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SB 239 — An Act making appropriations from the Public School Employees' Retirement Fund and from the PSERS Defined Contribution Fund to provide for expenses of the Public School Employees' Retirement Board for the fiscal year July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
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The latest version of Bill SB 239 includes a funding increase for the Public School Employees' Retirement Fund, raising the allocation from approximately $51.6 million to about $51.8 million. Additionally, the amount designated from the PSERS Defined Contribution Fund has been significantly reduced from nearly $4.95 million to about $2.45 million. These changes are important because they adjust how much money is being allocated to support the operations of the Public School Employees' Retirement Board, which oversees the retirement benefits for public school employees. The increase in the main fund could help address operational needs, while the reduction in the other fund reflects a revised assessment of funding requirements.
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203 PRINTER'STHE NO.GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of No.
990239 THE2019 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFBROWNE, PENNSYLVANIAFEBRUARY SENATE7, BILL2019 SessionREFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, FEBRUARY 7, 2019 AN ACT Making appropriations from the Public School Employees' Retirement Fund and from the PSERS Defined Contribution Fund to provide for expenses of No.the Public School Employees' Retirement Board for the fiscal year July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019.
239 2019 INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, FEBRUARY 7, 2019 SENATOR BROWNE, APPROPRIATIONS, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED, JUNE 17, 2019 AN ACT MakRetirement Fund and from the PSERS Defined Contribution Fund to provide for expenses of the Public School Employees' Retirement Board for the fiscal year July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019.
The sum of $51,637,000$51,637,000, $51,838,000, or as much <-- thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the Public School Employees' Retirement Fund to the Public School Employees' Retirement Board for the payment of all salaries, wages and other compensation and travel expenses of the employees and members of the Public School Employees' Retirement Board, for contractual services and other expenses necessary for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities of the board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019.
The sum of $4,950,000$4,950,000, $2,454,000, or as much <-- thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the PSERS Defined Contribution Fund authorized under section 1799.8-1799.8-E E of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, to the Public School Employees' Retirement Board for the payment of all salaries, wages and other compensation and travel expenses of the employees and members of the Public School Employees' Retirement Board, for contractual services and other expenses necessary for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities of the board related to the administration of the School Employees' Defined Contribution Plan established under 24 Pa.C.S.
SECTIONSection 3.
THEThis SUMact OFshall $4,000,000take ISeffect HEREBYJuly APPROPRIATED1, FROM2019, <--or THEimmediately, PUBLICwhichever SCHOOLis EMPLOYEES'later. RETIREMENT FUND TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT BOARD FOR ANY CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AND ALL EXPENSES NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER CONDUCT OF THE DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE BOARD RELATED TO INVESTMENT OFFICE CONSOLIDATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2019.
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This act shall take effect July 1, 2019, or <-- immediately, whichever is later.
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Amendments
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Action History
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Approved by the Governor
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Signed in Senate
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Third consideration and final passage
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Re-reported as committed
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Referred to APPROPRIATIONS
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Third consideration and final passage
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PN 0990 Re-reported as amended
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PN 0203 Referred to APPROPRIATIONS
Sponsors
- Browne · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 252 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Browne
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (252)
