PRINTER'S NO. 3245
No. 2433 Session of 1988
INTRODUCED BY CAWLEY AND BELARDI, MAY 4, 1988
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MAY 4, 1988
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 3, 1947 (P.L.1242, No.507), entitled
2 "An act relating to police and firemen's pension funds in
3 cities of the second class A, and directing such cities to
4 appropriate certain moneys thereto, and requiring reports and
5 audits," further providing for credit for military service.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 1 of the act of July 3, 1947 (P.L.1242,
9 No.507), entitled "An act relating to police and firemen's
10 pension funds in cities of the second class A, and directing
11 such cities to appropriate certain moneys thereto, and requiring
12 reports and audits," amended July 15, 1968 (P.L.341, No.166), is
13 amended to read:
14 Section 1. There shall be paid over, as hereinafter
15 provided, to the organization or association constituting and
16 having in charge the distribution of police and firemen's
17 pension funds in every city of the second class A, three per
18 centum (3%) of all city taxes collected by the city, other than
19 taxes levied to pay interest on or to extinguish the debt of the
1 city, or any part thereof, to be divided equally between the
2 police and firemen's association or organization. In addition to
3 the three per centum (3%) of city taxes required to be paid
4 pursuant to this section, moneys shall be appropriated by cities
5 of the second class A to organizations and associations
6 distributing police and firemen's pension funds, whenever
7 necessary to enable the organizations or associations to pay the
8 amounts of minimum pensions prescribed by act of Assembly,
9 pursuant to section 11 of article III. of the Constitution of
10 Pennsylvania. In addition to the above payments and
11 appropriations, moneys may be appropriated by cities of the
12 second class A to organizations and associations distributing
13 police and firemen's pension funds, whenever necessary, to
14 entitle any policeman or fireman who is a member of the pension
15 fund and who served in the armed forces of the United States
16 subsequent to September 1, 1940, and who was not a member of the
17 police or firemen's pension funds prior to such military
18 service, and who commenced employment as a policeman or fireman
19 in a city of the second class A within [three (3) years] such
20 period from date of release from active duty as the governing
21 body of the city shall determine by ordinance or resolution, to
22 have full credit for each year or fraction thereof, not to
23 exceed five (5) years of such service upon his payment to the
24 police or firemen's pension fund an amount equal to that which
25 he would have paid had he been a member during the period for
26 which he desires credit computed with reference to the
27 compensation he received upon entry into city service as a
28 policeman or fireman and his current percentage of salary
29 deductions, and an additional amount as the equivalent of the
30 contributions of the city on account of such military service,
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1 which amount may be paid in a lump sum or by installments as may
2 be approved by the organizations or associations distributing
3 pension funds to police and firemen.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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