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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 743, 2205, 3360, 3517 | PRINTER'S NO. 3939 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY McCALL, SEIP AND CALTAGIRONE, MARCH 3, 2009 |
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| SENATOR CORMAN, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED, JUNE 21, 2010 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of July 2, 1984 (P.L.561, No.112), entitled "An |
2 | act establishing the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps; and |
3 | making an appropriation," further providing for supervisors | <-- |
4 | and for expiration. |
5 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
6 | hereby enacts as follows: |
7 | Section 1. Section 8 of the act of July 2, 1984 (P.L.561, | <-- |
8 | No.112), known as the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps Act, |
9 | amended June 25, 1997 (P.L.339, No.38), is amended to read: |
10 | Section 8. Supervisors. |
11 | (a) Funding.--Funds available for this program may be |
12 | expended to pay the wages of crewleaders who shall supervise |
13 | corpsmembers as prescribed by the department. |
14 | (b) Crewleader criteria.--Persons eligible to be hired as |
15 | crewleaders by the department shall be men and women who are: |
16 | (1) Domiciled in the Commonwealth for at least six |
17 | months prior to employment in the programs. |
18 | (2) Registered with the local Job Center for employment. |
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1 | (3) Physically and mentally capable of performing labor |
2 | intensive work and supervisory duties. |
3 | (4) Not attending a postsecondary institution full time |
4 | and who provide assurance that they did not leave school for |
5 | the purpose of employment as a supervisor in the program. |
6 | (c) Term of employment.--A crewleader shall be employed by |
7 | the department for a period of one year. At the option of the |
8 | department, a crewleader who has successfully completed a one- |
9 | year term of service may be extended for subsequent one-year |
10 | terms. |
11 | (d) Hourly wage.--Crewleaders shall receive an hourly wage |
12 | that exceeds the hourly wage of corpsmembers by a minimum of |
13 | $5.00. |
14 | (e) Benefits.-- |
15 | (1) Crewleaders shall not be entitled to any employee |
16 | benefits provided to existing employees of the department or |
17 | of other State agencies [or local agencies] except for paid |
18 | Commonwealth holidays [and workmen's], workers' compensation |
19 | coverage [which shall be provided through the funds |
20 | appropriated to carry out this act], and health and | <-- |
21 | supplemental benefits equivalent to the benefits received by |
22 | other full-time departmental employees, and beginning July 1, | <-- |
23 | 2010, employees. | <-- |
24 | (2) Crewleaders shall be eligible for membership in the |
25 | State Employees' Retirement System, if so provided under 71 |
26 | Pa.C.S. § 5301 (relating to mandatory and optional |
27 | membership). |
28 | (2) (3) A crewleader who has served for one year shall | <-- |
29 | be entitled to five paid vacation days and five days of paid |
30 | sick leave during each subsequent year of service. |
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1 | (f) Veterans' preference.--In the hiring of crewleaders, |
2 | preference shall be given to honorably discharged veterans of |
3 | the armed forces of the United States. |
4 | Section 2. Section 13.1 of the act, amended June 22, 2000 |
5 | (P.L.355, No.42), is amended to read: |
6 | Section 1. Section 13.1 of the act of July 2, 1984 (P.L.561, | <-- |
7 | No.112), known as the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps Act, |
8 | amended June 22, 2000 (P.L.355, No.42), is amended to read: |
9 | Section 13.1. Expiration. |
10 | This act and the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps shall expire |
11 | June 30, [2010] 2020. |
12 | Section 3 2. This act shall take as follows: | <-- |
13 | (1) The amendment of section 8 of the act shall take |
14 | effect July 1, 2010, or immediately, whichever is later. |
15 | (2) The remainder of this act shall take effect |
16 | immediately. |
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