PRINTER'S NO. 1724
No. 1470 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY McLANE AND WALSH, JUNE 12, 1975
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, JUNE 16, 1975
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 17, 1951 (P.L.1254, No.295), entitled
2 "An act fixing the minimum pensions of policemen and firemen
3 in certain cities," further providing for pensions of
4 policemen.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. The act of August 17, 1951 (P.L.1254, No.295),
8 entitled "An act fixing the minimum pensions of policemen and
9 firemen in certain cities," reenacted and amended September 21,
10 1959 (P.L.919, No.366), is amended by adding a section to read:
11 Section 1.1. (a) Any policeman of a second class A city, who
12 is a member of the policemen's pension or retirement system
13 which was established by a city of the second class A, or to
14 which such city has made financial contributions or
15 appropriations, who retires after the effective date of this
16 amendatory act, with 20 years of service, shall be entitled to
17 receive a pension equal to 50% of their final yearly salary. A
18 policeman who retires with 25 years of service shall be entitled
19 to receive a pension equal to 66 2/3% of their final yearly
1 salary.
2 (b) Any future increases in salaries to members of the
3 police force of a second class A city shall also be granted to
4 retired police officers under the provisions of this section in
5 the same proportion as the percentage of their yearly salary
6 used to determine their pensions.
7 (c) Any policeman of a second class A city may elect to
8 double his rate of contribution to the pension or retirement
9 fund established by a city of the second class A. The city shall
10 not be required to increase its rate of contribution to match
11 the rate of any policeman who elects to double his rate of
12 contribution.
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