PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1865, 2561 PRINTER'S NO. 2570
No. 1521 Session of 2005
Report of the Committee of Conference
To the Members of the House of Representatives and Senate:
We, the undersigned, Committee of Conference on the part of
the House of Representatives and Senate for the purpose of
considering House Bill No. 1521, entitled:
"An act relating to compensation for executive branch
officials,"
respectfully submit the following bill as our report:
SAMUEL H. SMITH
DAVID G. ARGALL
MICHAEL R. VEON
(Committee on the part of the House of Representatives.)
ROBERT C. JUBELIRER
DAVID J. BRIGHTBILL
ROBERT J. MELLOW
(Committee on the part of the Senate.)
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AN ACT
1 Amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), 46
2 (Legislature) and 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania
3 Consolidated Statutes, providing for compensation; and making
4 an inconsistent repeal.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read:
9 CHAPTER 18
10 COMPENSATION
11 Sec.
12 1801. Definitions.
13 1802. Supreme Court.
14 1803. Superior Court.
15 1804. Commonwealth Court.
16 1805. Courts of common pleas.
17 1806. Philadelphia Municipal Court.
18 1807. Philadelphia Traffic Court.
19 1808. Magisterial district judges.
20 1809. Senior judges.
21 1809.1. District attorneys.
22 1810. Cost of living.
23 § 1801. Definitions.
24 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
25 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
26 context clearly indicates otherwise:
27 "Base salary." The salary for the designated Federal
28 official as of January 1, 2005.
29 § 1802. Supreme Court.
30 (a) Justices.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), a
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1 justice of the Supreme Court shall receive as an annual salary
2 the base salary of a circuit judge of the United States Court of
3 Appeals plus all adjustments under section 1810 (relating to
4 cost of living).
5 (b) Chief Justice.--In addition to the salary under
6 subsection (a), the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall
7 receive $5,000.
8 § 1803. Superior Court.
9 (a) Judges.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), a judge
10 of the Superior Court shall receive as an annual salary the base
11 salary of a judge of the United States District Court plus all
12 adjustments under section 1810 (relating to cost of living).
13 (b) President judge.--In addition to the salary under
14 subsection (a), the President Judge of the Superior Court shall
15 receive $5,000.
16 § 1804. Commonwealth Court.
17 (a) Judges.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), a judge
18 of the Commonwealth Court shall receive as an annual salary the
19 base salary of a judge of the United States District Court plus
20 all adjustments under section 1810 (relating to cost of living).
21 (b) President Judge.--In addition to the salary under
22 subsection (a), the President Judge of the Commonwealth Court
23 shall receive $5,000.
24 § 1805. Courts of common pleas.
25 (a) Judges.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), a judge
26 of a court of common pleas shall receive as an annual salary the
27 base salary of a United States magistrate judge plus all
28 adjustments under section 1810 (relating to cost of living).
29 (b) President judges.--In addition to the salary under
30 subsection (a), the president judge of a court of common pleas
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1 shall receive additional compensation in accordance with the
2 following schedule:
3 (1) Allegheny County, $2,500.
4 (2) Philadelphia County, $3,000.
5 (3) Judicial districts having six or more judges,
6 $1,300.
7 (4) Judicial districts having one to five judges, $650.
8 (5) Administrative judges of the divisions of the Court
9 of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County with divisions of six
10 or more judges, $1,300.
11 (6) Administrative judges of the divisions of the Court
12 of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County with divisions of five
13 or fewer judges, $650.
14 (7) Administrative judges of the divisions of the Court
15 of Common Pleas of Allegheny County with divisions of six or
16 more judges, $1,300.
17 (8) Administrative judges of the divisions of the Court
18 of Common Pleas of Allegheny County with divisions of five or
19 fewer judges, $650.
20 § 1806. Philadelphia Municipal Court.
21 (a) Judges.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), a judge
22 of the Philadelphia Municipal Court shall receive as an annual
23 salary the base salary of a United States magistrate judge minus
24 $3,450 plus all adjustments under section 1810 (relating to cost
25 of living).
26 (b) President judge.--In addition to the salary under
27 subsection (a), the President Judge of the Philadelphia
28 Municipal Court shall receive $2,250.
29 § 1807. Philadelphia Traffic Court.
