PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 797 PRINTER'S NO. 988
No. 729 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY PILEGGI, CORMAN, ORIE, SCARNATI, WAUGH, ARMSTRONG,
ROBBINS, BOSCOLA, GORDNER, TOMLINSON, ERICKSON, KASUNIC,
EARLL, FOLMER, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, PICCOLA, REGOLA, WONDERLING,
BROWNE, BRUBAKER AND D. WHITE, APRIL 2, 2007
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, MAY 8, 2007
AN ACT
1 Requiring the posting of certain State salary information on the
2 Internet.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Short title.
6 This act shall be known and may be cited as the State Salary
7 Information Act.
8 SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. <--
9 THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES WHEN USED IN THIS ACT SHALL
10 HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS SECTION UNLESS THE
11 CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES OTHERWISE:
12 "COMMONWEALTH AGENCY." ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
13 (1) THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, ATTORNEY GENERAL,
14 AUDITOR GENERAL, STATE TREASURER AND THE DEPARTMENTS,
15 OFFICES, BOARDS, AUTHORITIES, COMMISSIONS AND OTHER AGENCIES
16 OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
17 COMMONWEALTH, WHETHER OR NOT SUBJECT TO THE SUPERVISION AND
1 CONTROL OF THE GOVERNOR.
2 (2) THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT OF THE
3 COMMONWEALTH.
4 (3) ANY COURT AND ANY OFFICE OF THE UNIFIED JUDICIAL
5 SYSTEM OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
6 Section 2 3. Online posting of salaries. <--
7 The State Treasurer shall post on an official Internet <--
8 website,
9 (A) GENERAL RULE.--THE STATE TREASURER SHALL ESTABLISH AN <--
10 OFFICIAL INTERNET WEBSITE WHERE IT SHALL POST, and update on a
11 monthly basis, the following information concerning the officers
12 and employees described in section 3 4: <--
13 (1) Name.
14 (2) Title.
15 (3) Agency, department or other institution.
16 (4) Annual salary rate or other rate of compensation.
17 (5) Supplemental payments other than payments for unused <--
18 vacation or unused sick leave.
19 (5) SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE CURRENT MONTH. FOR <--
20 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION SHALL NOT
21 INCLUDE REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYEES FOR APPROPRIATE
22 BUSINESS EXPENDITURES, OR PAYMENTS FOR UNUSED VACATION OR
23 UNUSED SICK LEAVE.
24 (B) DATA.--EACH AGENCY SHALL CREATE AND MAINTAIN THE DATA
25 REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (A) IN A FORM AND STRUCTURE PRESCRIBED BY
26 THE STATE TREASURER.
27 (C) ACCURACY.--EACH AGENCY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING THE
28 ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION THAT IT SUBMITS TO
29 THE STATE TREASURER.
30 Section 3 4. Applicability. <--
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1 (a) General rule.--The provisions of section 2 3 shall apply <--
2 to all officers and employees of the Commonwealth, whether of <--
3 the Executive, Legislative or Judicial branch of the government.
4 A COMMONWEALTH AGENCY. <--
5 (b) Legislative employees.--For each officer or employee of
6 the Senate and the House of Representatives, in addition to the
7 information required by section 2 3, the State Treasurer shall <--
8 separately indicate whether the officer or employee is paid with
9 funds controlled by the majority caucus, funds controlled by the
10 minority caucus or funds appropriated to compensate the staff of
11 the officers elected by the Senate or the House of
12 Representatives.
13 SECTION 5. COMMERCIAL USE OF DATA PROHIBITED. <--
14 IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO USE THE CONTENTS OF
15 THE POSTING OF INFORMATION UNDER THIS ACT FOR ANY COMMERCIAL
16 PURPOSE WHATSOEVER.
17 Section 4 6. Effective date. <--
18 This act shall take effect July 1, 2007, or immediately,
19 whichever is later.
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