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71 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2101 (2026)

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PART III

CIVIL SERVICE REFORM

 

Chapter

21.  General Provisions

22.  Merit System Employment

23.  Selection of Employees for Entrance to or Promotion in Classified Service

24.  Appointment and Promotion of Employees in Classified Service

25.  Regulation of Employees in Classified Service

26.  Separation of Employees from Classified Service

27.  Prohibitions, Penalties and Enforcement

28.  Notice of Personnel Actions

29.  Services Available, Costs and Funding

30.  State Civil Service Commission and Director

31.  Hearings and Records

32.  Commission Funds, Costs and Service

33.  Records, Status and Appropriations

 

Enactment.  Part III was added June 28, 2018, P.L.460, No.71, effective in nine months, unless otherwise noted.

Applicability.  See section 3 of Act 71 of 2018 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to continuation of prior law and applicability.

 

CHAPTER 21

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Sec.

2101.  Scope of part.

2102.  Purpose.

2103.  Definitions.

 

Enactment.  Chapter 21 was added June 28, 2018, P.L.460, No.71, effective in nine months.

Applicability.  See section 3 of Act 71 of 2018 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to continuation of prior law and applicability.

 

§ 2101.  Scope of part.

This part relates to civil service reform.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2019–2025 · leading case: A.C. Mcknight v. Scsc (dhs), No. 670 C.D. 2018 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Mar. 19, 2019).
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A.C. Mcknight v. Scsc (dhs), No. 670 C.D. 2018 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Mar. 19, 2019). “460, 71 Pa. C.S. §§ 2101–3304. Although it does not alter our decision here, we note that the updated section, 71 Pa.”
DOC, SCI at Frackville v. R.E. Lynn (SCSC), No. 1203 & 1286 C.D. 2020 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Feb. 14, 2022). “The provisions of the former Civil Service Act are now contained in Title 71, Part III, of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, 71 Pa.C.S. §§ 2101- 3304, commonly known as the Civil Service Reform Act (CSR Act).”
Dhs v. Scsc, No. 361 C.D. 2023 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Apr. 7, 2025). “These temporary regulations were promulgated in response to the Civil Service Reform Act, 71 Pa.C.S. §§ 2101- 3304. 6 administrative hearing .”
S.M. Donahue v. Pa Dhs & the Pa Scsc, No. 539 M.D. 2024 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Dec. 15, 2025). “See generally Civil Service Reform Act, 71 Pa.C.S. §§ 2101 – 3304; see, e.g., 71 Pa.”
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