PRINTER'S NO. 147
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
189
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY D. MILLER, CIRESI, KINSEY, SCHLOSSBERG, HANBIDGE,
GIRAL, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS, MADDEN, BURGOS AND DELLOSO,
MARCH 8, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 8, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in employees, providing for insurance
benefits for part-time police officers.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 53 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 2182. Insurance benefits for part-time police officers.
(a) Provision.--A police department shall provide each part-
time police officer employed by the police department with
insurance benefits covering the following:
(1) Health insurance for the police officer, the police
officer's spouse and dependents.
(2) Disability resulting from the performance of the
police officer's duties.
(3) Survivor benefits resulting from the performance of
the police officer's duties.
(b) Matching benefits.--The benefits provided under
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subsection (a) shall be the same as benefits provided to full-
time police officers employed by the police department, or if
there are no full-time police officers, the benefits shall match
benefits provided to the Pennsylvania State Police.
(c) Multiple employment.--
(1) If a part-time police officer is employed by
multiple police departments, the part-time police officer may
choose from which police department to accept the benefits
provided under subsection (a).
(2) The part-time police officer shall provide proof
that the police officer is receiving benefits from another
municipality to each police department employing the police
officer that does not provide benefits to the police officer.
(3) If the part-time police officer is no longer
employed by the police department from which the part-time
police officer is receiving benefits, the part-time police
officer may choose to receive insurance benefits from another
police department by which the police officer is employed.
(4) A part-time police officer may only receive benefits
from one police department at a time.
(d) Collective bargaining.--Nothing under this section shall
limit the ability of part-time police officers to collectively
bargain or contract with a police department for the benefits
under subsection (a), if the minimum requirements of subsection
(a) are met.
(e) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Police department." As defined under section 2162 (relating
to definitions).
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"Police officer." As defined under section 2162.
Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024, or
immediately, whichever is later.
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