PRINTER'S NO. 592
No. 564 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY GEIST AND JOHNSON, FEBRUARY 11, 1981
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 11, 1981
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, changing provisions relating to
3 purchase of military service.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Subsection (e) of section 5304 and subsection (c)
7 of section 5505 of Title 71, act of November 25, 1970 (P.L.707,
8 No.230), known as the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, are
9 amended to read:
10 § 5304. Creditable nonstate service.
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12 (e) Purchase of nonintervening military service.--In no case
13 shall a member be permitted to make more than [one purchase] two
14 purchases of nonintervening military service as listed in
15 subsection (c)(2).
16 § 5505. Contributions for the purchase of credit for creditable
17 nonstate service.
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1 (c) Intervening military service.--Contributions on account
2 of credit for intervening military service shall be determined
3 by the member's contribution rate and compensation at the time
4 of entry of the member into active military service, together
5 with statutory interest during all periods of subsequent State
6 and school service to date of purchase. Upon application for
7 such credit the amount due shall be certified in the case of
8 each member by the board in accordance with methods approved by
9 the actuary, and contributions may be made by:
10 (1) regular monthly payments during active military
11 service; or
12 (2) a lump sum payment within 30 days of certification;
13 or
14 (3) salary deductions payable within a 60-month period
15 in amounts agreed upon by the member and the board.
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17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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