PRINTER'S NO. 2740
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1956 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY GABIG, CLYMER, BOYD, KAUFFMAN, GRELL, REED, R. MILLER, TRUE, VITALI, HICKERNELL, METCALFE, NAILOR, MARSICO, M. KELLER, STERN, CREIGHTON, MACKERETH, TURZAI, FREEMAN, HUTCHINSON, GINGRICH, GILLESPIE, ARMSTRONG, YUDICHAK, PYLE, McILHATTAN, STAIRS, CURRY, PETRARCA, READSHAW, ELLIS, SCAVELLO, RAPP, RUBLEY, TANGRETTI, BENNINGHOFF, SONNEY, QUIGLEY, DENLINGER, MUSTIO, CORNELL, GERGELY, GERBER, HANNA, SAMUELSON, MAHER, ROHRER, GRUCELA, SHAPIRO, WOJNAROSKI, MANN, T. STEVENSON, BASTIAN AND YEWCIC, SEPTEMBER 27, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, SEPTEMBER 27, 2005
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of July 7, 2005 (P.L. , No.44), entitled, 2 "An act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial 3 Procedure), 46 (Legislature) and 71 (State Government) of the 4 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for 5 compensation; and making an inconsistent repeal," further 6 providing for applicability. 7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 8 hereby enacts as follows: 9 Section 1. Section 4 of the act of July 7, 2005 (P.L. , 10 No.44), entitled, "An act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and 11 Judicial Procedure), 46 (Legislature) and 71 (State Government) 12 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for 13 compensation; and making an inconsistent repeal," is amended to 14 read: 15 Section 4. This act shall apply as follows: 16 (1) [Except for the application of 46 Pa.C.S. § 1107,
1 the addition of 46 Pa.C.S. §§ 1101 through 1104 and 1106(a)] 2 The addition of 46 Pa.C.S. Ch. 11 shall apply to members of 3 the General Assembly elected after the effective date of this 4 act. 5 [(2) The addition of 46 Pa.C.S. § 1107 shall apply to 6 members of the General Assembly elected prior to the 7 effective date of this act.] 8 (3) The addition of 71 Pa.C.S. §§ 1102(c) and 1105 shall 9 apply to individuals who are appointed after December 31, 10 2006. 11 (4) The addition of 71 Pa.C.S. §§ 1102(a) and (b) and 12 1103 shall apply to individuals who are elected after the 13 effective date of this act. 14 (5) For purposes of section 3(d) of the act of September 15 30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39), known as the Public Official 16 Compensation Law, the salary of the Secretary of Community 17 and Economic Development shall be deemed to be the salary on 18 the day before the effective date of this act. This salary is 19 subject to adjustment under section 3(e) of the Public 20 Official Compensation Law. 21 Section 2. The amendment of section 2 of the act shall apply 22 retroactively to July 7, 2005. 23 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately. G14L42VDL/20050H1956B2740 - 2 -
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PRINTER'S NO. 2739THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1945 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY CREIGHTON, VITALI, METCALFE, TURZAI, DENLINGER, ELLIS, GABIG, GINGRICH, GRELL, HANNA, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, MACKERETH, MARSICO, PETRARCA, PYLE, REED, SAINATO, SHAPIRO, CLYMER, GRUCELA, GERBER, SCAVELLO, TANGRETTI, READSHAW, CURRY, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, FABRIZIO, FREEMAN, HICKERNELL, M. KELLER, RUBLEY, TRUE, DIVEN, NAILOR, McILHATTAN, SHANER, RAPP, SONNEY, DeLUCA, SAMUELSON, HABAY, WOJNAROSKI, STAIRS, STERN, T. STEVENSON, BASTIAN AND YEWCIC, SEPTEMBER 27, 2005REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, SEPTEMBER 27, 2005AN ACT 1 Amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), 46 2 (Legislature) and 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania 3 Consolidated Statutes, deleting provisions relating to 4 compensation; and repealing provisions relating to 5 inconsistent repeals. 6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 7 hereby enacts as follows: 8 Section 1. Sections 1801, 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806, 9 1807, 1808, 1809, 1809.1 and 1810 of Title 42 of the 10 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, added July 7, 2005 (P.L.201, 11 No.44), are amended to read: 12 [§ 1801. Definitions. 13 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter 14 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the 15 context clearly indicates otherwise: 16 "Base salary." The salary for the designated Federal1 official as of January 1, 2005. 2 § 1802. Supreme Court. 3 (a) Justices.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), a 4 justice of the Supreme Court shall receive as an annual salary 5 the base salary of a circuit judge of the United States Court of 6 Appeals plus all adjustments under section 1810 (relating to 7 cost of living). 8 (b) Chief Justice.--In addition to the salary under 9 subsection (a), the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall 10 receive $5,000. 11 § 1803. Superior Court. 12 (a) Judges.