30 (a) Judges.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), a judge
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1 of the Philadelphia Traffic Court shall receive an annual salary
2 equal to 50% of the annual salary determined under section
3 1805(a) (relating to courts of common pleas) plus $3,800.
4 (b) President judge.--In addition to the salary under
5 subsection (a), the President Judge of the Philadelphia Traffic
6 Court shall receive $650.
7 § 1808. Magisterial district judges.
8 A magisterial district judge shall receive an annual salary
9 equal to 50% of the annual salary determined under section
10 1805(a) (relating to courts of common pleas).
11 § 1809. Senior judges.
12 (a) Amount.--The compensation payable to a senior judge of a
13 court of common pleas, a senior Commonwealth Court judge, a
14 senior Superior Court judge and a senior Supreme Court justice,
15 assigned pursuant to section 4121 (relating to assignment of
16 judges) and a senior Philadelphia Municipal Court judge assigned
17 pursuant to section 4124 (relating to assignment of senior
18 Philadelphia Municipal Court judges) shall be $456 per day plus
19 all adjustments under section 1810(a)(1)(ii) (relating to cost
20 of living). In any calendar year the amount of compensation
21 which a senior judge shall be permitted to earn as a senior
22 judge shall not, when added to retirement income paid by the
23 Commonwealth, for the senior judge, exceed the annual salary
24 payable by the Commonwealth to a judge then in regular active
25 service on the court from which the senior judge retired.
26 (b) Limitation.--In any calendar year, the amount of
27 compensation which a senior judge assigned to serve on a court
28 referred to in section 1806 (relating to Philadelphia Municipal
29 Court), 1807 (relating to Philadelphia Traffic Court) or 1808
30 (relating to magisterial district judges) shall be permitted to
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1 earn as a senior judge shall not, when added to retirement
2 income paid by the Commonwealth to that senior judge, exceed the
3 compensation payable by the Commonwealth to a judge then in
4 regular active service on the court from which that senior judge
5 retired.
6 (c) Volunteer service.--A senior judge who so elects may
7 serve without being paid all or any portion of the compensation
8 provided by this section.
9 § 1809.1. District attorneys.
10 Notwithstanding section 1401(g) of the act of August 9, 1955
11 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, the salary of a
12 district attorney and a part-time district attorney shall be
13 determined as follows:
14 (1) The salary of a full-time district attorney shall be
15 95% of the salary of a judge of the court of common pleas
16 under section 1805(a) (relating to court of common pleas).
17 (2) The salary of a part-time district attorney shall be
18 determined as follows:
19 (i) Counties of the third or fourth class shall be
20 60% of the salary under paragraph (1).
21 (ii) Counties of the fifth or sixth class shall be
22 50% of the salary under paragraph (1).
23 (iii) Counties of the seventh or eighth class shall
24 be 40% of the salary under paragraph (1).
25 § 1810. Cost of living.
26 (a) Increase.--Beginning January 1, 2007, and each January 1
27 thereafter, the current annual salaries under this chapter shall
28 be increased as follows:
29 (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), by the greater
30 of:
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1 (i) the percentage increase in the salary of the
2 applicable designated Federal official during the
3 immediately preceding period from December 1 through
4 November 30; or
5 (ii) the percentage increase in the Consumer Price
6 Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the
7 Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area for
8 the most recent 12-month period for which figures have
9 been officially reported by the United States Department
10 of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
11 (2) If the salary of the applicable designated Federal
12 official has been increased in the previous 12-month period,
13 after not having been increased in one or more previous
14 consecutive 12-month periods, the current annual salaries
15 under this chapter shall be increased by the greater of:
16 (i) the percentage change in the Consumer Price
17 Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the
18 Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area for
19 the most recent 12-month period for which figures have
20 been officially reported by the United States Department
21 of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; or
22 (ii) the excess of the percentage of the increase in
23 the salary of the applicable designated Federal official
24 over the cumulative percentage increase of the change in
25 the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
26 for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland
27 area for the same period of time between the most current
28 increase in the salary of the applicable designated
29 Federal official and the immediate prior increase.
30 (b) Administration.--The annual salaries as adjusted under
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1 subsection (a) shall be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin
2 by the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania by January 1, 2007,
3 and by each January 1 thereafter.
