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1 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA lcrgislafifir 31ournal MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2014 SESSION OF TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 38 SENATE MONDAY, June 23, 2014 The Senate met at 1 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time. The PRESIDENT (Lieutenant Jim Cawley) in the Chair. PRAYER The Chaplain, Reverend JOEL PETRUSCHKE, Pastor of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, Harrisburg, offered the following prayer: Let us pray. Gracious and most Holy God, You are our protector, our comforter, our provider, and we acknowledge Your goodness in all things. Indeed, we praise You for the blessings we know in this life. At this time, in particular, we give You thanks for providing what is needed for the good order of society, namely government institutions and faithful public servants. As this Senate gathers for its Session and conducts its business, we ask for Your presence to be with these elected officials. May all that they say and do give You glory as they consider important issues, including the budget for this Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Be with them in their discussions, in their discernment, and in their decisionmaking, that it may be in accordance with Your will. Bless this house, bless this State, and bless our individual lives. We pray all this giving You the glory, Lord. Amen. The PRESIDENT. The Chair thanks Pastor Petruschke, who is the guest today of Senator Teplitz. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by those assembled.) COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE GOVERNOR NOMINATIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following communications in writing from His Excellency, the of the Commonwealth, which were read as follows and referred to the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations: ALLEGHENY COUNTY advice and consent of the Senate, The Honorable William F. Ward, 266 Jefferson Drive, Pittsburgh 15228, Allegheny County, Thirty-seventh Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Joseph M. James, resigned. TOM CORBETI' BERKS COUNTY advice and consent of the Senate, A. Joseph Antanavage, Esquire, P0 Box 223, Strausstown 19559, Berks County, Twenty-ninth Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Berks County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Jeffrey L. Schmehl, resigned. TOM CORBETF DELAWARE COUNTY advice and consent of the Senate, The Honorable Anthony D. Scanlon, 330 Yarnall Drive, Springfield 19064, Delaware County, Twenty-sixth Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Patricia H. Jenkins, resigned. TOM CORBETF NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY advice and consent of the Senate, The Honorable Anthony J. Rosini,

2 1930 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE JUNE 23, 2029 Captain Bloom Road, Sunbury 17801, Northumberland County, Twenty-seventh Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Northumberland County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Robert B. Sacavage, resigned. PHILADELPHIA COUNTY advice and consent of the Senate, Michael Fanning, Esquire, 9816 Legion Street, Philadelphia 19114, Philadelphia County, Fifth Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Thomas Nocella, removed from office. PHILADELPHIA COUNTY advice and consent of the Senate, Abbe F. Fletman, Esquire, 422 West Price Street, Philadelphia 19144, Philadelphia County, Fourth Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Gary F. Di Vito, resigned. PHILADELPHIA COUNTY advice and consent of the Senate, The Honorable Kenneth J. Powell, Jr., 609 S. Bambrey Street, Philadelphia 19146, Philadelphia County, First Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro, resigned. TIOGA COUNTY advice and consent of the Senate, George W. Wheeler, Esquire, 2911 Kellytown Road, Mansfield 16933, Tioga County, Twenty-fifth Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Tioga County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Robert E. Dalton, Jr., resigned. WESTMORELAND COUNTY advice and consent of the Senate, David A. Regoli, Esquire, 3112 Algonquin Trail, Lower Burrell 15068, Westmoreland County, Forty-fifth Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Westmoreland County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Gary Caruso, resigned. WESTMORELAND COUNTY advice and consent of the Senate, Harry F. Smail, Jr., Esquire, 423 Glenmeade Road, Greensburg 15601, Westmoreland County, Thirtyninth Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Westmoreland County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable John E. Blahovec, resigned. JUDGE, PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT advice and consent of the Senate, The Honorable Roger F. Gordon, 2602 Apollo Plaza, Philadelphia 19153, Philadelphia County, First Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Philadelphia Municipal Court, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, add to complement. JUDGE, PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT

3 2014 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE 1931 advice and consent of the Senate, Stephanie Sawyer, Esquire, 6802 Lawnton Avenue, Philadelphia 19126, Philadelphia County, Third Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Philadelphia Municipal Court, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, add to complement. TOM CORBETF MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE advice and consent of the Senate, Regina M. Armitage, 100 Williamson Court, Chalfont 18914, Bucks County, Tenth Senatorial District, for appointment as Magisterial District Judge, in and for County of Bucks, Magisterial District , to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Robert E. Gaffney. resigned. TOM CORBE'IT PHILADELPHIA COUNTY June 20, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Vincent N. Meichiorre, Esquire, 1543 Curtin Street, Philadelphia 19145, Philadelphia County, First Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, to serve until the first Monday of January vice The Honorable Edward R. Summers, resigned. TOM CORBE'IT MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES OF MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA OF THE STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION June 23, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Bruce L. Vickery, Esquire, 15 Woodridge Circle, Wellsboro 16901, Tioga County, Twenty-fifth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Council of Trustees of Mansfield University of Pennsylvania of the State System of Higher Education, to serve until January , and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Charles R. Ike, Clarks Summit, resigned. HOUSE MESSAGES HOUSE CONCURS IN SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILLS The Clerk of the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House has concurred in amendments made by the Senate to HB 43, HB 1429 and HOUSE BILLS FOR CONCURRENCE The Clerk of the House of Representatives presented to the Senate the following bills for concurrence, which were referred to the committees indicated: June 20, 2014 HB 244, 623, 1477, 1747, 1769 and Committee on Law and Justice. HB 573 and Committee on Transportation. HB 1498,2107 and Committee on Judiciary. HB 1590 and Committee on Local Government. HB 1699, 2177 and Committee on Environmental Resources and Energy. HB 1822 and Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. HB Committee on Education. HB Committee on Urban Affairs and Housing. HB Committee on Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness. RB Committee on State Government. June HB Committee on Judiciary. HB Committee on Communications and Technology. BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following Senate Bills numbered, entitled, and referred as follows, which were read by the Clerk: June 20, 2014 Senator WHITE presented to the Chair SB 1443, entitled: An Act amending the act of October 8, 2012 (P.L.1l94, No. 147), known as the Indigenous Mineral Resources Development Act, further providing for definitions. Which was committed to the Committee on ENVIRONMEN- TAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, June 20, June 23, 2014 Senators TEPLITZ, WOZNIAK, FONTANA, SCHWANK, SMITH, COSTA, HUGHES, STACK and BROWNE presented to the Chair SB 1433, entitled: An Act authorizing the incurrence of indebtedness by the Commonwealth, upon electorate approval, for the establishment of a fund to benefit eligible students pursuing postsecondary education; creating a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Higher Education Loan Program Trust Fund; establishing the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Higher Education Loan Program; and conferring powers and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency. Which was committed to the Committee on EDUCATION, June 23, 2014, Senators BROWNE, TEPLITZ, STACK, COSTA, ERICKSON, WHITE, HUGHES, SOLOBAY, VANCE, WIL-

4 1932 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE JUNE 23, LIAMS, VULAKOVICH and BREWSTER presented to the Chair SB 1434, entitled: An Act amending Title 64 (Public Authorities and Quasi-Public Corporations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, establishing the Delinquent Debt Intercept Authority. Which was committed to the Committee on FINANCE, June 23, Senators DINNIMAN and TOMLINSON presented to the Chair SB 1438, entitled: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in State System of Higher Education, further providing for project contracts. Which was committed to the Committee on EDUCATION, June 23, Senators ALLOWAY, STACK, ROBBINS, BLAKE, McILHINNEY, WOZNIAK, FARNESE, SCHWANK, YUDICHAK, EICHELBERGER, BOSCOLA, PILEGGI, KITCHEN, RAFFERTY, BREWSTER, SOLOBAY, KASIJNIC and BAKER presented to the Chair SB 1441, entitled: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in bonds and recognizances, amending provisions relating to professional bondsmen; and providing for authorization to conduct business within each county, for forfeited undertaking and for private cause of action. Which was committed to the Committee on BANKING AND INSURANCE, June 23, BILLS SIGNED The PRESIDENT (Lieutenant Jim Cawley) in the presence of the Senate signed the following bills: HR 43, HB 1429 and HB LEGISLATIVE LEAVES Delaware, Senator Pileggi. Senator PILEGGI. Mr. President, I request temporary Capitol leaves for Senator Mcllhinney and Senator Ward. Allegheny, Senator Costa. Senator COSTA. Mr. President, I request a temporary Capitol leave for Senator Leach, and a legislative leave for Senator Hughes. The PRESIDENT. Senator Pileggi requests temporary Capitol leaves for Senator Mcllhinney and Senator Ward. Senator Costa requests a temporary Capitol leave for Senator Leach, and a legislative leave for Senator Hughes. Without objection, the leaves will be granted. JOURNAL APPROVED The PRESIDENT. The Journal of the Session of June 2, 2014, is now in print. The Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the Session of June 2, Senator PILEGGI. Mr. President, I move that further reading of the Journal be dispensed with and that the Journal be approved. On the question, Will the Senate agree to the motion? The yeas and nays were required by Senator PILEGGI and were as follows, viz: YEA-50 Alloway Farnese Pileggi Vogel Argall Ferlo Rafferty Vulakovich Baker Folmer Robbins Wagner Blake Fontana Scarnati Ward Boscola Gordner Schwank Washington Brewster Greenleaf Smith White Browne Hughes Smucker Wiley Brubaker Hutchinson Solobay Williams Corman Kasunic Stack Wozniak Costa Kitchen Tartaglione Yaw Dinniman Leach Teplitz Yudichak Eichelberger Mcllhinney Tomlinson Erickson Mensch Vance NAY-0 A majority of the Senators having voted "aye,' the question was determined in the affirmative. The PRESIDENT. The Journal is approved. LEGISLATIVE LEAVE CANCELLED The PRESIDENT. Senator Leach has returned, and his temporary Capitol leave is cancelled. GUEST OF SENATOR JUDY SCHWANK AND SENATOR DAVID G. ARGALL PRESENTED TO THE SENATE The PRESIDENT. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Berks, Senator Schwank. Senator SCHWANK. Mr. President, I join Senator Argall in welcoming a young man to the Senate today, a student shadow, Matt Whitmoyer, who resides in Wernersville, PA. Matt is here in hopes of broadening his understanding of politics on a firsthand basis, as well as seeing what an average day is like for a State Senator. He is a senior at Berks Catholic High School, where he participates in track and field, theater, and forensics. After high school, Matt is interested in attending college to study political science. Currently, he is looking at perhaps working in the legislature, either at a Federal or a State level. And hopefully, today he will get a clear understanding of what that future might look for him. Thank you, Mr. President. The PRESIDENT. Would the guest of Senator Schwank and Senator Argall please rise so that the Senate may give you its usual warm welcome. (Applause.) GUESTS OF SENATOR ELISABETH J. BAKER PRESENTED TO THE SENATE The PRESIDENT. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Luzerne, Senator Baker. Senator BAKER. Mr. President, I rise to introduce Dominic Hockenbury, who is a member of the Lake-Lehman High School Boys' Track and Field Team. He is here today for us to honor

