PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2067 PRINTER'S NO. 2569
No. 1621 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY FRYER, GAMBLE, DeLUCA, DUFFY, A. C. FOSTER, JR.,
LIVENGOOD, RAYMOND, BARLEY, MACKOWSKI, DISTLER, JAROLIN,
D. W. SNYDER AND SCHEETZ, SEPTEMBER 18, 1985
AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, NOVEMBER 26, 1985
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 31, 1971 (P.L.398, No.96), entitled
2 "An act providing for the creation, maintenance and operation
3 of a county employes' retirement system, and imposing certain
4 charges on counties and providing penalties," further
5 providing for supplemental benefits.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 30 of the act of August 31, 1971
9 (P.L.398, No.96), known as the County Pension Law, is amended to
10 read:
11 Section 30. Supplemental Benefits.--(a) Every member who is
12 in receipt of a [member's] county annuity shall receive annually
13 a cost-of-living increase which shall be the product of the
14 retirement allowance determined at the time of retirement LESS <--
15 ANY WITHDRAWAL OF A MEMBER'S ANNUITY UNDER SECTION 15.1 OF THIS
16 ACT and prior to optional modification or minimum allowance and
17 the following percentages as determined by the calendar year in
18 which retirement became effective:
1 Year of Percentage Year of Percentage
2 Retirement Factor Retirement Factor
3 1938 136% 1953 23%
4 1939 135% 1954 23%
5 1940 134% 1955 22%
6 1941 122% 1956 20%
7 1942 100% 1957 16%
8 1943 89% 1958 14%
9 1944 86% 1959 12%
10 1945 82% 1960 10%
11 1946 68% 1961 9%
12 1947 47% 1962 8%
13 1948 37% 1963 7%
14 1949 37% 1964 6%
15 1950 36% 1965 4%
16 1951 26% 1966 1%
17 1952 24%
18 (b) The cost-of-living increase shall be reviewed at least
19 once in every three years by the board which may adjust the
20 percentages in accordance with cost-of-living index at the time
21 of review.
22 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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