252 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 252 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 201 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (202)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| BARRAR | — | Yea |
| BOBACK | — | Yea |
| BROWN | — | Yea |
| DOWLING | — | Yea |
| COX | — | Yea |
| DUNBAR | — | Yea |
| EVERETT | — | Yea |
| DIGIROLAMO | — | Yea |
| GABLER | — | Yea |
| GILLESPIE | — | Yea |
| GREGORY | — | Yea |
| JONES | — | Yea |
| JOZWIAK | — | Yea |
| KAUFER | — | Yea |
| KELLER, M.K. | — | Yea |
| KNOWLES | — | Yea |
| LEWIS | — | Yea |
| MARSHALL | — | Yea |
| MASSER | — | Yea |
| METCALFE | — | Yea |
| MILLARD | — | Yea |
| MIZGORSKI | — | Yea |
| MURT | — | Yea |
| NELSON | — | Yea |
| NESBIT | — | Yea |
| OBERLANDER | — | Yea |
| PEIFER | — | Yea |
| POLINCHOCK | — | Yea |
| PUSKARIC | — | Yea |
| PYLE | — | Yea |
| QUINN | — | Yea |
| REESE | — | Yea |
| RYAN | — | Yea |
| SANKEY | — | Yea |
| SAYLOR | — | Yea |
| SCHEMEL | — | Yea |
| SCHROEDER | — | Yea |
| SIMMONS | — | Yea |
| SONNEY | — | Yea |
| STEPHENS | — | Yea |
| THOMAS | — | Yea |
| TOBASH | — | Yea |
| TOEPEL | — | Yea |
| TOOHIL | — | Yea |
| WHEELAND | — | Yea |
| BOYLE | — | Yea |
| HAHN | — | Yea |
| HELM | — | Yea |
| HENNESSEY | — | Yea |
| HERSHEY | — | Yea |
| HICKERNELL | — | Yea |
| CALTAGIRONE | — | Yea |
| CRUZ | — | Yea |
| LONGIETTI | — | Yea |
| DELISSIO | — | Yea |
| DELUCA | — | Yea |
| DERMODY | — | Yea |
| DONATUCCI | — | Yea |
| DRISCOLL | — | Yea |
| EVANS | — | Yea |
| FITZGERALD | — | Yea |
| GAINEY | — | Yea |
| GALLOWAY | — | Yea |
| GOODMAN | — | Yea |
| HARRELL | — | Yea |
| HARRIS | — | Yea |
| INNAMORATO | — | Yea |
| KINSEY | — | Yea |
| KIRKLAND | — | Yea |
| KORTZ | — | Yea |
| LEE | — | Yea |
| MCCARTER | — | Yea |
| MULLERY | — | Yea |
| PETRARCA | — | Yea |
| RAVENSTAHL | — | Yea |
| BULLOCK | — | Yea |
| READSHAW | — | Yea |
| ROEBUCK | — | Yea |
| ROZZI | — | Yea |
| SAINATO | — | Yea |
| SIMS | — | Yea |
| SNYDER | — | Yea |
| STURLA | — | Yea |
| ULLMAN | — | Yea |
| WHEATLEY | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS | — | Yea |
| YOUNGBLOOD | — | Yea |
| ZABEL | — | Yea |
| TURZAI | — | Yea |
| Dan Miller | — | Yea |
| Louis Schmitt | — | Yea |
| Seth Grove | — | Yea |
| Torren Ecker | — | Yea |
| Andre D. Carroll | Democratic | Yea |
| Anita Astorino Kulik | Democratic | Yea |
| Benjamin V. Sanchez | Democratic | Yea |
| Brandon J. Markosek | Democratic | Yea |
| Bridget M. Kosierowski | Democratic | Yea |
| Carolyn T. Comitta | Democratic | Yea |
| Christina D. Sappey | Democratic | Yea |
| Christopher M. Rabb | Democratic | Yea |
| Dan Frankel | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel J. Deasy | Democratic | Yea |
| Danielle Friel Otten | Democratic | Yea |
| Danilo Burgos | Democratic | Yea |
| David M. Delloso | Democratic | Yea |
| Ed Neilson | Democratic | Yea |
| Eddie Day Pashinski | Democratic | Yea |
| Elizabeth Fiedler | Democratic | Yea |
| Frank Burns | Democratic | Yea |
| Greg Vitali | Democratic | Yea |
| Jared G. Solomon | Democratic | Yea |
| Jason Dawkins | Democratic | Yea |
| Jeanne McNeill | Democratic | Yea |
| Jennifer O'Mara | Democratic | Yea |
| Joanna E. McClinton | Democratic | Yea |
| Joe Ciresi | Democratic | Yea |
| Joe Webster | Democratic | Yea |
| Joseph C. Hohenstein | Democratic | Yea |
| Kristine C. Howard | Democratic | Yea |
| Kyle J. Mullins | Democratic | Yea |
| Leanne Krueger | Democratic | Yea |
| Liz Hanbidge | Democratic | Yea |
| Malcolm Kenyatta | Democratic | Yea |
| Marty Flynn | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary Jo Daley | Democratic | Yea |
| MaryLouise Isaacson | Democratic | Yea |
| Matthew D. Bradford | Democratic | Yea |
| Maureen E. Madden | Democratic | Yea |
| Melissa L. Shusterman | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael H. Schlossberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Morgan Cephas | Democratic | Yea |
| Nathan Davidson | Democratic | Yea |
| Patrick J. Harkins | Democratic | Yea |
| Patty Kim | Democratic | Yea |
| Perry S. Warren | Democratic | Yea |
| Peter Schweyer | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert E. Merski | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert F. Matzie | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert Freeman | Democratic | Yea |
| Ryan A. Bizzarro | Democratic | Yea |
| Scott Conklin | Democratic | Yea |
| Steve Samuelson | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven R. Malagari | Democratic | Yea |
| Tim Briggs | Democratic | Yea |
| Tina M. Davis | Democratic | Yea |
| Tina M. Davis | Democratic | Yea |
| Aaron Bernstine | Republican | Not Voting |
| Barbara Gleim | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Roae | Republican | Yea |
| Brett R. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Cutler | Republican | Yea |
| Bud Cook | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Walker Metzgar | Republican | Yea |
| Clint Owlett | Republican | Yea |
| Craig T. Staats | Republican | Yea |
| Cris Dush | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Moul | Republican | Yea |
| David H. Zimmerman | Republican | Yea |
| David M. Maloney | Republican | Yea |
