HOUSE AMENDED
        PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 2287, 2442, 2445         PRINTER'S NO. 2503

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 1790 Session of 1992


        INTRODUCED BY MELLOW, FATTAH, REIBMAN, RHOADES, ANDREZESKI,
           MADIGAN, STAPLETON, O'PAKE, LINCOLN, BELAN, SCHWARTZ, STOUT,
           BORTNER, SHUMAKER, LEMMOND AND STEWART, JUNE 2, 1992

        AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, HOUSE OF
           REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 23, 1992

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     2     Statutes, further providing for credited school service and
     3     for termination of annuities.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 8302 of Title 24 of the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
     8  § 8302.  Credited school service.
     9     * * *
    10     (b.2)  Credited service as retirement incentive.--
    11  Notwithstanding any provisions of this title to the contrary,
    12  for the period of July 1, 1992 1993, to August 31, 1993, a        <--
    13  member who is not an annuitant on July 1, 1992 1993, who          <--
    14  terminates school service between July 1, 1992 1993, and August   <--
    15  31, 1993, inclusive, who will be 55 years of age or older on
    16  August 31, 1993, with ten or more eligibility points, who files
    17  an application for retirement before September 1, 1993, and who

     1  declares his intent to retire prior to April 1, 1993,, PRIOR TO   <--
     2  APRIL 1, 1993, DECLARES HIS INTENT TO RETIRE BETWEEN JULY 1,
     3  1993, AND AUGUST 31, 1993, shall be credited with an additional
     4  10% of their credited service.
     5     * * *
     6     Section 2.  Section 8346(a) of Title 24 is amended to read:
     7  § 8346.  Termination of annuities.
     8     (a)  General rule.--If an annuitant returns to school service
     9  or enters State service and elects multiple service membership,
    10  any annuity payable to him under this part shall cease and in
    11  the case of an annuity other than a disability annuity the
    12  present value of such annuity, adjusted for full coverage in the
    13  case of a joint coverage member who makes the appropriate back
    14  contributions for full coverage, shall be frozen as of the date
    15  such annuity ceases. An annuitant who is credited with an
    16  additional 10% of membership service as provided in section
    17  8302(b.1) (relating to credited school service) and who returns
    18  to school service, except as provided in subsection (b) shall
    19  forfeit such credited service and shall have his frozen present
    20  value adjusted as if his 10% retirement incentive had not been
    21  applied to his account. In the event that the cost-of-living
    22  increase enacted December 18, 1979 occurred during the period of
    23  such State or school employment, the frozen present value shall
    24  be increased, on or after the member attains superannuation age,
    25  by the percent applicable had he not returned to service.
    26     * * *
    27     Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.


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