PRINTER'S NO. 2030
No. 1645 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY WOJNAROSKI, READSHAW, GEIST, FABRIZIO, COHEN,
DALEY, FICHTER, ALLEN, BAKER, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CRAHALLA, GEORGE, GERBER, GERGELY,
GOOD, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HANNA, HARHAI, HARRIS, HESS, JAMES,
KOTIK, MAHER, MARKOSEK, McCALL, McGEEHAN, PETRARCA, PISTELLA,
REICHLEY, SCAVELLO, SHANER, SURRA, WALKO AND YUDICHAK,
JUNE 6, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 6, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for annual supplemental
3 annuities for State Police.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 71 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 5708.9. Annual supplemental annuities for State Police.
9 (a) General rule.--Every annuitant who retired as an officer
10 or member of the Pennsylvania State Police and who is in receipt
11 of a superannuation, withdrawal or disability annuity shall
12 continue to receive the annuity, and beginning July 1, 2006, and
13 annually thereafter, a cost-of-living supplement shall be
14 payable to such annuitant whose annuity has been in effect for
15 at least 24 consecutive months. Any cost-of-living supplement
16 provided in this subsection shall be payable under the same
1 terms and conditions as provided under the option plan in effect
2 as of June 30 of the year preceding the adjustment. No cost-of-
3 living supplement shall be payable to an annuitant receiving a
4 withdrawal annuity prior to his attainment of superannuation
5 age.
6 (b) Cumulative benefit.--The annual supplemental annuities
7 established under subsection (a) shall be in addition to the
8 supplemental annuities provided for in sections 5708 (relating
9 to supplemental annuities), 5708.1 (relating to additional
10 supplemental annuities), 5708.2 (relating to further additional
11 supplemental annuities), 5708.3 (relating to supplemental
12 annuities commencing 1994), 5708.5 (relating to supplemental
13 annuities commencing 1998), 5708.7 (relating to supplemental
14 annuities commencing 2003) and the special supplemental
15 postretirement adjustments provided for in sections 5708.4
16 (relating to special supplemental postretirement adjustment) and
17 5708.8 (relating to special supplemental postretirement
18 adjustment of 2002).
19 (c) Source of funding.--The annual supplemental annuities
20 established under subsection (a) shall be paid from the State
21 Police benefit account identified under section 5936 (relating
22 to State Police benefit account).
23 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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