PRINTER'S NO. 120
No. 126 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY MOWERY, THOMPSON AND SLOCUM, JANUARY 12, 1999
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JANUARY 12, 1999
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of June 24, 1968 (P.L.237, No.111), entitled 2 "An act specifically authorizing collective bargaining 3 between policemen and firemen and their public employers; 4 providing for arbitration in order to settle disputes, and 5 requiring compliance with collective bargaining agreements 6 and findings of arbitrators," further providing compensation 7 of arbitrators. 8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 9 hereby enacts as follows: 10 Section 1. Section 8 of the act of June 24, 1968 (P.L.237, 11 No.111), referred to as the Policemen and Firemen Collective 12 Bargaining Act, is amended to read: 13 Section 8. The compensation, if any, of the arbitrator 14 appointed by the policemen or firemen shall be paid by them. The 15 compensation of the [other two arbitrators] arbitrator appointed 16 by the public employer, as well as all stenographic and other 17 expenses incurred by the arbitration panel in connection with 18 the arbitration proceedings, shall be paid by the political 19 subdivision or by the Commonwealth, as the case may be. The 20 compensation, if any, of the third arbitrator shall be paid by
1 the party who requests the appointment of a board of 2 arbitration. 3 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. L10L43DMS/19990S0126B0120 - 2 -