Bill Text: PA SB513 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Providing for law enforcement officer residency requirements.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-14 - Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE [SB513 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SB513-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 514
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 513 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY ORIE, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, WARD AND TARTAGLIONE, FEBRUARY 14, 2011
REFERRED TO LAW AND JUSTICE, FEBRUARY 14, 2011
AN ACT
Providing for law enforcement officer residency requirements.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Law
Enforcement Officer Residency Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Law enforcement officer." A person employed by a
municipality to provide law enforcement services on behalf of
the municipality. The term includes a person employed to provide
law enforcement services for a regional police force in this
Commonwealth.
"Municipality." A city, borough, township or municipal
authority in this Commonwealth.
Section 3. Residency requirements.
(a) Municipal residency.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law to the contrary, no municipality may require
its law enforcement officers to be residents of the municipality
in order to serve in the capacity of a law enforcement officer.
(b) Commonwealth residency.--A municipality may require its
law enforcement officers to be residents of this Commonwealth.
(c) United States citizenship.--This act shall not be
construed to affect any law that requires law enforcement
officers of a municipality to be citizens of the United States
or that imposes eligibility requirements other than residency
for law enforcement officers.
Section 4. Construction.
This act shall not be construed to conflict with any existing
collective bargaining agreement.
Section 5. Applicability.
This act shall apply to any collective bargaining agreement
executed after the effective date of this section.
Section 6. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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