§ 2705. Political activity
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 71 Pa.C.S.A. State GovernmentEffective: March 28, 2019
Effective: March 28, 2019
71 Pa.C.S.A. § 2705
Formerly cited as PA ST 71 P.S. § 741.905b
§ 2705. Political activity
(e) Further prohibition or limitation.--The provisions of subsection (c) do not authorize an employee to engage in political activity while on duty or while in a uniform which identifies the individual as an employee. The head of an agency may prohibit or limit the participation of an employee or class of employees of the agency in an activity permitted under subsection (c) if participation in the activity will interfere with the efficient performance of official duties or create a conflict or apparent conflict of interests.
(f) Penalty.--An individual in the classified service who violates this section shall be removed from employment and money appropriated for the position from which the employee was removed may not be used to pay the employee or individual, provided the Office of Administration may impose a penalty of suspension without pay for not more than 120 working days if the Office of Administration finds that the violation does not warrant termination.
“Agency.” An agency employing individuals in the classified service.
“Contribution.” A gift, subscription, loan, advance, deposit of money, allotment of money or anything of value given or transferred by one individual to another, including cash, check, draft, payroll deduction, allotment plan or by pledge or promise, whether or not enforceable.
“Election.” A primary, municipal, special and general election.
“Employee.” An individual in the classified service.
“Employer” or “employing authority.” The immediate employing agency head, agency principals or an employee's supervisor.
“Partisan.” When used as an adjective, the term refers to a political party.
“Political fund.” A fund, organization, political action committee or other entity that, for purposes of influencing the outcome of a partisan election, receives or expends money or anything of value, or transfers money or anything of value to another fund, political party, candidate, organization, political action committee or any other entity.
Credits
2018, June 28, P.L. 460, No. 71, § 1, effective in 9 months [March 28, 2019].
71 Pa.C.S.A. § 2705, PA ST 71 Pa.C.S.A. § 2705
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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