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), a judge 13 of the Superior Court shall receive as an annual salary the base 14 salary of a judge of the United States District Court plus all 15 adjustments under section 1810 (relating to cost of living). 16 (b) President judge.--In addition to the salary under 17 subsection (a), the President Judge of the Superior Court shall 18 receive $5,000. 19 § 1804. Commonwealth Court. 20 (a) Judges.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), a judge 21 of the Commonwealth Court shall receive as an annual salary the 22 base salary of a judge of the United States District Court plus 23 all adjustments under section 1810 (relating to cost of living). 24 (b) President Judge.--In addition to the salary under 25 subsection (a), the President Judge of the Commonwealth Court 26 shall receive $5,000. 27 § 1805. Courts of common pleas. 28 (a) Judges.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), a judge 29 of a court of common pleas shall receive as an annual salary the 30 base salary of a United States magistrate judge plus all 20050H1945B2739 - 2 -1 adjustments under section 1810 (relating to cost of living). 2 (b) President judges.--In addition to the salary under 3 subsection (a), the president judge of a court of common pleas 4 shall receive additional compensation in accordance with the 5 following schedule: 6 (1) Allegheny County, $2,500. 7 (2) Philadelphia County, $3,000. 8 (3) Judicial districts having six or more judges, 9 $1,300. 10 (4) Judicial districts having one to five judges, $650. 11 (5) Administrative judges of the divisions of the Court 12 of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County with divisions of six 13 or more judges, $1,300. 14 (6) Administrative judges of the divisions of the Court 15 of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County with divisions of five 16 or fewer judges, $650. 17 (7) Administrative judges of the divisions of the Court 18 of Common Pleas of Allegheny County with divisions of six or 19 more judges, $1,300. 20 (8) Administrative judges of the divisions of the Court 21 of Common Pleas of Allegheny County with divisions of five or 22 fewer judges, $650. 23 § 1806. Philadelphia Municipal Court. 24 (a) Judges.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), a judge 25 of the Philadelphia Municipal Court shall receive as an annual 26 salary the base salary of a United States magistrate judge minus 27 $3,450 plus all adjustments under section 1810 (relating to cost 28 of living). 29 (b) President Judge.--In addition to the salary under 30 subsection (a), the President Judge of the Philadelphia 20050H1945B2739 - 3 -1 Municipal Court shall receive $2,250. 2 § 1807. Philadelphia Traffic Court. 3 (a) Judges.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), a judge 4 of the Philadelphia Traffic Court shall receive an annual salary 5 equal to 50% of the annual salary determined under section 6 1805(a) (relating to courts of common pleas) plus $3,800. 7 (b) President Judge.--In addition to the salary under 8 subsection (a), the President Judge of the Philadelphia Traffic 9 Court shall receive $650. 10 § 1808. Magisterial district judges. 11 A magisterial district judge shall receive an annual salary 12 equal to 50% of the annual salary determined under section 13 1805(a) (relating to courts of common pleas). 14 § 1809. Senior judges. 15 (a) Amount.--The compensation payable to a senior judge of a 16 court of common pleas, a senior Commonwealth Court judge, a 17 senior Superior Court judge and a senior Supreme Court justice, 18 assigned pursuant to section 4121 (relating to assignment of 19 judges), and a senior Philadelphia Municipal Court judge 20 assigned pursuant to section 4124 (relating to assignment of 21 senior Philadelphia Municipal Court judges) shall be $456 per 22 day plus all adjustments under section 1810(a)(1)(ii) (relating 23 to cost of living). In any calendar year the amount of 24 compensation which a senior judge shall be permitted to earn as 25 a senior judge shall not, when added to retirement income paid 26 by the Commonwealth for the senior judge, exceed the annual 27 salary payable by the Commonwealth to a judge then in regular 28 active service on the court from which the senior judge retired. 29 (b) Limitation.--In any calendar year, the amount of 30 compensation which a senior judge assigned to serve on a court 20050H1945B2739 - 4 -1 referred to in section 1806 (relating to Philadelphia Municipal 2 Court), 1807 (relating to Philadelphia Traffic Court) or 1808 3 (relating to magisterial district judges) shall be permitted to 4 earn as a senior judge shall not, when added to retirement 5 income paid by the Commonwealth to that senior judge, exceed the 6 compensation payable by the Commonwealth to a judge then in 7 regular active service on the court from which that senior judge 8 retired. 9 (c) Volunteer service.--A senior judge who so elects may 10 serve without being paid all or any portion of the compensation 11 provided by this section. 12 § 1809.1. District attorneys. 