THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY SOLOBAY, BELFANTI, BEYER, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CREIGHTON, GEIST, GRUCELA, HARKINS, HELM, KOTIK, KULA, MANN, MOUL, M. O'BRIEN, READSHAW, SIPTROTH, STABACK, VULAKOVICH AND WHITE, JANUARY 30, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, JANUARY 30, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, defining "Commonwealth firefighter or

firefighter instructor"; and further defining "superannuation

age."

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The definition of "superannuation age" in section

5102 of Title 71 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is

amended and the section is amended by adding a definition to

read:

§ 5102.  Definitions.

The following words and phrases as used in this part, unless

a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall

have the following meanings:

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"Commonwealth firefighter or firefighter instructor."  An

employee of the Commonwealth engaged in any of the following:

(1)  Specialized structural and aircraft firefighting.

(2)  Fire prevention or fire inspection of buildings or

aircraft owned or maintained by the Commonwealth.

(3)  Specialized training of emergency service and allied

professionals at the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy.

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"Superannuation age."  Any age upon accrual of 35 eligibility

points or age 60, except for a member of the General Assembly,

an enforcement officer, a correction officer, a psychiatric

security aide, a Delaware River Port Authority policeman, a

Commonwealth firefighter or firefighter instructor or an officer

of the Pennsylvania State Police, age 50, and, except for a

member with Class G, Class H, Class I, Class J, Class K, Class

L, Class M or Class N service, age 55 upon accrual of 20

eligibility points.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.