2139 Cost-of-living factor under the public official compensation law

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

[38 Pa.B. 6455]
[Saturday, November 29, 2008]

   Under Section 4(d) of the Public Official Compensation Law (Act 72 of 2005), for the 12-month period beginning December 1, 2008, through November 30, 2009, 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, 2007, through October 31, 2008.

   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, 2007, through October 31, 2008, equals 2.8247%. The new salary amount equals $78,314.66.

   Under section 4(d.1) of the Public Official Compensation Law (Act 72 of 2005), for the 12-month period beginning December 1, 2008, through November 30, 2009, 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, 2007, through October 31, 2008.

   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
President pro tempore/    Speaker	2.8247%	$ 43,939.52
Majority Floor Leader	2.8247%	$ 35,153.29
Minority Floor Leader	2.8247%	$ 35,153.29
Majority Whip	2.8247%	$ 26,678.64
Minority Whip	2.8247%	$ 26,678.64
Majority Caucus Chairman	2.8247%	$ 16,634.37
Minority Caucus Chairman	2.8247%	$ 16,634.37
Appropriations Chairman	2.8247%	$ 26,678.64
Minority Appropriations    Chairman	2.8247%	$ 26,678.64
Majority Caucus Secretary	2.8247%	$ 10,985.71
Minority Caucus Secretary	2.8247%	$ 10,985.71
Majority Caucus Policy    Chairman	2.8247%	$ 10,985.71
Minority Caucus Policy    Chairman	2.8247%	$ 10,985.71
Majority Caucus    Administrator	2.8247%	$ 10,985.71
Minority Caucus    Administrator	2.8247%	$ 10,985.71

W. RUSSELL FABER,   
Chief Clerk
Senate of Pennsylvania

ROGER NICK,   
Chief Clerk
PA House of Representatives

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-2139. Filed for public inspection November 28, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]