PRINTER'S NO. 1126
No. 130 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY MOWERY, THOMPSON, TARTAGLIONE, LOGAN, KUKOVICH,
KITCHEN, BRIGHTBILL, ERICKSON, STOUT, SCHWARTZ, EARLL, CONTI,
COSTA, KASUNIC, RAFFERTY, CORMAN, C. WILLIAMS, ARMSTRONG AND
FERLO, JULY 28, 2003
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JULY 28, 2003
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the week of September 1 through 5, 2003, as
2 "Pennsylvania Payroll Professionals Week."
3 WHEREAS, The American Payroll Association and its 21,500
4 members have launched a nationwide public awareness campaign
5 that pays tribute to the more than 142 million people who work
6 in the United States and the payroll professionals who support
7 the American system by paying wages, reporting workers' earnings
8 and withholding Federal employment taxes; and
9 WHEREAS, Payroll professionals collect more than $1.2
10 trillion annually complying with a myriad of Federal, State and
11 local wage and tax laws; and
12 WHEREAS, Taxes withheld from workers' pay support important
13 civic projects, including roads, schools and parks; and
14 WHEREAS, Payroll professionals in this Commonwealth play a
15 key role in maintaining the economic health and performing such
16 diverse tasks as paying into the unemployment insurance system
17 and the State Workers' Insurance Fund; and
1 WHEREAS, Payroll professionals play an increasing and
2 important role in ensuring the economic security of American
3 families by helping to identify noncustodial parents and making
4 certain that these parents comply with their child support
5 mandates; and
6 WHEREAS, Payroll professionals have become increasingly
7 proactive in educating the business community and the public at
8 large about payroll tax withholding systems; and
9 WHEREAS, Payroll professionals meet regularly with Federal
10 and State tax officials to discuss improving compliance with
11 government procedures and achieving compliance at less cost to
12 government and business; therefore be it
13 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the week of September 1
14 through 5, 2003, as "Pennsylvania Payroll Professionals Week."
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