13 Notwithstanding section 1401(g) of the act of August 9, 1955 14 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, the salary of a 15 district attorney and a part-time district attorney shall be 16 determined as follows: 17 (1) The salary of a full-time district attorney shall be 18 95% of the salary of a judge of the court of common pleas 19 under section 1805(a) (relating to court of common pleas). 20 (2) The salary of a part-time district attorney shall be 21 determined as follows: 22 (i) Counties of the third or fourth class shall be 23 60% of the salary under paragraph (1). 24 (ii) Counties of the fifth or sixth class shall be 25 50% of the salary under paragraph (1). 26 (iii) Counties of the seventh or eighth class shall 27 be 40% of the salary under paragraph (1). 28 § 1810. Cost of living. 29 (a) Increase.--Beginning January 1, 2007, and each January 1 30 thereafter, the current annual salaries under this chapter shall 20050H1945B2739 - 5 -1 be increased as follows: 2 (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), by the greater 3 of: 4 (i) the percentage increase in the salary of the 5 applicable designated Federal official during the 6 immediately preceding period from December 1 through 7 November 30; or 8 (ii) the percentage increase in the Consumer Price 9 Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the 10 Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area for 11 the most recent 12-month period for which figures have 12 been officially reported by the United States Department 13 of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 14 (2) If the salary of the applicable designated Federal 15 official has been increased in the previous 12-month period 16 after not having been increased in one or more previous 17 consecutive 12-month periods, the current annual salaries 18 under this chapter shall be increased by the greater of: 19 (i) the percentage change in the Consumer Price 20 Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the 21 Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area for 22 the most recent 12-month period for which figures have 23 been officially reported by the United States Department 24 of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; or 25 (ii) the excess of the percentage of the increase in 26 the salary of the applicable designated Federal official 27 over the cumulative percentage increase of the change in 28 the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) 29 for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland 30 area for the same period of time between the most current 20050H1945B2739 - 6 -1 increase in the salary of the applicable designated 2 Federal official and the immediate prior increase. 3 (b) Administration.--The annual salaries as adjusted under 4 subsection (a) shall be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin 5 by the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania by January 1, 2007, 6 and by each January 1 thereafter.] 7 Section 2. Sections 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 8 1107, 1301 and 1302 of Title 46, added July 7, 2005 (P.L.201, 9 No.44), are amended to read: 10 [§ 1101. Definitions. 11 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter 12 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the 13 context clearly indicates otherwise: 14 "Base salary." The salary for the designated Federal 15 official as of January 1, 2005. 16 § 1102. Members of the General Assembly. 17 (a) Senate.--Except as set forth in section 1103(a) 18 (relating to legislative officers and leaders), a member of the 19 Senate shall receive an annual salary equal to 50% of the base 20 salary of a member of the United States House of Representatives 21 plus all adjustments under section 1104 (relating to cost of 22 living). 23 (b) House of Representatives.--Except as set forth in 24 section 1103(b), a member of the House of Representatives shall 25 receive an annual salary equal to 50% of the base salary of a 26 member of the United States House of Representatives plus all 27 adjustments under section 1104. 28 § 1103. Legislative officers and leaders. 29 (a) Senate.--Annual salaries for legislative officers and 30 leaders of the Senate are as follows: 20050H1945B2739 - 7 -1 (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (5)(i), a committee 2 chairman shall receive 55% of the base salary of a member of 3 the United States House of Representatives plus all 4 adjustments under section 1104 (relating to cost of living). 5 (2) A committee vice chairman shall receive 52.5% of the 6 base salary of a member of the United States House of 7 Representatives plus all adjustments under section 1104. 8 (3) The following shall receive the salary determined 9 under paragraph (1) plus 20% of that salary: 10 (i) Caucus Administrator. 11 (ii) Caucus Secretary. 12 (iii) Caucus Policy Chairman. 13 (iv) Deputy Whip. 14 (4) The Caucus Chairman shall receive the salary 15 determined under paragraph (3) plus 8% of that salary. 16 (5) The following shall receive the salary determined 17 under paragraph (4) plus 8% of that salary: 18 (i) Appropriations Chairman. 