PRINTER'S NO. 2984
No. 168 Session of 1972
INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. SHUPNIK, WARGO, MUSTO, MEHOLCHICK, GALLAGHER AND O'BRIEN, MAY 31, 1972
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MAY 31, 1972
In the House of Representatives, May 31, 1972 1 WHEREAS, On June 1, 1959, Governor Lawrence signed into law 2 sister codes compiling for the first time in the history of the 3 Commonwealth the State Employes' Retirement Code and the Public 4 School Employes' Retirement Code; and 5 WHEREAS, These codifications brought together various acts, 6 amendments and supplements which over the years represented a 7 jerry-built administration of a most important part of the basis 8 for assuring competent and dedicated employes for the 9 Commonwealth and its public schools; and 10 WHEREAS, The Joint State Government Commission, which 11 prepared the 1959 codifications, has now completed a 12 comprehensive review of the State Employes' Retirement System 13 and prepared for introduction a recodification of the 1959 code, 14 simplifying and modernizing the rights and duties arising out of 15 that law; and 16 WHEREAS, The Public School Employes' Retirement System has, 17 like its sister, been the beneficiary of experiences obtained in
1 its administration over the dozen plus years of its existence 2 and has during that time undergone amendment without a 3 comprehensive review of its administration and its impact upon 4 its members; and 5 WHEREAS, The Joint State Government Commission would be able 6 to utilize much of its experience obtained in the review of the 7 State Employes' Retirement System to likewise evaluate and 8 improve the administration of the Public School Employes' 9 Retirement System; therefore be it 10 RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission is 11 hereby directed to undertake a comprehensive review of the 12 administration of the Public School Employes' Retirement System 13 and its statutory foundation, with a view of recodifying 14 existing law to simplify and modernize its provisions and 15 further to report its findings and recommendations to the 16 General Assembly, together with such proposed legislation as is 17 necessary, to carry out the codification. D12L67TC/19720H0168R2984 - 2 -