payments are required to be paid.
Section 7. Sections 5306.4(c) and (d), 5310 and 5702(a)(1)
of Title 71, amended or added June 12, 2017 (P.L.11, No.5), are
amended to read:
§ 5306.4. Election to become a Class A-6 member or solely a
participant in the plan.
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(c) Effect of election to be a Class A-6 member.--An
election to become a Class A-6 member shall be irrevocable and
shall become effective on the effective date of membership in
the system and shall remain in effect for all future creditable
State service, other than service performed as a Class A-5
exempt employee. Payment and adjustment of regular member
contributions and mandatory pickup participant contributions for
Class A-5 State service and for Class A-6 State service
performed prior to the election of Class A-6 membership shall be
made in a form, manner and time determined by the board. Upon
termination and subsequent reemployment, a member who elected
Class A-6 membership shall be credited as a Class A-6 member for
creditable State service performed after reemployment, except as
a Class A-5 exempt employee, regardless of termination of
employment, termination of membership by withdrawal of
accumulated deductions or status as an annuitant, vestee or
inactive member after the termination of service.
(d) Effect of election to be solely a participant in the
plan.--An election to become solely a participant in the plan
shall be irrevocable and shall become effective on the date that
membership in the system would have been effective had the
election not been made and shall remain in effect for all future
State service, other than service performed as a Class A-5
exempt employee. [Payment] Adjustment of regular member
contributions for Class A-5 State service and payment of
mandatory participant pickup contributions for service solely as
a participant in the plan performed prior to the election shall
be made in a form, manner and time determined by the board. Upon
termination and subsequent reemployment, a State employee who
elected to be solely a participant in the plan shall resume
active participation for State service performed after
reemployment, except as a Class A-5 exempt employee, regardless
of termination of employment, termination of participation by a
partial or total distribution of vested total defined
contributions or status as an annuitant, vestee or inactive
member of the system as a Class A-5 exempt employee after the
termination of service.
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§ 5310. Eligibility for death benefits.
In the event of the death of a member who is eligible for an
annuity in accordance with section 5308(a) or (b) (relating to
eligibility for annuities), his beneficiary shall be entitled to
a death benefit. [For purposes of this section, a member with
ten or more eligibility points shall be considered eligible for
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