Bill Text: PA HB1492 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In retirement for school employees, further providing for creditable nonschool service and for contributions for purchase of credit for creditable nonschool service.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-09 - Referred to FINANCE [HB1492 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB1492-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1796
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1492 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY HUTCHINSON, MAY 9, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, MAY 9, 2011
AN ACT
Amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in retirement for school employees, further
providing for creditable nonschool service and for
contributions for purchase of credit for creditable nonschool
service.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 8304(b) of Title 24 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
§ 8304. Creditable nonschool service.
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(b) Limitations on nonschool service.--Creditable nonschool
service credit shall be limited to:
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(9) (i) Previous service as a county employee of the
Commonwealth other than service as a county nurse. For every
three years of previous service as a county employee, an
individual may buy one year of creditable service, not to
exceed a total of five years. A fraction of a year of the
previous service that is equal to or greater than one-half
shall be considered one year for purposes of this paragraph.
(ii) Previous service as a county employee of the
Commonwealth other than service as a county nurse shall
be subject to the following limitations:
(A) During such service the person was a full-
time employee not employed as an independent
contractor or compensated on a fee basis.
(B) During such service the employee was an
active member of the county retirement system or, in
the event that no county retirement system existed
during the person's period of employment, the person
would be eligible to be an active member in the
present local retirement system.
(C) The member makes contributions for this
service in accordance with section 8324(e) (relating
to contributions for purchase of credit for
creditable nonschool service and noncreditable school
service).
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Section 2. Section 8324(e) of Title 24, amended November 23,
2010 (P.L.1269, No.120), is amended to read:
§ 8324. Contributions for purchase of credit for creditable
nonschool service and noncreditable school service.
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(e) Creditable work experience.--Contributions on account of
Class T-C, Class T-E or Class T-F credit for creditable work
experience pursuant to section 8304(b)(6) and (9) shall be the
present value of the full actuarial cost of the increase in the
projected superannuation annuity caused by the additional
service credited on account of the purchase of creditable work
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experience. The amount paid for the purchase of credit for
creditable work experience shall not be payable as a lump sum
under section 8345(a)(4)(iii) (relating to member's options).
[Any individual eligible to receive an annuity, excluding an
annuity received under the Federal Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. § 301 et seq.), in another pension system, other than a
military pension system, shall not be eligible to purchase this
service.]
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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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