GENERAL ASSEMBLY Cost-of-Living Factor Under the Public Official Compensation Law [35 Pa.B. 6430] Under Section 4(d) of the Public Official Compensation Law (Act 72 of 2005), for the 12-month period beginning December 1, 2005, through November 30, 2006, 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, 2004, through October 31, 2005.
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, 2004, through October 31, 2005, equals 3.6464%. The new salary amount equals $ 72,187.27.
Under section 4(d.1) of the Public Official Compensation Law (Act 72 of 2005), for the 12-month period beginning December 1, 2005, through November 30, 2006, 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, 2004, through October 31, 2005.
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 % Increase New Compensation Speaker/President pro tempore 3.6464% $ 40,501.67 Majority Floor Leader 3.6464% $ 32,402.87 Minority Floor Leader 3.6464% $ 32,402.87 Majority Whip 3.6464% $ 24,591.28 Minority Whip 3.6464% $ 24,591.28 Majority Caucus Chairman 3.6464% $ 15,332.88 Minority Caucus Chairman 3.6464% $ 15,332.88 Appropriations Chairman 3.6464% $ 24,591.28 Minority Appropriations Chairman 3.6464% $ 24,591.28 Majority Caucus Secretary 3.6464% $ 10,126.18 Minority Caucus Secretary 3.6464% $ 10,126.18 Majority Caucus Policy Chairman 3.6464% $ 10,126.18 Minority Caucus Policy Chairman 3.6464% $ 10,126.18 Majority Caucus Administrator 3.6464% $ 10,126.18 Minority Caucus Administrator 3.6464% $ 10,126.18 Under the Pennsylvania Statutory Construction Act
(1 PACS, § 1971), the publication requirements of Act 72 of 2005 supersede the publication requirements of Section 4(d) and (d.1) of Act 39 of 1983. Parenthetically, we also note that the requirements of Section 4(d) and (d.1) of Act 72 of 2005 are identical to the requirements of Sections 4(d) and (d.1) of Act 39 of 1983 and are intended to be a continuation of Act 39 of 1983. Therefore, this publication notice should supersede our November 16, 2005 notice filed with you in accordance with the requirements under Sections 4(d) and (d.1) of Act 39 of 1983.W. RUSSELL FABER,
Chief Clerk
Senate of PennsylvaniaBRIAN PRESKI,
Acting Chief Clerk
House of Representatives[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-2163. Filed for public inspection November 23, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]
