Pennsylvania Statutes Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure § 1724. Personnel of the system

(1) Standardize the qualifications for employment, and all titles, salaries and wages of appointed personnel of the system. In establishing such standards the governing authority may:

(2) Approve or disapprove the establishment of sections, bureaus, offices and other administrative units within the system, to investigate duplication of work of the several administrative units within the system and offices employing related personnel and the efficiency of the organization and administration thereof, and to adopt measures applicable to personnel of the system for the better coordination of the work of the unified judicial system and other government units.

(3) Approve or disapprove the number and grade of authorized positions within the personnel of the system, except such positions the compensation of which is fixed by statute.

(4) Approve or disapprove, in like manner as the Executive Board, the payment of extra compensation to personnel of the system who are employed at fixed compensation.

(5) Determine, from time to time, the hours when the office of the clerk and the administrative and central offices of the system shall open and close.

(6) Approve or disapprove extensions of leaves of absence, with pay, for personnel of the system.

(7) Promulgate rules and regulations defining the expenses for which the personnel of the system and members of advisory committees may be reimbursed.

(8) Approve or disapprove recommendations for the bonding of the personnel of the system, to fix the amounts of the bonds of all such personnel required to give such bond, and to require any bond to be executed by a surety.

(9) Approve or disapprove the establishment of offices by any administrative unit within the personnel of the system at any place other than the facilities specified in section 3701 (relating to Pennsylvania Judicial Center) and section 3721 (relating to county judicial center).

(10) Regulate the employment of and the charges made by official court reporters for transcript and similar services when such official court reporters are employed by the unified judicial system.