PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2075 PRINTER'S NO. 2720
No. 1622 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, BELFANTI, BLACKWELL, BRENNAN, KORTZ, KULA, MARSHALL, McCALL, MUNDY, PETRARCA, RUBLEY, McILVAINE SMITH, SOLOBAY, VULAKOVICH AND YOUNGBLOOD, JUNE 25, 2007
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 23, 2007
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of December 18, 1984 (P.L.1004, No.204), 2 entitled "An act extending benefits to police chiefs or heads 3 of police departments of political subdivisions of the 4 Commonwealth who have been removed from bargaining units by 5 the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board," further providing 6 for definitions and for salary of supervisory personnel <-- 7 SALARY OF NONUNION POLICE OFFICERS. <-- 8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 9 hereby enacts as follows: 10 Section 1. Section 1 of the act of December 18, 1984 11 (P.L.1004, No.204), entitled "An act extending benefits to 12 police chiefs or heads of police departments of political 13 subdivisions of the Commonwealth who have been removed from 14 bargaining units by the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board," is 15 repealed AMENDED TO READ: <-- 16 [Section 1. Salary of nonunion police officers. <-- 17 Except in cities of the first and second class, the chief, 18 superintendent or commissioner of police and other ranking 19 officers in a political subdivision of the Commonwealth who have
1 been removed from bargaining units under the act of June 24, 2 1968 (P.L.237, No.111), referred to as the Policemen and Firemen 3 Collective Bargaining Act, by rulings of the Pennsylvania Labor 4 Relations Board shall receive not less than the same dollar 5 increase including fringe benefits excluding overtime and 6 festive holiday pay as received by the highest ranking police 7 officer participating in the bargaining unit.] 8 Section 2. The act is amended by adding sections to read: 9 Section 1.1. Definitions. 10 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall 11 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the 12 context clearly indicates otherwise: 13 "Bargaining unit." A collective bargaining unit as provided 14 under the act of June 24, 1968 (P.L.237, No.111), referred to as 15 the Policemen and Firemen Collective Bargaining Act. 16 "Supervisory personnel." The chief, superintendent or 17 commissioner of police and other ranking police officers in a 18 political subdivision of the Commonwealth, except that this term 19 does not apply to those individuals employed by cities of the 20 first and second class. 21 Section 1.2. Salary of supervisory personnel. 22 (a) Pay and benefits.--Supervisory personnel who are not 23 members of bargaining units shall receive not less than the same 24 dollar increase including fringe benefits excluding overtime and 25 festive holiday pay as received by the highest ranking police 26 officer participating in the bargaining unit. 27 (b) Additional persons.--Supervisory personnel who have been 28 removed from bargaining units by rulings of the Pennsylvania 29 Labor Relations Board shall be subject to the provisions of 30 subsection (a). 20070H1622B2720 - 2 -
1 (c) Future personnel.--Supervisory personnel who are not 2 members of bargaining units and who have not been removed from 3 bargaining units by rulings of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations 4 Board shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (a), 5 unless the governing body of the political subdivision, by 6 majority vote of the members elected to the governing body, 7 provides for a lesser annual increase or for no annual increase. 8 Section 3. (a) Section 1.2(a) of the act shall apply to 9 supervisory personnel who are appointed to their positions prior 10 to the effective date of this section. 11 (b) Sections 1.2(b) and (c) of the act shall apply to 12 supervisory personnel who are appointed to their positions on or 13 after the effective date of this section. 14 Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days. 15 SECTION 1. SALARY OF NONUNION POLICE OFFICERS. <-- 16 (A) GENERAL RULE.--EXCEPT IN CITIES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND 17 CLASS, THE CHIEF, SUPERINTENDENT OR COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND 18 OTHER RANKING OFFICERS IN A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE 19 COMMONWEALTH WHO [HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM] ARE NOT MEMBERS OF 20 BARGAINING UNITS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 24, 1968 (P.L.237, 21 NO.111), REFERRED TO AS THE POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN COLLECTIVE 22 BARGAINING ACT, [BY RULINGS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA LABOR RELATIONS 23 BOARD] SHALL RECEIVE NOT LESS THAN THE SAME DOLLAR INCREASE 24 INCLUDING FRINGE BENEFITS EXCLUDING OVERTIME AND FESTIVE HOLIDAY 25 PAY AS RECEIVED BY THE HIGHEST RANKING POLICE OFFICER 26 PARTICIPATING IN THE BARGAINING UNIT. 27 (B) DEFINITION.--AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM 28 "BARGAINING UNIT" MEANS A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT AS PROVIDED 29 UNDER THE POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT. 30 SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IN 60 DAYS. E10L43JLW/20070H1622B2720 - 3 -