Pennsylvania Act 2006-188 — STATE GOVERNMENT (71 PA.C.S.) - CREDITED STATE SERVICE AND CLASSES OF SERVICE

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STATE GOVERNMENT (71 PA.C.S.) - CREDITED STATE SERVICE AND CLASSES OF
                                 SERVICE
                 Act of Nov. 29, 2006, P.L. 1628, No. 188             Cl. 71
                             Session of 2006
                               No. 2006-188

     SB 1285

                                  AN ACT

     Amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania
        Consolidated Statutes, further providing for credited State
        service and for classes of service.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Sections 5302(b)(2) and 5306(b) of Title 71 of
     the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
      § 5302.  Credited State service.
        * * *
        (b)  Creditable leaves of absence.--
            * * *
            (2)  An active member on paid leave granted by an
        employer for purposes of serving as an elected full-time
        officer for a Statewide employee organization which is a
        collective bargaining representative under the act of June
        24, 1968 (P.L.237, No.111), referred to as the Policemen and
        Firemen Collective Bargaining Act, or the act of July 23,
        1970 (P.L.563, No.195), known as the Public Employe Relations
        Act, and up to 14 full-time business agents appointed by an
        employee organization that represents correction officers
        employed at State correctional institutions: Provided, That
        for elected full-time officers such leave shall not be for
        more than three consecutive terms of the same office and for
        up to 14 full-time business agents appointed by an employee
        organization that represents correction officers employed at
        State correctional institutions no more than three
        consecutive terms of the same office; that the employer shall
        fully compensate the member, including, but not limited to,
        salary, wages, pension and retirement contributions and
        benefits, other benefits and seniority, as if he were in
        full-time active service; and that the Statewide employee
        organization shall fully reimburse the employer for all
        expenses and costs of such paid leave, including, but not
        limited to, contributions and payment in accordance with
        sections 5501, 5505.1 and 5507, if the employee organization
        either directly pays, or reimburses the Commonwealth or other
        employer for, contributions made in accordance with section
        5507.
        * * *
      § 5306.  Classes of service.
        * * *
        (b)  Other class membership.--
            (1)  A State employee who is a member of a class of
        service other than Class A on the effective date of this part
        shall retain his membership in that class until such service
        is discontinued; any service thereafter shall be credited as
        Class A service, Class AA service or Class D-4 service as
        provided for in this section.
            (2)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
        a State employee who is appointed bail commissioner of the
        Philadelphia Municipal Court under 42 Pa.C.S. § 1123(a)(5)
        (relating to jurisdiction and venue) may, within 30 days of
        the effective date of this sentence or within 30 days of his
        initial appointment as a bail commissioner, whichever is
        later, elect Class E-2 service credit for service performed
        as a bail commissioner [after the effective date of this
        sentence]. This class of service multiplier for E-2 service
        as a bail commissioner shall be 1.5.
        * * *
        Section 2.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
     liability for any additional benefits established by the
     amendment of 71 Pa.C.S. § 5306(b) shall be funded in equal
     dollar annual payments over a period of ten years commencing
     July 1, 2007.
        Section 3.  This act shall apply as follows:
            (1)  The amendment of 71 Pa.C.S. § 5302(b)(2), insofar as
        it relates to business agents appointed by an employee
        organization representing correction officers at State
        correctional institutions, shall apply only to leaves of
        absence approved after December 31, 2006, for active members
        who are appointed as the business agents identified in
        section 5302(b)(2).
            (2)  The amendment of 71 Pa.C.S. § 5306(b) shall apply
        retroactively to January 26, 2004.
        Section 4.  This act shall take effect as follows:
            (1)  The following provisions shall take effect January
        1, 2007:
                (i)  The amendment of 71 Pa.C.S. § 5302(b)(2).
                (ii)  Section 3(2) of this act.
            (2)  The remainder of this act shall take effect
        immediately.

     APPROVED--The 29th day of November, A. D. 2006.

     EDWARD G. RENDELL