19 (ii) Whip. 20 (6) A Floor Leader shall receive the salary determined 21 under paragraph (5) plus 8% of that salary. 22 (7) The President pro tempore of the Senate shall 23 receive the salary determined under paragraph (6) plus 8% of 24 that salary. 25 (b) House of Representatives.--Annual salaries for 26 legislative officers and leaders of the House of Representatives 27 are as follows: 28 (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (5)(i), a committee 29 chairman shall receive 55% of the base salary of a member of 30 the United States House of Representatives plus all 20050H1945B2739 - 8 -1 adjustments under section 1104. 2 (2) A committee vice chairman and a subcommittee 3 chairman shall receive 52.5% of the base salary of a member 4 of the United States House of Representatives plus all 5 adjustments under section 1104. 6 (3) The following shall receive the salary determined 7 under paragraph (1) plus 20% of that salary: 8 (i) Caucus Administrator. 9 (ii) Caucus Secretary. 10 (iii) Caucus Policy Chairman. 11 (4) The Caucus Chairman shall receive the salary 12 determined under paragraph (3) plus 8% of that salary. 13 (5) The following shall receive the salary determined 14 under paragraph (4) plus 8% of that salary: 15 (i) Appropriations Chairman. 16 (ii) Whip. 17 (6) A Floor Leader shall receive the salary determined 18 under paragraph (5) plus 8% of that salary. 19 (7) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall 20 receive the salary determined under paragraph (6) plus 8% of 21 that salary. 22 (c) Limitations.-- 23 (1) An individual entitled to receive an annual salary 24 under this section shall be ineligible to concurrently 25 receive an annual salary under section 1102 (relating to 26 members of the General Assembly). 27 (2) An individual shall be ineligible to concurrently 28 receive more than one annual salary under this section. 29 (3) An individual entitled to receive an annual salary 30 under subsection (a)(3), (4), (5), (6) or (7) shall be 20050H1945B2739 - 9 -1 ineligible to concurrently receive an annual salary under 2 subsection (a)(1) or (2). 3 (4) An individual entitled to receive an annual salary 4 under subsection (b)(3), (4), (5), (6) or (7) shall be 5 ineligible to concurrently receive an annual salary under 6 subsection (b)(1) or (2). 7 (d) Officers and chairmen.-- 8 (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), if an 9 individual receives an annual salary increase under this 10 section, the salary increase shall take effect as of the date 11 the individual is selected or elected. 12 (2) For an individual who is selected or elected in the 13 first two months of an odd-numbered year, if the individual 14 receives an annual salary increase under this section, the 15 salary increase shall be retroactive to December 1 of the 16 preceding even-numbered year. 17 § 1104. Cost of living. 18 (a) Formula.--On December 1, 2006, and each December 1 19 thereafter, the current annual salaries under sections 1102 20 (relating to members of the General Assembly) and 1103(a)(1) and 21 (2) and (b)(1) and (2) (relating to legislative officers and 22 leaders) shall be increased as follows: 23 (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), by the greater 24 of: 25 (i) the percentage increase in the salary of the 26 applicable designated Federal official during the 27 immediately preceding period from December 1 through 28 November 30; or 29 (ii) the percentage change in the Consumer Price 30 Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the 20050H1945B2739 - 10 -1 Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area, for 2 the most recent 12-month period for which figures have 3 been officially reported by the United States Department 4 of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 5 (2) If the salary of the applicable designated Federal 6 official has been increased in the previous 12-month period 7 after not having been increased in one or more previous 8 consecutive 12-month periods, the current annual salaries 9 under sections 1102 and 1103(a)(1) and (2) and (b)(1) and (2) 10 shall be increased by the greater of: 11 (i) the percentage change in the Consumer Price 12 Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the 13 Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area for 14 the most recent 12-month period for which figures have 15 been officially reported by the United States Department 16 of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; or 17 (ii) the excess of the percentage of the increase in 18 the salary of the applicable designated Federal official 19 over the cumulative percentage increase of the change in 20 the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) 21 for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland 22 area for the same period of time between the most current 23 increase in the salary of the applicable designated 24 Federal official and the immediate prior increase. 25 (b) Administration.--The annual salaries determined jointly 26 by the Chief Clerk of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the 27 House of Representatives under subsection (a) shall be published 28 in the Pennsylvania Bulletin by December 1, 2006, and by each 29 December 1 thereafter. 