5 2014 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE 1933 him upon winning the Class AA 3,200-Meter Run event at the 2014 PIAA State Track and Field Championship with a time of 9:17:18, beating the school record that he previously set in April. Dominic lives in Harveys Lake with his mom and dad, George and Kim, and he is joined by his brother, Nick, who are all with us in the gallery. Dominic attends Lake-Lehman High School, where he will be a junior in the fall. He is a member of the National Honor Society and Key Club. Dominic has had a very exciting track and field season this year. He is coached by John Sobocinski and Bill Kvashay, who spent many hours helping to prepare him. He won the Jack Roddick High School Shippensburg Invitational, breaking the record and setting the Lake-Lehman school record. He had continued success as the PIAA District II gold medalist and as a silver medalist in the 1,600-meter run. Dominic hopes to run in college. He would like to work in primary care sports medicine, hoping someday to run at the Olympics. I ask you to please join me in welcoming Dominic Hockenbury, his mom and dad, George and Kim, his brother, Nick, and Coach Sobocinski from Lake-Lehman High School. Thank you, Mr. President. The PRESIDENT. Would the guests of Senator Baker please rise so that the Senate may give you its usual warm welcome. (Applause.) GUESTS OF SENATOR MICHAEL BRUBAKER ON BEHALF OF SENATOR KIM L. WARD PRESENTED TO THE SENATE Lancaster, Senator Brubaker. Senator BRUBAKER. Mr. President, today I am introducing a group of guests from Westmoreland County on behalf of Senator Ward, who is en route to the Capitol and could not be here for this very important introduction. She is introducing the Westmoreland Chapter of the Order of DeMolay. They are in the gallery today. They are an organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21, and they have 23 chapters across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. One of the lessons taught to members is brotherhood and working for the common good. Mr. President, could we please give a warm welcome to the members of the DeMolay who are in the gallery today. The PRESIDENT. Would the guests of Senator Ward and Senator Brubaker please rise so that the Senate may give you its usual warm welcome. (Applause.) GUEST OF SENATOR MICHAEL J. FOLMER PRESENTED TO THE SENATE Lebanon, Senator Folmer. Senator FOLMER. Mr. President, I rise to introduce a very special guest today, Arlene Eckels, a constituent of the 48th Senatorial District who just recently celebrated her 89th birthday on May 30. Arlene was born in 1925, a year that marked several milestones in history such as 'The New Yorker' magazine published its first issue, F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby,' and Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first female gover- nor in the United States. Although none quite as exceptional as Arlene, there were also many famous birthdays in 1925: actor and philanthropist Paul Newman; actor and director Jack Lemmon; former First Lady of the United States Barbara Bush; musician B.B. King; former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher; comedian and TV host Johnny Carson; as well as Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dick Van Dyke. She was born and raised in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, and currently resides at Traditions of Hershey in the Palmyra and Campbelltown area. Arlene has four children, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Arlene started working in the Pennsylvania State Senate for former Senator Bill Lentz in 1965, and continued on with Senator George Gekas until When Senator Gekas was elected to Congress, she left the Senate of Pennsylvania to work in his Harrisburg congregational office. Arlene retired in She enjoys spending time with her family, and choral activities. Please join me in a warm Senate birthday welcome to Arlene Eckels, The PRESIDENT. Would the guest of Senator Folmer please rise so that the Senate may give you its usual warm welcome. (Applause.) GUEST OF SENATOR ROBERT F. TEPLITZ PRESENTED TO THE SENATE Dauphin, Senator Teplitz. Senator TEPLITZ. Mr. President, my guest today is our Senate Chaplain, Reverend Joel Petruschke from Evangelical Lutheran Church of Our Saviour in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, in the 15th Senatorial District. I ask my colleagues to formally welcome him to the Senate and thank him for his service to us today. The PRESIDENT. Would the guest of Senator Teplitz please rise so that the Senate may give you its usual warm welcome. (Applause.) RECESS Delaware, Senator Pileggi. Senator PILEGGI. Mr. President, I request a recess of the Senate for purposes of a meeting of the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations to be held in the Rules room immediately, to be followed by a Republican caucus to be held in the Majority Caucus Room. Allegheny, Senator Costa. Senator COSTA. Mr. President, at the conclusion of the meeting of the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations, Senate Democrats will meet in the rear of the Chamber for a caucus. The PRESIDENT. For purposes of a meeting of the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations, to be followed by Republican and Democratic caucuses, without objection, the Senate stands in recess. AFTER RECESS The PRESIDENT. The time of recess having expired, the Senate will come to order.

6 1934 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE JUNE 23, CALENDAR THIRD CONSIDERATION CALENDAR BILLS OVER IN ORDER SB 324, SB 405, SB 1036 and SB Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PILEGGI. BILL ON THIRD CONSIDERATION AND FINAL PASSAGE SB 1155 (Pr. No. 2112) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending the act of May 31, 1945 (P.L No.418), known as the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act, establishing the Aggregate Advisory Board. Considered the third time and agreed to, And the amendments made thereto having been printed as required by the Constitution, On the question, Shall the bill pass finally? The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution and were as follows, viz: Alloway Argall Baker Blake Boscola Brewster Browne Brubaker Corman Costa Dinniman Eichelberger Erickson Farnese Ferlo Folmer Fontana Gordner Greenleaf Hughes Hutchinson Kasunic Kitchen Leach Mcllhinney Mensch YEA-50 Pileggi Rafferty Robbins Scamati Schwank Smith Smucker Solobay Stack Tartaglione Teplitz Tomlinson Vance NAY-0 Vogel Vulakovich Wagner Ward Washington White Wiley Williams Wozniak Yaw Yudichak A constitutional majority of all the Senators having voted "aye," the question was determined in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate present said bill to the House of Representatives for concurrence. LEGISLATIVE LEAVE CANCELLED The PRESIDENT. Senator Ward has returned, and her temporary Capitol leave is cancelled. CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR RESUMED THIRD CONSIDERATION CALENDAR CONTINUED BILL OVER IN ORDER SB Without objection, the bill was passed over in its order at the request of Senator PILEGGI. BILL ON THIRD CONSIDERATION AND FINAL PASSAGE SB 1207 (Pr. No. 2116) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending the act of July 25, 1973 (P,L,217, No.53), entitled "An act authorizing cities of the first class and second class to invest all funds received and deposited with the city treasurer in certain commercial paper under certain terms and conditions," providing for investment of public corporation or authority funds. Considered the third time and agreed to, And the amendments made thereto having been printed as required by the Constitution, On the question, Shall the bill pass finally? The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution and were as follows, viz: YEA-50 Alloway Farnese Pileggi Vogel Argalt Ferlo Rafferty Vulakovich Baker Folmer Robbins Wagner Blake Fontana Scamati Ward Boscola Gordner Schwank Washington Brewster Greenleaf Smith White Browne Hughes Smucker Wiley Brubaker Hutchinson Solobay Williams Corman Kasunic Stack Wozniak- Costa Kitchen Tartaglione Yaw Dinniman Leach Teplitz Yudichak Eichelberger Mcllhinney Tomlinson Erickson Mensch Vance NAY-0 A constitutional majority of all the Senators having voted "aye," the question was determined in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate present said bill to the House of Representatives for concurrence LEGISLATIVE LEAVE CANCELLED The PRESIDENT. Senator Mcllhinney has returned, and his temporary Capitol leave is cancelled. CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR RESUMED THIRD CONSIDERATION CALENDAR CONTINUED BILLS OVER IN ORDER SB 1219, SB 1220, HB 1271, SB 1316 and HB Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PILEGGI. BILL AMENDED SB 1409 (Pr. No. 2157) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled:

