2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 19 - Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts
1905 - County-level court administrators.

     § 1905.  County-level court administrators.
        (a)  Transition.--Effective on a date established by the
     Supreme Court, the offices of district court administrators,
     deputy court administrators, special courts administrators,
     associate and assistant court administrators and similar
     positions as currently designated by the Administrative Office
     of Pennsylvania Courts upon the advice of the respective
     president judges of the courts of common pleas shall be included
     within the State judicial personnel system, and the individuals
     holding such offices shall be compensated by the Commonwealth
     through the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts from
     funds appropriated for such purpose. On the established date,
     individuals holding such offices shall become State employees,
     and their status as employees of the respective counties shall
     cease.
        (b)  Compensation.--The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania
     Courts shall establish salaries and other compensation for those
     individuals entering the State judicial personnel system
     pursuant to subsection (a).
        (c)  Compensation plan.--The Administrative Office of
     Pennsylvania Courts, with the approval of the Supreme Court,
     shall, consistent with section 1724 (relating to personnel of
     the system), establish a plan for use on an ongoing basis for
     compensation of those individuals entering the State judicial
     personnel system pursuant to subsection (a) and their
     successors.
        (d)  Vacancies.--
            (1)  If a vacancy occurs in an office included in the
        State judicial personnel system pursuant to subsection (a),
        the vacancy shall be filled by the president judge or, in
        districts where there are administrative judges, by the
        president judge after consultation with the administrative
        judges.
            (2)  The Court Administrator of Pennsylvania, with the
        approval of the Supreme Court, shall establish standards and
        qualifications for individuals appointed to fill vacancies
        under paragraph (1).
        (e)  Reports to appropriations committees.--Consistent with
     the requirements of section 3531 (relating to budget
     implementation data), the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania
     shall make monthly reports to the Chairman and Minority Chairman
     of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the Chairman
     and Minority Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the
     House of Representatives of expenditures for compensation and
     related expenditures for individuals who are compensated by the
     Commonwealth pursuant to this section.
     (June 22, 1999, P.L.75, No.12, eff. imd.)

        1999 Amendment.  Act 12 added section 1905. See the preamble
     and sections 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24 and 28 of Act 12 in the
     appendix to this title for special provisions relating to
     legislative intent, applicability to county court
     administrators, required membership in State Employees'
     Retirement System, membership terms and conditions, notification
     of transfer and certification of credited service, termination
     of employment and continuation of contributions in county
     retirement system, transfer of inactive participants or
     contributors or employees on leave and nonseverability or
     invalidation.
        Cross References.  Section 1905 is referred to in sections
     2392, 2397 of this title; sections 5102, 5301, 5302, 5303.1,
     5507, 5903, 5906, 5907, 5953.5 of Title 71 (State Government).