PRINTER'S NO. 1474
No. 1247 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY CLYMER, ARMSTRONG, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, DeLUCA,
DENLINGER, DeWEESE, FABRIZIO, FICHTER, FRANKEL, GEIST,
GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HARRIS,
HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, JAMES, KILLION, LEDERER,
McILHATTAN, S. MILLER, O'NEILL, SATHER, SCAVELLO, SEMMEL,
SHANER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STERN, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS,
WASHINGTON AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 31, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, MARCH 31, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of September 26, 1961 (P.L.1661, No.692),
2 entitled, as amended, "An act providing for group life
3 insurance for State employes; establishing a schedule;
4 providing for payment; and providing for administration and
5 advisory services by the Department of General Services,"
6 further providing for amount of insurance.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 3 of the act of September 26, 1961
10 (P.L.1661, No.692), known as the State Employes Group Life
11 Insurance Law, amended December 12, 1984 (P.L.973, No.192), is
12 amended to read:
13 Section 3. Amount of Insurance.--(a) The amount of such
14 life insurance for any eligible employe shall be based on the
15 employe's annual pay rate from the State in accordance with the
16 following schedule:
17 Class Annual Pay Rate Amount of Life Insurance
1 1 less than $2500 $2500
2 2 $2500 and less than 3500 3000
3 3 3500 and less than 4500 4000
4 4 4500 and less than 5500 5000
5 5 5500 and less than 6500 6000
6 6 6500 and less than 7500 7000
7 7 7500 and less than 8500 8000
8 8 8500 and less than 9500 9000
9 9 9500 and less than 10500 10000
10 10 10500 and less than 11500 11000
11 11 11500 and less than 12500 12000
12 12 12500 and less than 13500 13000
13 13 13500 and less than 14500 14000
14 14 14500 and less than 15500 15000
15 15 15500 and less than 16500 16000
16 16 16500 and less than 17500 17000
17 17 17500 and less than 18500 18000
18 18 18500 and less than 19500 19000
19 19 19500 and less than 20500 20000
20 20 20500 and less than 21500 21000
21 21 21500 and less than 22500 22000
22 22 22500 and less than 23500 23000
23 23 23500 and less than 24500 24000
24 24 24500 and less than 25500 25000
25 25 25500 and less than 26500 26000
26 26 26500 and less than 27500 27000
27 27 27500 and less than 28500 28000
28 28 28500 and less than 29500 29000
29 29 29500 and less than 30500 30000
30 30 30500 and less than 31500 31000
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1 31 31500 and less than 32500 32000
2 32 32500 and less than 33500 33000
3 33 33500 and less than 34500 34000
4 34 34500 and less than 35500 35000
5 35 35500 and less than 36500 36000
6 36 36500 and less than 37500 37000
7 37 37500 and less than 38500 38000
8 38 38500 and less than 39500 39000
9 39 39500 and [over] less than 40500 40000
10 40 40500 and less than 41500 41000
11 41 41500 and less than 42500 42000
12 42 42500 and less than 43500 43000
13 43 43500 and less than 44500 44000
14 44 44500 and less than 45500 45000
15 45 45500 and less than 46500 46000
16 46 46500 and less than 47500 47000
17 47 47500 and less than 48500 48000
18 48 48500 and less than 49500 49000
19 49 49500 and over 50000
20 (b) The amount of such life insurance for any eligible
21 employe seventy years of age [or older] through seventy-four
22 years of age shall be [one-half] sixty-five per centum of the
23 amount of life insurance provided under the above schedule. The
24 amount of life insurance for any eligible employe seventy-five
25 years of age or older shall be fifty per centum of the amount of
26 life insurance provided under the above schedule.
27 (c) Any change in the amount of life insurance made
28 necessary by a change in pay shall take effect on the next
29 succeeding program anniversary. For the purpose of this section,
30 annual pay rate shall mean base pay rate annualized and, in the
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1 case of hourly employes, shall be computed on the basis of
2 expected work hours.
3 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005, or
4 immediately, whichever is later.
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