7 2014 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE 1935 An Act amending the act of December 22, 1983 (P.L.306, No.84), known as the Board of Vehicles Act, further providing for unlawful acts by manufacturers or distributors. On the question, Will the Senate agree to the bill on third consideration? Senator RAFFERTY offered the following amendment No. A7910: Amend Bill, page 3, line 6, by striking out "' and inserting: not more than five Amend Bill, page 3, line 6, by striking out "dealership" and inserting: dealerships On the question, Will the Senate agree to the amendment? It was agreed to. Without objection, the bill, as amended, was passed over in its order at the request of Senator PILEGGI. BILL ON THIRD CONSIDERATION AND FINAL PASSAGE SB 1422 (Pr. No. 2141) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in particular rights and immunities, providing for successor business entity liability. Considered the third time and agreed to, On the question, Shall the bill pass finally? POINT OF ORDER Montgomery, Senator Greenleaf. Senator GREENLEAF. Mr. President, I rise for a ruling. I am a member of a law firm who represents different companies, some of which may be impacted and/or benefit from the passage of this legislation. My question is, may I cast a vote on this bill? The PRESIDENT. The Chair thanks the gentleman for his inquiry about a conflict of interest. In the factual situation just given, Senator Greenleaf, it would be the opinion and the ruling of the Chair that you should, and in accordance with Senate Rule 20, must vote on this bill. The Chair does not find that the vote you are about to cast would be particularly personal to you or privately affect you alone or that you would derive a direct pecuniary interest from such a vote. Passage of the bill may or may not impact the clients, not you. Further, passage of the bill may or may not affect an entire class of individuals or entities who are similarly situated to these clients. Still further, the Chair finds that you would be in a class of all attorneys representing such clients. Therefore, it would be the ruling of the Chair that the gentleman be required to vote on this bill. POINT OF ORDER Philadelphia, Senator Stack. Senator STACK. Mr. President, I rise also to ask for a ruling, probably a combination question. I belong to the same law firm as the previous gentleman, so I guess my question would be the same on whether to vote, and I think I just heard an answer from the Chair. Nonetheless, I wanted to put that on the record. Then also, Mr. President, a member of my immediate family has a contract to perform legal services for a Pennsylvania corporation that may benefit from this legislation, Senate Bill No So I am asking for a ruling from the Chair on whether I, too, should vote on this legislation. The PRESIDENT. The Chair thanks the gentleman. In relation to the first of the two conflict questions, the Chair would rule similarly to the way I did with Senator Greenleafs question, that in fact in accordance with Senate Rule 20, you must vote on this particular bill. As to the second portion of the gentleman's inquiry, in the factual situation just given, the Chair would rule as well that in the situation that you described, there is no conflict of interest and that in accordance with Senate Rule 20(c), you, Senator Stack, must vote on Senate Bill No The Chair finds that there is nothing particularly personal to you in this bill. Your mother is a member of a class who may or may not be affected by passage of this legislation. Further, the Chair does not find that any votes that you may cast would be particularly personal to you or privately affect you alone. Therefore, it would be the ruling of the Chair that you be required to vote on this bill. LEGISLATIVE LEAVE CANCELLED The PRESIDENT. Senator Hughes has returned, and his legislative leave is cancelled. And the question recurring, Shall the bill pass finally? The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution and were as follows, viz: YEA-50 Alloway Farnese Pileggi Vogel Argall Ferlo Rafferty Vulakovich Baker Folmer Robbins Wagner Blake Fontana Scamati Ward Boscola Gordner Schwank Washington Brewster Greenleaf Smith White Browne Hughes Smucker Wiley Brubaker Hutchinson Solobay Williams Corman Kasunic Stack Wozniak Costa Kitchen Tartaglione Yaw Dinniman Leach Teplitz Yudichak Eichelberger Mcllhinney Tomlinson Erickson Mensch Vance NAY-0 A constitutional majority of all the Senators having voted "aye, the question was determined in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate present said bill to the House of Representatives for concurrence.

8 1936 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE JUNE 23, BILLS OVER IN ORDER HB 1558, HB 1574, HB 1575, HB 1929, HB 2072, HB 2106 and HB Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PILEGGI. BILL REREFERRED HB 2169 (Pr. No. 3718) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, reenacting and further providing for elk hunting licenses; and abrogating a regulation. Upon motion of Senator PILEGGI, and agreed to by voice vote, the bill was rereferred to the Committee on Appropriations. SECOND CONSIDERATION CALENDAR BILL ON SECOND CONSIDERATION AND REREFERRED SB 444 (Pr. No. 2168) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, further providing for definitions; providing for Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association; further providing for requests; providing for inmate access; further providing for access, for requests, for written requests, for production of certain records, for exceptions for public records, for agency response in general, for filing of appeal, for appeals officers, for specified agencies, for fee limitations, for Office of Open Records, for reporting, for contents of report and for copies and posting: and providing for contracts. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. Upon motion of Senator PILEGGI, and agreed to by voice vote, the bill just considered was rereferred to the Committee on Appropriations. BILL OVER IN ORDER HB Without objection, the bill was passed over in its order at the request of Senator PILEGGI. BILL ON SECOND CONSIDERATION AND REREFERRED SB 819 (Pr. No. 2156) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, further providing for the authority to administer injectable medications, biologicals and immunizations. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. Upon motion of Senator PILEGGI, and agreed to by voice vote, the bill just considered was rereferred to the Committee on Appropriations. BILL OVER IN ORDER SB Without objection, the bill was passed over in its order at the request of Senator PILEGGI. BILLS ON SECOND CONSIDERATION SB 1135 (Pr. No. 1686) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending the act of May 28, 1937 (P.L.955, No.265), referred to as the Housing Authorities Law, further providing for establishment of rentals and selection of tenants; and providing for veteran preferences. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. JIB 1144 (Pr. No. 1402) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in special licenses and permits, further providing for disabled person permits. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. BILLS OVER IN ORDER HB 1234, SB 1240, SB 1242, JIB 1317 and SB Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PILEGGI. BILL REREFERRED SB 1322 (Pr. No. 1914) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in consolidated county assessment, further providing for subjects of local taxation. Upon motion of Senator PILEGGI, and agreed to by voice vote, the bill was rereferred to the Committee on Appropriations. BILLS OVER IN ORDER SB 1332, SB 1334, SB 1356, SB 1357, SB 1380, SB 1402, HB 1714 and HB Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PILEGGI. BILL ON SECOND CONSIDERATION HB 1925 (Pr. No. 3114) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in ownership of property, legal title and equitable estate, further providing for right to dispose of a decedent's remains.

9 2014 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE 1937 Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. BILL ON SECOND CONSIDERATION AND REREFERRED (Pr. No. 3777) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, providing for reissuance of film production tax credits. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. Upon motion of Senator PILEGGI, and agreed to by voice vote, the bill just considered was rereferred to the Committee on Appropriations. BILL OVER IN ORDER HB Without objection, the bill was passed over in its order at the request of Senator PILEGGI. SENATE RESOLUTION No. 62, ADOPTED Senator PILEGGI, without objection, called up from page 8 of the Calendar, Senate Resolution No. 62, entitled: A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study new approaches to family work support programs. On the question, Will the Senate adopt the resolution? The PRESIDENT. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Berks, Senator Schwank. Senator SCHWANK. Mr. President, I rise to congratulate Senator Mcllhinney for bringing this forward. This particular legislation refers to an issue that many low-income families face, who may find themselves in a very bad situation financially in the event that they start earning more money so that some of the benefits that they receive, such as subsidized childcare or food and nutrition benefits, they may find themselves losing those benefits when they get into the workforce. They start to earn enough money that the level of benefits that are given to them, they have gone over that. The reason why this is so important, I think we can all agree, is that we certainly want to encourage everyone to be in the workforce that we possibly can. So, examining this issue and perhaps looking at those levels and seeing how we can most effectively provide those benefits to individuals who need them is in the best interest of not only these families, but also in the best interest of the Commonwealth and the Commonwealths finances. This particular resolution is part of the Women's Health Caucus, which I co-chair with Senator Mcllhinney on the Senate side, and this is one of the initiatives in the Women's Health Caucus that we hope to continue to further that looks at the issue of how we can best benefit low-income families and get them to be a part of our workforce and be more productive families. So, I ask that my colleagues join me in supporting this resolution. Thank you. And the question recurring, Will the Senate adopt the resolution? A voice vote having been taken, the question was determined in the affirmative. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE GOVERNOR REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS Senator ROBBINS, from the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations, reported communications from His Excellency, the of the Commonwealth, recalling the following nominations, which were read by the Clerk as follows: MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY June 13, 2014 In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as April 1, 2014, for the appointment of Jon Anzur, 71 Kelly Drive, Carlisle 17015, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the State Board of Cosmetology, to serve for a term of three years and until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Mary Lou Enoches, West Chester, whose term expired. TOM CORBE'Il' MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY June 23, 2014 In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as April 3, 2014, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, as a member of the State Board of Cosmetology, to serve until June 20, 2014, and until her successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Wendy Barley. Lancaster, resigned. TOM CORBEYI' MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EBENSBURG CENTER June 23, 2014 In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as

10 1938 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE JUNE 23, April 16, 2014, for the appointment of Jon Anzur, 71 Kelly Drive, Carlisle 17015, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Ebensburg Center, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2015, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Dixie Henry, Mount Union, resigned. TOM CORBETF MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EBENSBURG CENTER June 23, 2014 In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as April 16, 2014, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, as a member of the Board of Trustees of Ebensburg Center, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2019, and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Rose Planinsek, Ligonier, resigned. TOM CORBET1' PHILADELPHIA COUNTY In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as May I, 2014, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Esquire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Gary F. Di Vito, resigned. TOM CORBETI' PHILADELPHIA COUNTY DELAWARE COUNTY In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as April 1, 2014, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Esquire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Patricia H. Jenkins, resigned. TOM CORBET1' NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as April 4, 2014, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Esquire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Northumberland County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Robert B. Sacavage, resigned. In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as May 5, 2014, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Esquire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Thomas Nocella, removed from office. TOM CORBET1' TIOGA COUNTY In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as April 4, 2014, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Esquire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Tioga County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Robert E. Dalton, Jr., resigned. TOM CORBETI' WESTMORELAND COUNTY TOM CORBETI'

11 2014 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE MAM In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as of the Commonwealth, 1 do hereby recall my nomination dated April 4, 2014, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Esquire, 613 Sweetbnar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Westmoreland County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable John E. Blahovec, resigned. YORK COUNTY June 23, 2014 In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as April 4, 2014, for the appointment of Gregory E. Dunlap, Esquire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, York County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Penny L. Blackwell, resigned. REGISTER OF WILLS AND RECORDER OF DEEDS, GREENE COUNTY June 23, 2014 In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as March 31, 2014, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, as Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds, in and for the County of Greene, to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Tom Headlee, resigned. MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE June 23, 2014 In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as March 31, 2014, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Allegheny, Magisterial District , to serve until the first Monday of January vice The Honorable John Norman Bova, resigned. MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE June 23, 2014 In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as April 4, 2014, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore, 349 Orchard Road, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Fayette, Magisterial District , to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Joseph M. George, Jr., resigned. MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE June 23, 2014 In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as April 4, 2014, for the appointment of Jon Anzur, 71 Kelly Drive, Carlisle 17015, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Lackawanna, Magisterial District , to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable James A. Gibbons, resigned. MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE June 23, 2014 In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as April 4, 2014, for the appointment of Bryan Troop, 2 South Market Street, Apartment 205, Elizabethtown 17022, Lancaster County, Fortyeighth Senatorial District, as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Washington, Magisterial District , to serve until the first Monday of January 2016, vice The Honorable Valarie Costanzo, resigned.