4 Section 2. Title 46 is amended by adding a part to read:
5 PART II
6 MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
7 Chapter
8 11. Compensation
9 13. Officers and Leaders
10 CHAPTER 11
11 COMPENSATION
12 Sec.
13 1101. Definitions.
14 1102. Members of the General Assembly.
15 1103. Legislative officers and leaders.
16 1104. Cost of living.
17 1105. Payment of salaries.
18 1106. Mileage and expenses.
19 1107. Additional expenses.
20 § 1101. Definitions.
21 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
22 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
23 context clearly indicates otherwise:
24 "Base salary." The salary for the designated Federal
25 official as of January 1, 2005.
26 § 1102. Members of the General Assembly.
27 (a) Senate.--Except as set forth in section 1103(a)
28 (relating to legislative officers and leaders), a member of the
29 Senate shall receive an annual salary equal to 50% of the base
30 salary of a member of the United States House of Representatives
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1 plus all adjustments under section 1104 (relating to cost of
2 living).
3 (b) House of Representatives.--Except as set forth in
4 section 1103(b), a member of the House of Representatives shall
5 receive an annual salary equal to 50% of the base salary of a
6 member of the United States House of Representatives plus all
7 adjustments under section 1104.
8 § 1103. Legislative officers and leaders.
9 (a) Senate.--Annual salaries for legislative officers and
10 leaders of the Senate are as follows:
11 (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (5)(i), a committee
12 chairman shall receive 55% of the base salary of a member of
13 the United States House of Representatives plus all
14 adjustments under section 1104 (relating to cost of living).
15 (2) A committee vice chairman shall receive 52.5% of the
16 base salary of a member of the United States House of
17 Representatives plus all adjustments under section 1104.
18 (3) The following shall receive the salary determined
19 under paragraph (1) plus 20% of that salary:
20 (i) Caucus Administrator.
21 (ii) Caucus Secretary.
22 (iii) Caucus Policy Chairman.
23 (iv) Deputy Whip.
24 (4) The Caucus Chairman shall receive the salary
25 determined under paragraph (3) plus 8% of that salary.
26 (5) The following shall receive the salary determined
27 under paragraph (4) plus 8% of that salary:
28 (i) Appropriations Chairman.
29 (ii) Whip.
30 (6) A Floor Leader shall receive the salary determined
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1 under paragraph (5) plus 8% of that salary.
2 (7) The President pro tempore of the Senate shall
3 receive the salary determined under paragraph (6) plus 8% of
4 that salary.
5 (b) House of Representatives.--Annual salaries for
6 legislative officers and leaders of the House of Representatives
7 are as follows:
8 (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (5)(i), a committee
9 chairman shall receive 55% of the base salary of a member of
10 the United States House of Representatives plus all
11 adjustments under section 1104.
12 (2) A committee vice chairman and a subcommittee
13 chairman shall receive 52.5% of the base salary of a member
14 of the United States House of Representatives plus all
15 adjustments under section 1104.
16 (3) The following shall receive the salary determined
17 under paragraph (1) plus 20% of that salary:
18 (i) Caucus Administrator.
19 (ii) Caucus Secretary.
20 (iii) Caucus Policy Chairman.
21 (4) The Caucus Chairman shall receive the salary
22 determined under paragraph (3) plus 8% of that salary.
23 (5) The following shall receive the salary determined
24 under paragraph (4) plus 8% of that salary:
25 (i) Appropriations Chairman.
26 (ii) Whip.
27 (6) A Floor Leader shall receive the salary determined
28 under paragraph (5) plus 8% of that salary.
29 (7) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
30 receive the salary determined under paragraph (6) plus 8% of
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1 that salary.
2 (c) Limitations.--
3 (1) An individual entitled to receive an annual salary
4 under this section shall be ineligible to concurrently
5 receive an annual salary under section 1102 (relating to
6 members of the General Assembly).
7 (2) An individual shall be ineligible to concurrently
8 receive more than one annual salary under this section.
