Bill Text: PA HB1870 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Providing for the payment of State employees' wages during the 2009 budget impasse.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 55-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-07-20 - Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT [HB1870 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB1870-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2481
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1870 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY DELOZIER, MARSICO, GRELL, M. KELLER, GABIG, ADOLPH, BAKER, BEAR, BOBACK, BOYD, BROOKS, CUTLER, DALLY, GABLER, GINGRICH, HELM, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, KILLION, MAJOR, O'NEILL, PYLE, QUINN, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, STEVENSON, TALLMAN, TURZAI, VULAKOVICH, STERN, S. H. SMITH, CIVERA, PHILLIPS, HARRIS, GILLESPIE, MOUL, PAYNE, MILLER, GROVE, DENLINGER, EVERETT, TRUE, FLECK, CHRISTIANA, FARRY, FAIRCHILD, KRIEGER AND MICOZZIE, JULY 20, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JULY 20, 2009
AN ACT
Providing for the payment of State employees' wages during the
2009 budget impasse.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the State
Employees' Wage Payment Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"2009 budget impasse." The period after June 30, 2009,
during which an appropriation act providing for the payment of
State employees' wages has not been enacted.
"Department." The Treasury Department of the Commonwealth.
"State employee." An employee of the Executive, Judicial or
Legislative departments of State government. The term shall not
include any of the following:
(1) The Governor.
(2) Any member of the General Assembly.
(3) Any Cabinet level head.
(4 Any person elected to a Statewide position.
Section 3. Transfer.
During the 2009 budget impasse, the amount of $510,000,000
shall be transferred from the General Fund to the department for
the purpose under section 4.
Section 4. Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department
shall, from the funds transferred under section 3, pay the wages
of State employees for a period of 30 days beginning on July 1,
2009. Any funds transferred under section 3 that have not been
used to pay State employee wages shall be transferred back to
the General Fund upon expiration of the 30-day period.
Section 10. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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