| Dawn W. Keefer | Republican | Yea |
| Doyle Heffley | Republican | Yea |
| Frank A. Farry | Republican | Yea |
| Gary W. Day | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Rothman | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Rader | Republican | Yea |
| James B. Struzzi | Republican | Yea |
| Jamie Walsh | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Ortitay | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Topper | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Rigby | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Emrick | Republican | Yea |
| John A. Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Fritz | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua D. Kail | Republican | Yea |
| Kate A. Klunk | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy L. Rapp | Republican | Yea |
| Keith J. Greiner | Republican | Yea |
| Kerry A. Benninghoff | Republican | Yea |
| Lynda Schlegel Culver | Republican | Yea |
| Marci Mustello | Republican | Yea |
| Mark M. Gillen | Republican | Yea |
| Martin T. Causer | Republican | Yea |
| Martina A. White | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Milou Mackenzie | Republican | Yea |
| Mindy Fee | Republican | Yea |
| Natalie Mihalek | Republican | Yea |
| Parke Wentling | Republican | Yea |
| R. Lee James | Republican | Yea |
| Rich Irvin | Republican | Yea |
| Rob W. Kauffman | Republican | Yea |
| Russ Diamond | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Warner | Republican | Yea |
| Sheryl M. Delozier | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Borowicz | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Mentzer | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas L. Mehaffie | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy J. O'Neal | Republican | Yea |
| Tina Pickett | Republican | Yea |
| Valerie S. Gaydos | Republican | Yea |
| Zachary Mako | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| AUMENT | — | Yea |
| BLAKE | — | Yea |
| BREWSTER | — | Yea |
| BROWNE | — | Yea |
| CORMAN | — | Yea |
| DINNIMAN | — | Yea |
| DISANTO | — | Yea |
| FARNESE | — | Yea |
| FOLMER | — | Yea |
| GORDNER | — | Yea |
| IOVINO | — | Yea |
| KILLION | — | Yea |
| LEACH | — | Yea |
| MENSCH | — | Yea |
| REGAN | — | Yea |
| SABATINA | — | Yea |
| SCARNATI | — | Yea |
| SCAVELLO | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS, ANTHONY H | — | Yea |
| YUDICHAK | — | Yea |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine M. Tartaglione | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Yea |
| Katie J. Muth | Democratic | Yea |
| Lindsey M. Williams | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa M. Boscola | Democratic | Yea |
| Maria Collett | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven J. Santarsiero | Democratic | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kearney | Democratic | Yea |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Wayne D. Fontana | Democratic | Yea |
| Camera Bartolotta | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Yea |
| David G. Argall | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Mastriano | Republican | Yea |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Yaw | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Pittman | Republican | Yea |
| Judy Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Kathleen C. Tomlinson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim L. Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Kristin Phillips-Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Yea |
| Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (24)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| BLAKE | — | Yea |
| KILLION | — | Yea |
| LEACH | — | Yea |
| MENSCH | — | Yea |
| SCAVELLO | — | Yea |
| BROWNE | — | Yea |
| CORMAN | — | Yea |
| SCARNATI | — | Yea |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Yea |
| Maria Collett | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven J. Santarsiero | Democratic | Yea |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Yea |
| David G. Argall | Republican | Yea |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Yaw | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Pittman | Republican | Yea |
| Kristin Phillips-Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (24)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| LEACH | — | Yea |
| MENSCH | — | Yea |
| SCAVELLO | — | Yea |
| BROWNE | — | Yea |
| CORMAN | — | Yea |
| SCARNATI | — | Yea |
| KILLION | — | Not Voting |
| AUMENT | — | Yea |
| BLAKE | — | Yea |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Yea |
| Maria Collett | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven J. Santarsiero | Democratic | Yea |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Yea |
| David G. Argall | Republican | Not Voting |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Yaw | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kim L. Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Kristin Phillips-Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Yea |
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