PRINTER'S NO. 3038
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2547
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY BULLOCK, FRANKEL, CEPHAS, SANCHEZ AND DALEY,
APRIL 26, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, APRIL 26, 2022
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 24, 1968 (P.L.237, No.111), entitled
"An act specifically authorizing collective bargaining
between policemen and firemen and their public employers;
providing for arbitration in order to settle disputes, and
requiring compliance with collective bargaining agreements
and findings of arbitrators," providing for issues excluded
from collective bargaining.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of June 24, 1968 (P.L.237, No.111),
referred to as the Policemen and Firemen Collective Bargaining
Act, is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 7.1. (a) Policies and procedures related to employe
discipline for policemen may be the subject of collective
bargaining or arbitration under this act, except for policies
and procedures related to discipline for any of the following
infractions:
(1) Conduct constituting a criminal offense.
(2) Any of the conduct listed in 44 Pa.C.S. ยง 7311(a)(1)
(relating to hiring report).
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(3) Violation of the rights of a person guaranteed under the
Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of
Pennsylvania.
(b) Discipline of policemen for infractions listed in
subsection (a)(1), (2) and (3) shall be at the discretion of the
employer.
(c) A collective bargaining agreement or arbitration award
shall not prohibit the release of information about a final
disciplinary decision of the employer, for infractions listed in
subsection (a)(1), (2) and (3), to another Federal or State law
enforcement agency for the purposes of making a hiring decision.
(d) This section shall not be construed to:
(1) impair the rights of an employe under any other Federal
or State law providing protections for employes from unlawful
discrimination or retaliation by an employer;
(2) prevent or delay an impartial fact-finding inquiry if
the material facts of an alleged infraction listed in subsection
(a)(1), (2) and (3) are in dispute; or
(3) impair the criminal or civil due process rights of a
policeman under Federal or State law.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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