133, No.52), is amended to read:
18 Section 12.1. Local Human Relations Commissions.--(a) The
19 legislative body of a political subdivision may, by ordinance or
20 resolution, authorize the establishment or membership in and
21 support of a Local Human Relations Commission. The number and
22 qualifications of the members of any local commission and their
1 terms and method of appointment or removal shall be such as may
2 be determined and agreed upon by the legislative body[, except
3 that no such member shall hold office in any political party].
4 Members of a local commission shall serve without salary but may
5 be paid expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
6 * * *
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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