Bill Text: PA HB2207 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for the definition of "governmental entity" and for the Public School Employees' Retirement Board; and providing for a lump sum payment to employees of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association of the accrued value of their retirement benefits.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-19 - Referred to FINANCE [HB2207 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB2207-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 3093
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2207 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY SAYLOR, LEVDANSKY, BARRAR, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, GIBBONS, GINGRICH AND TALLMAN, JANUARY 19, 2010
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, JANUARY 19, 2010
AN ACT
Amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, further providing for the definition of
"governmental entity" and for the Public School Employees'
Retirement Board; and providing for a lump sum payment to
employees of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association of
the accrued value of their retirement benefits.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "governmental entity" in
section 8102 of Title 24 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended to read:
§ 8102. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this part shall
have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
meanings given to them in this section:
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"Governmental entity." Board of school directors, board of
public education, intermediate unit board of directors, area
vocational-technical board, any governing board of any agency or
authority created by them, and the Commonwealth. The term shall
exclude the Pennsylvania School Boards Association and its
employees.
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Section 2. Section 8501(a) of Title 24 is amended to read:
§ 8501. Public School Employees' Retirement Board.
(a) Status and membership.--The board shall be an
independent administrative board and shall consist of 15
members: the Secretary of Education, ex officio; the State
Treasurer, ex officio; two Senators; two members of the House of
Representatives; [the executive secretary of the Pennsylvania
School Boards Association, ex officio;] two to be appointed by
the Governor, at least one of whom shall not be a school
employee or an officer or employee of the State; three to be
elected by the active professional members of the system from
among their number; one to be elected by annuitants from among
their number; one to be elected by the active nonprofessional
members of the system from among their number; and [one] two to
be elected by members of Pennsylvania public school boards from
among their number. The appointments made by the Governor shall
be confirmed by the Senate and each election shall be conducted
in a manner approved by the board. The terms of the appointed
and nonlegislative elected members shall be three years. The
members from the Senate shall be appointed by the President pro
tempore of the Senate and shall consist of one member from the
majority and one member from the minority. The members from the
House of Representatives shall be appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and shall consist of one member
from the majority and one member from the minority. The
legislative members shall serve on the board for the duration of
their legislative terms and shall continue to serve until 30
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days after the convening of the next regular session of the
General Assembly after the expiration of their respective
legislative terms or until a successor is appointed for the new
term, whichever occurs first. The chairman of the board shall be
elected by the board members. Each ex officio member of the
board and each legislative member of the board may appoint a
duly authorized designee to act in his stead.
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Section 3. Employees of the Pennsylvania School Boards
Association who were members of the Public School Employees'
Retirement System before the effective date of this section
shall be entitled to receive, in a lump sum payment, the present
value of their benefit accrued to the effective date of this
section. The Public School Employees' Retirement Board shall
make payment to the employees within 90 days of the effective
date of this section.
Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009, or
immediately, whichever is later.
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