12 1940 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE JUNE 23, NOMINATIONS RETURNED TO THE GOVERNOR Senator ROBBINS. Mr. President, I request that the nominations just read by the Clerk be returned to His Excellency, the. A voice vote having been taken, the question was determined in the affirmative. The PRESIDENT. The nominations will be returned to the. REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS Senator ROBBINS, from the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations, reported the following nominations made by His Excellency, the of the Commonwealth, which were read by the Clerk as follows: MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY May 30, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Dolly M. Lalvani, CPA, 6114 Forrestal Circle, Harrisburg 17112, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Accountancy, to serve for a term of four years and until her successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Michael Menear, Mechanicsburg, whose term expired. TOM CORBEIT MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY April 29, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Tina 0. Miller (Public Member), 108 Mayflower Drive, Pittsburgh 15238, Allegheny County, Thirty-eighth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Accountancy, to serve for a term of four years and until her successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Virginia Birmingham, Lititz, resigned. TOM CORBETI' MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF CERTIFIED REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS March 24, 2014 State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers, to serve for a term of four years and until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Richard Lam, Conshohocken, whose term expired. MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY May 30, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Jade Roetz, 14 Elizabeth Street, Tamaqua 18252, Schuylkill County, Twenty-ninth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Cosmetology, to serve for a term of three years and until her successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Kristen Kaskie, Elizabethtown, whose term expired. TOM CORBET1' MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS June 9, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Frank R. Perman, 925 Saxonburg Boulevard, Pittsburgh 15223, Allegheny County, Fortieth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Funeral Directors, to serve for a term of five years and until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Joseph Fluehr, Richboro, whose term expired. TOM CORBETF MEMBER OF THE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION May 19, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Jonathan H. Newman, Esquire, 1079 Baron Drive, Bryn Mawr 19010, Montgomery County, Seventeenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Harness Racing Commission, to serve for a term of three years and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Roy Wilt, The Villages, FL, resigned. TOM CORBETI' MEMBER OF THE MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS' EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMISSION advice and consent of the Senate, Joseph D. Pasquarella, MAI, CRE, FRICS, 460 Dreshertown Road, Fort Washington 19034, Montgomery County, Seventh Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the May 30, 2014

13 2014 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE advice and consent of the Senate, James Adams, 1769 North Meadow Drive, Mechanicsburg 17055, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission, to serve until October 16, 2015, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Vincent J. DiCenzo, Jr., North Versailles, resigned. MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY May 6, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Brian J. Fill (Public Member), 1120 Stone Crest Drive, Tarentum 15084, Allegheny County, Thirty-eighth Senatorial District, for reappointment as a member of the State Board of Optometry, to serve for a term of four years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period. MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY April 29, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Maria J. Wasson (Public Member), P0 Box 331, Lewisberry 17339, York County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Optometry, to serve for a term of four years or until her successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Susan Murray, Glenmoore, whose term expired. MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY June 13, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Allie Goldstein, 733 Cricklewood Drive, State College 16803, Centre County, Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Pennsylvania State University, to serve until July 1, 2014, and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Peter A. Khoury, Schnecksville, resigned. MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY advice and consent of the Senate, Craig L. DeFranco (Public Member), 146 Chestnut Street, Roseto 18013, Northampton County, Eighteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Pharmacy, to serve until June 11, 2018, or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Joseph Gerdes, Ill, Mechanicsburg, resigned. MEMBER OF THE STATE PLANNING BOARD May 5, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Helen Hanna Casey, 14 West Woodland Road, Pittsburgh 15232, Allegheny County, Forty-third Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Planning Board, to serve for a term of four years and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Jane Billings Swarthmore, whose term expired. TOM CORBETF MEMBER OF THE STATE PLANNING BOARD May 5, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Alexander Graziani, 514 Harrison Avenue, Greensburg 15601, Westmoreland County, Thirty-ninth Senatorial District, for reappointment as a member of the State Planning Board, to serve for a term of four years and until his successor is appointed and qualified. MEMBER OF THE STATE PLANNING BOARD May 5, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, David Sciocchetti, 217 Wallingford Avenue, Wallingford 19086, Delaware County, Ninth Senatorial District, for reappointment as a member of the State Planning Board, to serve for a term of four years and until his successor is appointed and qualified. MEMBER OF THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND PRACTICES COMMISSION April 29, 2014 May 22, 2014

14 1942 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE JUNE 23, advice and consent of the Senate, Ryan Devlin, 309 Vincent Drive. Brockway 15824, Jefferson County, Twenty-fifth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Professional Standards and Practices Commission, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2017, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Jacalyn M. Mogilski, Bethlehem, resigned TOM CORBETF MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY May 19, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Vito J. DonGiovanni, PsyD., 2597 Evergreen Drive, Indiana 15701, Indiana County, Forty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Psychology, to serve for a term of four years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Salvatore S. Cullari, Ph.D., Hershey, whose term expired. MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY May 19, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Richard F. Small, Ph.D., 8 Cardinal Place, Wyomissing 19610, Berks County, Eleventh Senatorial District, for reappointment as a member of the State Board of Psychology, to serve for a term of four years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period. TOM CORBETI' MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT COMMISSION May 30, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Anthony W. Salomone, 1312 Upton Drive, Harrisburg 17110, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for reappointment as a member of the Public Employee Retirement Commission, to serve until October 27, 2019, and until his successor is appointed and qualified. TOM CORBEIT MEMBER OF THE STATE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION April 23, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Joseph Tarantino, 1030 Yellow Springs Road, Malvern 19355, Chester County, Nineteenth Senatorial District, for reappointment as a member of the State Real Estate Commission, to serve for a term of five years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period. TOM CORBE'IT MEMBER OF THE STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION May 5, 2014 In conformity with the law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, James Kingsborough, 6 Wellington Court, Carlisle 17013, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Transportation Commission, to serve until October 15, 2018, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice William L. Patterson, Erie, resigned. TOM CORBETI' MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, DEALERS AND SALESPERSONS May 30, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, James A. Minor (Public Member), 970 Mapletown Road, Greensboro 15338, Greene County, Forty-sixth Senatorial District, for reappointment as a member of the State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons, to serve for a term of four years and until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period. TOM CORBEYF MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE May 30, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Douglas J. Ayers, VIVID, 1296 Hillside Road, Trucksville 18708, Luzerne County, Twentieth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Veterinary

15 2014 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE 1943 Medicine, to serve for a term of four years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Lawrence Gerson, V.M.D., Pittsburgh, whose term expired. TOM CORBET1' MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WERNERSVILLE STATE HOSPITAL May 13, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Craig J. Lutz, 6463 West Penn Avenue, Wernersville 19565, Berks County, Twenty-ninth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of Wernersville State Hospital, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2015, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Reverend Charles J. Charles, Mohnton, resigned. NOMINATIONS LAID ON THE TABLE Senator ROBBINS. Mr. President, I request that the nominations just read by the Clerk be laid on the table. The PRESIDENT. The nominations will be laid on the table. EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion was made by Senator ROBBINS, That the Senate do now resolve itself into Executive Session for the purpose of considering certain nominations made by the. Which was agreed to by voice vote. NOMINATIONS TAKEN FROM THE TABLE Senator ROBBINS. Mr. President, I call from the table certain nominations and ask for their consideration. The Clerk read the nominations as follows: MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY May 30, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Dolly M. Lalvani, CPA, 6114 Forrestal Circle, Harrisburg 17112, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Accountancy, to serve for a term of four years and until her successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Michael Menear, Mechanicsburg, whose term expired. TOM CORBETF MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY April 29, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Tina 0. Miller (Public Member), 108 Mayflower Drive, Pittsburgh 15238, Allegheny County, Thirty-eighth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Accountancy, to serve for a term of four years and until her successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Virginia Birmingham, Lititz, resigned. TOM CORBET1' MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF CERTIFIED REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS March 24, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Joseph D. Pasquarella, MAI, CRE, FRICS, 460 Dreshertown Road, Fort Washington 19034, Montgomery County. Seventh Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers, to serve for a term of four years and until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Richard Lam, Conshohocken, whose term expired. TOM CORBE'VI' MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY May 30, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Jade Roetz, 14 Elizabeth Street, Tamaqua 18252, Schuylkill County, Twenty-ninth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Cosmetology, to serve for a term of three years and until her successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Kristen Kaskie, Elizabethtown, whose term expired. TOM CORBETI' MEMBER OF THE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION May 19, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Jonathan H. Newman, Esquire, 1079 Baron Drive, Bryn Mawr 19010, Montgomery County, Seventeenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Harness

16 1944 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE JUNE 23, Racing Commission, to serve for a term of three years and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Roy Wilt, The Villages, FL, resigned. MEMBER OF THE MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS' EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMISSION May 30, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, James Adams, 1769 North Meadow Drive, Mechanicsburg 17055, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Commission, to serve until October 16, 2015, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Vincent J. DiCenzo, Jr., North Versailles, resigned. MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY May 6, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Brian J. Fill (Public Member), 1120 Stone Crest Drive, Tarentum 15084, Allegheny County, Thirty-eighth Senatorial District, for reappointment as a member of the State Board of Optometry, to serve for a term of four years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period. MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY April 29, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Maria J. Wasson (Public Member), P0 Box 331, Lewisberry 17339, York County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Optometry, to serve for a term of four years or until her successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Susan Murray, Glenmoore, whose term expired. MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY April 29, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Craig L. DeFranco (Public Member), 146 Chestnut Street, Roseto 18013, Northampton County, Eighteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Pharmacy, to serve until June 11, 2018, or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period. vice Joseph Gerdes, [II, Mechanicsburg, resigned. MEMBER OF THE STATE PLANNING BOARD May 5, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Helen Hanna Casey, 14 West Woodland Road, Pittsburgh 15232, Allegheny County, Forty-third Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Planning Board, to serve for a term of four years and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Jane Billings Swarthmore, whose term expired. MEMBER OF THE STATE PLANNING BOARD May 5, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Alexander Graziani, 514 Harrison Avenue, Greensburg 15601, Westmoreland County, Thirty-ninth Senatorial District, for reappointment as a member of the State Planning Board, to serve for a term of four years and until his successor is appointed and qualified. MEMBER OF THE STATE PLANNING BOARD May 5, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, David Sciocchetti, 217 Wallingford Avenue. Wallingford 19086, Delaware County, Ninth Senatorial District, for reappointment as a member of the State Planning Board, to serve for a term of four years and until his successor is appointed and qualified. MEMBER OF THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND PRACTICES COMMISSION May 22, 2014

