THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY GROVE, AUMENT, BAKER, BUXTON, D. COSTA, CUTLER, DENLINGER, EVERETT, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, M.K. KELLER, MAJOR, MOUL, PYLE, RAPP, SWANGER, TALLMAN, VULAKOVICH AND BROOKS, JANUARY 26, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 26, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled

"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the

executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the

Executive Department thereof and the administrative

departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,

including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or

Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or

authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative

departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and

duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative

officers, and of the several administrative departments,

boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the

Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive

and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of

certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and

other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,

and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the

number and compensation of the deputies and all other

assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and

commissions shall be determined," establishing the Emergency

State Employee Salary Fund.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known

as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding a

section to read:

Section 225.  Emergency State Employee Salary Fund.--(a)  The

Emergency State Employee Salary Fund is established as a

separate fund in the State Treasury. The moneys of the fund are

hereby appropriated on a continuing basis to carry out the

provisions of this section.

(b)  If a general appropriation act is not enacted by June

30, the State Treasurer shall periodically transfer

unappropriated, unrestricted General Fund moneys, to the extent

that such funds are available, to the Emergency State Employee

Salary Fund. The transfers shall be up to such dollar amounts

and at such times as necessary to meet the requirements of

section 223.

(c)  If the Governor fails to certify revenue estimates under

section 618 for the current fiscal year the Secretary of Revenue

shall certify to the State Treasurer each time a transfer is

needed under subsection (a) that there are adequate

unappropriated, unrestricted General Fund moneys to make the

transfer.

(d)  The Secretary of Administration shall draw a warrant on

the State Treasurer in favor of each State agency for the amount

to which it is entitled, to pay the salaries of its employees as

required under section 223.

(e)  Transfers provided under this section shall only be in

effect during the time in which no general appropriation act has

been enacted and shall be made only in the amount necessary to

pay the salaries of State employees as required under section

223.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.