HARRISBURG – Six-figure bonuses for executives at the state’s student loan agency peeved Gov. Ed Rendell and some lawmakers.
The $3.6 million in bonuses the House and Senate handed out to aides drew the attention of the state attorney general and sparked a grand jury investigation.
Now, Republican state senators are looking to draw a line when it comes to bonuses for all state employees.
On Tuesday, the Senate State Government Committee unanimously approved a bill that would ban state employees from receiving bonuses.
The bill still has to go to the full Senate and the House of Representatives before making it to Rendell’s desk.
Sen. John Eichelberger, a freshman Republican from Altoona, introduced legislation that would have banned bonuses for state employees without a written payroll procedure for awarding extra pay.
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