17 2014 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE advice and consent of the Senate, Ryan Devlin, 309 Vincent Drive, Brockway 15824, Jefferson County, Twenty-fifth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Professional Standards and Practices Commission, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2017, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Jacalyn M. Mogilski, Bethlehem, resigned TOM CORBETF MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY May 19, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Vito J. DonGiovanni, PsyD., 2597 Evergreen Drive, Indiana 15701, Indiana County, Forty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Psychology, to serve for a term of four years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Salvatore S. Cullari, Ph.D., Hershey, whose term expired. MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY May 19, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Richard F. Small, Ph.D., 8 Cardinal Place, Wyomissing 19610, Berks County, Eleventh Senatorial District, for reappointment as a member of the State Board of Psychology, to serve for a term of four years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period. TOM CORBETI' MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT COMMISSION May 30, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Anthony W. Salomone, 1312 Upton Drive, Harrisburg 17110, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for reappointment as a member of the Public Employee Retirement Commission, to serve until October 27, 2019, and until his successor is appointed and qualified. TOM CORBE1T MEMBER OF THE STATE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION April 23, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Joseph Tarantino, 1030 Yellow Springs Road, Malvern 19355, Chester County, Nineteenth Senatorial District, for reappointment as a member of the State Real Estate Commission, to serve for a term of five years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period. TOM CORBETI' MEMBER OF THE STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION May 5, 2014 In conformity with the law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, James Kingsborough, 6 Wellington Court, Carlisle 17013, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Transportation Commission, to serve until October 15, 2018, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice William L. Patterson, Erie, resigned. TOM CORBETF MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, DEALERS AND SALESPERSONS May 30, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, James A. Minor (Public Member), 970 Mapletown.Road, Greensboro 15338, Greene County, Forty-sixth Senatorial District, for reappointment as a member of the State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons, to serve for a term of four years and until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period. TOM CORBETI' MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE May 30, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Douglas J. Ayers, VMD, 1296 Hillside Road, Trucksville 18708, Luzerne County, Twentieth Senatorial

18 1946 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE JUNE 23, District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Veterinary Medicine, to serve for a term of four years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Lawrence Gerson, V.M.D., Pittsburgh, whose term expired. TOM CORBE'IT MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WERNERSVILLE STATE HOSPITAL May 13, 2014 advice and consent of the Senate, Craig J. Lutz, 6463 West Penn Avenue, Wernersville 19565, Berks County, Twenty-ninth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of Wernersville State Hospital, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2015, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice Reverend Charles J. Charles, Mohnton, resigned. On the question, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nominations? The yeas and nays were required by Senator ROBBINS and were as follows, viz: YEA-50 Afloway Farnese Pileggi Vogel Argall Ferlo Rafferty Vulakovich Baker Folmer Robbins Wagner Blake Fontana Scarnati Ward Boscola Gordner Schwank Washington Brewster Greenleaf Smith White Browne Hughes Smucker Wiley Brubaker Hutchinson Solobay Williams Corman Kasunic Stack Wozniak Costa Kitchen Tartaglione Yaw Dinniman Leach Teplitz Yudichak Eichelberger Mcllhinney Tomlinson Erickson Mensch Vance NAY-0 A constitutional majority of all the Senators having voted "aye," the question was determined in the affirmative. Ordered, That the be informed accordingly. EXECUTIVE SESSION RISES Senator ROBBINS. Mr. President, I move that the Executive Session do now rise. The motion was agreed to by voice vote. UNFINISHED BUSINESS SENATE RESOLUTION ADOPTED Senator BROWNE, by unanimous consent, offered Senate Resolution No. 413, entitled: A Resolution designating September 25, 2014, as "International Ataxia Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania. Which was read, considered, and adopted by voice vote. CONGRATULATORY RESOLUTIONS The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following resolutions, which were read, considered, and adopted by voice vote: Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Schuylkill Haven Area High School Baseball Team by Senator Argall. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Sophie Rupp and to the citizens of the Borough of Forest City by Senator Baker. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Chris Caterson by Senators Baker and Yaw. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Pocono Family YMCA by Senator Blake. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Jocelyn Hontz by Senator Boscola. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Ryan Steven Seiple and to Ernest Carter Symons by Senator Browne. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Mr. and Mrs. John Straw, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kaufman, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Shelly, Kyle Kinser and to Homes of Hope Transitional Housing of Ephrata by Senator Brubaker. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Timothy James Tickner, Henry Zink and to Daniel Holtzer by Senator Dinniman. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Dr. and Mrs. John T. Groce by Senator Erickson. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Robin Welsh, Central Columbia High School Softball Team and to the citizens of the City of Shamokin by Senator Gordner. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Jamari L. Hernandez-Sodano by Senator Mensch. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Alyssa Angelo by Senator Robbins. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Seth Andrew McCoy by Senator Schwank. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to John Williams King and to Dylan McKenna by Senator Smith. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde A. Henry and to Mr. and Mrs. David Johnston by Senator Solobay. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Joanna Otero- Cruz by Senator Tartaglione. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Raymond James Bencivengo by Senator Tomlinson. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Suzanne Connolly and to George Mark Schwager by Senator Vance. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Thomas Colvin and to Daniel Six by Senator Wagner. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Mr. and Mrs. Will Shirley, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Rickard and to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Freed by Senator White. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Joseph Kopko by Senator Yudichak.

19 2014 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE 1947 CONDOLENCE RESOLUTIONS The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following resolutions, which were read, considered, and adopted by voice vote: Condolences of the Senate were extended to the family of the late Stephen Jay Schure by Senator Baker. Condolences of the Senate were extended to the family of the late Francis Patrick O'Brien III by Senator Solobay. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SECRETARY The following announcements were read by the Secretary of the Senate: COMMITTEE MEETINGS TUESDAY, JUNE :30 A.M. AGING AND YOUTH (joint hearing I-lrg. Rm, I with the House Aging and Older Adult North Off, Services Committee on the Pennsylvania State Plan for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders) 9:30 A.M. TRANSPORTATION (to consider Senate Room 8E-A Bill No and House Bill No. 1972; East Wing and public hearing with DRPA) 11:00 A.M. LABOR AND INDUSTRY (to consider Room 461 Senate Bill No. 476; and House Bills No. Main Capitol 118, 185, 1846 and 1980) 11:30 A.M. JUDICIARY (to consider House Bills No. Room 8E-B 80, 1163 and 2107) East Wing 12:30 P.M. CONSUMER PROTECTION AND Room 461 PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE (to Main Capitol consider House Bill No. 2242) Off the Floor APPROPRIATIONS (to consider Senate Rules Cmte. Bill No. 1078; and House Bills No. 1052, Conf. Rm and 1177) Off the Floor COMMUNICATIONS AND Rules Cmte. TECHNOLOGY (to consider House Bill Conf. Rm. No. 2167) Off the Floor FINANCE (to consider House Bill No. 91) Rules Cmte. Conf. Rm. WEDNESDAY, JUNE :00 A.M. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES Room 8E-B AND ENERGY (to consider Senate Bills East Wing No. 1310, 1378 and 1443) FRIDAY, JUNE 27, :00 A.M. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES Hrg. Rm. 1 AND ENERGY (public hearing on the North Off. energy effects of EPA's Clean Power Plan) PETITIONS AND REMONSTRANCES Allegheny, Senator Fontana. Senator FONTANA. Mr. President, as we enter the homestretch of this years budget negotiations, I rise to urge support for initiatives that create jobs and boost our economy. If we are serious about getting our economy going again, we have to do what we can to get people back to work and help businesses hire, invest, expand, and succeed. Mr. President, as Democratic chair of the Committee on Community, Economic and Recreational Development, I have sat in on numerous hearings and discussions around the State on what Pennsylvania can do to grow jobs and attract economic investment. I wish I had a nickel for every time a business owner told us that they had job openings but cannot recruit trained workers who are capable of doing the job. We must do more to emphasize and focus on job training opportunities. We must do more to help our existing businesses. Economic experts have consistently pointed to some of Pennsylvania's workforce training initiatives and detailed how job training and economic investment programs can bring our State a great return on our investment. It is no secret, Mr. President, these programs work. These programs have been successful in the past and we are told that they can do even more in the future if we can find a way to strengthen our investment. Do not get me wrong, I am not here to criticize the administration for prioritizing corporate tax breaks over the last 4 years. Any incentive in tax breaks can help, but we need to keep in mind that tax breaks do not work in a vacuum. We need to do more on workforce training. We need to do more to leverage and encourage private investment. We need to do more to make our training, economic development, and tax credit programs less duplicative and more efficient. We need to put more resources into what works and discard what does not. We need to do more to help colleges, trade schools, and community colleges coordinate better with businesses to link training to jobs that are actually out there. To that end, I am happy to have partnered with my colleague, Senator Smith, on Senate Resolution No Mr. President, this resolution requires the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a comprehensive study on the effectiveness of all State-sponsored workforce development programs. This would help us take a good look at what we have, what works, what we can tweak, what we should discard, what we can improve, and how we can make our workforce training initiatives more efficient and more effective. The passing of Senate Resolution No. 396 would certainly be a foundation and all of the reasons for Pennsylvania training programs in the future and the ones that exist right now that we should keep. Mr. President, we need to continue investing in proven programs and business incubator initiatives that give us a big bang for our buck. We must do what is necessary to help forge an economic and revenue climate to help businesses expand and prosper in the years to come. I know it is a difficult budget year and I know it will be a struggle to earmark additional dollars for this purpose, but we have to understand how important these programs are. We cannot afford to not fund these programs. Mr. President, Pennsylvania has fallen from 7 to 47 in job creation in just the last few years. We cannot continue to do nothing and hope this problem solves itself. As we hammer out the details of this year's budget, I hope this administration and the General Assembly make jobs a priority by creating and funding job training programs, programs that get our economy going again. Thank you, Mr. President. Allegheny, Senator Smith.