9 (3) An individual entitled to receive an annual salary
10 under subsection (a)(3), (4), (5), (6) or (7) shall be
11 ineligible to concurrently receive an annual salary under
12 subsection (a)(1) or (2).
13 (4) An individual entitled to receive an annual salary
14 under subsection (b)(3), (4), (5), (6) or (7) shall be
15 ineligible to concurrently receive an annual salary under
16 subsection (b)(1) or (2).
17 (d) Officers and chairmen.--
18 (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), if an
19 individual receives an annual salary increase under this
20 section, the salary increase shall take effect as of the date
21 the individual is selected or elected.
22 (2) For an individual who is selected or elected in the
23 first two months of an odd-numbered year, if the individual
24 receives an annual salary increase under this section, the
25 salary increase shall be retroactive to December 1 of the
26 preceding even-numbered year.
27 § 1104. Cost of living.
28 (a) Formula.--On December 1, 2006, and each December 1
29 thereafter, the current annual salaries under sections 1102
30 (relating to members of the General Assembly) and 1103(a)(1) and
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1 (2) and (b)(1) and (2) (relating to legislative officers and
2 leaders) shall be increased as follows:
3 (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), by the greater
4 of:
5 (i) the percentage increase in the salary of the
6 applicable designated Federal official during the
7 immediately preceding period from December 1 through
8 November 30; or
9 (ii) the percentage change in the Consumer Price
10 Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the
11 Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area, for
12 the most recent 12-month period for which figures have
13 been officially reported by the United States Department
14 of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
15 (2) If the salary of the applicable designated Federal
16 official has been increased in the previous 12-month period,
17 after not having been increased in one or more previous
18 consecutive 12-month periods, the current annual salaries
19 under sections 1102 and 1103(a)(1) and (2) and (b)(1) and (2)
20 shall be increased by the greater of:
21 (i) the percentage change in the Consumer Price
22 Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the
23 Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area for
24 the most recent 12-month period for which figures have
25 been officially reported by the United States Department
26 of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; or
27 (ii) the excess of the percentage of the increase in
28 the salary of the applicable designated Federal official
29 over the cumulative percentage increase of the change in
30 the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
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1 for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland
2 area for the same period of time between the most current
3 increase in the salary of the applicable designated
4 Federal official and the immediate prior increase.
5 (b) Administration.--The annual salaries determined jointly
6 by the Chief Clerk of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the
7 House of Representatives under subsection (a) shall be published
8 in the Pennsylvania Bulletin by December 1, 2006, and by each
9 December 1 thereafter.
10 § 1105. Payment of salaries.
11 The annual salary of a member of the General Assembly shall
12 be payable in equal monthly installments the first day of the
13 month, including the installment due December 1 of each even-
14 numbered year.
15 § 1106. Mileage and expenses.
16 (a) Mileage.--A member of the General Assembly shall be
17 reimbursed for mileage, circular, between the member's home and
18 the State Capitol for each week the member was in actual
19 attendance in session. The rate of reimbursement shall be set by
20 the Committee on Management Operations for members of the Senate
21 and by the Bipartisan Management Committee for members of the
22 House of Representatives. The rate shall not exceed the Standard
23 Business Mileage Rate set by the Internal Revenue Service.
24 (b) Expenses.--Each member of the General Assembly shall
25 receive an allocation for clerical assistance and other actual
26 expenses incurred during the member's term in connection with
27 the duties of the member's office in the sum of $7,500 annually.
28 § 1107. Additional expenses.
29 (a) Senate.--
30 (1) Beginning on the effective date of this subsection,
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1 and ending November 30, 2008, a member of the Senate shall
2 receive monthly, in addition to any allocation for clerical
3 assistance and other actual expenses, an unvouchered expense
4 allocation in the amount of 1/12 of the difference between:
5 (i) the amount specified for a member in:
6 (A) section 1102(a) (relating to members of the
7 General Assembly) plus section 1104 (relating to cost
8 of living) as appropriate; or
9 (B) section 1103(a) (relating to legislative
10 officers and leaders) plus section 1104 as
11 appropriate; and
12 (ii) the amount calculated for that member as of the
13 effective date of this subparagraph pursuant to the act
14 of September 30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39), known as the
15 Public Official Compensation Law.
16 (2) This subsection shall expire November 30, 2008.
