PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 178 PRINTER'S NO. 1067
No. 162 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY ALLEN, STAIRS, COWELL, SCHULER, CORRIGAN,
D. W. SNYDER, DeWEESE, HERMAN, LUCYK, ITKIN, McCALL, TULLI,
DENT, BOYES, BAKER, BATTISTO, BELARDI, BOSCOLA, BUNT,
BUTKOVITZ, BUXTON, CAPPABIANCA, CARN, CARONE, CIVERA,
COLAIZZO, CORPORA, CURRY, DALLY, DEMPSEY, DERMODY, DONATUCCI,
FICHTER, FLEAGLE, GEIST, GORDNER, GRUPPO, HALUSKA, HANNA,
ARGALL, HESS, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, KENNEY, KIRKLAND,
KREBS, LaGROTTA, A. H. WILLIAMS, B. SMITH, BEBKO-JONES,
BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BLAUM, C. WILLIAMS, CALTAGIRONE,
CASORIO, COLAFELLA, CONTI, COY, E. Z. TAYLOR, EACHUS, EVANS,
HASAY, J. TAYLOR, JAROLIN, L. I. COHEN, LAUGHLIN, LLOYD,
M. COHEN, MANDERINO, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, MELIO, MICOZZIE,
MIHALICH, MILLER, MUNDY, NAILOR, NICKOL, O'BRIEN, OLIVER,
PETRONE, PLATTS, RAMOS, REBER, RIEGER, ROBERTS, ROEBUCK,
ROONEY, S. H. SMITH, SAINATO, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR,
SERAFINI, SHANER, STABACK, STEELMAN, STETLER, STRITTMATTER,
STURLA, SURRA, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRELLO, VAN HORNE, VANCE, VEON,
WOGAN, WOJNAROSKI, M. N. WRIGHT, YEWCIC, YOUNGBLOOD,
ZIMMERMAN, ZUG, TRICH, DRUCE, BISHOP, TRAVAGLIO, McNAUGHTON,
HERSHEY AND FARGO, FEBRUARY 3, 1997
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 18, 1997
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 24 (Education) TITLES 24 (EDUCATION) AND 71 <--
2 (STATE GOVERNMENT) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,
3 extending the period of eligibility for special early
4 retirement.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 8312(4) of Title 24 of the Pennsylvania
8 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
9 § 8312. Eligibility for special early retirement.
1 Notwithstanding any provisions of this title to the contrary,
2 for the period only of July 1, 1985, to July 1, [1997] 2000, the
3 following special early retirement provisions shall be
4 applicable to specified eligible members as follows:
5 * * *
6 (4) During the period of July 1, 1993, to July 1, [1997]
7 2000, a member who has credit for at least 30 eligibility
8 points shall be entitled, upon termination of service and
9 filing of a proper application, to receive a maximum single
10 life annuity calculated pursuant to section 8342 without any
11 reduction by virtue of an effective date of retirement which
12 is under the superannuation age.
13 SECTION 2. SECTION 5308.1(4) OF TITLE 71 IS AMENDED TO READ: <--
14 § 5308.1. ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIAL EARLY RETIREMENT.
15 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE TO THE CONTRARY,
16 THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL EARLY RETIREMENT PROVISIONS SHALL BE
17 APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIED ELIGIBLE MEMBERS AS FOLLOWS:
18 * * *
19 (4) DURING THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 1993, TO JULY 1, [1997]
20 2000, A MEMBER WHO HAS CREDIT FOR AT LEAST 30 ELIGIBILITY
21 POINTS SHALL BE ENTITLED, UPON TERMINATION OF SERVICE AND
22 FILING OF A PROPER APPLICATION, TO RECEIVE A MAXIMUM SINGLE
23 LIFE ANNUITY CALCULATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5702 WITHOUT ANY
24 REDUCTION BY VIRTUE OF AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF RETIREMENT WHICH
25 IS UNDER THE SUPERANNUATION AGE.
26 Section 2 3. This act shall take effect immediately. <--
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