PRINTER'S NO. 1172
No. 889 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY MELLOW, O'PAKE, COSTA, KASUNIC, RAFFERTY,
TARTAGLIONE, M. WHITE, STOUT, LOGAN, ROBBINS, MUSTO, PICCOLA,
LAVALLE, FONTANA, WONDERLING, BOSCOLA AND WASHINGTON,
SEPTEMBER 29, 2005
REFERRED TO FINANCE, SEPTEMBER 29, 2005
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
1 taxes levied to pay interest on or to extinguish the debt of the
2 city, or any part thereof, to be divided equally between the
3 police and firemen's association or organization. In addition to
4 the three per centum (3%) of city taxes required to be paid
5 pursuant to this section, moneys shall be appropriated by cities
6 of the second class A to organizations and associations
7 distributing police and firemen's pension funds, whenever
8 necessary to enable the organizations or associations to pay the
9 amounts of minimum pensions prescribed by act of Assembly,
10 pursuant to section 11 of article III. of the Constitution of
11 Pennsylvania. In addition to the above payments and
12 appropriations, moneys [may] shall be appropriated by cities of
13 the second class A to organizations and associations
14 distributing police and firemen's pension funds, whenever
15 necessary, to entitle any policeman or fireman who is a member
16 of the pension fund and who served in the armed forces of the
17 United States subsequent to September 1, 1940, and who was not a
18 member of the police or firemen's pension funds prior to such
19 military service, and who commenced employment as a policeman or
20 fireman in a city of the second class A [within three (3) years
21 from] after the date of release from active duty to have full
22 credit for each year or fraction thereof, not to exceed five (5)
23 years of such service upon his payment to the police or
24 firemen's pension fund an amount equal to that which he would
25 have paid had he been a member during the period for which he
26 desires credit computed with reference to the compensation he
27 received upon entry into city service as a policeman or fireman
28 and his current percentage of salary deductions, and an
29 additional amount as the equivalent of the contributions of the
30 city on account of such military service, which amount may be
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1 paid in a lump sum or by installments as may be approved by the
2 organizations or associations distributing pension funds to
3 police and firemen.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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