20 1948 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE JUNE 23, Senator SMITH. Mr. President, I would like to emphasize a point that my colleague, Senator Fontana, made on the issue of workforce training. As Senator Fontana mentioned, we have partnered to sponsor Senate Resolution No. 396 which would direct the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a comprehensive study on the effectiveness of all State-sponsored workforce investment programs. We hear, time and time again, Mr. President, from various stakeholders in the business, education, and trades community that the current system is too fragmented. Currently, workforce development and training programs are housed in the Committee on Labor and Industry; Committee on Education; Committee on Community, Economic and Recreational Development; and the Committee on Public Welfare. With graduates from South Park and West Allegheny in my district competing with a workforce in cities like Paris and Beijing, we need to insure that our workforce programs are utilizing the best practices and continually evolving to meet the needs of Pennsylvania's workforce and businesses. We must look for any and all ways to streamline and modernize State government to be more efficient and responsive to the needs of individuals and businesses across the Commonwealth. Through this study, we can identify the most successful aspects, as well as gaps in current programs, to legislatively reform the Commonwealth's efforts. By studying current programs, we can achieve the goal of producing a highly coordinated workforce investment program to match Pennsylvania's talent to the jobs of today and tomorrow. Hand-in-hand with a comprehensive study, we must, Mr. President, make the necessary investments in training initiatives. With a lot of talk today about payroll protection, we know what will create jobs, and that is investing in current and future generations of working Pennsylvanians, which is an absolute imperative to our long-term growth as a Commonwealth, and one that we ignore at our peril. As most other States have recovered from the recession and currently enjoy budget surpluses, the reality is that we simply cannot cut our way out of the fiscal problems plaguing Pennsylvania. Thoughtful investment is no longer a nice thing to do, it is necessary, now more than ever. Thank you, Mr. President. York, Senator Wagner. Senator WAGNER. Mr. President, I was elected by voters in the 28th Senatorial District of York County because they wanted changes in Harrisburg. The opinion of the average person on the street in Pennsylvania is that the system in Harrisburg is broken. On July 2, I will have been in Harrisburg for 90 days and I agree with people on the street that the system is broken. Big, dramatic changes are needed in Harrisburg for career-elected officials--many of those elected officials who rely too heavily on their staff members--and staff members who have never experienced time in the private sector, special interest groups, and 2,000-plus lobbyists. During my campaign and up until today, the number-one issue in my Senate district is the continuing rise in school taxes assessed on real estate, and the number-two issue is the looming pension crisis, which directly ties into school taxes. A very important yearly event is approaching this week. On July I, all school districts in York County will be issuing school tax bills for the school year. The majority of the school districts in my Senate district will be sending out tax bills that will reflect increases this year over last year. One or two of the 11 school districts have been able to hold the line on tax increases. I was elected to go to Harrisburg to solve problems. I have an extensive 35-year business background which has required me to have one critical skill, and that skill is problem-solving to identify problems that will harm my business and find solutions to solve the problems that will affect and harm my business. In my short time representing my Senate district, here is the finding of a massive problem. Keep one thing in mind, and I absolutely want to emphasize this, I did not create this problem. I am simply the messenger. I am not attacking teachers or administrators. I am exposing my findings and explaining the problem. In one of the 11 school districts in my Senate district, I focused on data supplied to me by past and present information requests. My findings are: in the period from 2005 to 2006, district salaries were $10,048,000. Five years later, in , those very same salaries had risen to $13,241,000. Salaries increased in this district from $10 million in to $13.2 million in 2011, an increase of almost 32 percent for the 5-year period. On an annual basis, the total salaries increased over 6 percent per year if you divide the 5 years into the 32 percent. The rate of inflation during that same 5-year period was 2.44 percent. The salaries in this district increased over 2 1/2 times the rate of inflation. So, I started digging, and I wanted to know why and how did this happen. School districts go through an annual budget process each year and raise taxes if expenses are greater than revenue. During this process, there are certain items that are hidden from taxpayers and are extremely difficult to review and understand. The first issue is a process called the step-up lane-change education credit process that allows teachers who are new in the system to get salary increases that were in ranges from 50 percent to 100 percent for the 5-year period in this district. A teacher entering the system from college with a bachelors degree will start at a base salary of $50,000 in this school district. A teacher can obtain their master's degree, which is fully paid for by the district, and receive a salary increase, what I am able to find out so far, of somewhere in the range between $10,000 and $15,000. This same teacher can obtain other educational credits, which upon completion will increase their salary. Additional credits will increase a teacher's salary quickly and dramatically. In this specific school district, during the period of 2005 to 2006, and then the 5-year period to 2010-I1, 50--and I want to emphasize 50--teachers received substantial salary increases by this credit system. I want to emphasize, again, that these 50 teachers saw their salaries increase from 40 percent to 115 percent in that 5-year period. The average salary in this school district for the year was $84,882, and by arriving at an average, you are dividing the number of teachers and administrators into the total payroll. So, some are actually greater than the $84,882 and some are less. I want to emphasize this was If you were to add on an inflation factor of 2 1/2 percent, that $84,882 went to $87,185 for the year, and for it went to $89,202. So, today, starting with a base of $84,882 in , those average salaries would be somewhere today for the year $91,000. If you go back to the $84,882 salary and a teacher works 180 days a year in the system, that is $472 per day. If the same teacher worked 250 days per year, like most other people in the private sector in their school district, they would be at a base salary of

21 2014 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE 1949 $117,982. So, when you look back, the average compensation of was $64,414, and in a 5-year period from to , it rose to $84,882. My findings also revealed that teachers in this school district are paying less for their health insurance than private-sector workers. The second hidden issue, and this is even larger and ties into the pension problem, is the overly generous pension system for school superintendents and teachers. In 2007, a superintendent retired after 38 years of service at age 60 with an annual pension of $115,000. This superintendents salary the year he retired was somewhere in the $145,000 range. This is even more alarming: if this person lives to be 80 years old, from the age of 60 to 80, in a 20-year period, they will receive at least $2.3 million during the period of age 60 to age 80. This person, most likely, will receive more money being retired for 20 years than they received over their 38 years of service. To compound the problem, the superintendent who replaced the superintendent who retired in 2007 then retired in 2013, after 30 years of service, with an annualized pension of $93,000. This person was also 60 years of age, and if they live to age 80, they will receive at least $1.8 million. And again, it will be equal to more than what this person received in the 30 years. A similar system is happening with teachers who are able to retire with annual pensions that are anywhere from 50 percent to 75 percent of their last year's salary before retirement. Older teachers are retiring, new teachers are entering their careers with a generous system that allows opportunities to get dramatic salary increases. Teachers retiring at age 60, new teachers entering the system and receiving dramatic salary increases are the root cause of school taxes going up every year. I see no end in sight unless we change the system immediately. There are approximately 500 school districts in Pennsylvania. Every school district negotiates with their teachers for multi-year employment contracts. All of the teachers in Pennsylvania are members of PSEA, the Pennsylvania State Education Association. The PSEA is a union organization. During each contract negotiation with the school district and the teachers, a PSEA union representative is at the bargaining table negotiating for increased compensation and benefits for their teachers who are members of the union. Many of the superintendents of the school districts are former teachers. Many of the school board members are teachers or are related to a teacher. We have to reinvent our education system quickly or it is going to explode. Last week, I obtained information from the PSEA Web site, and here is a sample of the information on the Web site. It lists Southern Region's school district with at least a $40,000 or $50,000 starting salary with a current contract, and in yellow it lists some of the districts in my Senate district, and is called the $40K Club. The Web site goes on, it is the Pennsylvania State Education Association, the power of a great education, and it states, '40K Right Away. PSEA advocates for high starting salaries for teachers. We need to pay the great men and women who are truly educating our children competitive salaries as we continue to improve our schools and classrooms across Pennsylvania.' The next couple of sentences sort of baffle me. "Our teachers deserve our respect." I agree they are very important. "They deserve our support.' These three words bother me, "They deserve more." I just highlighted the average salary of the school district in my district, and this is in York County, is $91,000, and there is no end in sight. If you go onto the PSEA Web site, it starts talking about best practices for salary schedules, "starting salaries should be increased by at least the same amount as maximums, never decreased." It talks about "Increments should be paid without devaluing steps or adding steps." Then, it goes through this process. But, again, I want to emphasize, Mr. President, that I am only the messenger here, and this is one school district in the State of Pennsylvania and if 500 school districts are experiencing this same situation, we will never survive this. When we talk about education, it is so critical. We talk about the children, and the children are very, very important, but I will tell you that, right now, I do not know how the children are going to survive what we have done to them today by the pension crisis, the school taxes, and what we are doing financially in this State. Thank you. Montgomery, Senator Rafferty. Senator RAFFERTY. Mr. President, first off, I want to say that I have been after the Department of Education for some time now to do a study on administrators in the school districts and how many administrators are required in a school district. It seems that we have assistants, deputies, and special coordinators all over, and I think the time has come where that is necessitated for all of the school districts in Pennsylvania. I, too, spent time in the private sector running a business for a number of years before I went to law school, then as lawyer, I ran my own firm for a while, and now proudly serving in the Senate of Pennsylvania representing the 44th Senatorial District, where the number-one issue continues to be property tax. Any community days I have been to, anywhere out in the district I have been to, people were very upset about property tax relief not forthcoming from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Realizing, as my colleague just said, that the tax bills are about to go out in the next few weeks, I am asking the Senate of Pennsylvania to address hold harmless. Now, we have talked about pension reform, and I could be for pension reform if we also address hold harmless. Why do I say that? Because if we pass pension reform today in this body, you would not see relief on your property tax bill for 15 to 20 years. That is per the actuarial studies done. So, in my area, where coincidentally in the southeast and the eastern part of the State, a lot of the sales tax and personal income tax is raised, along with Allegheny County. That money is going out throughout this Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and we are saying bring some of that money back into those areas where that money is raised, where we are being killed with property taxes in our area. Every school district in our area, excluding maybe one, each cycle raises their property taxes. It is getting to the point now where senior citizens cannot afford to live in the homes that they purchased, that they paid off their mortgage, they raised their families, and paid school districts for 25 to 30 years their school taxes. There is no consideration given to them. So, I am asking for a pension vote that the hold harmless be addressed as well so I can bring money back into that district, not wait 15 to 20 years, but immediately. That is where the misconception is, Mr. President. A lot of people think if we pass pension reform today that means it will be a quick fix and your school taxes will go down. No. Fifteen to 20 years under the present bills being presented in the House and the Senate. And that is not appropriate, nor is it even to be considered to be property tax relief for those people who are under pressure today not only in the southeast, but other areas of the