17 (b) House of Representatives.--
18 (1) Beginning on the effective date of this subsection,
19 a member of the House of Representatives may receive each
20 month, in addition to any allocation for clerical assistance
21 and other actual expenses, an unvouchered expense allocation
22 in the amount of 1/12 of the difference between:
23 (i) the amount specified for a member in:
24 (A) section 1102(b); or
25 (B) section 1103(b) as appropriate; and
26 (ii) the amount calculated for that member as of the
27 effective date of this subparagraph pursuant to the
28 Public Official Compensation Law.
29 (2) The Rules Committee of the House of Representatives
30 shall determine the procedure by which a member of the House
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1 of Representatives may receive an allocation under this
2 subsection.
3 (3) This subsection shall expire November 30, 2006.
4 CHAPTER 13
5 OFFICERS AND LEADERS
6 Sec.
7 1301. Senate.
8 1302. House of Representatives.
9 § 1301. Senate.
10 (a) Election.--
11 (1) The President pro tempore of the Senate shall be
12 elected by the members of the Senate.
13 (2) The following officers of the Senate shall be
14 elected by the appropriate caucus:
15 (i) Majority Leader.
16 (ii) Minority Leader.
17 (iii) Majority Whip.
18 (iv) Minority Whip.
19 (v) Majority Caucus Chairman.
20 (vi) Minority Caucus Chairman.
21 (vii) Appropriations Chairman.
22 (viii) Minority Appropriations Chairman.
23 (ix) Majority Caucus Secretary.
24 (x) Minority Caucus Secretary.
25 (xi) Minority Policy Chairman.
26 (b) Appointment.--
27 (1) The following officers of the Senate shall be
28 appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate:
29 (i) Majority Policy Chairman.
30 (ii) Majority Caucus Administrator.
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1 (iii) Majority Deputy Whip.
2 (2) The following officers of the Senate shall be
3 appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate:
4 (i) Minority Caucus Administrator.
5 (ii) Minority Deputy Whip.
6 § 1302. House of Representatives.
7 (a) Members.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives
8 shall be elected by the members of the House of Representatives.
9 (b) Caucuses.--The following officers of the House of
10 Representatives shall be elected by the appropriate caucus:
11 (1) Majority Leader.
12 (2) Minority Leader.
13 (3) Majority Whip.
14 (4) Minority Whip.
15 (5) Majority Caucus Chairman.
16 (6) Minority Caucus Chairman.
17 (7) Appropriations Chairman.
18 (8) Minority Appropriations Chairman.
19 (9) Majority Caucus Secretary.
20 (10) Minority Caucus Secretary.
21 (11) Majority Policy Chairman.
22 (12) Minority Policy Chairman.
23 (13) Majority Caucus Administrator.
24 (14) Minority Caucus Administrator.
25 Section 3. Title 71 is amended by adding a part to read:
26 PART II
27 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
28 Chapter
29 11. Compensation
30 CHAPTER 11
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1 COMPENSATION
2 Sec.
3 1101. Definitions.
4 1102. Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Cabinet.
5 1103. State Treasurer, Auditor General and Attorney General.
6 1104. Additional salary prohibited.
7 1105. Cost of living.
8 § 1101. Definitions.
9 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
10 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
11 context clearly indicates otherwise:
12 "Base salary." The salary for the designated Federal
13 official as of January 1, 2007.
14 § 1102. Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Cabinet.
15 (a) Governor.--The Governor shall receive an annual salary
16 equal to 85% of the base salary of the Vice President of the
17 United States plus all adjustments under section 1105 (relating
18 to cost of living).
19 (b) Lieutenant Governor.--The Lieutenant Governor shall
20 receive an annual salary equal to:
21 (1) the salary under 46 Pa.C.S. § 1103(a)(7) (relating
22 to legislative officers and leaders); plus
23 (2) $15,000.
24 (c) Cabinet.--Each of the following officers shall receive
25 an annual salary equal to 85% of the base salary of the Attorney
26 General of the United States plus all adjustments under section
27 1105:
28 (1) Adjutant General.
29 (2) Secretary of Aging.
