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        PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 859, 1807                PRINTER'S NO. 1819

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 803 Session of 1997


        INTRODUCED BY RHOADES, BELL, BRIGHTBILL, WENGER, WOZNIAK,
           SALVATORE, COSTA, SCHWARTZ, MURPHY, KASUNIC, BODACK, ROBBINS,
           STOUT, STAPLETON, PUNT, AFFLERBACH, MADIGAN, MUSTO, LAVALLE,
           MELLOW, KUKOVICH, DELP AND CONTI, APRIL 1, 1997

        SENATOR TILGHMAN, APPROPRIATIONS, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED,
           MARCH 23, 1998

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     2     Statutes, providing for a new period of eligibility for
     3     special early retirement; and further providing for standards
     4     of compensation for employees of the board.

     5     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     6  hereby enacts as follows:
     7     Section 1.  Title 24 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     8  Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
     9  § 8313.  Eligibility for limited early retirement.
    10     Notwithstanding any provisions of this title to the contrary,
    11  the following early retirement provisions shall be applicable to
    12  specified eligible members:
    13         (1)  Any member who, during the period of time from the
    14     effective date of this section through July 10, 1998:
    15             (i)  has credit for at least 30 eligibility points;
    16             (ii)  terminates school service; and
    17             (iii)  files an application for retirement with an


     1         effective date of retirement not later than July 11,
     2         1998,
     3     shall be entitled to receive a maximum single life annuity
     4     calculated pursuant to section 8342 (relating to maximum
     5     single life annuity) without any reduction by virtue of an
     6     effective date of retirement which is under the
     7     superannuation age.
     8         (2)  Any member who, during the period of time from April
     9     1, 1999, through June 30, 1999:
    10             (i)  has credit for at least 30 eligibility points;
    11             (ii)  terminates school service; and
    12             (iii)  files an application for retirement with an
    13         effective date of retirement not later than July 1, 1999,
    14     shall be entitled to receive a maximum single life annuity
    15     calculated pursuant to section 8342 without any reduction by
    16     virtue of an effective date of retirement which is under the
    17     superannuation age.
    18     Section 2.  Section 8502(a) of Title 24 is amended to read:
    19  § 8502.  Administrative duties of board.
    20     (a)  Employees.--The secretary, clerical and other employees
    21  of the board and their successors whose positions on the
    22  effective date of this part are under the classified service
    23  provisions of the act of August 5, 1941 (P.L.752, No.286), known
    24  as the Civil Service Act, shall continue under such provisions.
    25  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the compensation
    26  [and classification shall be established by the board for the
    27  secretary, the assistant secretary, investment professionals and
    28  other professionals as designated by the board who are not
    29  covered by a collective bargaining agreement.] of all officers
    30  and employees of the board who are not covered by a collective
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     1  bargaining agreement shall be established by the board
     2  consistent with the standards of compensation established by the
     3  Executive Board OF THE COMMONWEALTH.                              <--
     4     * * *
     5     Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.

















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