22 1950 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE JUNE 23, State. I know in central PA, in Allegheny County--in fact, we saw in Allegheny County the S.T.O.P. effort grew up--i know there are those kinds of pressures and we need to take a good, hard look at that, we need to be able to disburse that money and bring some of that back to where that money was raised. Coincidentally, Mr. President, when I think of what we did with the transportation bill, we began to phase out Act 44. We began to phase out the money that the Pennsylvania Turnpike pays to Pen ndot each year per the requirements of Act 44 for transportation and mass transit. Most of those taxes, tariffs, and fees, about 67 percent, are paid between Philadelphia and Morgantown in the southeast, with a big balance then in Allegheny County, for what we call the Pennsylvania Turnpike fees or the tolls. They just got a raise there, too. So the people in Allegheny County and the southeast will now be paying more money there to have it go out and be disbursed throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth is all about sharing the wealth, but it is also about sharing in the responsibly of raising the wealth and distributing the wealth. In the southeast, we need to address property tax reform, we need to bring money back into that area, because if we could start ending hold harmless, that should help the school districts and help them hold down their tax increases going forward. And, Mr. President, that is why I am linking pension reform, which is 15 to 20 years Out, with the ending of hold harmless. Thank you, Mr. President, for your time this afternoon. Allegheny, Senator Costa. Senator COSTA. Mr. President, I want to provide a few remarks in response to the comments of the gentleman from York County. First, I want to applaud the gentleman for the diligent and detailed work that was done as it relates to the salaries of a specific school district in his senatorial district. We recognize that is the case. But at the end of the day, Mr. President, those agreements, those contracts are something that were negotiated between the teachers union that was referenced, the individual teachers collectively, as well as the school district. We do not set those policies, we do not set those numbers, and I think it is important to note that. That is not our issue. We delegate to the local school districts in this Commonwealth the ability to set their agenda, to set their curriculum in many respects, and also, to be able to provide compensation for their teachers as they so choose. I would be remiss if I did not say that the large number, if not nearly all, teachers I think do a very good job. I am not going to stand here and not speak out on behalf of our teachers across this Commonwealth and measure the number of hours that they work or the quality of work that they provide. Most of our school districts are doing exceptional work. I will harken back to the days when we made investments in education, not like this administration. This administration has not made investments in education. But we did in the Rendell years, when we stayed here into June and July, and beyond June and July, and even into August one year, because we were waiting to make investments in education. Why? Because we knew that those investments did two things. One, they improved the performance of our children across this Commonwealth. I agree with the previous speaker when he talked about how valuable and important our kids are to our future and how important it is that we have a strong working relationship with our teachers. But secondly, we knew that the scores improved. Every year we have made investments, Pennsylvania test scores improved. I will repeat it, as I have done a number of times on this floor, Pennsylvania was a leader among States as it relates to investments in education that we made, beginning in early learning through grades 1-12, and we have the results to prove that was the case. For one year in particular, we were the only State in the country that scores went up in every grade level, one of the only States in the country. Again, it was directly tied to investments in education. Today, what do we see? We do not see the same results that we saw during those years. What do we see? We see property taxes going up in district after district after district after district. They go up because we are not making the investments that we have made in education to assist our school districts to the degree or to the level that we should be investing in them, to allow them to have the appropriate size in a classroom, particularly in the K-3 years, making certain that we make the appropriate investments in the activities that help shape and mold the young men and women we are trying to work with. I am specifically talking about investments in the arts, for example, where we know the first thing that hits the chopping block are investments in the arts at our local school district level. We want to continue to make those type of investments because we know that they lead to greater self-esteem. We know that they lead to better test scores and different ages and different subject matter because of the ability and access to the arts, whatever that access might be. So, when we talk about rising school property taxes, let us not look at the negotiated salaries that the teachers have conducted and blame ourselves here in Harrisburg, but rather let us look to the school districts and the work that they have done. But I think when we talk about rising properties taxes, we need to see the direct correlation between the lack of investment in education, the lack of a vision, or the inability to appreciate and understand what investments in education mean across this Commonwealth to our students. Our position is that this administration does not appreciate the value of those investments and we have to do more along those lines. That, to me, is the direct reason why you see property taxes going up across this Commonwealth. The share of our State reimbursement has gone down under this administration. There is no vision for how we are going to resolve and how we are going to address that. We all recognize that this is an election year and that is why we all of the sudden see an increase proposed with respect to education, and we are happy to see that is part of the case as it relates to this budget. But let us not kid ourselves, we have let 3 solid years go by where we did not make the proper investments. That goes back to the gentleman's first comments when he spoke about the system being broken. Things are broken here in Harrisburg, you are right, with respect to education funding. That is exactly what is broken, the lack of investment, and we need to fix that, we need to change that. Senate Democrats, for almost 4 years now, have been talking about putting back into place that $1 billion cut that took place relative to 2011 when this administration came into office. We believe $1 billion has been extracted. The accountability block grant was reduced by a couple hundred-million dollars. The funding for our charter schools, our reimbursement to our charter schools, cut. When you look at tutoring programs--eliminated and cut--right down the line in other investments in education which were reduced. We want to

23 2014 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE 1951 restore those. Every year we put forth that our highest priority is in investing in education. We said we need to do $300 million a year on average, and we are going to continue to fight for that. But to me, that is why we have property taxes that are going up, that is what we need to focus on. It is a lack of vision and a lack of commitment to investing in our kids. There is no way, shape, or form around it. That is what needs to be done. With respect to our pensions, as you look today, this year we are going to lapse $64 million in our State pension costs. Why? Because we have fewer dollars being spent on teachers. That is why. When we cut 20,000 jobs in schools across the Commonwealth, it resulted in lesser of a burden for us as it relates to our commitment to providing money into the pension, the PSERS. That means $64 million less because of the downward trajectory of the dollars that are being spent on our educators. While that is great to say $64 million, but at whose expense? I would argue and I would submit that it is at the expense of the children in this Commonwealth, who now have larger class sizes, who do not have the same programs that they should have in this process. That is who is going to be harmed, in my view. There is no vision with respect to where we need to drive this Commonwealth. It is missing and something needs to be done along those lines. With respect to the pension issue, I submit to my colleagues, back in 2010, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that we passed out of this General Assembly working together with our stakeholders - Democrats, Republicans, House, and Senate Members - we all came together and put together a proposal that, quite frankly, is working. It is working and we have to let it work. Let us allow it to work and let us allow it to move forward where, at the end of the timeline designated as it relates to SERS and PSERS, it gives us the funded liability issue that we need - it eliminates that unfunded liability. We take a couple of hits the first couple of years and we are in the middle of that, but then it levels off as we go forward. Nothing we did not know about. The people we are talking about, the gentleman was talking about some of those salaries of entry-level individuals who are coming into the system now, they are coming in at a different place than current members who have been there since before Their multiplier is no longer 2.5 percent, it is 2 percent, a significant reduction. The age at which they can retire has been increased from 60 to 65. The period of time that they can vest goes from 10 years down to 5 years. And we introduced something called the shared-risk concept. In all of the time, the current employees during that period of time, have been paying their respective shares and it has been the Commonwealth that has not lived up to its part of the bargain. So, we should not be taking steps to eliminate those ideas, or eliminate those types of benefits to current workers, but recognize that we have taken significant steps to limit the benefits that future employees have as we go forward. That is what we need to allow to take place and allow it to work. As opposed to coming up with cockamamie ideas that, quite frankly, do not have any real impact on what we are trying to do now, and particularly with the defined contribution plan that adds $47 billion to the unfunded liability. That does not make any sense to me, and I think a number of my colleagues feel the same way. It sounds good, it feels good, it caters to what the public thinks we want, but from a fiscal standpoint it does not make any sense to add $47 billion more to our pension obligation. The other idea about this hybrid plan, it has no impact cur- rently on what we are going to be able to do in the General Assembly to address our problem right now. You want a solution to the long-term debt? You build upon the long-term unfunded liability that is out there. You do what Senate Democrats have recommended, you build upon Act 120. You put into place very limited, very narrowly tailored, very specific borrowing that allows us to be able to meet the needs of the pension systems and allows us to put forward the resources we need to help drive down the costs associated with our pensions as we go forward. And you extract, you would extract from unfunded liability $25 billion. You would reduce it by $25 billion, if, in fact, we enacted what Senate Democrats have talked about. We believe that is how we get through this crisis where we narrow and lower our pension costs as we go forward, so our children down the road are not burdened by what we are talking about as it relates to pensions. So, when we look at some of these issues, salaries for teachers at the local school district level, I do not think the Senate, or the House, or collectively the General Assembly should fashion a specific bill about how much teachers need to be paid. That is not in our prerogative or relates to superintendents, as well. With respect to pensions, current employees have paid what they have had to pay, what they have been required to pay, they should not be harmed for our lack of ability and our failure to make the investments that we should have made in the pensions. We cannot fix that going backwards, but going forward we can be more thoughtful about what we do and how we do it. So, I encourage my colleagues to be thoughtful about what they want to do relative to how we fund our schools when we make those investments and we ignore the lack of vision of this administration on education. Go forge ahead, make the investments in education, have proven results, and at the same time have a legitimate, comprehensive, thoughtful conversation about how we deal with pensions. We recommend to my colleagues here on the Senate floor today that the plan that Senate Democrats put forward is the solution to allow us to be able to address our pension problems as we go forward. Thank you, Mr. President. York, Senator Wagner. Senator WAGNER. Mr. President, I would like to point out that we talked about this pension issue, but something we are talking about again, my colleague on the other side of the aisle was talking about, he talked about cuts that Corbett has made. Here is our local Sunday paper headline yesterday, "Corbett's 4th budget could be toughest fight yet." I am going to quote two paragraphs: "In 2011, his first budget season, Corbett and his GOP allies trumpeted on-time passage as a contrast with his Democratic predecessor, Gov. Ed Rendell. None of Rendell's eight budgets passed by the deadline." This is the most important paragraph: "That firstyear there were some tough choices that have haunted the Corbett administration, such as when he cut about $1.1 billion from public schools and universities after federal stimulus support dried up." In this very room, 3 weeks ago, I went out to my districts. They all received more State funding in the last 4 to 5 years. There were no cuts in State funding. The Federal government came in with their candy wagon and dropped off over a billion

