Section 1905 - County-level court administrators(a) TransitionEffective on a date established by the Supreme Court, the offices of district court administrators, deputy court administrators, special courts administrators, associate and assistant court administrators and similar positions as currently designated by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts upon the advice of the respective president judges of the courts of common pleas shall be included within the State judicial personnel system, and the individuals holding such offices shall be compensated by the Commonwealth through the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts from funds appropriated for such purpose. On the established date, individuals holding such offices shall become State employees, and their status as employees of the respective counties shall cease.(b) CompensationThe Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts shall establish salaries and other compensation for those individuals entering the State judicial personnel system pursuant to subsection (a).(c) Compensation planThe Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, with the approval of the Supreme Court, shall, consistent with section 1724 (relating to personnel of the system), establish a plan for use on an ongoing basis for compensation of those individuals entering the State judicial personnel system pursuant to subsection (a) and their successors.(d) Vacancies(1) If a vacancy occurs in an office included in the State judicial personnel system pursuant to subsection (a), the vacancy shall be filled by the president judge or, in districts where there are administrative judges, by the president judge after consultation with the administrative judges.(2) The Court Administrator of Pennsylvania, with the approval of the Supreme Court, shall establish standards and qualifications for individuals appointed to fill vacancies under paragraph (1).(e) Reports to appropriations committeesConsistent with the requirements of section 3531 (relating to budget implementation data), the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania shall make monthly reports to the Chairman and Minority Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the Chairman and Minority Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives of expenditures for compensation and related expenditures for individuals who are compensated by the Commonwealth pursuant to this section.1999, June 22, P.L. 75, No. 12, § 1, imd. effective.