30 (3) Secretary of Agriculture.
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1 (4) Secretary of Banking.
2 (5) Secretary of the Commonwealth.
3 (6) Secretary of Community and Economic Development.
4 (7) Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources.
5 (8) Secretary of Corrections.
6 (9) Secretary of Education.
7 (10) Secretary of Environmental Protection.
8 (11) Secretary of General Services.
9 (12) Secretary of Health.
10 (13) Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth.
11 (14) Secretary of Labor and Industry.
12 (15) Secretary of Public Welfare.
13 (16) Secretary of Revenue.
14 (17) Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner.
15 (18) Secretary of Transportation.
16 § 1103. State Treasurer, Auditor General and Attorney General.
17 Each of the following officers shall receive an annual salary
18 equal to 94% of the base salary of the Attorney General of the
19 United States plus all adjustments under section 1105 (relating
20 to cost of living):
21 (1) State Treasurer.
22 (2) Attorney General.
23 (3) Auditor General.
24 § 1104. Additional salary prohibited.
25 No officer listed in this chapter shall receive additional
26 salary for services rendered to the Commonwealth in any
27 capacity.
28 § 1105. Cost of living.
29 (a) Increase.--On January 1, 2008, and each January 1
30 thereafter, the current annual salaries under section 1102(a)
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1 and (c) (relating to Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Cabinet)
2 and 1103 (relating to State Treasurer, Auditor General and
3 Attorney General) shall be increased as follows:
4 (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), by the greater
5 of:
6 (i) the percentage increase in the salary of the
7 applicable designated Federal official during the
8 immediately preceding period from December 1 through
9 November 30; or
10 (ii) the percentage increase in the Consumer Price
11 Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the
12 Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area, for
13 the most recent 12-month period for which figures have
14 been officially reported by the United States Department
15 of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
16 (2) If the salary of the applicable designated Federal
17 official has been increased in the previous 12-month period,
18 after not having been increased in one or more previous
19 consecutive 12-month periods, the current annual salaries
20 under sections 1102(a) and (c) and 1103 shall be increased by
21 the greater of:
22 (i) the percentage change in the Consumer Price
23 Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the
24 Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area for
25 the most recent 12-month period for which figures have
26 been officially reported by the United States Department
27 of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; or
28 (ii) the excess of the percentage of the increase in
29 the salary of the applicable designated Federal official
30 over the cumulative percentage increase of the change in
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1 the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
2 for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland
3 area for the same period of time between the most current
4 increase in the salary of the applicable designated
5 Federal official and the immediate prior increase.
6 (b) Administration.--The annual salaries as adjusted under
7 subsection (a) shall be published by the Secretary of the Budget
8 in the Pennsylvania Bulletin by January 1, 2008, and by each
9 January 1 thereafter.
10 Section 4. This act shall apply as follows:
11 (1) Except for the application of 46 Pa.C.S. § 1107, the
12 addition of 46 Pa.C.S. §§ 1101 through 1104 and 1106(a) shall
13 apply to members of the General Assembly elected after the
14 effective date of this act.
15 (2) The addition of 46 Pa.C.S. § 1107 shall apply to
16 members of the General Assembly elected prior to the
17 effective date of this act.
18 (3) The addition of 71 Pa.C.S. §§ 1102(c) and 1105 shall
19 apply to individuals who are appointed after December 31,
20 2006.
21 (4) The addition of 71 Pa.C.S. §§ 1102(a) and (b) and
22 1103 shall apply to individuals who are elected after the
23 effective date of this act.
24 (5) For purposes of section 3(d) of the act of September
25 30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39), known as the Public Official
26 Compensation Law, the salary of the Secretary of Community
27 and Economic Development shall be deemed to be the salary on
28 the day before the effective date of this act. This salary is
29 subject to adjustment under section 3(e) of the Public
30 Official Compensation Law.
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1 Section 5. The Public Official Compensation Law is repealed
2 insofar as it is inconsistent with this act.
3 Section 6. The provisions of this act are nonseverable. If
4 any provision of this act or its application to any person or
5 circumstance is held invalid, the remaining provisions or
6 applications of this act are void.
7 Section 7. This act shall take effect immediately.
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