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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 01-2096

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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

[31 Pa.B. 6380]

   Under section 4(d) of the Public Official Compensation Law (65 P. S. § 366.4(d)), for the 12-month period beginning December 1, 2000, through November 30, 2001, 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 November 1, 2000, through October 31, 2001.

   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 November 1, 2000, through October 31, 2001, cumulative percentage change--2.8106%.

   New salary amount--$63,629.16

   Under section 4(d.1) of the Public Official Compensation Law (65 P. S. § 366.4(d)), for the 12-month period beginning December 1, 2001, through November 30, 2002, 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 November 1, 2000, through October 31, 2001.

   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:

New
Leadership PositionIncreaseCompensation
Speaker/President pro tempore 2.8106%35,700.02
Majority Floor Leader 2.8106%28,561.37
Minority Floor Leader 2.8106%28,561.37
Majority Whip 2.8106%21,675.88
Minority Whip 2.8106%21,675.88
Majority Caucus Chairman 2.8106%13,515.11
Minority Caucus Chairman 2.8106%13,515.11
Appropriations Chairman 2.8106%21,675.88
Minority Appropriations Chairman 2.8106%21,675.88
Majority Caucus Secretary 2.8106%  8,925.68
Minority Caucus Secretary 2.8106%  8,925.68
Majority Caucus Policy Chairman 2.8106%  8,925.68
Minority Caucus Policy Chairman 2.8106%  8,925.68
Majority Caucus Administrator 2.8106%  8,925.68
Minority Caucus Administrator 2.8106%  8,925.68

   If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

W. RUSSELL FABER,   
Chief Clerk
Senate of Pennsylvania

TED MAZIA,   
Chief Clerk
House of Representatives

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-2096. Filed for public inspection November 21, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]



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