PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 1232
No. 1086 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY HANNA, DALEY, LEH AND PESCI, APRIL 2, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 2, 1997
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, further providing for compensation and
3 retirement of judicial officers.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby resolves as follows:
6 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
7 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
8 That section 16(b) of Article V be amended to read:
9 § 16. Compensation and retirement of justices, judges and
10 justices of the peace.
11 * * *
12 (b) Justices, judges and justices of the peace shall be
13 retired upon attaining the age of 70 years. Former and retired
14 justices, judges and justices of the peace shall receive such
15 compensation, retirement benefits or pensions as shall be
16 provided by law. Such benefits or pensions shall be uniform for
17 each class of justices, judges and justices of the peace to be
1 defined by the General Assembly. Nothing in this subsection
2 shall preclude the General Assembly from prospectively
3 establishing differing retirement benefits or pensions for the
4 various classes or modifying retirement benefits or pensions. No
5 compensation shall be paid to any justice, judge or justice of
6 the peace who is suspended or removed from office under section
7 18 of this article or under Article VI.
8 * * *
9 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
10 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
11 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
12 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
13 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
14 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
15 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
16 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
17 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
18 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
19 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
20 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
21 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
22 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
23 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
24 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
25 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
26 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
27 primary, general or municipal election occurring at least three
28 months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by
29 the General Assembly which meets the requirements of and is in
30 conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of
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