Amendment vs bill House Amendment A01979 vs Printer's No. 4051

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H1444B2127A01979 BIL:CMD 06/13/19 #90 A01979 AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO.
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1444 Sponsor:
4051 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
REPRESENTATIVE B.
1444 2019 INTRODUCED BY DAVANZO, WALSH, SIMMONS, WARNER, BERNSTINE, MILLARD, MALONEY, IRVIN, ZIMMERMAN, REESE, CIRESI, NELSON, DOWLING AND SOLOMON, MAY 13, 2019 AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JUNE 25, 2019 A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in local government, providing for removal of municipal officers.
MILLER Printer's No.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby resolves as follows:
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Section 1.
The following amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
That Article IX be amended by adding a section to read:
§ 15.
Removal of municipal officers.
The General Assembly may SHALL provide, by uniform general <-- law or by classification, for the removal of elected officers of a municipality.
Elected officers shall be removed only for cause as defined by the General Assembly.
Cause shall include absenteeism from meetings and dereliction of duty.
The authorization provided by this section shall not preclude the use of other provisions contained in this Constitution for the disqualification, impeachment or removal of municipal officers.
Section 2.
(a) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
(b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal election which meets the requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by the General Assembly.
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