PRINTER'S NO. 1323
No. 1159 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY McNALLY, FAIRCHILD, LAWLESS, BELFANTI, PISTELLA,
JOHNSON, STISH, BUNT, FOX, CARLSON, TANGRETTI, DALEY,
O'BRIEN, ITKIN, ULIANA, E. Z. TAYLOR, BATTISTO, BOYES, TRICH,
KASUNIC, BELARDI, GIGLIOTTI, TELEK AND COLAFELLA,
APRIL 17, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 17, 1991
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for creditable nonschool service.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Sections 8304(b) of Title 24 of the Pennsylvania
6 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
7 § 8304. Creditable nonschool service.
8 * * *
9 (b) Limitations on nonschool service.--Creditable nonschool
10 service credit shall be limited to:
11 * * *
12 (7) Previous work experience of the type required for
13 permanent certification as a vocational teacher. For every
14 three years or major fraction thereof, an individual can buy
15 one year of creditable service, not to exceed a total of five
16 years. Previous work experience shall not include time served
1 in an apprenticeship. The purchase of this service shall
2 begin within three years of the employee's eligibility to
3 purchase this creditable service.
4 * * *
5 Section 2. Section 8324(e) of Title 24 is amended to read:
6 § 8324. Contributions for purchase of credit for creditable
7 nonschool service.
8 * * *
9 (e) Creditable work experience.--
10 (1) Contributions on account of T-C credit for
11 creditable work experience pursuant to section 8304(b)(6)
12 shall be the present value of the full actuarial cost of the
13 increase in the projected superannuation annuity caused by
14 the additional service credited on account of the purchase of
15 creditable work experience. [The amount paid for the purchase
16 of credit for creditable work experience shall not be payable
17 as a lump sum under section 8345(a)(4)(iii) (relating to
18 member's options).] Any individual eligible to receive an
19 annuity, excluding an annuity received under the Federal
20 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.), in another
21 pension system, other than a military pension system, shall
22 not be eligible to purchase this service.
23 (2) Contributions on account of T-C credit for
24 creditable work experience pursuant to section 8304(b)(7)
25 shall be the increase in the present value at the time of
26 purchase attributable to the additional service credited on
27 account of the purchase of such creditable work experience,
28 calculated on the basis of the average annual compensation
29 received during the first three years of credited school
30 service subsequent to such creditable work experience.
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1 (3) The amount paid for the purchase of service under
2 this subsection shall not be payable as a lump sum under
3 section 8345(a)(4)(iii) (relating to member's options).
4 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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