THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY ROEBUCK, CARROLL, HARKINS, M. O'BRIEN, K. SMITH, FLECK, BISHOP, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, DONATUCCI, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GOODMAN, KOTIK, KULA, MURT, PETRARCA, ROAE, SAINATO AND STABACK, MARCH 31, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 31, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, in retirement, further providing for limited early

retirement.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 8313 of Title 24 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 8313.  Eligibility for limited early retirement.

Notwithstanding any provisions of this title to the contrary,

the following early retirement provisions shall be applicable to

eligible members:

(1)  Any member who, during the period of time from the

effective date of this section through July 10, 1998:

(i)  has credit for at least 30 eligibility points;

(ii)  terminates school service; and

(iii)  files an application for an annuity with an

effective date of retirement not later than July 11,

1998,

shall be entitled to receive a maximum single life annuity

calculated pursuant to section 8342 (relating to maximum

single life annuity) without any reduction by virtue of an

effective date of retirement which is under the

superannuation age.

(2)  Any member who, during the period of time from April

1, 1999, through June 30, 1999:

(i)  has credit for at least 30 eligibility points;

(ii)  terminates school service; and

(iii)  files an application for an annuity with an

effective date of retirement not later than July 1, 1999,

shall be entitled to receive a maximum single life annuity

calculated pursuant to section 8342 without any reduction by

virtue of an effective date of retirement which is under the

superannuation age.

(3)  Any member who, during the period of time from March

1, 2012, through June 30, 2012:

(i)  Has attained at least 30 eligibility points.

(ii)  Sends notice of intent to terminate school

service to a superintendent of the retiring employee's

school district between March 1 and June 30, 2012.

(iii)  Terminates school service.

(iv)  Files an application for an annuity with an

effective date of retirement not later than July 1, 2012

shall be entitled to receive a maximum single life annuity

calculated pursuant to section 8342 without any reduction by

virtue of an effective date of retirement which is under the

superannuation age.

(4)  Any member who, during the period of time from March

1, 2013, through June 30, 2013:

(i)  Has credit for at least 30 eligibility points.

(ii)  Sends notice of intent to terminate school

service to a superintendent of the retiring employee's

school district between March 1 and June 30, 2013.

(iii)  Terminates school service.

(iv)  Files an application for an annuity with an

effective date of retirement not later than July 1, 2013

shall be entitled to receive a maximum single life annuity

calculated pursuant to section 8342 without any reduction by

virtue of an effective date of retirement which is under the

superannuation age.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.