2298 Cost-of-living factor under the Public Official Compensation Law  

  • Cost-of-Living Factor Under the Public Official Compensation Law

    [36 Pa.B. 7107]
    [Saturday, November 25, 2006]

       Under section 4(d) of the Public Official Compensation Law (Act 72 of 2005), for the 12-month period beginning December 1, 2006, through November 30, 2007, 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, 2005, through October 31, 2006.

       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:

       The cumulative percentage change in the CPI-U for November 1, 2005, through October 31, 2006, equals 1.9759%. The new salary amount equals $73,613.62.

       Under section 4(d.1) of the Public Official Compensation Law (Act 72 of 2005), for the 12-month period beginning December 1, 2006, through November 30, 2007, 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, 2005, through October 31, 2006.

       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:

    Leadership Position% IncreaseNew Compensation
    Speaker/President pro    tempore1.9759%$41,301.94
    Majority Floor Leader1.9759%$33,043.12
    Minority Floor Leader1.9759%$33,043.12
    Majority Whip1.9759%$25,077.18
    Minority Whip1.9759%$25,077.18
    Majority Caucus Chairman1.9759%$15,635.85
    Minority Caucus Chairman1.9759%$15,635.85
    Appropriations Chairman1.9759%$25,077.18
    Minority Appropriations    Chairman1.9759%$25,077.18
    Majority Caucus Secretary1.9759%$10,326.27
    Minority Caucus Secretary1.9759%$10,326.27
    Majority Caucus Policy    Chairman1.9759%$10,326.27
    Minority Caucus Policy    Chairman1.9759%$10,326.27
    Majority Caucus    Administrator1.9759%$10,326.27
    Minority Caucus    Administrator1.9759%$10,326.27

    W. RUSSELL FABER,   
    Chief Clerk
    Senate of Pennsylvania

    ROGER NICK,   
    Chief Clerk
    House of Representatives

    [Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-2298. Filed for public inspection November 22, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]

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