PRIOR PASSAGE, PENNSYLVANIA, May 3 - NONE

PRINTER'S NO. 697

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

631

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY STEFANO, MARTIN, AUMENT AND SCHWANK, MAY 3, 2021

REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MAY 3, 2021

A JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth

of Pennsylvania, providing for removal of municipal officers.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby resolves as follows:

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 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

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