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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 96-2004

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Cost-of-Living Factor Under the Public Official Compensation Law

[26 Pa.B. 5804]

   Under section 4(c) of the Public Official Compensation Law (65 P. S. § 366.4(c)), for the 12-month period beginning December 1, 1996, through November 30, 1997, the salary of the members of the General Assembly shall be increased by a cost-of-living factor which is determined by increasing the amount of the salary by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area, officially reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period of July 1, 1990, through October 31, 1996.

   The percentage increase and the new salary amount have been determined jointly by the Chief Clerk of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives as follows:

   CPI-U for July 1, 1990, through October 31, 1996, cumulative percentage change--22.0577%.

   New salary amount--$57,367.14.

   Under section 4(c.1) of the Public Official Compensation Law (65 P. S. § 366.4(c.1)), for the 12-month period beginning December 1, 1996, through November 30, 1997, the additional compensation of the officers and leaders of the General Assembly shall be increased by a cost-of-living factor which is determined by increasing the amount of the salary by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area, officially reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period from July 1, 1990, through October 31, 1996.

   The percentage increase and the new compensation amounts have been determined jointly by the Chief Clerk of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives as follows:

Leadership New
PositionIncreaseCompensation
Speaker/President pro tempore22.0577%$32,186.62
Majority Floor Leader22.0577%  25,750.52
Minority Floor Leader22.0577%  25,750.52
Majority Whip22.0577%  19,542.66
Minority Whip22.0577%  19,542.66
Majority Caucus Chairman22.0577%  12,185.02
Minority Caucus Chairman22.0577%  12,185.02
Appropriations Chairman22.0577%  19,542.66
Minority Appropriations Chairman22.0577%  19,542.66
Majority Caucus Secretary22.0577%    8,047.27
Minority Caucus Secretary22.0577%    8,047.27
Majority Caucus Policy Chairman22.0577%    8,047.27
Minority Caucus Policy Chairman22.0577%    8,047.27
Majority Caucus Administrator22.0577%    8,047.27
Minority Caucus Administrator22.0577%    8,047.27

W. RUSSELL FABER,   
Chief Clerk
Senate of Pensylvania

TED MAZIA,   
Chief Clerk
House of Representatives

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-2004. Filed for public inspection November 29, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]


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