PRINTER'S NO. 269
No. 249 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY A. K. HUTCHINSON AND PETRARCA, FEBRUARY 13, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 13, 1979
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, adding certain employees to the State
3 Employees' Retirement System.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. The definition of "State employee" in section
7 5102 of Title 71, act of November 25, 1970 (P.L.707, No.230),
8 known as the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, is amended by
9 adding a paragraph to read:
10 § 5102. Definitions.
11 The following words and phrases as used in this part, unless
12 a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall
13 have the following meanings:
14 * * *
15 "State employee." Any person holding a State office or
16 position under the Commonwealth, employed by the State
17 Government of the Commonwealth, in any capacity whatsoever,
18 except an independent contractor or any person compensated on a
19 fee basis, and shall include members of the General Assembly,
1 and any officer or employee of the following:
2 * * *
3 (5) an employee of a soil conservation district who is
4 compensated for his services with funds contributed by the
5 Commonwealth or a political subdivision thereof.
6 * * *
7 Section 2. Section 5505 of Title 71 of the act is amended by
8 adding a subsection to read:
9 § 5505. Contributions for the purchase of credit for creditable
10 nonstate service.
11 * * *
12 (f) Soil conservation district service.--Contributions on
13 account of credit for service as an employee of a soil
14 conservation district shall be determined by the board to be
15 equal to the amount he would have paid as employee contributions
16 together with statutory interest to date of purchase had he been
17 a State employee during his period of service as an employee of
18 a soil conversation district. The amount so determined by the
19 State Employees' Retirement Board to be paid into the State
20 Employees' Retirement System shall be the obligation of the
21 employee who requested credit for previous service as an
22 employee of a soil conservation district.
23 Section 3. Section 5507 of Title 71 of the act is amended by
24 adding a subsection to read:
25 § 5507. Contributions by the Commonwealth and other employers.
26 * * *
27 (c) Contributions by soil conservation districts.--
28 Contributions shall be made by soil conservation districts on
29 behalf of employees thereof who are not paid out of Commonwealth
30 funds.
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1 Section 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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