THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY HICKERNELL, AUMENT, BOYD, CUTLER, DENLINGER, FLECK, GABLER, GINGRICH, GROVE, HENNESSEY, HORNAMAN, MILLARD, MOUL AND RAPP, FEBRUARY 23, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 23, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of August 5, 1941 (P.L.752, No.286), entitled

"An act regulating and improving the civil service of certain

departments and agencies of the Commonwealth; vesting in the

State Civil Service Commission and a Personnel Director

certain powers and duties; providing for classification of

positions, adoption of compensation schedules and

certification of payrolls; imposing duties upon certain

officers and employes of the Commonwealth; authorizing

service to other State departments or agencies and political

subdivisions of the Commonwealth in matters relating to civil

service; defining certain crimes and misdemeanors; imposing

penalties; making certain appropriations, and repealing

certain acts and parts thereof," further providing for

political activity.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 905.2 of the act of August 5, 1941 (P.L.

752, No.286), known as the Civil Service Act, is amended by

adding a subsection to read:

Section 905.2.  Political Activity.--* * *

(d.1)  Notwithstanding any other law, the following shall

apply:

(1)  A person holding elective public office at the time the

person becomes an employe in the classified service may continue

to serve in that office.

(2)  A person in the classified service may accept

appointment to fill a vacancy in an elective public office while

concurrently serving in the classified service.

(3)  A person in the classified service holding an elective

public office under paragraph (1) or (2) may not be a candidate

for reelection to that elective public office in a partisan

election.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.