24 1952 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE JUNE 23, dollars' worth of candy and it dried up. That is not Corbett and this administration's fault, and I am getting sick and tired of hearing about it. That is enough on that issue. Let us talk about the pensions. I mentioned the two superintendents who retired, one in 2007 at $115,000 and another one who retired last year at $92,000. I am curious, how is that working out for the mason worker in my district, and your district, the carpenter, the welder, the construction worker, the person who worked 2,100 to 2,600 hours a year for a 30- to 40-year period? I wonder how their pension is working out against the $115,000 and the $93,000? We do have a system that is broken. And when I talk about the salaries in my school district of $91,000, it is not working out. There is no one - masons, carpenters, welders, construction people - who are making $91,000 working 180 days a year. It is not working out and I am tired of hearing the comparison. There are people out there who are working very, very hard and they deserve certain things, but we have created a selected class in this State. What about the retirees who have worked maybe in a manufacturing plant for 38 to 40 years? What about the veterans? This really bother me, we have veterans coming back from overseas missing legs and needing facial reconstruction. I wonder how this is all working out for them? $115,000 a year. It makes me sick. Now, I am going to calm down. I wrote a letter last week to the newspapers and I want to clarify a couple of things. (Reading:) Understanding the importance of paycheck protection. As many of you are aware, I have made Paycheck Protection legislation my top legislative priority since being elected to the PA State Senate. The purpose of this op-ed is to explain just what this legislation does and why [believe it is so important. Paycheck Protection is a very simple and straightforward reform that will do nothing more than close a loophole in our state law that allows state government agencies and school districts to collect political contributions for government unions. Today, governments all across the Commonwealth use payroll deductions to collect money from government union members. This money, in the form of union dues and even outright Political Action Committee (PAC) money, is then used to engage directly in political activity to oppose the following issues: *School tax elimination/reform *Correcting the massive state pension program *Privatizing the state liquor store system *Selling beer in grocery and convenience stores *Expanding parental choice in education. I hear from many constituents, and they want the above listed issues corrected and are overwhelmingly in support of all of these things. Government unions use funds deducted from their members' paychecks and then use this money to lobby against the very reforms that everyone wants corrected. Should government unions have a voice in our political system? Absolutely. Should they be allowed to directly collect and spend members' money to engage in political activity? Without a doubt. I am not opposed to union workers who elect to pay dues directly to their union. What they should not be allowed to do is to use public payroll systems to collect dues money. Public sector unions should send their members a bill just like almost every trade union does, and their members will send them a check. Using public money, no matter how much or how little, to collect campaign contributions is unethical. This money is used to stop critical reforms such as fixing our pension crisis, which is a large factor of annual school tax increases. If paycheck protection is not passed I can assure you the pension crisis will not be resolved and your school taxes will continue to in- crease. I will continue to make ending this practice one of my top priorities for this legislative session. Thank you, Mr. President. Allegheny, Senator Costa. Senator COSTA. Mr. President, very briefly, I respect the gentleman and his opinion as this is an honest debate and philosophical difference of opinion with respect to some of the issues we have talked about. With respect to education funding, it is clear, he and I have had this conversation on this floor a couple of times now, we disagree about whether or not school districts lost a billion-plus dollars when the came in. I believe they did. I think I have the numbers to demonstrate that. But what is most important, let us assume the point that the gentleman raised that it was the Federal stimulus money that was taken away. If we start with that premise, we still have to look at the decision that this administration made, the shortsighted decision that this administration made relative to what the priorities were going to be for their administration going forward. Let us forget about the decision to cut 40,000-plus people off of the adultbasic program and the whole other bad decisions that we believe were made, that were not given the appropriate view with how they should be dealt with. Let us stick to the issue about the billion-dollar cut. When June came, we had a choice, do we go ahead and eliminate that billion dollars from the General Fund in education? Do we eliminate the $200-plus million of reimbursement to our charter schools and do we eliminate the programs related to tutoring programs? And do we do other things that result in a cut to higher education by 19 percent and I think 18 percent, respectively? Do we do that or do we do a balanced approach? Or, let me say it this way, do we do that $1 billion-plus cut, but then we begin down a track where we start to give the business community significant cuts to how much they would pay in taxes? So, we have a choice - eliminate a billion dollars in education or provide nearly a billion dollars in business tax cuts. Do we forget about the kids and say, the heck with the kids, the money is gone, so be it. We will increase class sizes. We will eliminate various programs. Do we say, the hell with the kids, we are going to help the business community. This administration came down, 100 percent, on the side of the business community and eliminated $1 billion worth of taxes to this Commonwealth. Specifically, they accelerated the depreciation program that they told us was going to be $200 million over 2 years, it was $400 million. Is there going to be a continuation of the capital stock and franchise tax reduction? That is where it was going to be. Was it going to be various changes to the single sales factor and net operating loss provisions, and so forth? This administration said, yes, we are going to do that at the expense of kids. That is what is wrong. That is where the vision is lacking. So, we believe they cut the billion dollars out and they made a very conscious decision and choice to say, the heck with the kids and yes to the business community, on the premise that these changes were going to create jobs. And that has not happened. We are 48th in the nation in job growth. When that decision was made, we were seventh in the country in job growth. Today, we are we are 48th. We are losing, the total number of jobs we have is down. The job growth the talks about is 150,000 new net private-sector jobs. He does not talk about the

25 2014 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE 1953 fact that we are now 40,000 public-sector jobs down. So, the net gain of jobs is 100,000-plus folks. At the end of the day, decisions were made, priorities were made and given to investments in areas other than education. That is where our problems have been. It has harmed our ability for our students to do well in our classroom and in our test scores. It has hurt our communities. Every individual has to pay more in property taxes because of our lack of investment in education to our school districts. They are paying for that decision that was made. So they are harmed, the kids and the public were harmed to the benefit of our business community, where they have not provided what they said they were going to do and that was going to be job growth, particularly when you look at the rest of the Commonwealth. Mr. President, on the other issue that we talked about, there is not much more I can say on the legislation that was proposed. I know that it came out of the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations in the House, the paycheck legislation. At the end of the day, it may make its way here for a formal vote. We continue to be opposed. We philosophically disagree with the intent of the bill. We think it undermines our labor unions; other folks think differently. But at the end of the day, that conversation will take place on the Senate floor. I appreciate the Members here for their patience and thank you, Lieutenant, for your patience as well. The PRESIDENT. Without objection, for the third time, the Chair recognizes the gentleman from York, Senator Wagner. Senator WAGNER. Mr. President, I will be very brief. I appreciate my colleagues comments. Something that I think we should do here in the State of Pennsylvania and we as Senators and elected officials, we need to spend time, write letters to our U.S. Congressmen and our two U.S. Senators. Let us face it, we are all chasing dollars everywhere. Just last week, I believe there were three articles in The Wall Street Journal regarding drug companies that are using a tax-avoidance tactic, which is legal, called inversion. It talked about a U.S. drug company that is going to buy a drug company based in Ireland and their tax rate is essentially one-third over in Ireland than what it is in the U.S. There was an article a couple of weeks ago about the same inversion technique and it talked about Apple Computer having $187 billion in cash offshore and if they had to bring it back, they would have to repatriate, or whatever the term is. I am not a tax guy. Why do we not fix the Federal Tax Code? Why do we not start working on that? Let us quit beating up on each other in this Chamber and start beating up on the people in Washington. Seriously, I am paying my fair share of taxes. Businesses in Pennsylvania are paying their fair share of taxes. I will tell you, I have not seen any tax breaks in my business, and business owners in my district are not seeing any tax breaks. But I will tell you, there is no doubt about it, we need to reform the Federal Tax Code. It is very critical and I think we, as a body, should start leaning on our U.S. Congressmen representing Pennsylvania and our two U.S. Senators to help get that ball moving. Thank you. HOUSE MESSAGE HOUSE BILLS FOR CONCURRENCE The Clerk of the House of Representatives presented to the Senate the following bills for concurrence, which were referred to the committees indicated: June 23, 2014 HB 2178 and Committee on Game and Fisheries. HB Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. DISCHARGE RESOLUTION Senator TEPLITZ offered the following resolution, which was read as follows: A RESOLUTION In the Senate, June 23, 2014 Discharging Committee on Public Health and Welfare from further consideration of Senate Resolution No RESOLVED, That Senate Resolution No. 225, having been referred to the Committee on Public Health and Welfare on October 15, 2013, and the committee not having reported the same to the Senate for a period of over ten legislative days, the committee be discharged from further consideration thereof. The PRESIDENT. The resolution will appear on the Calendar. RECESS The PRESIDENT, The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Montgomery, Senator Mensch. Senator MENSCH. Mr. President, I move that the Senate do now recess until Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at I p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, unless sooner recalled by the President pro tempore. The motion was agreed to by voice vote. The Senate recessed at 4:15 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time.