PRINTER'S NO. 2813
No. 2103 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY L. I. COHEN, BEBKO-JONES, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CLARK,
CREIGHTON, DeWEESE, DIVEN, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FLICK, GRUCELA,
HARHAI, HORSEY, JAMES, KAISER, MARKOSEK, McILHATTAN,
PETRARCA, SCHRODER, SHANER, STABACK, STEELMAN, THOMAS,
TRELLO, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, OCTOBER 31, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, OCTOBER 31, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for creditable nonschool service
3 and for creditable work experience.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 8304(b) of Title 24 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
8 § 8304. Creditable nonschool service.
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10 (b) Limitations on nonschool service.--Creditable nonschool
11 service credit shall be limited to:
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13 (9) Previous service as a school teacher or instructor
14 of special education classes in an approved private school as
15 defined in 22 Pa.Code § 171.111 (relating to definitions), if
16 the member was entitled to a provisional or professional
17 certificate to teach in the public schools of this
1 Commonwealth at the time this service was rendered. For every
2 one year in previous work experience, an individual may buy
3 one year of creditable service. The Department of Education
4 may charge an applicant a fee necessary to cover
5 administrative costs incurred in verifying the applicant's
6 eligibility for certification.
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8 Section 2. Section 8324(e) of Title 24 is amended to read:
9 § 8324. Contributions for purchase of credit for creditable
10 nonschool service.
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12 (e) Creditable work experience.--
13 (1) Contributions on account of T-C credit for
14 creditable work experience pursuant to section 8304(b)(6)
15 shall be the present value of the full actuarial cost of the
16 increase in the projected superannuation annuity caused by
17 the additional service credited on account of the purchase of
18 creditable work experience. The amount paid for the purchase
19 of credit for creditable work experience shall not be payable
20 as a lump sum under section 8345(a)(4)(iii) (relating to
21 member's options). Any individual eligible to receive an
22 annuity, excluding an annuity received under the Federal
23 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.), in another
24 pension system, other than a military pension system, shall
25 not be eligible to purchase this service.
26 (2) Contributions on account of T-C credit for
27 creditable work experience pursuant to section 8304(b)(9)
28 shall be the present value of the full actuarial cost of the
29 increase in the projected superannuation annuity caused by
30 the additional service credited on account of the purchase of
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1 creditable work experience.
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3 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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