PRINTER'S NO. 2766

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2177 Session of 1980


        INTRODUCED BY SIEMINSKI, BURNS, GALLAGHER AND E. Z. TAYLOR,
           JANUARY 23, 1980

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 23, 1980

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     2     Statutes, permitting vestees to purchase credit for
     3     nonintervening military service.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Subsection (a) of section 8304 and subsection (a)
     7  of section 8324 of Title 24, act of November 25, 1970 (P.L.707,
     8  No.230), known as the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, are
     9  amended to read:
    10  § 8304.  Creditable nonschool service.
    11     (a)  Eligibility.--An active member or a multiple service
    12  member who is an active member of the State Employees'
    13  Retirement System or a vestee in the case of nonintervening
    14  military service shall be eligible to receive Class T-C service
    15  credit for creditable nonschool service as set forth in
    16  subsection (b) provided that he is not entitled to receive,
    17  eligible to receive now or in the future, or is receiving
    18  retirement benefits for such service under a retirement system

     1  administered and wholly or partially paid for by any other
     2  governmental agency or by any private employer, or a retirement
     3  program approved by the employer in accordance with section
     4  8301(a)(1) (relating to mandatory and optional membership), and
     5  further provided that such service is certified by the previous
     6  employer and the manner of payment of the amount due is agreed
     7  upon by the member, the employer, and the board.
     8     * * *
     9  § 8324.  Contributions for purchase of credit for creditable
    10           nonschool service.
    11     (a)  Source of contributions.--The total contributions to
    12  purchase credit as a member of Class T-C for creditable
    13  nonschool service of an active member or an eligible State
    14  employee shall be paid either by the member, the vestee, the
    15  member's previous employer, the Commonwealth, or a combination
    16  thereof, as provided by law.
    17     * * *
    18     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.








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