30 § 1105. Payment of salaries. 20050H1945B2739 - 11 -1 The annual salary of a member of the General Assembly shall 2 be payable in equal monthly installments the first day of the 3 month, including the installment due December 1 of each even- 4 numbered year. 5 § 1106. Mileage and expenses. 6 (a) Mileage.--A member of the General Assembly shall be 7 reimbursed for mileage, circular, between the member's home and 8 the State Capitol for each week the member was in actual 9 attendance in session. The rate of reimbursement shall be set by 10 the Committee on Management Operations for members of the Senate 11 and by the Bipartisan Management Committee for members of the 12 House of Representatives. The rate shall not exceed the Standard 13 Business Mileage Rate set by the Internal Revenue Service. 14 (b) Expenses.--Each member of the General Assembly shall 15 receive an allocation for clerical assistance and other actual 16 expenses incurred during the member's term in connection with 17 the duties of the member's office in the sum of $7,500 annually. 18 § 1107. Additional expenses. 19 (a) Senate.-- 20 (1) Beginning on the effective date of this subsection 21 and ending November 30, 2008, a member of the Senate shall 22 receive monthly, in addition to any allocation for clerical 23 assistance and other actual expenses, an unvouchered expense 24 allocation in the amount of 1/12 of the difference between: 25 (i) the amount specified for a member in: 26 (A) section 1102(a) (relating to members of the 27 General Assembly) plus section 1104 (relating to cost 28 of living) as appropriate; or 29 (B) section 1103(a) (relating to legislative 30 officers and leaders) plus section 1104 as 20050H1945B2739 - 12 -1 appropriate; and 2 (ii) the amount calculated for that member as of the 3 effective date of this subparagraph pursuant to the act 4 of September 30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39), known as the 5 Public Official Compensation Law. 6 (2) This subsection shall expire November 30, 2008. 7 (b) House of Representatives.-- 8 (1) Beginning on the effective date of this subsection, 9 a member of the House of Representatives may receive each 10 month, in addition to any allocation for clerical assistance 11 and other actual expenses, an unvouchered expense allocation 12 in the amount of 1/12 of the difference between: 13 (i) the amount specified for a member in: 14 (A) section 1102(b); or 15 (B) section 1103(b) as appropriate; and 16 (ii) the amount calculated for that member as of the 17 effective date of this subparagraph pursuant to the 18 Public Official Compensation Law. 19 (2) The Rules Committee of the House of Representatives 20 shall determine the procedure by which a member of the House 21 of Representatives may receive an allocation under this 22 subsection. 23 (3) This subsection shall expire November 30, 2006. 24 § 1301. Senate. 25 (a) Election.-- 26 (1) The President pro tempore of the Senate shall be 27 elected by the members of the Senate. 28 (2) The following officers of the Senate shall be 29 elected by the appropriate caucus: 30 (i) Majority Leader. 20050H1945B2739 - 13 -1 (ii) Minority Leader. 2 (iii) Majority Whip. 3 (iv) Minority Whip. 4 (v) Majority Caucus Chairman. 5 (vi) Minority Caucus Chairman. 6 (vii) Appropriations Chairman. 7 (viii) Minority Appropriations Chairman. 8 (ix) Majority Caucus Secretary. 9 (x) Minority Caucus Secretary. 10 (xi) Minority Policy Chairman. 11 (b) Appointment.-- 12 (1) The following officers of the Senate shall be 13 appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate: 14 (i) Majority Policy Chairman. 15 (ii) Majority Caucus Administrator. 16 (iii) Majority Deputy Whip. 17 (2) The following officers of the Senate shall be 18 appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate: 19 (i) Minority Caucus Administrator. 20 (ii) Minority Deputy Whip. 21 § 1302. House of Representatives. 22 (a) Members.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives 23 shall be elected by the members of the House of Representatives. 24 (b) Caucuses.--The following officers of the House of 25 Representatives shall be elected by the appropriate caucus: 26 (1) Majority Leader. 27 (2) Minority Leader. 28 (3) Majority Whip. 29 (4) Minority Whip. 30 (5) Majority Caucus Chairman. 20050H1945B2739 - 14 -1 (6) Minority Caucus Chairman. 2 (7) Appropriations Chairman. 3 (8) Minority Appropriations Chairman. 4 (9) Majority Caucus Secretary. 5 (10) Minority Caucus Secretary. 6 (11) Majority Policy Chairman. 7 (12) Minority Policy Chairman. 8 (13) Majority Caucus Administrator. 9 (14) Minority Caucus Administrator.] 10 Section 3. Sections 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104 and 1105 of Title 11 71, added July 7, 2005 (P.L.201, No.44), are amended to read: 12 [§ 1101. Definitions. 13 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter 14 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the 15 context clearly indicates otherwise: 16 "Base salary." The salary for the designated Federal 17 official as of January 1, 2007. 