PENNSYLVANIA, April 21 - hiring and retaining part-time police officers in a municipality

and shall be used to pay a portion of the salary of a part-time

police officer. Grants may not exceed $5,000 per police officer

position and shall be used to supplement the part-time police

officer's salary paid by the municipality up to a maximum of $15

per hour of pay, not to exceed 85% of a full-time base salary

for a police officer in the municipality. The rate shall be

calculated based on average salaries for 2020 as adjusted

annually by the Consumer Price Index for the metropolitan area

in which the municipality is located.

(d) Other money.--In addition to the money available in the

fund, an appropriation for municipal police officer training

that remains as part of the commission prior to lapsing shall be

deposited in the fund beginning with the current fiscal year,

for the purposes contained in this section.

(e) Regulations.--The commission shall promulgate rules and

regulations to implement and administer the provisions of this

section within 90 days of the effective date of this section.

(f) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following

words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this

subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Fund." The Municipal Police Recruitment and Retention

Program Fund established under subsection (a).

"Municipality." A city of the third class, borough, township

of the first class or township of the second class that provides

local police services through a municipal police department,

participation in a regional police department or contracts with

other municipal or regional police.

Section 2. Title 75 is amended by adding a section to read:

§ 6508. Law enforcement enhancement surcharge.

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