HB 2251 — An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in employees, further providing for reimbursement of expenses.

PRINTER'S NO.   2944

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 2251
                                               Session of
                                                 2026

     INTRODUCED BY REICHARD, COOK, BARGER, D. WILLIAMS, FLEMING,
        GILLEN, ZIMMERMAN AND PUGH, FEBRUARY 26, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 26, 2026


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in employees, further providing for
 3      reimbursement of expenses.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.    Section 2170(a) of Title 53 of the Pennsylvania
 7   Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
 8   § 2170.   Reimbursement of expenses.
 9      (a)    [General rule] Reimbursement.--The commission shall
10   provide for reimbursement to each municipality of the entire
11   amount of the allowable tuition and the ordinary and necessary
12   living and travel expenses incurred by their police officers
13   while attending certified municipal police basic training
14   schools if the municipality adheres to the training standards
15   established by the commission. The regular salary of police
16   officers while attending approved schools shall be paid by the
17   employing municipality. The commission shall reimburse the
18   employing municipality for 60% of the regular salaries of police
 1   officers while attending schools approved under this subchapter.
 2   The commission shall require written documentation of all
 3   expenses incurred by municipalities relating to the training of
 4   municipal police officers for the purposes of reimbursement by
 5   the commission. All municipalities shall annually audit these
 6   funds as part of their annual audit and submit a copy of the
 7   audit to the commission. Failure to perform the audit and submit
 8   a copy of it to the commission shall render the municipality in
 9   violation of this subchapter. Of the total State funds available
10   under this subsection, the commission shall annually allocate
11   25% of the State funds to townships and boroughs with a
12   population of less than 20,000 residents. If, after a good faith
13   effort, the commission cannot allocate the full 25% due to a
14   lack of eligible applicants during a calendar year, any
15   remaining State funds for that calendar year may be awarded to
16   other eligible municipalities.
17      * * *
18      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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