18 § 1102. Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Cabinet. 19 (a) Governor.--The Governor shall receive an annual salary 20 equal to 85% of the base salary of the Vice President of the 21 United States plus all adjustments under section 1105 (relating 22 to cost of living). 23 (b) Lieutenant Governor.--The Lieutenant Governor shall 24 receive an annual salary equal to: 25 (1) the salary under 46 Pa.C.S. § 1103(a)(7) (relating 26 to legislative officers and leaders); plus 27 (2) $15,000. 28 (c) Cabinet.--Each of the following officers shall receive 29 an annual salary equal to 85% of the base salary of the Attorney 30 General of the United States plus all adjustments under section 20050H1945B2739 - 15 -1 1105: 2 (1) Adjutant General. 3 (2) Secretary of Aging. 4 (3) Secretary of Agriculture. 5 (4) Secretary of Banking. 6 (5) Secretary of the Commonwealth. 7 (6) Secretary of Community and Economic Development. 8 (7) Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources. 9 (8) Secretary of Corrections. 10 (9) Secretary of Education. 11 (10) Secretary of Environmental Protection. 12 (11) Secretary of General Services. 13 (12) Secretary of Health. 14 (13) Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth. 15 (14) Secretary of Labor and Industry. 16 (15) Secretary of Public Welfare. 17 (16) Secretary of Revenue. 18 (17) Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner. 19 (18) Secretary of Transportation. 20 § 1103. State Treasurer, Auditor General and Attorney General. 21 Each of the following officers shall receive an annual salary 22 equal to 94% of the base salary of the Attorney General of the 23 United States plus all adjustments under section 1105 (relating 24 to cost of living): 25 (1) State Treasurer. 26 (2) Attorney General. 27 (3) Auditor General. 28 § 1104. Additional salary prohibited. 29 No officer listed in this chapter shall receive additional 30 salary for services rendered to the Commonwealth in any 20050H1945B2739 - 16 -1 capacity. 2 § 1105. Cost of living. 3 (a) Increase.--On January 1, 2008, and each January 1 4 thereafter, the current annual salaries under section 1102(a) 5 and (c) (relating to Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Cabinet) 6 and 1103 (relating to State Treasurer, Auditor General and 7 Attorney General) shall be increased as follows: 8 (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), by the greater 9 of: 10 (i) the percentage increase in the salary of the 11 applicable designated Federal official during the 12 immediately preceding period from December 1 through 13 November 30; or 14 (ii) the percentage increase in the Consumer Price 15 Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the 16 Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area, for 17 the most recent 12-month period for which figures have 18 been officially reported by the United States Department 19 of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 20 (2) If the salary of the applicable designated Federal 21 official has been increased in the previous 12-month period 22 after not having been increased in one or more previous 23 consecutive 12-month periods, the current annual salaries 24 under sections 1102(a) and (c) and 1103 shall be increased by 25 the greater of: 26 (i) the percentage change in the Consumer Price 27 Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the 28 Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area for 29 the most recent 12-month period for which figures have 30 been officially reported by the United States Department 20050H1945B2739 - 17 -1 of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; or 2 (ii) the excess of the percentage of the increase in 3 the salary of the applicable designated Federal official 4 over the cumulative percentage increase of the change in 5 the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) 6 for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland 7 area for the same period of time between the most current 8 increase in the salary of the applicable designated 9 Federal official and the immediate prior increase. 10 (b) Administration.--The annual salaries as adjusted under 11 subsection (a) shall be published by the Secretary of the Budget 12 in the Pennsylvania Bulletin by January 1, 2008, and by each 13 January 1 thereafter.] 14 Section 4. Repeals are as follows: 15 (1) The General Assembly declares that the repeal under 16 paragraph (2) is necessary to effectuate the amendment of 42 17 Pa.C.S. Ch. 18, 46 Pa.C.S. Pt. II and 71 Pa.C.S. Pt. II. 18 (2) Section 5 of the act of July 7, 2005 (P.L.201, 19 No.44), entitled "An act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and 20 Judicial Procedure), 46 (Legislature) and 71 (State 21 Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, 22 providing for compensation; and making an inconsistent 23 repeal," is repealed. 24 Section 5. This act shall take effect immediately. H22L42MSP/20050H1945B2739 - 18 -
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