Bill Text: PA HB2616 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibiting the furlough of Commonwealth employees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-29 - Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT [HB2616 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB2616-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 4009
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2616 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY THOMAS, JUNE 29, 2010
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 29, 2010
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," prohibiting the furlough of
Commonwealth employees.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 223 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177,
No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
Section 223. Payday.--* * *
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a general
appropriation act for a fiscal year is not enacted before the
beginning of the 2010-2011 fiscal year, all employes of the
Commonwealth shall be considered to be critical and essential
employes and shall not be furloughed or denied compensation
because of the failure to enact a general appropriation act for
the fiscal year. No employes of the Commonwealth shall be
furloughed based on any categorization or distinction not
expressly provided for in law.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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