Bill Text: PA HR359 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study of the Capitol Police, House of Representatives and Senate security forces in this Commonwealth and research and evaluate how funding and resources are allocated for these police forces.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-06-30 - Referred to JUDICIARY [HR359 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR359-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2262
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 359 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY LAWRENCE, CUTLER, DENLINGER, SCHRODER AND TALLMAN, JUNE 30, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 30, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to
conduct a study of the Capitol Police, House of
Representatives and Senate security forces in this
Commonwealth and research and evaluate how funding and
resources are allocated for these police forces.
WHEREAS, The Capitol Police have been a fully accredited law
enforcement agency since 2005, and currently consists of 96
officers and staff members including bicycle and foot patrolmen
and K-9 officers that serve the Harrisburg, Pittsburgh,
Philadelphia and Scranton government areas; and
WHEREAS, Both the Senate and House of Representatives also
have their own uniformed security forces, numbering 15 officers
and 27 officers respectively; and
WHEREAS, All three of the Senate and House of Representatives
security forces and Capitol Police do a wonderful job of serving
and protecting the workers and visitors of the State Capitol and
other government buildings; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth is facing an unprecedented fiscal
crisis that requires all departments of State government to look
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anew at avenues of potential reduction in expenditures; and
WHEREAS, One potential way to reduce costs is to consolidate
or merge the Senate and House of Representatives security forces
and the Capitol Police; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
conduct a study of this Commonwealth's Capitol Police, the House
of Representatives and the Senate security forces, measuring
funding and resources allocated to these forces; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the study should include an analysis of the
current funding; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
provide recommendations necessary or desirable to improve the
funding and reduce redundancy of this Commonwealth's valued
House of Representatives and Senate security forces and the
Capitol Police; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
report to the House of Representatives the result of its study
and recommendations regarding the status of funding of the
Capitol Police and House of Representatives and Senate security
forces and file the report with the Chief Clerk of the House of
Representatives no later than 90 days after adoption of this
resolution.
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