AN ACT

 

1Amending the act of July 8, 1978 (P.L.752, No.140), entitled "An
2act providing for the forfeiture of the pensions of certain
3public employees and authorizing the State or political
4subdivision to garnish the pension benefits of certain public
5officers and employees upon conviction of certain criminal
6activity related to their office or position of employment,"
7further providing for definitions, for disqualification and
8forfeiture of benefits and for restitution for monetary loss.

9The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10hereby enacts as follows:

11Section 1. Section 2 of the act of July 8, 1978 (P.L.752,
12No.140), known as the Public Employee Pension Forfeiture Act, is
13amended by adding a definition to read:

14Section 2. Definitions.

15The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
16have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
17meanings given to them in this section:

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19"Infamous crime." As determined under section 7 of Article
20II of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.

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2Section 2. Sections 3(a) and 4(a) of the act are amended to
3read:

4Section 3. Disqualification and forfeiture of benefits.

5(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no public
6official or public employee nor any beneficiary designated by
7such public official or public employee shall be entitled to
8receive any retirement or other benefit or payment of any kind
9except a return of the contribution paid into any pension fund
10without interest, if such public official or public employee is
11convicted or pleads guilty or no defense to any infamous crime 
12or crime related to public office or public employment.

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14Section 4. Restitution for monetary loss.

15(a) Whenever any public official or employee who is a member
16of any pension system funded by public moneys is convicted or
17pleads guilty or pleads no defense in any court of record to any
18infamous crime or crime related to a public office or public
19employment, the court shall order the defendant to make complete
20and full restitution to the Commonwealth or political
21subdivision of any monetary loss incurred as a result of the
22criminal offense.

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24Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.