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PRINTER'S NO. 1425
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1325
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY THOMAS, BOBACK, CIRESI, HILL-EVANS, INNAMORATO,
LONGIETTI, MOUL, N. NELSON, SANCHEZ, SCHWEYER, WEBSTER AND
WHEELAND, MAY 5, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MAY 5, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Titles 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) and 11
(Cities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in
associations and organizations relating to boroughs, further
providing for authorization and expenses; and, in city
officers and employees relating to third class cities,
further providing for Pennsylvania Municipal League and other
municipal affairs organizations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 701.1 of Title 8 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 701.1. Authorization and expenses.
(a) Delegates.--Council may, by motion, designate one or
more delegates from the elected or appointed officers or newly
elected officers prior to officially taking office of the
borough to attend the annual meeting of the State Association of
Boroughs, which shall be held in this Commonwealth in accordance
with the procedure adopted by the State Association of Boroughs.
(b) Nondelegates.--Council may, by motion, designate one or
more elected or appointed officers or newly elected officers
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prior to officially taking office or employees of the borough to
attend the annual meeting of the State Association of Boroughs
as nondelegates or to attend a conference, educational training
or committee meeting of the State Association of Boroughs.
(c) Expenses.--The following shall apply:
(1) In addition to any compensation allowed under
section 701.2 (relating to compensation), council may, for
each delegate, elected or appointed officer or newly elected
officer prior to officially taking office or employee under
subsection (a) or (b), pay the following expenses upon
receipt of an itemized account of expenses:
(i) The registration fee.
(ii) Mileage for use of a personal vehicle or
reimbursement of actual transportation expenses going to
and returning from the annual meeting, conference,
educational training or committee meeting of the State
Association of Boroughs.
(iii) Any actual expenses that the council may have
agreed to pay.
(2) Notwithstanding this subsection, at least one member
of council shall be allowed the following expenses:
(i) The registration fee.
(ii) Lodging, meals and mileage for use of a
personal vehicle or reimbursement of actual
transportation expenses going to and returning from the
meeting.
(iii) Any actual expenses that the council may have
agreed to pay.
Section 2. Section 10916(a)(2) and (3), (b) and (c) of Title
11 are amended to read:
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§ 10916. Pennsylvania Municipal League and other municipal
affairs organizations.
(a) Unification.--A city may:
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(2) form and organize a municipal league [of cities and
municipalities]; and
(3) hold [annual conventions] conferences, educational
trainings and meetings for the study and consideration of
municipal affairs [of concern that pertain to the cities and
municipalities comprising the league].
(b) [Delegates] Officials and expenses.--A city [that is a
member of the league] may [do the following]:
(1) Send [delegates to the league.] officials to the
league's conferences, educational trainings and meetings.
Newly elected or appointed officials prior to officially
taking office may attend the league's conferences,
educational trainings and meetings.
(2) Pay the necessary expenses[, including:
(i) Incidental expenses to attend the annual
convention.
(ii) Dues to the league.] of those attending the
league's conferences, educational trainings and meetings,
including incidental expenses.
(3) Appropriate money for dues to the league.
[(iii)] (4) Appropriate money to join and
participate in any of the various business and training
programs of the league designed to address municipal
needs in a cost-efficient manner.
[(3)] (5) Provide a fund for the necessary costs and
expenses of participation in the league [and league
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conventions].
(c) Accounting.--Each [delegate] official shall submit to
the city controller for approval an itemized account of the
[delegate's] official's expenses to be paid under the authority
of this section.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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